James Richard Benke, DO

Primary specialty

Cardiovascular Disease PhysicianTaxonomy code 207RC0000X

License

H0104268 Issued in MD

Practice address

520 Upper Chesapeake Dr Ste 201
Bel Air, MD 21014-4360

Phone

(410) 598-8188

NPI assigned

Jun 25, 2019

Last updated

Dec 15, 2025By the provider in NPPES

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

Yes

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 3

Addresses

Other identifiers 1

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in MD

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology)

Education

Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie, 2019

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Upper Chesapeake Cardiology, LLCGroup PAC ID 4183788847, 13 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Umd Upper Chesapeake Medical Center Hospital, Bel Air, MD, CCN 210049
• University of Maryland Medical Center Hospital, Baltimore, MD, CCN 210002
• Medstar Union Memorial Hospital Hospital, Baltimore, MD, CCN 210024

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Osteopathy

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: jbenke1284572@direct.umm.edu
• Direct secure messaging: jbenke682308@direct.hfhs.org

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships, National Provider Directory roles and organizations whose NPPES authorized official is this provider.

• Upper Chesapeake Cardiology, LLC

  • Cardiovascular Disease Physician
  • Bel Air, MD
  • NPI 1851544159

  Single Specialty

  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• The Union Memorial Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Baltimore, MD
  • NPI 1487741427
  Care Compare affiliation
• University of Maryland Medical Center, LLC

  dba University of Maryland Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Baltimore, MD
  • NPI 1174660120
  Care Compare affiliation
• Upper Chesapeake Medical Center, Inc.

  dba UM Upper Chesapeake Medical Center at Aberdeen

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Bel Air, MD
  • NPI 1598761355
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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• Hugo Ermel Benalcazar, MD
• Andrea Bendewald, PHARMD
• Donna Benford
• Janella Rianna Nolasco Benitez, PHARMD
• Jane Frances Benjes
• Benoptics Inc (Pearle Vision Center)
• Andrew Benson, PT
• Jacqueline Longley Benton, LGPC
• Leah Glaspy Benton
• Ashley Bentzel

• Cardiovascular Disease Physician in Bel Air, MD
• Providers in Bel Air, MD by specialty
• Cardiovascular Disease Physician in Maryland

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Dec 15, 2025; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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