Stephen P. Benkusky, OD
Optometrist · Edenton, NC
Stephen P. Benkusky, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Edenton, North Carolina, and NPI 1467405381, issued on May 19, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 1613, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stephen P. Benkusky
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1613 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 111 Virginia RD, Edenton, NC 27932
- Phone
- (252) 482-3218
- Enumerated
- May 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 1, 2026
- Fax
- (252) 482-8444
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070816000625); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Stephen P. Benkusky in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 1613Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
1,672 Medicare Part D claims for 293 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 38% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost576 claims
- Timolol Maleate177 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate104 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl82 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol77 claims
- Travoprost77 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): 20.8 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: $19.89
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, 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.
Stephen P. Benkusky among 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina
Stephen P. Benkusky, OD is one of 1,480 optometrist records with a practice address in North Carolina. 80% 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 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2006 among the 1,060 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 62% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in North Carolina
There are 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina.
All 1,480 in North Carolina → Every provider in Edenton → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Allen Downum, O. D.Edenton, NC 279321174523724
- William Adams, ODKill Devil Hills, NC 279481497826986
- Daniel Jones, O.D.Southern Shores, NC 279491407812530
- Katherine Lindsay Biscaha, ODKitty Hawk, NC 279491811773005
- Natalie TerryberrySouthern Shores, NC 279491881390847
- Matthew Edwards, ODAhoskie, NC 279101457787756
- Michael Edwards, ODAhoskie, NC 279101073615688
- Brad Hauser, O.D.Ahoskie, NC 279101083690218
Common questions
What is Stephen P. Benkusky, OD's NPI number?
Stephen P. Benkusky, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1467405381, issued on May 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stephen P. Benkusky, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 111 Virginia RD, Edenton, NC, 27932. Phone: (252) 482-3218. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stephen P. Benkusky, OD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 1613, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Stephen P. Benkusky, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Stephen P. Benkusky, OD had 1,672 Medicare Part D claims for 293 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Stephen P. Benkusky, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 20.8 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.