Individual provider Active NPI

Alexander Scott Benson, MD

  • Emergency Medicine Physician
  • Minneapolis, MN
National Provider Identifier
1740939487
Registry record updated Aug 12, 2025
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
Emergency Medicine PhysicianTaxonomy code 207P00000X
License
79457 Issued in MN
Practice address
800 E 28TH St # Mr 11112
Minneapolis, MN 55407-3723
Phone
(612) 863-4233
NPI assigned
Mar 21, 2022
Sex
Male
Sole proprietor
No

NPPES NPI Registry

Updated by the provider on Aug 12, 2025

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 79457 MN Primary

Addresses

Primary practice location

800 E 28TH St # Mr 11112
Minneapolis, MN 55407-3723

Mailing address

2829 University Ave SE Ste 730
Minneapolis, MN 55414-3279
Phone (612) 439-1860

Other practice location 1

2855 Campus Dr
Plymouth, MN 55441-2649
Phone (763) 577-7160

Other practice location 2

22101 Moross Rd
Detroit, MI 48236-2148
Phone (313) 343-3400

Medicare participation

Medicare enrollment files
Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
Enrolled in MN
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

Enrollment IDStateProvider typePAC IDDetails
I20250527000968 MN Practitioner - Emergency Medicine 2961899943 Reassigns benefits to 2 organizations

Care Compare profile

Medicare Care Compare
Specialty
Emergency Medicine
Education
University of Minnesota Medical School, 2022
Medicare assignment
Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full
Group practices
Allina Health SystemGroup PAC ID 4587573613, 3,844 clinicians
Emergency Care Consultants PAGroup PAC ID 5496640161, 105 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

2855 Campus Dr
Plymouth, MN 55441-2649
Phone (763) 577-7160

800 E 28TH St
Minneapolis, MN 55407-3723
Phone (612) 863-4000

Hospital & facility affiliations

  • Abbott Northwestern Hospital Hospital, Minneapolis, MN, CCN 240057
  • Owatonna Hospital Hospital, Owatonna, MN, CCN 240069
  • Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Hospital, Faribault, MN, CCN 240071

National Provider Directory

National Provider Directory
Medicare enrollment (NPD)
Enrolled
Credentials
Doctor of Medicine

Practice roles

OrganizationSpecialtyStatusNew patients
Allina Health System Current Accepting new patients
Allina Health System CurrentSince Jul 15, 2025 Accepting new patients
Emergency Care Consultants, PA Emergency Medicine CurrentSince Jul 1, 2025 Accepting new patients
Allina Health System CurrentSince Jul 15, 2025 Accepting new patients
Ecc Addiction & Toxicology Services LLC CurrentSince Jun 3, 2025 Accepting new patients

Locations

200 State Ave
Faribault, MN 55021
Phone (507) 334-6451

2925 Chicago Ave
#10957
Minneapolis, MN 55407
Phone (612) 262-8640

2215 Park Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55404
Phone (612) 775-8800

800 E 28th St
Minneapolis, MN 55407
Phone (612) 863-3547

800 E 28th St
#11112
Minneapolis, MN 55407
Phone (612) 863-4233

2829 University Ave SE
Ste 730
Minneapolis, MN 55414
Phone (612) 439-1868

2250 NW 26th St
Owatonna, MN 55060
Phone (507) 451-3850

2855 Campus Dr
Plymouth, MN 55441
Phone (763) 577-7000

Organizations & group practices 5

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.

Hospital & facility affiliations 28

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

View all 28

NPI Registry JSON

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

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        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2022-03-21",
        "last_updated": "2025-08-12",
        "certification_date": "2025-08-12",
        "status": "A"
    },
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        }
    ],
    "identifiers": [],
    "endpoints": [],
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}

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