NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Susan Benesh, NP

Adult Health Nurse Practitioner · Columbia, SC

Susan Benesh, NP is an adult health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1174917710, issued on Mar 21, 2015. Check the license (South Carolina 19346, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1174917710
Name
Susan Benesh
Credential
NP
Primary taxonomy
Adult Health Nurse Practitioner 363LA2200X
License number
19346 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
8 Richland Medical Park Dr Ste 300, Columbia, SC 29203
Phone
(803) 256-6511
Enumerated
Mar 21, 2015
Record last updated
Oct 1, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
NP4852 SC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20151111000818); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 8 Richland Medical Park Dr Ste 300

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

  1. Summer Aldrugh, M.D.Interventional Cardiology Physician1083000723
  2. Austin BeltPhysician Assistant1972290336
  3. Joshua Couch-Garner, MSN, APRN, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1356938534
  4. Richard Edelson, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1902847494
  5. Melissa Fowler, PA-CPhysician Assistant1316402092
  6. Zandria Fredrick, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1265079263

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina 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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48% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average adult health nurse practitioner in 2024

660 Medicare Part D claims for 189 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,280 among the 16,937 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Susan Benesh660
  2. Specialty average1,280

Most prescribed

  1. Jardiance35 claims
  2. Rosuvastatin Calcium35 claims
  3. Ezetimibe34 claims
  4. Metoprolol Succinate31 claims
  5. Ozempic26 claims
  6. Repatha Sureclick25 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): 99.3 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 score90.6
  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).

Industry payments in 2024: $569.23

30 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 12,291 providers of this specialty with any payment received $946.40 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Susan Benesh$569.23
  2. Specialty average$946.40

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

  1. Prisma Health Medical Group-MidlandsColumbia, SC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Susan Benesh among 402 adult health nurse practitioner records in South Carolina

Susan Benesh, NP is one of 402 adult health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in South Carolina. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 59% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 59% of these records are older, 33% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2015 among the 224 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LA2200X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Adult Health Nurse Practitioner providers in South Carolina

There are 402 adult health nurse practitioner records in South Carolina.

The 8 adult health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kelvin Barnes, NURSE PRACTITIONERColumbia, SC 292031841563103
  2. Charlene Brown, AG-ACNPColumbia, SC 292031184032187
  3. Karen Burke, APRNColumbia, SC 292031053680405
  4. Leah Cuff, APRNColumbia, SC 292031801144134
  5. Paul Escott, NPColumbia, SC 292031255314472
  6. Barbara Gilleylen, APRN-ANPColumbia, SC 292031386838936
  7. Sarah Isbell, NPColumbia, SC 292031740424357
  8. Joann Johnson, ANPColumbia, SC 292031033549233

Common questions

What is Susan Benesh, NP's NPI number?

Susan Benesh, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174917710, issued on Mar 21, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Susan Benesh, NP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8 Richland Medical Park Dr Ste 300, Columbia, SC, 29203. Phone: (803) 256-6511. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Susan Benesh, NP's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 19346, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Susan Benesh, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Susan Benesh, NP had 660 Medicare Part D claims for 189 beneficiaries; the average among adult health nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,280. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Susan Benesh, NP's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 99.3 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.

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