Richard Hugh Benninger, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Grand Rapids, MI
Richard Hugh Benninger, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and NPI 1275530909, issued on Jul 7, 2005. Check the license (Michigan 4301030073, as entered in NPPES) on the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Hugh Benninger
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 4301030073 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 833 Michigan St NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
- Phone
- (616) 459-3713
- Enumerated
- Jul 7, 2005
- Record last updated
- Oct 31, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (616) 459-3716
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070911000736); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Michigan Medical School, 1970
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard Hugh Benninger in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMichigan Board of Medicine (LARA)
Search for license 4301030073Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,415 Medicare Part D claims for 425 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 47% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost401 claims
- Restasis192 claims
- Timolol Maleate176 claims
- Lumigan140 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol84 claims
- Bimatoprost50 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $1,458.70
61 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Richard H Benninger MdpcGrand Rapids, MI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Hugh Benninger among 791 ophthalmology physician records in Michigan
Richard Hugh Benninger, MD is one of 791 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Michigan. 80% 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, 78% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1970 · median 2002 among the 548 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Michigan
There are 791 ophthalmology physician records in Michigan.
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- Douglas Doyle, D.O.Wyoming, MI 495191023074879
Common questions
What is Richard Hugh Benninger, MD's NPI number?
Richard Hugh Benninger, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275530909, issued on Jul 7, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Hugh Benninger, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 833 Michigan St NE, Grand Rapids, MI, 49503. Phone: (616) 459-3713. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Hugh Benninger, MD's license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 4301030073, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA) at https://aca-prod.accela.com/MILARA/GeneralProperty/PropertyLookUp.aspx?isLicensee=Y&TabName=APO. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard Hugh Benninger, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Hugh Benninger, MD had 1,415 Medicare Part D claims for 425 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions 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.
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.