Dr Richard David Benson, MD in Boone, NC - Medicare Internal Medicine

Dr Richard David Benson, MD is a medicare enrolled "Internal Medicine - Nephrology" physician in Boone, North Carolina. His current practice location is 400 Shadowline Dr, Suite 101, Boone, North Carolina. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (828) 263-8707.

Dr Richard David Benson is licensed to practice in North Carolina (license number 33941) and he also participates in the medicare program. He does not accept medicare assignments directly but he may accept medicare through third-party (refer to Reassignment section below) and may also prescribe medicare part D drugs. His NPI Number is 1972506103.

Contact Information

	Dr Richard David Benson, MD
	400 Shadowline Dr, Suite 101, Boone, NC 28607-5089
	(828) 263-8707
	(828) 263-8710

Physician's Profile

Full Name	Dr Richard David Benson
Gender	Male
Speciality	Internal Medicine - Nephrology
Location	400 Shadowline Dr, Boone, North Carolina
Accepts Medicare Assignments	Medicare enrolled and may accept medicare through third-party reassignment. May prescribe medicare part D drugs.

NPI Data:

NPI Number: 1972506103
Provider Enumeration Date: 05/23/2005
Last Update Date: 11/19/2014

Medicare PECOS Information:

PECOS PAC ID: 8527027192
Enrollment ID: I20080128000342

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Dr Richard David Benson such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
1972506103	NPI	-	NPPES
124010	Medicaid	SC

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

Taxonomy	Type	License (State)	Status
207RN0300X	Internal Medicine - Nephrology	33941 (North Carolina)	Primary

Medicare Part D Prescriber Enrollment

Any physician or other eligible professional who prescribes Part D drugs must either enroll in the Medicare program or opt out in order to prescribe drugs to their patients with Part D prescription drug benefit plans. Dr Richard David Benson is enrolled with medicare and thus, if eligible, can prescribe medicare part D drugs to patients with medicare part D benefits.

Mailing Address and Practice Location

Mailing Address	Practice Location Address
Dr Richard David Benson, MD 400 Shadowline Dr, Suite 101, Boone, NC 28607-5089 Ph: (828) 263-8707	Dr Richard David Benson, MD 400 Shadowline Dr, Suite 101, Boone, NC 28607-5089 Ph: (828) 263-8707

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Internal Medicine Doctors in Boone, NC

Dr. Laura B. Denouden- Dunn, M.D. Nephrology Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare Practice Location: 614 Howard St, Boone, NC 28608 Phone: 828-262-3100
Richard Rey Stark, M.D. Nephrology Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 148 Highway 105 Ext, Suite 104, Boone, NC 28607 Phone: 828-386-2746 Fax: 828-386-2750
Dr. Marion Timothy Wells, MD Nephrology Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 336 Deerfield Rd, Boone, NC 28607 Phone: 828-264-9664 Fax: 828-262-4103
Peter Thomas Ashline, M.D. Nephrology Medicare: Medicare Enrolled Practice Location: 175 Mary St, Boone, NC 28607 Phone: 828-264-9664 Fax: 828-264-8144
Khurram Bilal Tariq, M.D. Nephrology Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 338 Deerfield Road, Boone, NC 28607 Phone: 828-262-4332 Fax: 828-265-5514
Dr. Kevin W. Wolfe, MD Nephrology Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 136 Furman Rd, Suite 6, Boone, NC 28607 Phone: 828-268-1185 Fax: 828-265-8522
Dr. Peter Joseph Haibach, M.D. Nephrology Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare Practice Location: 136 Furman Rd, Suite 7, Boone, NC 28607 Phone: 828-262-0060 Fax: 828-262-0062

Dr Richard David Benson, MD - Medicare Internal Medicine in Boone, NC