Dr. Leonard D. Benitez, MD

Dr. Benitez practices at Adena Regional Medical Center in Chillicothe, Ohio, part of Adena Health System.

Dr. Benitez's NPI, 1306884507, was assigned on June 2, 2006. Dr. Benitez graduated from New York Medical College in 1989. Dr. Benitez's Michigan license number on file is 4301095540.

Dr. Benitez's primary practice is Adena Regional Medical Center, at 272 Hospital Road, Chillicothe, OH 45601 in Ross County. The practice phone is (740) 779-7500.

Dr. Benitez's primary practice is Adena Regional Medical Center in Chillicothe, Ohio, part of Adena Health System. The medical group on file is Adena Health System.

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

Surgery is Dr. Benitez's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Benitez is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Benitez's licenses on file in 8 states: Michigan, South Dakota, Florida, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Indiana and New Jersey.

Dmand AI lists abdominal adhesion surgery, abdominal hernia repair surgery, acute gallbladder or bile duct inflammation, esophagus, stomach, or upper small intestine surgery, gallbladder removal, groin hernia surgery, hemorrhoids and mastectomy among the conditions Dr. Benitez treats.

CMS data shows 132 Medicare services from Dr. Benitez across 4 procedure codes in 2024, all of them office visits, for 95 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $8,408 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 95 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Benitez in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 40 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 32% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.24, 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. Benitez's median patient age at 60, with 53% women.

In 2024, Dr. Benitez wrote 239 Medicare Part D claims for 83 patients. 98% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 146 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $653 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 131 claims across 4 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 83 out of 100 for Dr. Benitez for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Benitez accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 24 procedures of removal of tissue by Dr. Benitez, more than 71% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Colonoscopy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Hernia repair (minimally invasive): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Hernia repair - groin (open): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Benitez.

CMS Open Payments shows 140 general payments to Dr. Benitez from 22 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 44% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $15,892.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Benitez.

Dr. Benitez graduated from New York Medical College in 1989.

Dr. Benitez is in network with 8 carriers, including Aetna, Molina and United Healthcare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.