NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Sports Medicine Podiatrist NPI 1508885278 DPM
Verify on CMS → Stephen Benson, DPM
Sports Medicine Podiatrist in Thousand Oaks, California.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 135 in Sports Medicine Podiatrist, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
Federal data, no proprietary rating.
We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
308
Medicare Part D claims · 143 beneficiaries · Sports Medicine Podiatrist avg: 268
Generic prescribing
94%
generic claims · 6% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
75/100
CMS neutral threshold · no category scores published
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2024
What the federal data shows
Stephen Benson, DPM carries the neutral CMS MIPS final score of 75/100, assigned where no category was scored - and filed 308 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.
- 75/100
- CMS neutral score · not measured
- 308
- Part D claims, 2024
- 94%
- generic prescribing
- ≥56th
- pct by Part D claim volume (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Stephen Benson, DPM
Federal records show an active NPI with Medicare Part D prescribing activity — verifiable registry data, not a proprietary rating.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1508885278), first enumerated 07/19/2006.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 308 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
CMS quality reporting (MIPS)
CMS assigned a neutral MIPS final score of 75/100 where no performance category was scored — not a measured quality rank.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- State context
State board disciplinary context
California statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not Stephen Benson, DPM's individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.
Source: MBC annual report 2023
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.
Source: State medical board / FSMB
This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.
Compare Benson with other Sports Medicine Podiatrist providers
Same primary specialty, same federal CMS NPPES roster.
Also enrolled in California
- Dr. Remy Ardizzone, DPM San Francisco, CA
- Dr. William Arthur, D.P.M. Palo Alto, CA
- Raymond Bautista Long Beach, CA
- Dr. Irwin Cohen, DPM Half Moon Bay, CA
- Dr. Jane Denton, DPM San Francisco, CA
- Dr. Richard Graves, D.P.M. Long Beach, CA
Other specialties in Thousand Oaks: Behavior Technician (303) · Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program (230) · Marriage & Family Therapist (195) · Behavior Analyst (130)
CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1508885278 · Sports Medicine Podiatrist
NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-TRACE · MIPS-NEUTRAL · RX-LIGHT · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-ENUM
- NPI-10 1508885278
- ENUM-LEGACY 2006
- TAX-TRACE 135
- MIPS-NEUTRAL 75/100
- RX-LIGHT 308
- BOOK-THIN 28 in California
- PHOTO-ENUM John Carroll, DPM · 2006
Stephen Benson, DPM's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2024, across all CMS prescribers nationally
308 ≥ 56th percentile 56% of 1,416,883 prescribers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative 100-claim band: it counts only prescribers in lower claim-volume bands. Medicare Part D claim volume is activity context, not a quality measure or recommendation. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2024
What does the federal data show about Stephen Benson, DPM?
CMS neutral score, not measuredPrimary specialty
Sports Medicine Podiatrist
Medicare Part D claims
308 15% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
75/100
Specialty distribution in California
How Sports Medicine Podiatrist compares to other specialties among California providers
MIPS score not measured
CMS assigned a neutral 75/100 threshold
CMS did not publish any Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, or Improvement Activities category score for this clinician. This administrative threshold is not comparable with the national average of clinicians whose MIPS score was measured.
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1508885278 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Sports Medicine Podiatrist |
| Credentials | DPM |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 07/19/2006 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
75
Final Score
CMS neutral threshold · not measured
Reporting: Individual
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Stephen Benson, DPM bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Agoura-Los Robles Podiatry Centers
Agoura Hills, CA
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
License & disciplinary context - California MBC 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~150K California medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Stephen Benson, DPM. To verify Stephen Benson, DPM's current license status, search the MBC public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
576
Total board actions, California 2023
Across 556 cases
3.84
Actions per 1,000 licensees
California statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
186 cases
MBC publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the California disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Generic-heavy
Stephen Benson, DPM - brand share 6.0%
Sports Medicine Podiatrist average
6% brand-name claims vs 94% generic, on 308 2024 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
308
Total Claims
$45K
Total Drug Cost
143
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 320.5
- Total Day Supply
- 7,002
- Brand vs Generic
- 6% brand / 94% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $40K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $5K
- Opioid Claims
- 14 (4.5% rate)
- Antibiotic Claims
- 62
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 76.2 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.57
- Gender Split
- 49% female / 51% male
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Stephen Benson, DPM prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Ciclopirox
Ciclopirox
89 claims
- Mupirocin 24
Mupirocin
24 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium 19
Diclofenac Sodium
19 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavul… 16
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass
16 claims
- Cephalexin 15
Cephalexin
15 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate 12
Doxycycline Hyclate
12 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetam… 12
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
12 claims
- Triamcinolone Acet… 12
Triamcinolone Acetonide
12 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Ciclopirox Ciclopirox Olamine | 89 |
| Mupirocin | 24 |
| Diclofenac Sodium | 19 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 16 |
| Cephalexin | 15 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | 12 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 12 |
| Triamcinolone Acetonide | 12 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Sports Medicine Podiatrist Overview
How Stephen Benson, DPM fits within the Sports Medicine Podiatrist landscape nationally.
135
Sports Medicine Podiatrist Providers in US
30
States with Sports Medicine Podiatrist
268
Avg Claims per Provider
Stephen Benson, DPM's 308 claims are above the specialty average of 268.
Nationwide Sports Medicine Podiatrist peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Benson, both outside California so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar MIPS final score
Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (75 here).
Same NPPES enumeration year (2006)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Sports Medicine Podiatrist Providers in California
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in California, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Benson.
One of 28 Sports Medicine Podiatrist providers enrolled in California, 11 are shown on this page.
Dr. David Hannaford
DPM
San Rafael, CA
Dr. Jason Hiatt
DPM
Modesto, CA
Dr. Eghosa Isa
DPM
Palo Alto, CA
Dr. Alona Kashanian
DPM
Los Angeles, CA
Dr. Thana Krisdakumtorn
DPM
Palo Alto, CA
Compare Sports Medicine Podiatrist nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Stephen Benson, DPM's specialty? ▼
Stephen Benson, DPM specializes in Sports Medicine Podiatrist and practices in Thousand Oaks, California. Credentials: DPM.
How much does Stephen Benson, DPM prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Stephen Benson, DPM wrote 308 Medicare Part D claims totaling $45K in drug costs for 143 beneficiaries.
What is Stephen Benson, DPM's Medicare quality score? ▼
Stephen Benson, DPM has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 75/100. CMS published no Quality, Promoting Interoperability, Improvement Activity or Cost score for this clinician, so the final score is the neutral performance threshold CMS assigns rather than a measured result. The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Stephen Benson, DPM located? ▼
Stephen Benson, DPM is located at 555 MARIN ST, Thousand Oaks, CA, 91360. Phone: (805) 497-6979.
What is Stephen Benson, DPM's NPI number? ▼
Stephen Benson, DPM's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508885278, issued on 07/19/2006.
Does Stephen Benson, DPM prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Stephen Benson, DPM's prescribing is 6% brand-name and 94% generic drugs by claim count, with $40K in brand drug costs.
Does Stephen Benson, DPM prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Stephen Benson, DPM had 14 opioid claims in 2024 with an opioid prescribing rate of 4.5%.
How many Sports Medicine Podiatrist providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 135 Sports Medicine Podiatrist providers across 30 states in the US. The average Sports Medicine Podiatrist provider writes 268 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Stephen Benson, DPM prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Stephen Benson, DPM's most frequently prescribed drugs include Ciclopirox, Mupirocin, Diclofenac Sodium. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Stephen Benson, DPM accept Medicare? ▼
Stephen Benson, DPM appears in CMS Medicare data with 308 Part D claims and 143 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Stephen Benson, DPM's credentials? ▼
Stephen Benson, DPM's NPI is 1508885278 with credentials DPM. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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