Dr. Mark J. Benjamin, MD

  • Lagrange, IL
  • Ophthalmologist
NPI1366433138PAC ID5799731394
Medicare services, 2024
1,423
Medicare patients, 2024
758
Part D claims, 2024
355
Publications
1
MIPS score, 2024
85
Practice address
47 S 6th Ave, Lagrange, IL 60525
Practice phone
Call (708) 354-2008
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Primary practice

Benjamin Eye Care

Eye care practice · Lagrange, Illinois

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Dr. Mark J. Benjamin is an ophthalmologist in Lagrange, Illinois

Dr. Benjamin practices at Benjamin Eye Care in Lagrange, Illinois.

Dr. Benjamin's NPI, 1366433138, was assigned on November 2, 2005. Dr. Benjamin graduated from R Franklin University of Med & Sci/Chicago Medical School in 1993. Dr. Benjamin holds Illinois license 036095352.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
5799731394
NPI enumeration date
November 2, 2005
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(708) 354-2008
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
59
Medical school graduation
1993

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Mark J. Benjamin practices at Benjamin Eye Care in Lagrange, Illinois

Dr. Benjamin's primary practice is Benjamin Eye Care, at 47 S 6th Ave, Lagrange, IL 60525. The practice phone is (708) 354-2008.

  • Benjamin Eye Care
    47 S 6th Ave, Lagrange, IL 60525Phone(708) 354-2008

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Dr. Mark J. Benjamin is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Benjamin's primary practice is Benjamin Eye Care in Lagrange, Illinois. Dr. Benjamin is also affiliated with UChicago Medicine AdventHealth La Grange. Dmand AI also links Dr. Benjamin to 1 more medical group, named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Mark J. Benjamin's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Benjamin practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Benjamin Eye CareAvailable with a free account
+1 more site and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Mark J. Benjamin is one of 692 ophthalmologists in Illinois

Ophthalmology is Dr. Benjamin's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Benjamin is licensed in Illinois.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Ophthalmology, IllinoisPrimaryLicense 036095352 · taxonomy 207W00000X

Ophthalmologists near Dr. Benjamin

Counts of ophthalmologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

692ophthalmologists in Illinois
2ophthalmologists in Lagrange

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Mark J. Benjamin billed Medicare for 1,423 services in 2024

CMS data shows 1,423 Medicare services from Dr. Benjamin across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 758 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $149,868 for them.

Medicare services, 20241,423
Medicare patients758
Paid by Medicare$149,868
Procedure codes9

Dr. Benjamin's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Tests and treatments
2023: 1,0622024: 1,0501%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 2092024: 2121%
Surgery
2023: 1632024: 1611%

Where Dr. Benjamin's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office1,26289%
  • In a facility16111%

Dr. Benjamin compared with the Illinois median for ophthalmologists, 2024

  • Dr. Benjamin
  • Illinois median
Medicare services
1,423vs 1,5448% below
Medicare patients
758vs 57731% above
Part D claims
258vs 58256% below

Medians across 710 ophthalmologists in Illinois with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Benjamin'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. Mark J. Benjamin treated 758 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 77

CMS counts 758 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Benjamin in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 330 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 71% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 1.05, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Benjamin's median patient age at 76, with 61% women.

Medicare patients, 2024758
Average age77
Average risk score1.05

Dr. Benjamin's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Benjamin's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women47062%
  • Men28838%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Benjamin's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High cholesterol75%
  2. High blood pressure71%
  3. Arthritis47%
  4. Ischemic heart disease28%
  5. Chronic kidney disease22%
  6. Diabetes21%
  7. Osteoporosis19%
  8. Anxiety18%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Benjamin's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 76

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women61%
  • Men37%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Mark J. Benjamin wrote 355 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Benjamin wrote 355 Medicare Part D claims for 150 patients. 51% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 258 of them, across 11 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $22,364 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 275 claims across 13 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024355
Drugs named by CMS11
Total drug cost$22,364
Part D patients150

Dr. Benjamin's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic182 claims51%
  • Brand-name173 claims49%

Dr. Benjamin'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. Benjamin's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics8%29 of 355 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: 2752024: 2586%

Drugs named by CMS: 11 in 2024, 13 in 2023.

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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. Mark J. Benjamin scored 85 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 85 out of 100 for Dr. Benjamin for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Benjamin accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 160 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. Benjamin, more than 81% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Benjamin's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 85of 100Final score
  • 71of 100Quality
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 89of 100Cost

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Where Dr. Benjamin ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Cataract surgery
81st percentile160 procedures

CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Mark J. Benjamin has 1 publication on record

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Benjamin in 2020. Dr. Benjamin's most frequent co-authors are Zeeshan U. Haq, Kamran Riaz, MD and Michael H. Zhang, MD.

Papers1

Dr. Benjamin's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Benjamin

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Dr. Mark J. Benjamin received $118,906 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 220 general payments to Dr. Benjamin from 33 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Debt forgiveness make up the largest share, 93% of the total. Optos, Inc. paid the most, $110,222.

General payments to Dr. Benjamin by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Benjamin by kind, 2016 to 2025

$118.9Kin total
  • Debt forgiveness$110,16093%
  • Food and beverage$7,2816%
  • Device or supply loans$1,4271%
  • Education$380%

Companies that paid Dr. Benjamin the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Mark J. Benjamin graduated from R Franklin University of Med & Sci/Chicago Medical School

Dr. Benjamin graduated from R Franklin University of Med & Sci/Chicago Medical School in 1993.

  1. Medical schoolR Franklin University of Med & Sci/Chicago Medical School

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Sources for Dr. Mark J. Benjamin's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare 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 percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Mark J. Benjamin's NPI number?

Dr. Mark J. Benjamin's NPI number is 1366433138. It was assigned on November 2, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Mark J. Benjamin?

Dr. Mark J. Benjamin is an ophthalmologist in Lagrange, Illinois. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).

Where does Dr. Mark J. Benjamin practice?

Dr. Benjamin practices at 47 S 6th Ave, Lagrange, IL 60525. Dr. Benjamin's primary practice is Benjamin Eye Care in Lagrange, Illinois. Dmand AI also links Dr. Benjamin to 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Mark J. Benjamin's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Benjamin is (708) 354-2008.

What is Dr. Mark J. Benjamin's medical license number?

Dr. Benjamin holds Illinois license 036095352.

Which hospitals is Dr. Mark J. Benjamin affiliated with?

Dr. Benjamin is affiliated with UChicago Medicine AdventHealth La Grange.

Does Dr. Mark J. Benjamin accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Benjamin billed Medicare for 1,423 services in 2024, and Dr. Benjamin accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Mark J. Benjamin's MIPS score?

Dr. Benjamin's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 85 out of 100, reported individually.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Mark J. Benjamin see?

CMS counts 758 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Benjamin in 2024, with an average age of 77.

What services does Dr. Mark J. Benjamin bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Benjamin's most billed Medicare services were eye exam or test (92014), eye exam or test (92012) and office visit, established patient (99212).

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Where did Dr. Mark J. Benjamin go to medical school?

Dr. Benjamin graduated from R Franklin University of Med & Sci/Chicago Medical School in 1993.

What drugs does Dr. Mark J. Benjamin prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Benjamin's most prescribed drugs by claims were Latanoprost, Lotemax Sm and Prednisone.

Has Dr. Mark J. Benjamin received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $118,906 in general payments to Dr. Benjamin from 33 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Optos, Inc.

How long has Dr. Mark J. Benjamin been practicing?

Dr. Benjamin graduated from medical school in 1993, 33 years ago.

Does Dr. Mark J. Benjamin do research?

Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Benjamin.

Who does Dr. Mark J. Benjamin publish with?

Dr. Benjamin's most frequent co-authors are Zeeshan U. Haq (1 shared paper), Kamran Riaz, MD (1 shared paper) and Michael H. Zhang, MD (1 shared paper).

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