Dr. Christopher B. Benton, MD

Dr. Benton practices at UMiami Medicine - Psychiatry in Miami, Florida.

Dr. Benton's NPI, 1356338784, was assigned on September 30, 2005. Dr. Benton graduated from St. George's University School of Medicine in 1990. Dr. Benton holds Florida license ME122053.

Dr. Benton's primary practice is UMiami Medicine - Psychiatry, at 1400 Nw 10th Ave, Miami, FL 33136 in Miami-Dade County. The practice phone is (305) 243-7688.

Dr. Benton's primary practice is UMiami Medicine - Psychiatry in Miami, Florida. The medical group on file is University of Miami Health System. Dmand AI also links Dr. Benton to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

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

Psychiatry is Dr. Benton's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2084P0800X. Dr. Benton is board certified in psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Dmand AI has Dr. Benton's licenses on file in 5 states: Florida, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Tennessee and Pennsylvania.

Dmand AI lists anxiety, bipolar disorder, depression, insomnia, schizophrenia and tobacco use among the conditions Dr. Benton treats.

CMS data shows 168 Medicare services from Dr. Benton across 4 procedure codes in 2024, all of them office visits, for 87 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $16,476 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 87 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Benton in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 37 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 74% have anxiety. 33% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.30, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Benton's median patient age at 41, with 49% women.

In 2024, Dr. Benton wrote 862 Medicare Part D claims for 135 patients. 98% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 734 of them, across 23 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $17,833 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 539 claims across 21 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 88 out of 100 for Dr. Benton for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Benton accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Benton as offering telehealth.

Dmand AI links 4 papers to Dr. Benton, published from 2017 to 2018. 2018 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute. Dr. Benton's most frequent co-authors are Hagop M. Kantarjian, MD, Naval Gustad Daver, MBBS and Gautam Borthakur, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 6 general payments to Dr. Benton from 5 drug and device companies from 2018 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Smith & Nephew, Inc. paid the most, $50.

Dr. Benton graduated from St. George's University School of Medicine in 1990.

Dr. Benton is in network with 13 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.