David Benado, MD

Primary specialty

Emergency Medicine PhysicianTaxonomy code 207P00000X

License

MD418142 Issued in PA

Practice address

620 Howard Ave
Altoona, PA 16601-4804

Phone

(814) 889-2866

NPI assigned

Jul 21, 2005

Last updated

Aug 19, 2026By the provider in NPPES

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

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

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in PA

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

Emergency Medicine

Education

Other, 1991

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Evangelical Medical Services OrganizationGroup PAC ID 9133033087, 255 clinicians

Upmc Bedford MemorialGroup PAC ID 6103811971, 23 clinicians

Upmc AltoonaGroup PAC ID 8426962465, 126 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Upmc Altoona Hospital, Altoona, PA, CCN 390073
• Wellspan Evangelical Community Hospital Hospital, Lewisburg, PA, CCN 390013
• Upmc Bedford Memorial Hospital, Everett, PA, CCN 390117

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: dbenado500532@wellspan.direct-ci.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.

• Evangelical Medical Services Organization

  dba WellSpan Behavioral Health

  • Surgery Physician
  • Lewisburg, PA
  • NPI 1205928967
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Upmc Altoona

  dba Altoona Emergency Physicians

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Altoona, PA
  • NPI 1497831655
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Upmc Bedford Memorial

  • Emergency Medicine Physician
  • Everett, PA
  • NPI 1184772113
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Dubois Regional Medical Center

  dba Penn Highlands DuBois Emergency Department

  • Emergency Medicine Physician
  • Du Bois, PA
  • NPI 1992802391
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Elk Regional Health Center

  dba Penn Highlands Elk Emergency Group

  • Emergency Medicine Physician
  • Saint Marys, PA
  • NPI 1114460391
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• J C Blair Memorial Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Huntingdon, PA
  • NPI 1790996445
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Tyrone Hospital

  dba Penn Highlands Tyrone

  • Critical Access Hospital
  • Tyrone, PA
  • NPI 1659472447
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Wellspan Medical Group

  dba WellSpan Digestive Health

  • Gastroenterology Physician
  • York, PA
  • NPI 1669770004
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Dubois Regional Medical Center

  dba Penn Highlands DuBois

  • Pharmacy
  • Ridgway, PA
  • NPI 1366900458
  NPD
• Elk Regional Health Center

  dba Penn Highlands Elk

  • Long Term Care Pharmacy
  • Saint Marys, PA
  • NPI 1790570067
  NPD
• Elk Regional Health Center

  dba Penn Highlands Elk

  • Ophthalmology Physician
  • Saint Marys, PA
  • NPI 1811610298
  NPD
• Evangelical Medical Services Organization

  dba WellSpan Urology

  • Urology Physician
  • Lewisburg, PA
  • NPI 1083412084
  NPD

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

• Evangelical Community Hospital

  dba WellSpan Evangelical Community Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Lewisburg, PA
  • NPI 1124076039
  Care Compare affiliation
• Upmc Altoona

  • Ambulatory Surgical Clinic/Center
  • Altoona, PA
  • NPI 1114926953

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Upmc Altoona

  dba Women's Health and Wellness

  • Non-Surgical Family Planning Clinic/Center
  • Altoona, PA
  • NPI 1457303885

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Upmc Altoona

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Altoona, PA
  • NPI 1649278730
  Care Compare affiliation
• Upmc Altoona

  • Psychiatric Hospital Unit
  • Altoona, PA
  • NPI 1699773465
  Care Compare affiliation
• Upmc Bedford Memorial

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Everett, PA
  • NPI 1295724193
  Care Compare affiliation
• Upmc Bedford Memorial

  • Ambulatory Surgical Clinic/Center
  • Everett, PA
  • NPI 1942345467

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation

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

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            "telephone_number": "814-889-2966"
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• Theodore Belis
• Laura Anne Bell, D.C.
• Tammy Bell, RN
• Deanne Renee Belles, M.A.
• Victoria Belopolsky, MD
• Christopher Scott Bender, PHARM.D.
• Julie Ann Bender, DPT
• Michael Bennett, DPT
• Amy Beth Benson, RRT, CPFT
• Cora Benson

• Emergency Medicine Physician in Altoona, PA
• Providers in Altoona, PA by specialty
• Emergency Medicine Physician in Pennsylvania

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Aug 19, 2026; 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.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.