Benito A. Pedraza

  • Ventura, CA
  • Gastroenterologist
NPI1851323026PAC ID1850395260
Medicare services, 2024
2,904
Medicare patients, 2024
717
Part D claims, 2024
1,264
Hospital affiliations
3
Industry payments
$3,598
Practice address
5810 Ralston Ave Ste 101, Ventura, CA 93003
Practice phone
Call (805) 650-5500
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Primary practice

Ventura Endoscopy Center

Surgery Center - Medicare-Certified · Ventura, California

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Benito A. Pedraza is a gastroenterologist in Ventura, California

Benito Pedraza practices at Ventura Endoscopy Center in Ventura, California.

Benito Pedraza's NPI, 1851323026, was assigned on July 7, 2006. Benito Pedraza graduated from Lewis Katz School of Medicine in 2000. Benito Pedraza holds California license A78582.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
1850395260
NPI enumeration date
July 7, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(805) 650-5500
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
52
Medical school graduation
2000

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Benito A. Pedraza practices at Ventura Endoscopy Center in Ventura, California

Benito Pedraza's primary practice is Ventura Endoscopy Center, at 5810 Ralston Ave Ste 101, Ventura, CA 93003. The practice phone is (805) 650-5500.

  • Ventura Endoscopy Center
    5810 Ralston Ave Ste 101, Ventura, CA 93003Phone(805) 650-5500

Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Benito A. Pedraza is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Benito Pedraza's primary practice is Ventura Endoscopy Center in Ventura, California. Benito Pedraza is also affiliated with Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura. The medical group on file is Ventura County Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Benito Pedraza to 2 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Benito A. Pedraza's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Benito Pedraza practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Ventura Endoscopy CenterAvailable with a free account
+5 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Benito A. Pedraza is one of 1,977 gastroenterologists in California

Gastroenterology is Benito Pedraza's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Benito Pedraza is board certified in gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Benito Pedraza is licensed in California.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Gastroenterology, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense A78582 · 2002 to 2027 · taxonomy 207RG0100X

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists acid reflux, acute gastroduodenitis, chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), cirrhosis of the liver, colonoscopy, fatty liver, gastroenteritis and gastrointestinal bleeding among the conditions Benito Pedraza treats.

Gastroenterologists near Benito Pedraza

Counts of gastroenterologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

1,977gastroenterologists in California
8gastroenterologists in Ventura

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Benito A. Pedraza billed Medicare for 2,904 services in 2024

CMS data shows 2,904 Medicare services from Benito Pedraza across 29 procedure codes in 2024, for 717 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $171,441 for them.

Medicare services, 20242,904
Medicare patients717
Paid by Medicare$171,441
Procedure codes29

Benito Pedraza's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 4702024: 1,871298%
Other services
2023: 3482024: 59571%
Surgery
2023: 3662024: 43820%

Where Benito Pedraza's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office2,01669%
  • In a facility88831%

Benito Pedraza compared with the California median for gastroenterologists, 2024

  • Benito Pedraza
  • California median
Medicare services
2,904vs 5865.0 times
Medicare patients
717vs 3022.4 times
Part D claims
1,113vs 3802.9 times

Medians across 1,875 gastroenterologists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Benito Pedraza's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Benito A. Pedraza treated 717 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73

CMS counts 717 Medicare patients who saw Benito Pedraza in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 399 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 72% have high blood pressure. 22% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.22, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Benito Pedraza's median patient age at 65, with 56% women.

Medicare patients, 2024717
Average age73
Average risk score1.22
Also on Medicaid22%

Benito Pedraza's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Benito Pedraza's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women43661%
  • Men28139%

Chronic conditions among Benito Pedraza's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High cholesterol75%
  2. High blood pressure72%
  3. Arthritis50%
  4. Mood disorders28%
  5. Diabetes27%
  6. Anxiety26%
  7. Depression25%
  8. Osteoporosis23%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Benito Pedraza's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 65

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women56%
  • Men43%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Benito A. Pedraza wrote 1,264 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Benito Pedraza wrote 1,264 Medicare Part D claims for 319 patients. 84% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,113 of them, across 20 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $275,784 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,368 claims across 24 drugs.

Part D claims, 20241,264
Drugs named by CMS20
Total drug cost$275,784
Part D patients319

Benito Pedraza's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic1,065 claims84%
  • Brand-name199 claims16%

Benito Pedraza's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Benito Pedraza's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics3%41 of 1,264 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 1,3682024: 1,11319%

Drugs named by CMS: 20 in 2024, 24 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Benito A. Pedraza ranks in the 91st percentile for colonoscopy in Medicare

Benito Pedraza accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Benito Pedraza as offering telehealth. CMS counts 169 procedures of colonoscopy by Benito Pedraza, more than 91% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Where Benito Pedraza ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux
88th percentile180 procedures
Colonoscopy
91st percentile169 procedures

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Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Benito A. Pedraza received $3,598 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 204 general payments to Benito Pedraza from 28 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 96% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $1,329.

General payments to Benito Pedraza by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Benito Pedraza by kind, 2016 to 2025

$3.6Kin total
  • Food and beverage$3,47196%
  • Education$993%
  • Consulting fees$281%

Companies that paid Benito Pedraza the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Benito A. Pedraza has 1 award and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Benito Pedraza, most recently Fellow of the Year in 2006.

Awards and honors for Benito Pedraza

  1. 2006
    • Fellow of the Year

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Benito A. Pedraza graduated from Lewis Katz School of Medicine

Benito Pedraza graduated from Lewis Katz School of Medicine in 2000. Benito Pedraza is a member of AGA and ASGE.

  1. Medical schoolLewis Katz School of Medicine
  2. Board certified in gastroenterologyAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
  3. Board certified in gastroenterologyNational Board of Physicians and Surgeons
  4. Board certified in internal medicineNational Board of Physicians and Surgeons

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Benito A. Pedraza accepts plans from 9 insurance carriers

Benito Pedraza is in network with 9 carriers, including Aetna, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • Elevance
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • HCSC
  • Regence Health Plans
  • CMS Medicare
  • +1 more carriersWith a free account

Plan types Benito Pedraza accepts, by number of carriers

  1. Medicare8
  2. PPO7
  3. HMO4
  4. POS4
  5. EPO3

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Benito A. Pedraza's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Benito A. Pedraza's NPI number?

Benito A. Pedraza's NPI number is 1851323026. It was assigned on July 7, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What does Benito A. Pedraza specialize in?

Benito A. Pedraza is a gastroenterologist in Ventura, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Gastroenterology Physician (taxonomy code 207RG0100X).

Where does Benito A. Pedraza practice?

Benito Pedraza practices at 5810 Ralston Ave Ste 101, Ventura, CA 93003. Benito Pedraza's primary practice is Ventura Endoscopy Center in Ventura, California. Dmand AI also links Benito Pedraza to 2 hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group.

What is Benito A. Pedraza's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Benito Pedraza is (805) 650-5500.

What is Benito A. Pedraza's medical license number?

Benito Pedraza holds California license A78582.

Which hospitals is Benito A. Pedraza affiliated with?

Benito Pedraza is affiliated with Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura. Dmand AI links Benito Pedraza to 2 more hospitals.

What medical group is Benito A. Pedraza part of?

Benito Pedraza is linked to Ventura County Medical Center. Dmand AI links Benito Pedraza to 1 more medical group.

Does Benito A. Pedraza accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Benito Pedraza billed Medicare for 2,904 services in 2024, and Benito Pedraza accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Benito A. Pedraza offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Benito Pedraza as offering telehealth services.

How many Medicare patients does Benito A. Pedraza see?

CMS counts 717 Medicare patients who saw Benito Pedraza in 2024, with an average age of 73.

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Is Benito A. Pedraza board certified?

Yes. Benito Pedraza is board certified in gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

What services does Benito A. Pedraza bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Benito Pedraza's most billed Medicare services were care management and other visits (99458), medicare service (G0500) and care management and other visits (99457).

Where did Benito A. Pedraza go to medical school?

Benito Pedraza graduated from Lewis Katz School of Medicine in 2000.

What drugs does Benito A. Pedraza prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Benito Pedraza's most prescribed drugs by claims were Omeprazole, Pantoprazole Sodium and Famotidine.

Has Benito A. Pedraza received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $3,598 in general payments to Benito Pedraza from 28 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Abbvie Inc.

How long has Benito A. Pedraza been practicing?

Benito Pedraza graduated from medical school in 2000, 26 years ago.

What insurance does Benito A. Pedraza accept?

Benito Pedraza is in network with 9 carriers, including Aetna, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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