Paramjit Singh Benipal, MD
Gastroenterology Physician · Santa Maria, CA
Paramjit Singh Benipal, MD is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Santa Maria, California, and NPI 1306803572, issued on Apr 28, 2006. Check the license (California A64620, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paramjit Singh Benipal
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- A64620 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 361 Town Center West Suite 101, Santa Maria, CA 93458
- Phone
- (805) 922-6581
- Enumerated
- Apr 28, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 2, 2022
- Fax
- (805) 348-3217
- Medicaid ID
- 00A646200 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041115000577); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 361 Town Center West Suite 101
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- Thomas Hsia, MDGastroenterology Physician1508894486
- Igor Nastaskin, MDGastroenterology Physician1619014776
- Atul Vachhani, MDGastroenterology Physician1609890748
- Omar Viramontes, MDGastroenterology Physician1801356126
Verify Paramjit Singh Benipal in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A64620Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7% more Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
864 Medicare Part D claims for 271 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole298 claims
- Famotidine75 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium75 claims
- Linzess66 claims
- Movantik54 claims
- Sucralfate28 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 84.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $572.64
35 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Santa Maria Gastroenterology Medical Group Inc.Santa Maria, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Paramjit Singh Benipal among 2,140 gastroenterology physician records in California
Paramjit Singh Benipal, MD is one of 2,140 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in California. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2002 among the 1,538 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in California
There are 2,140 gastroenterology physician records in California.
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The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Evans, MDSanta Maria, CA 934581194936625
- Thomas Hsia, MDSanta Maria, CA 934581508894486
- Igor Nastaskin, MDSanta Maria, CA 934581619014776
- Atul Vachhani, MDSanta Maria, CA 934581609890748
- Omar Viramontes, MDSanta Maria, CA 934581801356126
- Constantine Melitas, M.D.Santa Maria, CA 934541154731321
- Niraj Bhalani, DOTempleton, CA 934651255838363
- Jeffry Brown, M.D.Templeton, CA 934651144316878
Common questions
What is Paramjit Singh Benipal, MD's NPI number?
Paramjit Singh Benipal, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306803572, issued on Apr 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paramjit Singh Benipal, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 361 Town Center West Suite 101, Santa Maria, CA, 93458. Phone: (805) 922-6581. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paramjit Singh Benipal, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A64620, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Paramjit Singh Benipal, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paramjit Singh Benipal, MD had 864 Medicare Part D claims for 271 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Paramjit Singh Benipal, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.4 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.