Dr. Paramjit Singh Benipal, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 2,460
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 909
- Part D claims, 2024
- 864
- Publications
- 2
- MIPS score, 2024
- 89
- Practice address
- 361 Town Center W, Santa Maria, CA 93458
- Practice phone
- Call (805) 922-6991
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
Santa Maria Gastroenterology Medical Group Inc.
Santa Maria, California
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Dr. Paramjit Singh Benipal is a gastroenterologist in Santa Maria, California
Dr. Benipal practices at Santa Maria Gastroenterology Medical Group Inc. in Santa Maria, California.
Dr. Benipal's NPI, 1306803572, was assigned on April 28, 2006. Dr. Benipal graduated from Bangalore Medical College in 1992. Dr. Benipal holds California license A64620.
- NPI
- 1306803572NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 6204890965
- NPI enumeration date
- April 28, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (805) 922-6991
- Professional email
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- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 56
- Medical school graduation
- 1992
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Paramjit Singh Benipal practices at Santa Maria Gastroenterology Medical Group Inc. in Santa Maria, California
Dr. Benipal's primary practice is Santa Maria Gastroenterology Medical Group Inc., at 361 Town Center W, Santa Maria, CA 93458 in Santa Barbara County. The practice phone is (805) 922-6991.
- Santa Maria Gastroenterology Medical Group Inc.361 Town Center W, Santa Maria, CA 93458 · Santa Barbara CountyPhone(805) 922-6991
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Paramjit Singh Benipal is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Benipal's primary practice is Santa Maria Gastroenterology Medical Group Inc. in Santa Maria, California. Dr. Benipal is also affiliated with Dignity Health - Marian Regional Medical Center. The medical group on file is SM Gastroenterology. Dmand AI also links Dr. Benipal to 1 more hospital and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Paramjit Singh Benipal's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Benipal practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Santa Maria Gastroenterology Medical Group Inc. | Available with a free account |
| +3 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Paramjit Singh Benipal is one of 1,977 gastroenterologists in California
Gastroenterology is Dr. Benipal's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Dr. Benipal is board certified in gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Benipal's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Arizona.
Specialties and state licenses
- Gastroenterology, CaliforniaPrimary
- Arizona license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists acid reflux, acute gastroduodenitis, chronic indigestion, chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), cirrhosis of the liver, colonoscopy, fatty liver and gastroduodenitis among the conditions Dr. Benipal treats.
Gastroenterologists near Dr. Benipal
Counts of gastroenterologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Paramjit Singh Benipal billed Medicare for 2,460 services in 2024
CMS data shows 2,460 Medicare services from Dr. Benipal across 11 procedure codes in 2024, for 909 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $235,468 for them.
Dr. Benipal's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1,5822024: 1,6816%
- Surgery
- 2023: 7502024: 7076%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 802024: 4939%
- Imaging
- 2023: 02024: 23
Where Dr. Benipal's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office1,72470%
- In a facility73630%
Dr. Benipal compared with the California median for gastroenterologists, 2024
- Dr. Benipal
- California median
- Medicare services
- 2,460vs 5864.2 times
- Medicare patients
- 909vs 3023.0 times
- Part D claims
- 727vs 38091% above
Medians across 1,875 gastroenterologists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Benipal'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
Dr. Paramjit Singh Benipal treated 909 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72
CMS counts 909 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Benipal in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 493 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 74% have high blood pressure. 35% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.12, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Benipal's median patient age at 65, with 58% women.
Dr. Benipal's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Benipal's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women54059%
- Men36941%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Benipal's Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol75%
- High blood pressure74%
- Arthritis49%
- Diabetes33%
- Mood disorders26%
- Depression24%
- Anxiety23%
- Chronic kidney disease23%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Benipal'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
- Women58%
- Men41%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Paramjit Singh Benipal wrote 864 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Benipal wrote 864 Medicare Part D claims for 271 patients. 79% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 727 of them, across 14 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $85,925 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 760 claims across 19 drugs.
Dr. Benipal's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic685 claims79%
- Brand-name179 claims21%
Dr. Benipal'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 Dr. Benipal's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics2%20 of 864 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: 7602024: 7274%
Drugs named by CMS: 14 in 2024, 19 in 2023.
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
Dr. Paramjit Singh Benipal scored 89 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 89 out of 100 for Dr. Benipal for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Benipal accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Benipal as offering telehealth. CMS counts 248 procedures of upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux by Dr. Benipal, more than 93% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Dr. Benipal's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 89of 100Final score
- 74.9of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 73of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Benipal ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux
- 93rd percentile248 procedures
- Colonoscopy
- 91st percentile171 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Paramjit Singh Benipal has 2 publications on record
Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Benipal.
Recent publications by Dr. Benipal
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Paramjit Singh Benipal received $2,556 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 158 general payments to Dr. Benipal from 19 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $1,714.
General payments to Dr. Benipal by program year, 2016 to 2025
Companies that paid Dr. Benipal the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Paramjit Singh Benipal graduated from Bangalore Medical College
Dr. Benipal graduated from Bangalore Medical College in 1992.
- Medical school
- Board certified in gastroenterology
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Paramjit Singh Benipal accepts plans from 15 insurance carriers
Dr. Benipal is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- United Healthcare
- Elevance
- HCSC
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- Regence Health Plans
- Alliant Health Plans
- +7 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Benipal accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO9
- HMO7
- Medicare7
- EPO4
- POS4
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Paramjit Singh Benipal's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Paramjit Singh Benipal's NPI number?
Dr. Paramjit Singh Benipal's NPI number is 1306803572. It was assigned on April 28, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Paramjit Singh Benipal?
Dr. Paramjit Singh Benipal is a gastroenterologist in Santa Maria, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Gastroenterology Physician (taxonomy code 207RG0100X).
Where does Dr. Paramjit Singh Benipal practice?
Dr. Benipal practices at 361 Town Center W, Santa Maria, CA 93458. Dr. Benipal's primary practice is Santa Maria Gastroenterology Medical Group Inc. in Santa Maria, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Benipal to 1 hospital and 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Paramjit Singh Benipal's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Benipal is (805) 922-6991.
What is Dr. Paramjit Singh Benipal's medical license number?
Dr. Benipal holds California license A64620, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Paramjit Singh Benipal been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Benipal in California (1998 to 2026) and Arizona (2002 to 2027).
Which hospitals is Dr. Paramjit Singh Benipal affiliated with?
Dr. Benipal is affiliated with Dignity Health - Marian Regional Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Benipal to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Paramjit Singh Benipal part of?
Dr. Benipal is linked to SM Gastroenterology.
Does Dr. Paramjit Singh Benipal accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Benipal billed Medicare for 2,460 services in 2024, and Dr. Benipal accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Paramjit Singh Benipal offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Benipal as offering telehealth services.
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What is Dr. Paramjit Singh Benipal's MIPS score?
Dr. Benipal's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 89 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Paramjit Singh Benipal see?
CMS counts 909 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Benipal in 2024, with an average age of 72.
Is Dr. Paramjit Singh Benipal board certified?
Yes. Dr. Benipal is board certified in gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
What services does Dr. Paramjit Singh Benipal bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Benipal's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), office visit, established patient (99213) and surgery: digestive system (45380).
Where did Dr. Paramjit Singh Benipal go to medical school?
Dr. Benipal graduated from Bangalore Medical College in 1992.
What drugs does Dr. Paramjit Singh Benipal prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Benipal's most prescribed drugs by claims were Omeprazole, Famotidine and Pantoprazole Sodium.
Has Dr. Paramjit Singh Benipal received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $2,556 in general payments to Dr. Benipal from 19 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Abbvie Inc.
How long has Dr. Paramjit Singh Benipal been practicing?
Dr. Benipal graduated from medical school in 1992, 34 years ago.
Does Dr. Paramjit Singh Benipal do research?
Dmand AI links 2 publications to Dr. Benipal.
What insurance does Dr. Paramjit Singh Benipal accept?
Dr. Benipal is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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