Ronald Lee Benner, O.D.
Optometrist · Laurel, MT
Ronald Lee Benner, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Laurel, Montana, and NPI 1710037437, issued on Jan 12, 2007. Check the license (Montana 523, as entered in NPPES) with the Montana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ronald Lee Benner
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 523 MT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 210 1St Ave, Laurel, MT 59044
- Phone
- (406) 628-8668
- Enumerated
- Jan 12, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 9, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (406) 628-8668
- Medicaid ID
- 482066 MT
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111115000129); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pacific University - College Of Optometry, 1986
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ronald Lee Benner in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Montana board licenses this profession
Search for license 523Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
26% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
204 Medicare Part D claims for 61 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 47% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost60 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate35 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate19 claims
- Timolol Maleate18 claims
- Lumigan16 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol12 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 82 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $143.83
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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.
Ronald Lee Benner among 245 optometrist records in Montana
Ronald Lee Benner, O.D. is one of 245 optometrist records with a practice address in Montana. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 42% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 42% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2008 among the 160 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 152W00000X and a Montana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1 optometrist record lists a practice address in Laurel
They are 1 of the 76 NPPES records with a practice address in Laurel, and 245 optometrist records in Montana.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- James Barney, ODLivingston, MT 590471982677787
- Johanna Barney, ODLivingston, MT 590471528554557
- Colleen Culbertson, ODLivingston, MT 590471396632493
- Marisa Hess, OPTOMETRISTLivingston, MT 590471588820773
- Douglas Gratwohl, O.D.Hardin, MT 590341508893694
- Barbara Cohn, O.D.Crow Agency, MT 590221003918384
- Emily Mathiak, ODCrow Agency, MT 590221790047819
- Kaylee Willner, ODCrow Agency, MT 590221831016583
Common questions
What is Ronald Lee Benner, O.D.'s NPI number?
Ronald Lee Benner, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710037437, issued on Jan 12, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ronald Lee Benner, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 210 1St Ave, Laurel, MT, 59044. Phone: (406) 628-8668. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ronald Lee Benner, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Montana license number 523, as entered by the provider. Search the Montana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Ronald Lee Benner, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ronald Lee Benner, O.D. had 204 Medicare Part D claims for 61 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ronald Lee Benner, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 82 of 100. 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.