Individual provider Active NPI

Kip R Benko, MD

  • Emergency Medicine Physician
  • Pittsburgh, PA
National Provider Identifier
1659367852
Registry record updated Jul 13, 2026
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
Emergency Medicine PhysicianTaxonomy code 207P00000X
License
MD045710L Issued in PA
Practice address
1400 Locust St
Pittsburgh, PA 15219-5114
Phone
(412) 232-8222
NPI assigned
Sep 22, 2005
Sex
Male
Sole proprietor
No

NPPES NPI Registry

Updated by the provider on Jul 13, 2026

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

Specialties & licenses 1

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X MD045710L PA Primary

Addresses

Primary practice location

1400 Locust St
Pittsburgh, PA 15219-5114

Mailing address

Dept 641221
Pittsburgh, PA 15264-1221
Phone (412) 485-5245

Other identifiers 1

IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
0014010040001MedicaidPA

Medicare participation

Medicare enrollment files
Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
Not listed in the public Medicare enrollment file

National Provider Directory

National Provider Directory
Medicare enrollment (NPD)
Not enrolled
Credentials
Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

LicenseStateTypeSpecialty
MD045710LPAMDEmergency Medicine Physician

Practice roles

OrganizationSpecialtyStatusNew patients
Valley Medical Facilities Inc Emergency Medicine Past Accepting new patients
Windber Hospital, Inc. Past Accepting new patients
Emergency Medicine Association of Pittsburgh Emergency Medicine Past Accepting new patients

Interoperability endpoints

  • Direct secure messaging: kip.r.benko@upmcdirect.com

Organizations & group practices 3

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

NPI Registry JSON

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

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    "enumeration_type": "NPI-1",
    "last_updated_epoch": "1783900800000",
    "number": "1659367852",
    "addresses": [
        {
            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "DEPT 641221",
            "city": "PITTSBURGH",
            "state": "PA",
            "postal_code": "152641221",
            "telephone_number": "412-485-5245",
            "fax_number": "412-485-5250"
        },
        {
            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "1400 LOCUST ST",
            "city": "PITTSBURGH",
            "state": "PA",
            "postal_code": "152195114",
            "telephone_number": "412-232-8222"
        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [],
    "basic": {
        "last_name": "BENKO",
        "first_name": "KIP",
        "middle_name": "R",
        "credential": "MD",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2005-09-22",
        "last_updated": "2026-07-13",
        "status": "A"
    },
    "taxonomies": [
        {
            "code": "207P00000X",
            "taxonomy_group": "",
            "desc": "Emergency Medicine",
            "state": "PA",
            "license": "MD045710L",
            "primary": true
        }
    ],
    "identifiers": [
        {
            "code": "05",
            "desc": "MEDICAID",
            "issuer": null,
            "identifier": "0014010040001",
            "state": "PA"
        }
    ],
    "endpoints": [],
    "other_names": []
}

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Sources for this page

  • NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Jul 13, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
  • National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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