Richard Thomas Benson, M.D.
Emergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician · Chicago, IL
Richard Thomas Benson, M.D. is an emergency medical services (emergency medicine) physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1598103350, issued on Jun 13, 2013. Check the license (Illinois 125-062762, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Thomas Benson
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician 207PE0004X
- License numbers
- 125-062762 IL
2016-01207 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5841 S Maryland Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
- Phone
- (773) 702-9500
- Enumerated
- Jun 13, 2013
- Record last updated
- Jun 29, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20161102002861); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Meharry Medical College School Of Medicine, 2013
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard Thomas Benson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 125-062762Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
16% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medical services (emergency medicine) physician in 2024
340 Medicare Part D claims for 232 beneficiaries, against an average of 292 among the 1,653 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 22 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin45 claims
- Ibuprofen37 claims
- Prednisone31 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl25 claims
- Azithromycin23 claims
- Tramadol Hcl20 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 92.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through 3 group practices
- Bull City Physicians PLLCHenderson, NC
- Gem Capital Physicians PLLCLouisburg, NC
- Ketchikan Emergency Physicians, LLCKetchikan, AK
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Thomas Benson among 117 emergency medical services (emergency medicine) physician records in Illinois
Richard Thomas Benson, M.D. is one of 117 emergency medical services (emergency medicine) physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 53% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 87% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 87% of these records are older, 9% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 53% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 37% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 1996 among the 42 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 75% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207PE0004X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Emergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician providers in Illinois
There are 117 emergency medical services (emergency medicine) physician records in Illinois.
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Common questions
What is Richard Thomas Benson, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard Thomas Benson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598103350, issued on Jun 13, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Thomas Benson, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5841 S Maryland Ave, Chicago, IL, 60637. Phone: (773) 702-9500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Thomas Benson, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 125-062762, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard Thomas Benson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Thomas Benson, M.D. had 340 Medicare Part D claims for 232 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medical services (emergency medicine) physician prescribers was 292. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard Thomas Benson, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.9 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.
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.