Dr. Ricarda D. Benz, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 1,167
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 232
- Part D claims, 2024
- 1,579
- MIPS score, 2024
- 65
- Hospital affiliations
- 3
- Practice address
- 100 E Valencia Mesa Dr, Fullerton, CA 92835
- Practice phone
- Call (714) 738-4282
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Mesa Surgicenter
Fullerton, California
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Dr. Ricarda D. Benz is a gynecology physician in Fullerton, California
Dr. Benz practices at Mesa Surgicenter in Fullerton, California.
Dr. Benz's NPI, 1669453254, was assigned on November 10, 2005. Dr. Benz graduated from Tufts University School Of Medicine in 1993. Dr. Benz's California license number on file is G87188.
- NPI
- 1669453254NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 2264532316
- NPI enumeration date
- November 10, 2005
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (714) 738-4282
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 59
- Medical school graduation
- 1993
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Ricarda D. Benz practices at Mesa Surgicenter in Fullerton, California
Dr. Benz's primary practice is Mesa Surgicenter, at 100 E Valencia Mesa Dr, Fullerton, CA 92835 in Orange County. The practice phone is (714) 738-4282.
- Mesa Surgicenter100 E Valencia Mesa Dr, Fullerton, CA 92835 · Orange CountyPhone(714) 738-4282
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Ricarda D. Benz is affiliated with 5 sites of care
Dr. Benz's primary practice is Mesa Surgicenter in Fullerton, California. Dr. Benz is also affiliated with Providence St. Jude Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Benz to 2 more hospitals and 1 physician office, each named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Ricarda D. Benz's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Benz practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Mesa Surgicenter | Available with a free account |
| +4 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Ricarda D. Benz is one of 297 gynecology physicians in California
Gynecology is Dr. Benz's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207VG0400X. Dr. Benz is board certified in obstetrics & gynecology by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Dmand AI has Dr. Benz's licenses on file in 3 states: California, Massachusetts and Wisconsin.
Specialties and state licenses
- Gynecology, CaliforniaPrimary
- Massachusetts license
- Wisconsin license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists bladder disease, menopause, ovarian cyst, pelvic prolapse, UTI and vaginal infection among the conditions Dr. Benz treats.
Gynecology physicians near Dr. Benz
Counts of gynecology physicians 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. Ricarda D. Benz billed Medicare for 1,167 services in 2024
CMS data shows 1,167 Medicare services from Dr. Benz across 11 procedure codes in 2024, for 232 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $97,835 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Benz's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 6892024: 6663%
- Other services
- 2023: 2742024: 30110%
- Imaging
- 2023: 1312024: 11512%
- Lab and pathology
- 2023: 322024: 4438%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 402024: 413%
Dr. Benz compared with the California median for gynecology physicians, 2024
- Dr. Benz
- California median
- Medicare services
- 1,167vs 10411.2 times
- Medicare patients
- 232vs 902.6 times
- Part D claims
- 1,287vs 6021.4 times
Medians across 253 gynecology physicians in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Benz'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. Ricarda D. Benz treated 232 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74
CMS counts 232 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Benz in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 119 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 55% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 0.79, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Benz's median patient age at 61, with 96% women.
Dr. Benz's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Benz's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women22095%
- Men125%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Benz's Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol75%
- High blood pressure55%
- Arthritis54%
- Osteoporosis32%
- Diabetes21%
- Cancer19%
- Ischemic heart disease16%
- Mood disorders16%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Benz's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 61
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women96%
- Men4%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Ricarda D. Benz wrote 1,579 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Benz wrote 1,579 Medicare Part D claims for 210 patients. 79% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,287 of them, across 30 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $128,321 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,312 claims across 31 drugs.
Dr. Benz's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic1,246 claims79%
- Brand-name319 claims20%
- Other14 claims1%
Dr. Benz'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. Benz's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics3%47 of 1,579 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: 1,3122024: 1,2872%
Drugs named by CMS: 30 in 2024, 31 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. Ricarda D. Benz scored 65 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 65 out of 100 for Dr. Benz for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Benz accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Benz as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Dr. Benz's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 65of 100Final score
- 33.8of 100Quality
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 72of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026
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Dr. Ricarda D. Benz received $6,818 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 376 general payments to Dr. Benz from 40 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 90% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $927.
General payments to Dr. Benz by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Benz by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$6,12990%
- Education$68810%
Companies that paid Dr. Benz 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. Ricarda D. Benz has 2 awards and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Benz, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.
Awards and honors for Dr. Benz
- 2013
- CMS Stage 1 EHR
- Undated
- ACOG Fellow
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Ricarda D. Benz graduated from Tufts University School Of Medicine
Dr. Benz graduated from Tufts University School Of Medicine in 1993. Dr. Benz is a member of American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
- Medical school
- Board certified in obstetrics & gynecology
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Ricarda D. Benz accepts plans from 15 insurance carriers
Dr. Benz is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Elevance
- United Healthcare
- HCSC
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- Humana
- Regence Health Plans
- +7 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Benz accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO10
- Medicare8
- HMO6
- EPO4
- POS4
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Ricarda D. Benz'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 DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy 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) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Awards and committee roles | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| 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. Ricarda D. Benz's NPI number?
Dr. Ricarda D. Benz's NPI number is 1669453254. It was assigned on November 10, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Ricarda D. Benz?
Dr. Ricarda D. Benz is a gynecology physician in Fullerton, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Gynecology Physician (taxonomy code 207VG0400X).
Where does Dr. Ricarda D. Benz practice?
Dr. Benz practices at 100 E Valencia Mesa Dr, Fullerton, CA 92835. Dr. Benz's primary practice is Mesa Surgicenter in Fullerton, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Benz to 2 hospitals and 1 physician office.
What is Dr. Ricarda D. Benz's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Benz is (714) 738-4282.
What is Dr. Ricarda D. Benz's medical license number?
Dr. Benz's California license number on file is G87188, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.
Which states has Dr. Ricarda D. Benz been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Benz in California (2004 to 2025), Massachusetts (2000 to 2007) and Wisconsin (1997 to 2001).
Which hospitals is Dr. Ricarda D. Benz affiliated with?
Dr. Benz is affiliated with Providence St. Jude Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Benz to 2 more hospitals.
Does Dr. Ricarda D. Benz accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Benz billed Medicare for 1,167 services in 2024, and Dr. Benz accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Ricarda D. Benz offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Benz as offering telehealth services.
What is Dr. Ricarda D. Benz's MIPS score?
Dr. Benz's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 65 out of 100, reported individually.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Ricarda D. Benz see?
CMS counts 232 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Benz in 2024, with an average age of 74.
Is Dr. Ricarda D. Benz board certified?
Yes. Dr. Benz is board certified in obstetrics & gynecology by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
What services does Dr. Ricarda D. Benz bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Benz's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), medicare service (G0328) and office visit, established patient (99215).
Where did Dr. Ricarda D. Benz go to medical school?
Dr. Benz graduated from Tufts University School Of Medicine in 1993.
What drugs does Dr. Ricarda D. Benz prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Benz's most prescribed drugs by claims were Rosuvastatin Calcium, Estradiol (Twice Weekly) and Estradiol.
Has Dr. Ricarda D. Benz received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $6,818 in general payments to Dr. Benz from 40 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Abbvie Inc.
How long has Dr. Ricarda D. Benz been practicing?
Dr. Benz graduated from medical school in 1993, 33 years ago.
What insurance does Dr. Ricarda D. Benz accept?
Dr. Benz is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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