Ricarda D. Benz, M.D.
Gynecology Physician · Fullerton, CA
Ricarda D. Benz, M.D. is a gynecology physician with a practice address in Fullerton, California, and NPI 1669453254, issued on Nov 10, 2005. Check the license (California G87188, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ricarda D. Benz
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Gynecology Physician 207VG0400X
- License number
- G87188 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 100 E Valencia Mesa Dr, Fullerton, CA 92835
- Phone
- (714) 912-2211
- Enumerated
- Nov 10, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jan 6, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (714) 213-8750
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070703000289); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tufts University School Of Medicine, 1993
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ricarda D. Benz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G87188Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average gynecology physician in 2024
1,579 Medicare Part D claims for 210 beneficiaries, against an average of 299 among the 1,919 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Rosuvastatin Calcium201 claims
- Estradiol (Twice Weekly)126 claims
- Estradiol115 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium110 claims
- Progesterone110 claims
- Ezetimibe102 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $486.26
22 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US Inc. The 1,398 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,469.88 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.
Ricarda D. Benz among 369 gynecology physician records in California
Ricarda D. Benz, M.D. is one of 369 gynecology physician records with a practice address in California. 60% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 91% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 60% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 38% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 1995 among the 141 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 70% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207VG0400X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gynecology Physician providers in California
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- Ban Doan, M.DGarden Grove, CA 928441346201696
- Richard Goldman, MDVilla Park, CA 928611558594994
- Ulhas Balasubramaniam, M.D.Anaheim, CA 928071669646931
Common questions
What is Ricarda D. Benz, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ricarda D. Benz, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669453254, issued on Nov 10, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ricarda D. Benz, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 100 E Valencia Mesa Dr, Fullerton, CA, 92835. Phone: (714) 912-2211. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ricarda D. Benz, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G87188, 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 Ricarda D. Benz, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ricarda D. Benz, M.D. had 1,579 Medicare Part D claims for 210 beneficiaries; the average among gynecology physician prescribers was 299. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ricarda D. Benz, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.