NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Richard E. Benetti, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Stoneham, MA

Richard E. Benetti, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Stoneham, Massachusetts, and NPI 1174752448, issued on Jul 8, 2009. Check the license (Massachusetts 253301, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1174752448
Name
Richard E. Benetti
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
253301 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
88 Montvale Ave, Stoneham, MA 02180
Phone
(781) 481-9255
Enumerated
Jul 8, 2009
Record last updated
Oct 21, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(781) 481-9257
Medicaid ID
110094253A MA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20121129000362); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Boston University School Of Medicine, 2009
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 88 Montvale Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

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  5. Kerry Kilban, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1366330862
  6. Katrina Kontaxis, D.M.D.Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist)1811245749

Verify Richard E. Benetti in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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87% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

5,944 Medicare Part D claims for 492 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 144 claims were for opioids.

  1. Richard Benetti5,944
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium444 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate367 claims
  3. Lisinopril282 claims
  4. Simvastatin216 claims
  5. Metoprolol Succinate201 claims
  6. Omeprazole186 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91.4 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score76.9
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $59.15

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. 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.

  1. Richard Benetti$59.15
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

  1. Beth Israel Lahey Health Primary Care, IncSouth Hamilton, MA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Richard E. Benetti among 6,825 internal medicine physician records in Massachusetts

Richard E. Benetti, M.D. is one of 6,825 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 60% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 60% of these records are older, 37% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated2009 · median 2004 among the 4,103 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 64% 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 Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

12 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Stoneham

They are 12 of the 473 NPPES records with a practice address in Stoneham, and 6,825 internal medicine physician records in Massachusetts.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Armen Arslanian, M.D.Stoneham, MA 021801932154838
  2. Michael Bader, MDStoneham, MA 021801184689804
  3. Ana Maria Bensaci, M.D.Stoneham, MA 021801427246032
  4. Sudha Bolla, M.D.Stoneham, MA 021801861507915
  5. Clara Cabrera, M.D.Stoneham, MA 021801487851697
  6. Donald Colantino, MDStoneham, MA 021801225008410
  7. Robert Commito, M.D.Stoneham, MA 021801730273822
  8. Sanjiban Dey, MDStoneham, MA 021801043969470

Common questions

What is Richard E. Benetti, M.D.'s NPI number?

Richard E. Benetti, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174752448, issued on Jul 8, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Richard E. Benetti, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 88 Montvale Ave, Stoneham, MA, 02180. Phone: (781) 481-9255. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Richard E. Benetti, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 253301, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Richard E. Benetti, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Richard E. Benetti, M.D. had 5,944 Medicare Part D claims for 492 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Richard E. Benetti, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.4 of 100. 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.

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