Richard Gary Bennett, MD
Dermatology Physician · Santa Monica, CA
Richard Gary Bennett, MD is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Santa Monica, California, and NPI 1760416648, issued on Jul 10, 2006. Check the license (California G50297, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Gary Bennett
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License number
- G50297 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1301 20TH St, Santa Monica, CA 90404
- Phone
- (310) 315-0171
- Enumerated
- Jul 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (310) 828-6647
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090330000495); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Clvlnd Clinic Lerner College Of Med Of Case Wstn Rsv University, 1970
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard Gary Bennett in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G50297Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
38% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
495 Medicare Part D claims for 283 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin217 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide35 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate33 claims
- Amoxicillin29 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl26 claims
- Mupirocin23 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Richard G Bennett MDSanta Monica, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Gary Bennett among 2,083 dermatology physician records in California
Richard Gary Bennett, MD is one of 2,083 dermatology physician records with a practice address in California. 83% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1970 · median 2006 among the 1,450 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207N00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dermatology Physician providers in California
There are 2,083 dermatology physician records in California.
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- Billie Phelps, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041609949718
- Lauren Reager, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041316915267
- Parrish Sadeghi, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041275567927
- Adriana Schmidt, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041619024502
Common questions
What is Richard Gary Bennett, MD's NPI number?
Richard Gary Bennett, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760416648, issued on Jul 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Gary Bennett, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1301 20TH St, Santa Monica, CA, 90404. Phone: (310) 315-0171. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Gary Bennett, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G50297, 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 Richard Gary Bennett, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Gary Bennett, MD had 495 Medicare Part D claims for 283 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard Gary Bennett, MD'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.