Paula M. Benchik-Abrinko, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Whiting, IN
Paula M. Benchik-Abrinko, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Whiting, Indiana, and NPI 1255389573, issued on May 5, 2006. Check the license (Indiana 01045436, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paula M. Benchik-Abrinko
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 01045436 IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1534 119TH St, Whiting, IN 46394
- Phone
- (219) 659-1222
- Enumerated
- May 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 23, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (219) 659-0428
- Medicaid ID
- 200119410A IN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100421000758); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Saint Louis University School Of Medicine, 1992
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Paula M. Benchik-Abrinko in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Licensing Board of Indiana
Search for license 01045436Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
13,621 Medicare Part D claims for 591 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 110 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium912 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium598 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium493 claims
- Furosemide417 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate377 claims
- Gabapentin353 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: $821.33
24 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
Paula M. Benchik-Abrinko among 2,109 internal medicine physician records in Indiana
Paula M. Benchik-Abrinko, M.D. is one of 2,109 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Indiana. 85% 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 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2005 among the 1,448 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 43% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
3 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Whiting
They are 3 of the 57 NPPES records with a practice address in Whiting, and 2,109 internal medicine physician records in Indiana.
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Common questions
What is Paula M. Benchik-Abrinko, M.D.'s NPI number?
Paula M. Benchik-Abrinko, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255389573, issued on May 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paula M. Benchik-Abrinko, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1534 119TH St, Whiting, IN, 46394. Phone: (219) 659-1222. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paula M. Benchik-Abrinko, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Indiana license number 01045436, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana at https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/physicians-home/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Paula M. Benchik-Abrinko, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paula M. Benchik-Abrinko, M.D. had 13,621 Medicare Part D claims for 591 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.