Dr. Erin Pauline Benjamin, DO

  • Bluffton, SC
  • Ophthalmologist
NPI1790052207PAC ID6507096559
Medicare services, 2024
2,198
Medicare patients, 2024
830
Part D claims, 2024
677
MIPS score, 2024
91
Industry payments
$6,344
Practice address
23 Plantation Park Dr, Bluffton, SC 29910
Practice phone
Call (912) 354-4411
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Primary practice

Finger and Associates

Bluffton, South Carolina

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Dr. Erin Pauline Benjamin is an ophthalmologist in Bluffton, South Carolina

Dr. Benjamin practices at Finger and Associates in Bluffton, South Carolina.

Dr. Benjamin's NPI, 1790052207, was assigned on November 28, 2011. Dr. Benjamin graduated from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2009. Dr. Benjamin holds South Carolina license D087854.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
6507096559
NPI enumeration date
November 28, 2011
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(912) 354-4411
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
43
Medical school graduation
2009

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

Dr. Erin Pauline Benjamin practices at Finger and Associates in Bluffton, South Carolina

Dr. Benjamin's primary practice is Finger and Associates, at 23 Plantation Park Dr, Bluffton, SC 29910 in Beaufort County. The practice phone is (912) 354-4411.

  • Finger and Associates
    23 Plantation Park Dr, Bluffton, SC 29910 · Beaufort CountyPhone(912) 354-4411

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Erin Pauline Benjamin is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Benjamin's primary practice is Finger and Associates in Bluffton, South Carolina. Dmand AI also links Dr. Benjamin to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Erin Pauline Benjamin's practice

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

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Finger and AssociatesAvailable with a free account
+1 more site and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Erin Pauline Benjamin is one of 269 ophthalmologists in South Carolina

Ophthalmology is Dr. Benjamin's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Benjamin is board certified in ophthalmology by the AOA Board of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology. Dr. Benjamin is licensed in South Carolina.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Ophthalmology, South CarolinaPrimaryLicense D087854 · taxonomy 207W00000X

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists age-related macular degeneration, cataract, cataract surgery with lens implant, cold sores or genital herpes, conjunctivitis, dry eye, eye infection or inflammation and eyelid inflammation among the conditions Dr. Benjamin treats.

Ophthalmologists near Dr. Benjamin

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

269ophthalmologists in South Carolina
5ophthalmologists in Bluffton

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

Dr. Erin Pauline Benjamin billed Medicare for 2,198 services in 2024

CMS data shows 2,198 Medicare services from Dr. Benjamin across 12 procedure codes in 2024, for 830 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $160,699 for them.

Medicare services, 20242,198
Medicare patients830
Paid by Medicare$160,699
Procedure codes12

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Tests and treatments
2023: 1,7602024: 1,93910%
Surgery
2023: 2202024: 2399%
Imaging
2023: 02024: 20
Office and hospital visits
2023: 332024: 0100%

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

  • In an office2,05193%
  • In a facility1477%

Dr. Benjamin compared with the South Carolina median for ophthalmologists, 2024

  • Dr. Benjamin
  • South Carolina median
Medicare services
2,198vs 2,44610% below
Medicare patients
830vs 8816% below
Part D claims
601vs 74820% below

Medians across 277 ophthalmologists in South Carolina 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. Erin Pauline Benjamin treated 830 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75

CMS counts 830 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Benjamin in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 382 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 70% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 0.86, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Benjamin's median patient age at 75, with 59% women.

Medicare patients, 2024830
Average age75
Average risk score0.86

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

  • Women48258%
  • Men34842%

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

  1. High cholesterol75%
  2. High blood pressure70%
  3. Arthritis48%
  4. Anxiety22%
  5. Diabetes21%
  6. Ischemic heart disease19%
  7. Cancer17%
  8. Atrial fibrillation16%

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 75

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women59%
  • Men41%

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

Dr. Erin Pauline Benjamin wrote 677 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Benjamin wrote 677 Medicare Part D claims for 269 patients. 67% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 601 of them, across 13 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $45,729 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 546 claims across 13 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024677
Drugs named by CMS13
Total drug cost$45,729
Part D patients269

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

  • Generic451 claims67%
  • Brand-name226 claims33%

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

  • Antibiotics3%18 of 677 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: 5462024: 60110%

Drugs named by CMS: 13 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. Erin Pauline Benjamin scored 91 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 91 out of 100 for Dr. Benjamin for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Benjamin accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 389 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. Benjamin, more than 93% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Benjamin's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 91of 100Final score
  • 95of 100Quality
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 76of 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
93rd percentile389 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. Erin Pauline Benjamin received $6,344 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 130 general payments to Dr. Benjamin from 31 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 61% of the total. Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. paid the most, $1,805.

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

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

$6.3Kin total
  • Food and beverage$3,85361%
  • Travel and lodging$2,47139%
  • Gifts$190%
  • Education$10%

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. Erin Pauline Benjamin graduated from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Dr. Benjamin graduated from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2009. Dr. Benjamin is a member of AOA.

  1. Medical schoolPhiladelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
  2. Board certified in ophthalmologyAOA Board of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology
  3. Board certified in 2018 - 2024MD State License
  4. Board certified in 2014 - 2020MI State License
  5. Board certified in 2012 - 2019OH State License
  6. Board certified in 2022 - 2027SC State License

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Erin Pauline Benjamin accepts plans from 18 insurance carriers

Dr. Benjamin is in network with 18 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and HCSC. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

Plan types Dr. Benjamin accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO12
  2. HMO10
  3. Medicare10
  4. POS5
  5. EPO4
  6. Medicaid1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Erin Pauline 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 phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand 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)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Erin Pauline Benjamin's NPI number?

Dr. Erin Pauline Benjamin's NPI number is 1790052207. It was assigned on November 28, 2011, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Erin Pauline Benjamin?

Dr. Erin Pauline Benjamin is an ophthalmologist in Bluffton, South Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).

Where does Dr. Erin Pauline Benjamin practice?

Dr. Benjamin practices at 23 Plantation Park Dr, Bluffton, SC 29910. Dr. Benjamin's primary practice is Finger and Associates in Bluffton, South Carolina. Dmand AI also links Dr. Benjamin to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Erin Pauline Benjamin's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Benjamin is (912) 354-4411.

What is Dr. Erin Pauline Benjamin's medical license number?

Dr. Benjamin holds South Carolina license D087854.

Does Dr. Erin Pauline Benjamin accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Benjamin billed Medicare for 2,198 services in 2024, and Dr. Benjamin accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Erin Pauline Benjamin's MIPS score?

Dr. Benjamin's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 91 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Erin Pauline Benjamin see?

CMS counts 830 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Benjamin in 2024, with an average age of 75.

Is Dr. Erin Pauline Benjamin board certified?

Yes. Dr. Benjamin is board certified in ophthalmology by the AOA Board of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology.

What services does Dr. Erin Pauline 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 eye exam or test (92250).

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Where did Dr. Erin Pauline Benjamin go to medical school?

Dr. Benjamin graduated from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2009.

What drugs does Dr. Erin Pauline Benjamin prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Benjamin's most prescribed drugs by claims were Latanoprost, Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth and Prednisolone Acetate.

Has Dr. Erin Pauline Benjamin received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $6,344 in general payments to Dr. Benjamin from 31 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc.

How long has Dr. Erin Pauline Benjamin been practicing?

Dr. Benjamin graduated from medical school in 2009, 17 years ago.

What insurance does Dr. Erin Pauline Benjamin accept?

Dr. Benjamin is in network with 18 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and HCSC. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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