Dr. Nathan Ronald Bennion, MD

Dr. Bennion practices at CommonSpirit - Penrose Hospital in Colorado Springs, Colorado, part of CommonSpirit Health.

Dr. Bennion's NPI, 1336402874, was assigned on June 20, 2012. Dr. Bennion graduated from VCU School of Medicine in 2012. Dr. Bennion holds Nebraska license 30001.

Dr. Bennion's primary practice is CommonSpirit - Penrose Hospital, at 2222 N Nevada Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80907 in El Paso County. The practice phone is (719) 776-5000.

Dr. Bennion's primary practice is CommonSpirit - Penrose Hospital in Colorado Springs, Colorado, part of CommonSpirit Health. Dr. Bennion is also affiliated with UCHealth Memorial Hospital Central. The medical group on file is Cardiac & Thoracic Surgery Associates (CTSA). Dmand AI also links Dr. Bennion to 3 more hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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

Radiation oncology is Dr. Bennion's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2085R0001X. Dr. Bennion is board certified in radiation oncology by the American Board of Radiology. Dmand AI has Dr. Bennion's licenses on file in 4 states: Nebraska, Colorado, Iowa and Virginia.

Dmand AI lists breast cancer radiation, cancer radiation-upper GI, colorectal cancer radiation, head & neck cancer radiation, lung cancer radiation, prostate cancer radiation and uterine cancer radiation among the conditions Dr. Bennion treats.

CMS data shows 1,970 Medicare services from Dr. Bennion across 18 procedure codes in 2024, for 225 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $133,069 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 225 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bennion in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 115 patients. 75% of them have cancer, and 68% have high blood pressure. 11% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.67, 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. Bennion's median patient age at 74, with 48% women.

In 2024, Dr. Bennion wrote 166 Medicare Part D claims for 73 patients. 90% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 62 of them, across 4 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,024 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 39 claims across 3 drugs.

Dr. Bennion accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Bennion as offering telehealth.

Dmand AI links 14 papers to Dr. Bennion, published from 2015 to 2023. 2015 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Radiosurgery, Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung and Carcinoma, Squamous Cell. Dr. Bennion's most frequent co-authors are Michael J. Baine, MD, Chi Lin, MD and Morshed Alam, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 7 general payments to Dr. Bennion from 6 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Novocure Inc. paid the most, $34.

Dr. Bennion graduated from VCU School of Medicine in 2012.

Dr. Bennion is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Cigna. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.