Donald W Benefield, MD

Primary specialty

SpecialistTaxonomy code 174400000X

License

12410 Issued in MS

Practice address

11240 Highway 49 Ste 300
Gulfport, MS 39503-4151

Phone

(228) 328-0972

Fax

(228) 328-0975

NPI assigned

Aug 22, 2005

Last updated

Mar 7, 2023By 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 1

Addresses

Other identifiers 1

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in MS

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

Ophthalmology

Education

Tulane University School of Medicine, 1986

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Benefield Eye Care, PCGroup PAC ID 0143258368, 3 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

92.28 of 100Reported as group

Quality

95

Improvement activities

40

Cost

80.92

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: dbenefield@direct.mhg.com

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.

• Benefield Eye Care, PC

  • Specialist
  • Gulfport, MS
  • NPI 1104879196
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD Authorized official
• Benefield Eye Care, PC

  dba Benefield Eye Care Optical Shop

  • Optician
  • Gulfport, MS
  • NPI 1386774263
  NPD (past) Authorized official
• Coastal Eye Surgery Center

  • Ophthalmologic Surgery Clinic/Center
  • Gulfport, MS
  • NPI 1669757761
  NPD (past) Authorized official

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

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            "city": "GULFPORT",
            "state": "MS",
            "postal_code": "395034151",
            "telephone_number": "228-328-0972",
            "fax_number": "228-328-0975"
        },
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        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [],
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        "first_name": "DONALD",
        "middle_name": "W",
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        "sole_proprietor": "YES",
        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2005-08-22",
        "last_updated": "2023-03-07",
        "status": "A"
    },
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        }
    ],
    "identifiers": [
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            "code": "05",
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        }
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}

• Tamerrica Bender
• Benefield Eye Care, PC
• Benefield Eye Care, PC (Benefield Eye Care Optical Shop)
• Amy E Benefield
• Boyd P. Benefield, M.D.
• Jonathan Blake Benefield, CRNA
• Brenda Wakham Bennett, CFNP
• Emily Bennett
• Jeffrey L Bennett, LCSW
• Jordan Bennett

• Specialist in Gulfport, MS
• Providers in Gulfport, MS by specialty
• Specialist in Mississippi

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Mar 7, 2023; 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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