Dr. Edward Garrison Benton Jr., MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 2,371
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 300
- Part D claims, 2024
- 847
- Publications
- 1
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Practice address
- 50 Hillcrest Medical Blvd, Waco, TX 76712
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Baylor Scott & White Neurosciences Clinic - Waco/Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation - HOPD
Acute Care Hospital outpatient department · Waco, Texas
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Dr. Edward Garrison Benton Jr. is an orthopedic surgeon in Waco, Texas
Dr. Benton practices at Baylor Scott & White Neurosciences Clinic - Waco/Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation - HOPD in Waco, Texas.
Dr. Benton's NPI, 1669610283, was assigned on February 4, 2009. Dr. Benton graduated from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine in 2007. Dr. Benton holds Texas license P7392.
- NPI
- 1669610283NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 9335397637
- NPI enumeration date
- February 4, 2009
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 45
- Medical school graduation
- 2007
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Edward Garrison Benton Jr. practices at Baylor Scott & White Neurosciences Clinic - Waco/Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation - HOPD in Waco, Texas
Dr. Benton's primary practice is Baylor Scott & White Neurosciences Clinic - Waco/Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation - HOPD, at 50 Hillcrest Medical Blvd, Waco, TX 76712.
- Baylor Scott & White Neurosciences Clinic - Waco/Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation - HOPD50 Hillcrest Medical Blvd, Waco, TX 76712
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Edward Garrison Benton Jr. is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Benton's primary practice is Baylor Scott & White Neurosciences Clinic - Waco/Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation - HOPD in Waco, Texas. Dr. Benton is also affiliated with Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Hillcrest. The medical group on file is Baylor Scott & White Medical Center-Hillcrest. Dmand AI also links Dr. Benton to 1 more hospital, 1 group practice or clinic, 1 home health agency and 1 hospital outpatient department, each named with a free account. Dr. Benton's employer is on file too: a hospital.
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Edward Garrison Benton Jr.'s practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Benton practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Baylor Scott & White Neurosciences Clinic - Waco/Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation - HOPD | Available with a free account |
| +5 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Edward Garrison Benton Jr. is one of 1,394 orthopedic surgeons in Texas
Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Benton's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Benton is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Benton's licenses on file in 2 states: Texas and Florida.
Specialties and state licenses
- Orthopaedic surgery, TexasPrimary
- Florida license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists arthritis, bursitis, fluid in a joint, hip replacement, joint pain, knee injury, knee replacement and lower back pain among the conditions Dr. Benton treats.
Orthopedic surgeons near Dr. Benton
Counts of orthopedic surgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Edward Garrison Benton Jr. billed Medicare for 2,371 services in 2024
CMS data shows 2,371 Medicare services from Dr. Benton across 13 procedure codes in 2024, for 300 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $136,660 for them.
Dr. Benton's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 1,2092024: 1,48823%
- Imaging
- 2023: 3912024: 33115%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 3992024: 29626%
- Surgery
- 2023: 2692024: 22317%
- Other services
- 2023: 322024: 333%
Where Dr. Benton's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office2,24495%
- In a facility1275%
Dr. Benton compared with the Texas median for orthopedic surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Benton
- Texas median
- Medicare services
- 2,371vs 1,0622.2 times
- Medicare patients
- 300vs 24323% above
- Part D claims
- 754vs 2193.4 times
Medians across 1,283 orthopedic surgeons in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Benton'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. Edward Garrison Benton Jr. treated 300 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73
CMS counts 300 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Benton in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 175 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 0.99, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Benton's median patient age at 72, with 59% women.
Dr. Benton's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Benton's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women18261%
- Men11839%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Benton's Medicare patients, 2024
- Arthritis75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Anxiety28%
- Diabetes26%
- Ischemic heart disease26%
- Mood disorders26%
- Depression24%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Benton's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 72
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women59%
- Men40%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Edward Garrison Benton Jr. wrote 847 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Benton wrote 847 Medicare Part D claims for 269 patients. 98% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 754 of them, across 13 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $9,453 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 729 claims across 16 drugs.
Dr. Benton's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic827 claims98%
- Brand-name20 claims2%
Dr. Benton'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. Benton's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids43%364 of 847 claims
- Antibiotics18%149 of 847 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: 7292024: 7543%
Drugs named by CMS: 13 in 2024, 16 in 2023.
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. Edward Garrison Benton Jr. ranks in the 87th percentile for knee replacement in Medicare
Dr. Benton accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 70 procedures of knee replacement by Dr. Benton, more than 87% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Where Dr. Benton ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Knee replacement
- 87th percentile70 procedures
- Hip replacement
- 86th percentile48 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Edward Garrison Benton Jr. has 1 publication on record
Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Benton. Dr. Benton's most frequent co-authors are Preetesh D. Patel, MD and Juan Carlos Suarez, MD.
Dr. Benton's most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Benton
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Dr. Edward Garrison Benton Jr. received $6,585 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 53 general payments to Dr. Benton from 9 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 46% of the total. Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. paid the most, $2,400.
General payments to Dr. Benton by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Benton by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Travel and lodging$3,03546%
- Education$1,82228%
- Food and beverage$1,72826%
Companies that paid Dr. Benton the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Edward Garrison Benton Jr. graduated from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine
Dr. Benton graduated from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine in 2007.
- Medical school
- Board certified in orthopaedic surgery
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Edward Garrison Benton Jr. accepts plans from 16 insurance carriers
Dr. Benton is in network with 16 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Elevance
- United Healthcare
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- HCSC
- Alliant Health Plans
- Aspirus Health Plan
- Baylor Scott and White
- +8 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Benton accepts, by number of carriers
- HMO10
- PPO8
- POS6
- Medicare5
- EPO4
- Medicaid1
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Edward Garrison Benton Jr.'s profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Edward Garrison Benton Jr.'s NPI number?
Dr. Edward Garrison Benton Jr.'s NPI number is 1669610283. It was assigned on February 4, 2009, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Edward Garrison Benton Jr.?
Dr. Edward Garrison Benton Jr. is an orthopedic surgeon in Waco, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).
Where does Dr. Edward Garrison Benton Jr. practice?
Dr. Benton practices at 50 Hillcrest Medical Blvd, Waco, TX 76712. Dr. Benton's primary practice is Baylor Scott & White Neurosciences Clinic - Waco/Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation - HOPD in Waco, Texas. Dmand AI also links Dr. Benton to 1 hospital, 1 group practice or clinic, 1 home health agency and 1 hospital outpatient department.
What is Dr. Edward Garrison Benton Jr.'s medical license number?
Dr. Benton holds Texas license P7392, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Edward Garrison Benton Jr. been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Benton in Texas (2013 to 2026) and Florida (2012 to 2014).
Which hospitals is Dr. Edward Garrison Benton Jr. affiliated with?
Dr. Benton is affiliated with Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Hillcrest. Dmand AI links Dr. Benton to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Edward Garrison Benton Jr. part of?
Dr. Benton is linked to Baylor Scott & White Medical Center-Hillcrest.
Does Dr. Edward Garrison Benton Jr. accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Benton billed Medicare for 2,371 services in 2024, and Dr. Benton accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Edward Garrison Benton Jr. see?
CMS counts 300 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Benton in 2024, with an average age of 73.
Is Dr. Edward Garrison Benton Jr. board certified?
Yes. Dr. Benton is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.
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What services does Dr. Edward Garrison Benton Jr. bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Benton's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J0665), injected or infused drug (J3301) and office visit, established patient (99214).
Where did Dr. Edward Garrison Benton Jr. go to medical school?
Dr. Benton graduated from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine in 2007.
What drugs does Dr. Edward Garrison Benton Jr. prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Benton's most prescribed drugs by claims were Oxycodone HCl, Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen and Meloxicam.
Has Dr. Edward Garrison Benton Jr. received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $6,585 in general payments to Dr. Benton from 9 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.
How long has Dr. Edward Garrison Benton Jr. been practicing?
Dr. Benton graduated from medical school in 2007, 19 years ago.
Does Dr. Edward Garrison Benton Jr. do research?
Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Benton.
Who does Dr. Edward Garrison Benton Jr. publish with?
Dr. Benton's most frequent co-authors are Preetesh D. Patel, MD (1 shared paper) and Juan Carlos Suarez, MD (1 shared paper).
What insurance does Dr. Edward Garrison Benton Jr. accept?
Dr. Benton is in network with 16 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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