Raphael T. Benaksas
Internal Medicine Physician · Birmingham, AL
Raphael T. Benaksas is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1154884930, issued on Apr 9, 2019. Check the license (Alabama MD.42182, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Raphael T. Benaksas
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- MD.42182 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3690 Grandview Pkwy, Birmingham, AL 35243
- Phone
- (205) 971-5745
- Enumerated
- Apr 9, 2019
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220822002224); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3690 Grandview Pkwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Raphael T. Benaksas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD.42182Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
739 Medicare Part D claims for 228 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 18 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium48 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate31 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate29 claims
- Levofloxacin28 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate28 claims
- Isosorbide Mononitrate Er22 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: $26.60
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Gilead Sciences, 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Hospital Physician Services - Southeast Professional CorporationAlabaster, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Raphael T. Benaksas among 1,705 internal medicine physician records in Alabama
Raphael T. Benaksas is one of 1,705 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 82% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 82% of these records are older, 15% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2003 among the 1,136 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 55% 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 Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
487 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Birmingham
They are 487 of the 15,795 NPPES records with a practice address in Birmingham, and 1,705 internal medicine physician records in Alabama.
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Common questions
What is Raphael T. Benaksas's NPI number?
Raphael T. Benaksas's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154884930, issued on Apr 9, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Raphael T. Benaksas located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3690 Grandview Pkwy, Birmingham, AL, 35243. Phone: (205) 971-5745. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Raphael T. Benaksas's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number MD.42182, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Raphael T. Benaksas prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Raphael T. Benaksas had 739 Medicare Part D claims for 228 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.