Dr. Douglas D. Benson, MD

Dr. Benson practices at Sky Ridge Surgical Center in Lone Tree, Colorado.

Dr. Benson's NPI, 1033265624, was assigned on January 26, 2007. Dr. Benson graduated from University of Minnesota, Duluth School of Medicine in 2006. Dr. Benson holds Colorado license 52249.

Dr. Benson's primary practice is Sky Ridge Surgical Center, at 10099 Ridgegate Pkwy, Lone Tree, CO 80124. The practice phone is (720) 225-5000.

Dr. Benson's primary practice is Sky Ridge Surgical Center in Lone Tree, Colorado. Dr. Benson is also affiliated with HCA HealthONE Sky Ridge. The medical group on file is SurgOne. Dmand AI also links Dr. Benson to 1 more hospital and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Benson practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Colon and rectal surgery is Dr. Benson's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208C00000X. Dr. Benson is licensed in Colorado.

CMS data shows 95 Medicare services from Dr. Benson across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 92 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $8,371 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 92 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Benson in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 41 patients. 68% of them have high blood pressure, and 66% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.61, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Benson's median patient age at 52, with 57% women.

In 2024, Dr. Benson wrote 143 Medicare Part D claims for 65 patients. 86% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 115 of them, across 5 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $2,991 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 122 claims across 5 drugs.

Dr. Benson accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 24 procedures of colonoscopy by Dr. Benson, more than 50% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 3 papers to Dr. Benson, published from 2012 to 2013. 2012 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Cytokines, Erythrocyte Transfusion and Pancreatic Neoplasms. Dr. Benson's most frequent co-authors are Carlton Carter Barnett, MD, Joon Ho Lee, MD and Karen K. Lo, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 104 general payments to Dr. Benson from 19 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 31% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $14,778.

Dr. Benson graduated from University of Minnesota, Duluth School of Medicine in 2006.