NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Morgan Lea Benefield

Family Medicine Physician · Jonesboro, AR

Morgan Lea Benefield is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Jonesboro, Arkansas, and NPI 1154828457, issued on Apr 12, 2018. Check the license (Arkansas E16993, as entered in NPPES) on the Arkansas State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1154828457
Name
Morgan Lea Benefield
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
E16993 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1416 E Matthews Ave Ste 200, Jonesboro, AR 72401
Phone
(870) 932-1820
Enumerated
Apr 12, 2018
Record last updated
Sep 1, 2023
Fax
(870) 972-6712
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20231108003388); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Arkansas College Of Medicine, 2018
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1416 E Matthews Ave Ste 200

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Danetta Ennis, MS, ATC, LATAthletic Trainer1649707779
  2. Stephanie Gage, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1134738347

Verify Morgan Lea Benefield in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArkansas State Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

96 Medicare Part D claims for 75 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Morgan Benefield96
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Methylprednisolone17 claims
  2. Celecoxib15 claims
  3. Diazepam12 claims
  4. Meloxicam11 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

Industry payments in 2024: $119.39

7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Morgan Benefield$119.39
  2. Specialty average$902.55

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Dickson Orthopedics PAJonesboro, AR

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Morgan Lea Benefield among 1,681 family medicine physician records in Arkansas

Morgan Lea Benefield is one of 1,681 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Arkansas. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 81% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 81% of these records are older, 16% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2004 among the 1,156 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

83 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Jonesboro

They are 83 of the 5,031 NPPES records with a practice address in Jonesboro, and 1,681 family medicine physician records in Arkansas.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Steven Blanchard, MDJonesboro, AR 724011326001652
  2. Michael Crawley, M.D.Jonesboro, AR 724011518928027
  3. Amanda Deel, D.O.Jonesboro, AR 724011992785802
  4. Mickey Deel, D.O.Jonesboro, AR 724011427038678
  5. Arnold Gilliam, M.D.Jonesboro, AR 724011679535108
  6. Stephen Golden, M.D.Jonesboro, AR 724011093778169
  7. Trent Lamb, MDJonesboro, AR 724011144225020
  8. Robert Lawrence, M.D.Jonesboro, AR 724011265495584

Common questions

What is Morgan Lea Benefield's NPI number?

Morgan Lea Benefield's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154828457, issued on Apr 12, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Morgan Lea Benefield located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1416 E Matthews Ave Ste 200, Jonesboro, AR, 72401. Phone: (870) 932-1820. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Morgan Lea Benefield's license?

NPPES lists Arkansas license number E16993, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas State Medical Board at https://armedicalboard.adh.arkansas.gov/public/verify/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Morgan Lea Benefield prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Morgan Lea Benefield had 96 Medicare Part D claims for 75 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.