Robert Joseph Benkendorf, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Melbourne, FL
Robert Joseph Benkendorf, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Melbourne, Florida, and NPI 1558434217, issued on Nov 17, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME0078453, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Robert Joseph Benkendorf
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- ME0078453 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 993 Fostoria Dr, Melbourne, FL 32940
- Phone
- (321) 757-3096
- Enumerated
- Nov 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 15, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 258599500 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170518001307); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Mayo Medical School, 1993
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Robert Joseph Benkendorf in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME0078453Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
20% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
272 Medicare Part D claims for 220 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 30 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin35 claims
- Prednisone31 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen26 claims
- Metronidazole16 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim15 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl12 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: $19.43
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 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.
3 hospitals and group practices
- Baraga County Memorial HospitalLanse, MI · Critical Access Hospitals
- Butler Emergency Physicians Associates, Inc.Butler, PA
- Northern Michigan Emergency Physicians LLPEscanaba, MI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov).
Robert Joseph Benkendorf among 4,034 emergency medicine physician records in Florida
Robert Joseph Benkendorf, MD is one of 4,034 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Florida. 84% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 62% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 55% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2013 among the 2,199 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
44 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Melbourne
They are 44 of the 4,629 NPPES records with a practice address in Melbourne, and 4,034 emergency medicine physician records in Florida.
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The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mackenzie LinkMelbourne, FL 329401942950969
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- Jacob Wright, MDMelbourne, FL 329401205568326
- Ernest Bell, MDIndian Harbour Beach, FL 329371396708970
- Bjorn Dimberg, MDIndian Harbour Beach, FL 329371417950809
- Andrew Grossman, MDIndian Harbour Beach, FL 329371528026853
- Bruce Burstein, M.D.Melbourne, FL 329351790716371
- Curtis Davenport, D.O.Melbourne, FL 329351952715336
Common questions
What is Robert Joseph Benkendorf, MD's NPI number?
Robert Joseph Benkendorf, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558434217, issued on Nov 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert Joseph Benkendorf, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 993 Fostoria Dr, Melbourne, FL, 32940. Phone: (321) 757-3096. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert Joseph Benkendorf, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME0078453, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Robert Joseph Benkendorf, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Robert Joseph Benkendorf, MD had 272 Medicare Part D claims for 220 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.