Tonya Rae Benson, CNP
Family Nurse Practitioner · Estelline, SD
Tonya Rae Benson, CNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Estelline, South Dakota, and NPI 1629200639, issued on Aug 10, 2009. Check the license (South Dakota CP000556, as entered in NPPES) with the South Dakota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tonya Rae Benson
- Credential
- CNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- CP000556 SD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 305 Hospital Dr, Estelline, SD 57234
- Phone
- (605) 873-2222
- Enumerated
- Aug 10, 2009
- Record last updated
- Mar 30, 2022
- Fax
- (605) 873-2182
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130318000359); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Tonya Rae Benson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Dakota board licenses this profession
Search for license CP000556Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
44% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
1,882 Medicare Part D claims for 178 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium122 claims
- Lisinopril122 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium100 claims
- Omeprazole99 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium86 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate73 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 76.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $15.79
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was iRhythm Technologies, Inc. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 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
- Sanford Medical CenterEstelline, SD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tonya Rae Benson among 862 family nurse practitioner records in South Dakota
Tonya Rae Benson, CNP is one of 862 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in South Dakota. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 14% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 14% of these records are older, 84% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2019 among the 615 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a South Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Family Nurse Practitioner providers in South Dakota
There are 862 family nurse practitioner records in South Dakota.
All 862 in South Dakota → Family Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Rhonda SiverDe Smet, SD 572311801292966
- Josephine Garcia, APRN BC FNP-,DNP,MDHayti, SD 572411891752366
- David Bursack, DNP-FNPClear Lake, SD 572261508545294
- Sarah Lepke, FNPClear Lake, SD 572261427662196
- Judi Anderson, CNPLake Norden, SD 572481801875265
- Dannica CalliesLake Preston, SD 572491376971770
- Mary Nemec, NP-CMilbank, SD 572521316285299
- Peggy Schuelke, RN, MS, CNPRevillo, SD 572591134299100
Common questions
What is Tonya Rae Benson, CNP's NPI number?
Tonya Rae Benson, CNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629200639, issued on Aug 10, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tonya Rae Benson, CNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 305 Hospital Dr, Estelline, SD, 57234. Phone: (605) 873-2222. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tonya Rae Benson, CNP's license?
NPPES lists South Dakota license number CP000556, as entered by the provider. Search the South Dakota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Tonya Rae Benson, CNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tonya Rae Benson, CNP had 1,882 Medicare Part D claims for 178 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Tonya Rae Benson, CNP's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.7 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.