Russell G. Benuck, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Chicago, IL
Russell G. Benuck, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1720308380, issued on Jun 7, 2010. Check the license (Illinois 036-135891, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Russell G. Benuck
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- 036-135891 IL
A126157 CA
BS9426277-7905 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5215 N California Ave Ste 804, Chicago, IL 60625
- Phone
- (773) 907-7750
- Enumerated
- Jun 7, 2010
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2022
- Fax
- (773) 907-7760
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140904000682); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School, 2008
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5215 N California Ave Ste 804
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Russell G. Benuck 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 036-135891Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
40% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
209 Medicare Part D claims for 111 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 20 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Diclofenac Sodium119 claims
- Ibuprofen22 claims
- Naproxen14 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen12 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: $103.49
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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
- Prime Healthcare Illinois Medical Group LLCDes Plaines, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Russell G. Benuck among 995 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Illinois
Russell G. Benuck, M.D. is one of 995 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 64% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 64% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2001 among the 556 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Illinois
There are 995 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Illinois.
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The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jaroslaw Dzwinyk, MDChicago, IL 606251427164367
- Michael Denz, D.O.Chicago, IL 606221992154819
- Daniel Ivankovich, M.D.Chicago, IL 606221003864539
- Randon Johnson, M.D.Chicago, IL 606221861611816
- Christina Kuo, MDChicago, IL 606221992745681
- Michael Treister, M.D.Chicago, IL 606221003888389
- Ignas Labanauskas, MDChicago, IL 606291265423677
- Frank Minardi, D.O.Chicago, IL 606311659300747
Common questions
What is Russell G. Benuck, M.D.'s NPI number?
Russell G. Benuck, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720308380, issued on Jun 7, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Russell G. Benuck, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5215 N California Ave Ste 804, Chicago, IL, 60625. Phone: (773) 907-7750. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Russell G. Benuck, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036-135891, 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 Russell G. Benuck, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Russell G. Benuck, M.D. had 209 Medicare Part D claims for 111 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.