Dr. Michael Benatar, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 28
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 26
- Part D claims, 2024
- 220
- Publications
- 233
- MIPS score, 2024
- 88
- Practice address
- 1475 Nw 12th Ave, Miami, FL 33136
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Michael Benatar is a neurologist in Miami, Florida
Dr. Benatar practices at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center in Miami, Florida, part of University of Miami.
Dr. Benatar's NPI, 1689780678, was assigned on August 22, 2006. Dr. Benatar graduated from University of Cape Town Faculty of Medicine in 1992. Dr. Benatar holds Florida license ME108094.
- NPI
- 1689780678NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- NPI enumeration date
- August 22, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 60
- Medical school graduation
- 1992
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Michael Benatar practices at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center in Miami, Florida
Dr. Benatar's primary practice is Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, at 1475 Nw 12th Ave, Miami, FL 33136.
- Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center1475 Nw 12th Ave, Miami, FL 33136
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Michael Benatar is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Benatar's primary practice is Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center in Miami, Florida, part of University of Miami. The medical group on file is University of Miami Health System. Dmand AI also links Dr. Benatar to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Michael Benatar's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Benatar practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center | Available with a free account |
| +1 more affiliated site | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Michael Benatar is one of 1,297 neurologists in Florida
Neurology is Dr. Benatar's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2084N0400X. Dr. Benatar is board certified in neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Dmand AI has Dr. Benatar's licenses on file in 2 states: Florida and Georgia.
Specialties and state licenses
- Neurology, FloridaPrimary
- Georgia license
Neurologists near Dr. Benatar
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Michael Benatar billed Medicare for 28 services in 2024
CMS data shows 28 Medicare services from Dr. Benatar across 1 procedure code in 2024, all of them office visits, for 26 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $2,683 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Benatar's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 232024: 2822%
Dr. Benatar compared with the Florida median for neurologists, 2024
- Dr. Benatar
- Florida median
- Medicare services
- 28vs 47994% below
- Medicare patients
- 26vs 23789% below
- Part D claims
- 203vs 41551% below
Medians across 1,209 neurologists in Florida with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Benatar'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. Michael Benatar treated 26 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76
CMS counts 26 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Benatar in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 13 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 73% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 1.75, 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. Benatar's median patient age at 66, with 44% women.
Dr. Benatar's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Benatar's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women1558%
- Men1142%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Benatar's Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol75%
- High blood pressure73%
- Arthritis54%
- Ischemic heart disease46%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Benatar's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 66
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women44%
- Men56%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Michael Benatar wrote 220 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Benatar wrote 220 Medicare Part D claims for 30 patients. 97% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 203 of them, across 4 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $8,943 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 198 claims across 4 drugs.
Dr. Benatar's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic213 claims97%
- Brand-name and other7 claims3%
Dr. Benatar'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.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 1982024: 2033%
Drugs named by CMS: 4 in 2024, 4 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. Michael Benatar scored 88 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 88 out of 100 for Dr. Benatar for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group.
Dr. Benatar's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 88of 100Final score
- 78.8of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 71of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Source: Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026
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Dr. Michael Benatar has 233 publications on record
Dmand AI links 233 papers to Dr. Benatar, published from 2006 to 2025. 2023 was the busiest year, with 22. The most frequent topics are Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Myasthenia Gravis and C9orf72 Protein. Dr. Benatar has published most often in Neurology. Dr. Benatar's most frequent co-authors are Volkan Granit, MD, MS, Jeremy M. Shefner, MD and Richard Stanley Bedlack, MD, PhD.
Dr. Benatar's papers by year, 2016 to 2025
Topics Dr. Benatar writes about most
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Myasthenia Gravis
- C9orf72 Protein
- Disease Progression
- Superoxide Dismutase-1
- Double-Blind Method
- Frontotemporal Dementia
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Dr. Benatar's most frequent co-authors
- Volkan Granit, MD, MS18 shared papers
- Jeremy M. Shefner, MD13 shared papers
- Richard Stanley Bedlack, MD, PhD11 shared papers
Recent publications by Dr. Benatar
Amyotroph Lateral Scler Frontotemporal Degener
Amyotroph Lateral Scler Frontotemporal Degener
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Michael Benatar received $110,072 in industry payments from 2017 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 72 general payments to Dr. Benatar from 16 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 97% of the total. Biogen, Inc. paid the most, $28,802. It also lists 21 research payments totaling $51,247 from 2018 to 2025.
General payments to Dr. Benatar by program year, 2017 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Benatar by kind, 2017 to 2025
- Consulting fees$106,97597%
- Travel and lodging$2,5862%
- Food and beverage$5100%
Companies that paid Dr. Benatar the most, 2017 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Michael Benatar graduated from University of Cape Town Faculty of Medicine
Dr. Benatar graduated from University of Cape Town Faculty of Medicine in 1992.
- Medical school
- Board certified in neurology
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Michael Benatar accepts plans from 10 insurance carriers
Dr. Benatar is in network with 10 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 5. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- United Healthcare
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- Elevance
- Molina
- Aspirus Health Plan
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City
- CMS Medicare
- +2 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Benatar accepts, by number of carriers
- HMO5
- PPO5
- Medicare4
- POS4
- EPO3
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Michael Benatar'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 | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand 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 | Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (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. Michael Benatar's NPI number?
Dr. Michael Benatar's NPI number is 1689780678. It was assigned on August 22, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Michael Benatar?
Dr. Michael Benatar is a neurologist in Miami, Florida. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Neurology Physician (taxonomy code 2084N0400X).
Where does Dr. Michael Benatar practice?
Dr. Benatar practices at 1475 Nw 12th Ave, Miami, FL 33136. Dr. Benatar's primary practice is Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center in Miami, Florida, part of University of Miami. Dmand AI also links Dr. Benatar to 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Michael Benatar's medical license number?
Dr. Benatar holds Florida license ME108094, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Michael Benatar been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Benatar in Florida (2010 to 2027) and Georgia (2003 to 2011).
Which hospitals is Dr. Michael Benatar affiliated with?
Dr. Benatar practices at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center in Miami, Florida.
What medical group is Dr. Michael Benatar part of?
Dr. Benatar is linked to University of Miami Health System.
Does Dr. Michael Benatar accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Benatar billed Medicare for 28 services in 2024.
What is Dr. Michael Benatar's MIPS score?
Dr. Benatar's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 88 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Michael Benatar see?
CMS counts 26 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Benatar in 2024, with an average age of 76.
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Is Dr. Michael Benatar board certified?
Yes. Dr. Benatar is board certified in neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.
What services does Dr. Michael Benatar bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Benatar's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214).
Where did Dr. Michael Benatar go to medical school?
Dr. Benatar graduated from University of Cape Town Faculty of Medicine in 1992.
What drugs does Dr. Michael Benatar prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Benatar's most prescribed drugs by claims were Azathioprine, Prednisone and Pyridostigmine Bromide.
Has Dr. Michael Benatar received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $110,072 in general payments to Dr. Benatar from 16 companies from 2017 to 2025. The largest total came from Biogen, Inc.
How long has Dr. Michael Benatar been practicing?
Dr. Benatar graduated from medical school in 1992, 34 years ago.
Does Dr. Michael Benatar do research?
Dmand AI links 233 publications to Dr. Benatar, published from 2006 to 2025.
Who does Dr. Michael Benatar publish with?
Dr. Benatar's most frequent co-authors are Volkan Granit, MD, MS (18 shared papers), Jeremy M. Shefner, MD (13 shared papers) and Richard Stanley Bedlack, MD, PhD (11 shared papers).
What insurance does Dr. Michael Benatar accept?
Dr. Benatar is in network with 10 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 5. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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