Ricarda Benz, M.D.
Gynecology Physician · Fullerton, CA
Ricarda 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 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
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 100 E Valencia Mesa Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Ricarda 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
4.9 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 319 among the 1,929 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 Medicare quality 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, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US Inc. The 1,393 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,024.38 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.
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Common questions
What is Ricarda Benz, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ricarda 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 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 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 Benz, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ricarda Benz, M.D. had 1,579 Medicare Part D claims for 210 beneficiaries; the average among gynecology physician prescribers was 319. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ricarda Benz, M.D.'s Medicare quality 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), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.