NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sandra Benson, CNS

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Burlington, MA

Sandra Benson, CNS is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Burlington, Massachusetts, and NPI 1437173473, issued on Jul 26, 2006. Check the license (Massachusetts 136606, as entered in NPPES) with the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1437173473
Name
Sandra Benson
Credential
CNS
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
License number
136606 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
Lahey Clinic, Burlington, MA 01805
Phone
(781) 744-8869
Enumerated
Jul 26, 2006
Record last updated
Oct 26, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at Lahey Clinic

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

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  2. Ghazwan Acash, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1710187331
  3. Christine Ackroyd, N.P.Family Nurse Practitioner1053693549
  4. Vincent Agnello, M.D.Specialist1053362129
  5. Eileen Allosso, MS APRN BCNurse Practitioner1437240926
  6. Carolyn Anderson, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1376644773

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Massachusetts board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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21% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024

720 Medicare Part D claims for 166 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.

  1. Sandra Benson720
  2. Specialty average906

Most prescribed

  1. Clonazepam59 claims
  2. Quetiapine Fumarate46 claims
  3. Trazodone Hcl46 claims
  4. Lorazepam45 claims
  5. Gabapentin44 claims
  6. Lamotrigine39 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): 91.4 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score76.9
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Sandra Benson among 2,169 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Massachusetts

Sandra Benson, CNS is one of 2,169 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 74% 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 under 1% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · under 1% of these records are older, 95% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 60% of these records are
  • Record last updated2010 · 23% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP0808X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner providers in Massachusetts

There are 2,169 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Massachusetts.

The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Melissa ArnoldBurlington, MA 018051073108130
  2. Erica Bartle, RNBurlington, MA 018051992439715
  3. Cindy Laporte-Unni, FNPBurlington, MA 018051043718893
  4. Renee Laurencelle, FNP-BCBurlington, MA 018051164129979
  5. Sheila Levenseler, CNSBurlington, MA 018051225059371
  6. Brittney Locke, PMHNP-BCBurlington, MA 018051093253569
  7. Devon MarengoBurlington, MA 018051497590640
  8. Rebecca McCarthy, NPBurlington, MA 018051235743741

Common questions

What is Sandra Benson, CNS's NPI number?

Sandra Benson, CNS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437173473, issued on Jul 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sandra Benson, CNS located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at Lahey Clinic, Burlington, MA, 01805. Phone: (781) 744-8869. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sandra Benson, CNS's license?

NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 136606, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Sandra Benson, CNS prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sandra Benson, CNS had 720 Medicare Part D claims for 166 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner prescribers was 906. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Sandra Benson, CNS's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.4 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.