Robert L. Benak, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Plattsburgh, NY
Robert L. Benak, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Plattsburgh, New York, and NPI 1063423523, issued on Aug 10, 2006. Check the license (New York 196791, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Robert L. Benak
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 196791 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 75 Beekman St, Plattsburgh, NY 12901
- Phone
- (518) 561-2000
- Enumerated
- Aug 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 10, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20061213000082); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Cincinnati College Of Medicine, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Robert L. Benak in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 196791Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
273 Medicare Part D claims for 106 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis18 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium14 claims
- Prednisone13 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Medical CenterPlattsburgh, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Robert L. Benak among 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York
Robert L. Benak, MD is one of 12,067 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in New York. 79% 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 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2002 among the 7,221 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 61% 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 New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
36 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Plattsburgh
They are 36 of the 1,380 NPPES records with a practice address in Plattsburgh, and 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York.
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Common questions
What is Robert L. Benak, MD's NPI number?
Robert L. Benak, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1063423523, issued on Aug 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert L. Benak, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 75 Beekman St, Plattsburgh, NY, 12901. Phone: (518) 561-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert L. Benak, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 196791, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Robert L. Benak, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Robert L. Benak, MD had 273 Medicare Part D claims for 106 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.