NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Richard Paul Benfante, LMFT

Marriage & Family Therapist · San Diego, CA

Richard Paul Benfante, LMFT is a marriage & family therapist with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1114092384, issued on Nov 22, 2006. Check the license (California 52141, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1114092384
Name
Richard Paul Benfante
Credential
LMFT
Primary taxonomy
Marriage & Family Therapist 106H00000X
License number
52141 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6386 Alvarado CT Ste 210, San Diego, CA 92120
Phone
(858) 279-1223
Enumerated
Nov 22, 2006
Record last updated
May 6, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240603000843); accepts Medicare assignment
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 6386 Alvarado CT Ste 210

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

  1. Gemma Bernes, LCSWClinical Social Worker1790414720
  2. Gina Biagini-French, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1245405331
  3. Richard Bladh, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1174945570
  4. Mary Bosker, PHDPsychologist1295902906
  5. Morgan Cirket, PSYDClinical Psychologist1447373527
  6. Kelly Correa, PHD, LPPsychologist1427948157

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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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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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Pacific Coast Psychiatric Associates IncSan Diego, CA

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

Richard Paul Benfante among 59,889 marriage & family therapist records in California

Richard Paul Benfante, LMFT is one of 59,889 marriage & family therapist records with a practice address in California. 4% 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 under 1% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · under 1% of these records are older, 93% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 4% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 8% of these records are
  • Graduated2005 · median 2013 among the 4,574 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 106H00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

2,738 marriage & family therapist records list a practice address in San Diego

They are 2,738 of the 52,937 NPPES records with a practice address in San Diego, and 59,889 marriage & family therapist records in California.

The 8 marriage & family therapist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ana Casillas-Calleros, MFTSan Diego, CA 921201295764918
  2. Maxine Dombrow, LMFTSan Diego, CA 921201346352762
  3. Tonya Jenkins, B.S.San Diego, CA 921201770629545
  4. Marlene Maheu, PHDSan Diego, CA 921201477567873
  5. Abimbola Ogundeji, MFTSan Diego, CA 921201871697243
  6. Maria Pease, LMFTSan Diego, CA 921201023152048
  7. Eileen Quinn-O'Malley, MFTSan Diego, CA 921201912044603
  8. Neal Rudberg, LMFTSan Diego, CA 921201053446815

Common questions

What is Richard Paul Benfante, LMFT's NPI number?

Richard Paul Benfante, LMFT's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1114092384, issued on Nov 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Richard Paul Benfante, LMFT located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6386 Alvarado CT Ste 210, San Diego, CA, 92120. Phone: (858) 279-1223. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Richard Paul Benfante, LMFT's license?

NPPES lists California license number 52141, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.

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