Dr. Clint L. Benge, MD

  • Sioux Falls, SD
  • Orthopedic surgeon
NPI1710367719PAC ID0042524159
Medicare services, 2024
171
Medicare patients, 2024
128
Part D claims, 2024
98
MIPS score, 2024
85
Hospital affiliations
6
Practice address
1305 W 18th Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57117
Practice phone
Call (605) 328-6758
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Primary practice

Sanford Medical Center - Unit

Acute Care Hospital-Unit · Sioux Falls, South Dakota

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Dr. Clint L. Benge is an orthopedic surgeon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Dr. Benge practices at Sanford Medical Center - Unit in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Dr. Benge's NPI, 1710367719, was assigned on June 4, 2015. Dr. Benge graduated from University of Kansas School of Med (KC/Wich/Sal) in 2015. Dr. Benge holds South Dakota license 12693.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
0042524159
NPI enumeration date
June 4, 2015
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(605) 328-6758
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
37
Medical school graduation
2015

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

Dr. Clint L. Benge practices at Sanford Medical Center - Unit in Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Dr. Benge's primary practice is Sanford Medical Center - Unit, at 1305 W 18th Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57117 in Minnehaha County. The practice phone is (605) 328-6758.

  • Sanford Medical Center - Unit
    1305 W 18th Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57117 · Minnehaha CountyPhone(605) 328-6758

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Dr. Clint L. Benge is affiliated with 9 sites of care and 3 medical groups

Dr. Benge's primary practice is Sanford Medical Center - Unit in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Dr. Benge is also affiliated with Sanford USD Medical Center. The medical group on file is Edith Sanford Breast Center Sioux Falls. Dmand AI also links Dr. Benge to 4 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics, 2 medical groups and 1 imaging center, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Clint L. Benge's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Benge practices, 9 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Sanford Medical Center - UnitAvailable with a free account
+8 more sites and 2 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Clint L. Benge is one of 113 orthopedic surgeons in South Dakota

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Benge's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Benge's licenses on file in 3 states: South Dakota, Kansas and Wisconsin.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Orthopaedic surgery, South DakotaPrimaryLicense 12693 · taxonomy 207X00000X
  • Kansas licenseLicense 94-08611
  • Sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery), WisconsinLicense 73163 · taxonomy 207XX0005X

Orthopedic surgeons near Dr. Benge

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Dr. Clint L. Benge billed Medicare for 171 services in 2024

CMS data shows 171 Medicare services from Dr. Benge across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 128 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $47,560 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 2024171
Medicare patients128
Paid by Medicare$47,560
Procedure codes4

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1792024: 13525%
Surgery
2023: 232024: 3657%

Dr. Benge compared with the South Dakota median for orthopedic surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Benge
  • South Dakota median
Medicare services
171vs 58271% below
Medicare patients
128vs 24247% below
Part D claims
81vs 79Close to median

Medians across 116 orthopedic surgeons in South Dakota with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Benge's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Clint L. Benge treated 128 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72

CMS counts 128 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Benge in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 71 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high cholesterol. 10% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.06, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Benge's median patient age at 70, with 53% women.

Medicare patients, 2024128
Average age72
Average risk score1.06
Also on Medicaid10%

Dr. Benge's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Benge's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women6450%
  • Men6450%

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

  1. Arthritis75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. High blood pressure70%
  4. Ischemic heart disease27%
  5. Anxiety24%
  6. Mood disorders22%
  7. Diabetes21%
  8. Chronic kidney disease20%

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

Dr. Benge's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 70

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women53%
  • Men47%

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

Dr. Clint L. Benge wrote 98 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Benge wrote 98 Medicare Part D claims for 49 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 81 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $273 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 89 claims across 1 drug.

Part D claims, 202498
Drugs named by CMS3
Total drug cost$273
Part D patients49

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

  • Antibiotics27%26 of 98 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: 892024: 819%

Drugs named by CMS: 3 in 2024, 1 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. Clint L. Benge 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. Benge for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Benge accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 18 procedures of upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) by Dr. Benge, more than 60% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Benge's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 85of 100Final score
  • 78.8of 100Quality
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 70of 100Cost

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

Where Dr. Benge ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair)
60th percentile18 procedures

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

Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

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. Clint L. Benge received $22,960 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 211 general payments to Dr. Benge from 11 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 43% of the total. Stryker Corporation paid the most, $10,770.

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

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

$23Kin total
  • Food and beverage$9,79643%
  • Travel and lodging$8,64138%
  • Education$4,52320%

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

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

Dr. Clint L. Benge graduated from University of Kansas School of Med (KC/Wich/Sal)

Dr. Benge graduated from University of Kansas School of Med (KC/Wich/Sal) in 2015.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity of Kansas School of Med (KC/Wich/Sal)

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Sources for Dr. Clint L. Benge'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)
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. Clint L. Benge's NPI number?

Dr. Clint L. Benge's NPI number is 1710367719. It was assigned on June 4, 2015, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Clint L. Benge?

Dr. Clint L. Benge is an orthopedic surgeon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).

Where does Dr. Clint L. Benge practice?

Dr. Benge practices at 1305 W 18th Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57117. Dr. Benge's primary practice is Sanford Medical Center - Unit in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Dmand AI also links Dr. Benge to 4 hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics, 2 medical groups and 1 imaging center.

What is Dr. Clint L. Benge's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Benge is (605) 328-6758.

What is Dr. Clint L. Benge's medical license number?

Dr. Benge holds South Dakota license 12693, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.

Which states has Dr. Clint L. Benge been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Benge in South Dakota, Kansas and Wisconsin.

Which hospitals is Dr. Clint L. Benge affiliated with?

Dr. Benge is affiliated with Sanford USD Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Benge to 5 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Clint L. Benge part of?

Dr. Benge is linked to Edith Sanford Breast Center Sioux Falls. Dmand AI links Dr. Benge to 2 more medical groups.

Does Dr. Clint L. Benge accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Benge billed Medicare for 171 services in 2024, and Dr. Benge accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Clint L. Benge's MIPS score?

Dr. Benge's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 85 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Clint L. Benge see?

CMS counts 128 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Benge in 2024, with an average age of 72.

What services does Dr. Clint L. Benge bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Benge's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), office visit, new patient (99204) and surgery: bones and joints (23472).

Where did Dr. Clint L. Benge go to medical school?

Dr. Benge graduated from University of Kansas School of Med (KC/Wich/Sal) in 2015.

What drugs does Dr. Clint L. Benge prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Benge's most prescribed drugs by claims were Meloxicam, Amoxicillin and Clindamycin HCl.

Has Dr. Clint L. Benge received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $22,960 in general payments to Dr. Benge from 11 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Stryker Corporation.

How long has Dr. Clint L. Benge been practicing?

Dr. Benge graduated from medical school in 2015, 11 years ago.

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