Dr. Mark E. Benson, MD

  • Madison, WI
  • Gastroenterologist
NPI1114950987PAC ID8527080704
Medicare services, 2024
546
Medicare patients, 2024
365
Part D claims, 2024
786
MIPS score, 2024
83
Hospital affiliations
2
Practice address
600 Highland Ave, Madison, WI 53792
Practice phone
Call (608) 265-1978
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Primary practice

University Health Services - Madison (Highland Ave)

College / University Student Health · Madison, Wisconsin

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Dr. Mark E. Benson is a gastroenterologist in Madison, Wisconsin

Dr. Benson practices at University Health Services - Madison (Highland Ave) in Madison, Wisconsin.

Dr. Benson's NPI, 1114950987, was assigned on July 7, 2006. Dr. Benson graduated from Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth in 2002. Dr. Benson holds Wisconsin license 51051.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
8527080704
NPI enumeration date
July 7, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(608) 265-1978
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
50
Medical school graduation
2002

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

Dr. Mark E. Benson practices at University Health Services - Madison (Highland Ave) in Madison, Wisconsin

Dr. Benson's primary practice is University Health Services - Madison (Highland Ave), at 600 Highland Ave, Madison, WI 53792. The practice phone is (608) 265-1978.

  • University Health Services - Madison (Highland Ave)
    600 Highland Ave, Madison, WI 53792Phone(608) 265-1978

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Dr. Mark E. Benson is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Benson's primary practice is University Health Services - Madison (Highland Ave) in Madison, Wisconsin. Dr. Benson is also affiliated with University Hospital. The medical group on file is UW Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Benson to 1 more hospital, named with a free account. Dr. Benson's employer is on file too: a school & student health.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Mark E. Benson's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Benson practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
University Health Services - Madison (Highland Ave)Available with a free account
+2 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Mark E. Benson is one of 277 gastroenterologists in Wisconsin

Gastroenterology is Dr. Benson's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Dr. Benson is licensed in Wisconsin.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Gastroenterology, WisconsinPrimaryLicense 51051 · taxonomy 207RG0100X

Gastroenterologists near Dr. Benson

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Dr. Mark E. Benson billed Medicare for 546 services in 2024

CMS data shows 546 Medicare services from Dr. Benson across 15 procedure codes in 2024, for 365 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $45,321 for them.

Medicare services, 2024546
Medicare patients365
Paid by Medicare$45,321
Procedure codes15

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Surgery
2023: 3752024: 33910%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1582024: 1486%
Imaging
2023: 342024: 34No change
Other services
2023: 02024: 25

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

  • In an office16731%
  • In a facility37969%

Dr. Benson compared with the Wisconsin median for gastroenterologists, 2024

  • Dr. Benson
  • Wisconsin median
Medicare services
546vs 32966% above
Medicare patients
365vs 25841% above
Part D claims
675vs 42957% above

Medians across 278 gastroenterologists in Wisconsin with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Benson'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 E. Benson treated 365 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72

CMS counts 365 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Benson in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 207 patients. 67% of them have high blood pressure, and 67% have high cholesterol. 10% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.51, 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. Benson's median patient age at 68, with 53% women.

Medicare patients, 2024365
Average age72
Average risk score1.51
Also on Medicaid10%

Dr. Benson's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Benson's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women19453%
  • Men17147%

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

  1. High blood pressure67%
  2. High cholesterol67%
  3. Arthritis45%
  4. Anxiety30%
  5. Diabetes30%
  6. Chronic kidney disease27%
  7. Ischemic heart disease27%
  8. Mood disorders26%

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

Dr. Benson's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 68

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. Mark E. Benson wrote 786 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Benson wrote 786 Medicare Part D claims for 247 patients. 77% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 675 of them, across 19 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $251,882 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 670 claims across 20 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024786
Drugs named by CMS19
Total drug cost$251,882
Part D patients247

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

  • Generic603 claims77%
  • Brand-name183 claims23%

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

  • Antibiotics5%36 of 786 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: 6702024: 6751%

Drugs named by CMS: 19 in 2024, 20 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 E. Benson scored 83 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 83 out of 100 for Dr. Benson for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Benson accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Benson as offering telehealth. CMS counts 345 procedures of upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux by Dr. Benson, more than 96% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Dr. Benson's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 83of 100Final score
  • 87.8of 100Quality
  • 77of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 76of 100Cost

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

Where Dr. Benson ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux
96th percentile345 procedures
Colonoscopy
65th percentile54 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 E. Benson received $253 in industry payments from 2022 to 2024

CMS Open Payments shows 3 general payments to Dr. Benson from 1 drug or device company from 2022 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Boston Scientific Corporation paid the most, $253.

General payments to Dr. Benson by program year, 2022 to 2024

Companies that paid Dr. Benson the most, 2022 to 2024

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 E. Benson graduated from Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth

Dr. Benson graduated from Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth in 2002.

  1. Medical schoolGeisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Mark E. Benson'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 DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy 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. Mark E. Benson's NPI number?

Dr. Mark E. Benson's NPI number is 1114950987. It was assigned on July 7, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Mark E. Benson?

Dr. Mark E. Benson is a gastroenterologist in Madison, Wisconsin. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Gastroenterology Physician (taxonomy code 207RG0100X).

Where does Dr. Mark E. Benson practice?

Dr. Benson practices at 600 Highland Ave, Madison, WI 53792. Dr. Benson's primary practice is University Health Services - Madison (Highland Ave) in Madison, Wisconsin. Dmand AI also links Dr. Benson to 1 hospital.

What is Dr. Mark E. Benson's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Benson is (608) 265-1978.

What is Dr. Mark E. Benson's medical license number?

Dr. Benson holds Wisconsin license 51051.

Which hospitals is Dr. Mark E. Benson affiliated with?

Dr. Benson is affiliated with University Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Benson to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Mark E. Benson part of?

Dr. Benson is linked to UW Health.

Does Dr. Mark E. Benson accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Benson billed Medicare for 546 services in 2024, and Dr. Benson accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Mark E. Benson offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Benson as offering telehealth services.

What is Dr. Mark E. Benson's MIPS score?

Dr. Benson's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 83 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Mark E. Benson see?

CMS counts 365 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Benson in 2024, with an average age of 72.

What services does Dr. Mark E. Benson bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Benson's most billed Medicare services were surgery: digestive system (43239), office visit, established patient (99214) and surgery: digestive system (45380).

Where did Dr. Mark E. Benson go to medical school?

Dr. Benson graduated from Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth in 2002.

What drugs does Dr. Mark E. Benson prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Benson's most prescribed drugs by claims were Gavilyte-C, Omeprazole and Creon.

Has Dr. Mark E. Benson received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $253 in general payments to Dr. Benson from 1 company from 2022 to 2024. The largest total came from Boston Scientific Corporation.

How long has Dr. Mark E. Benson been practicing?

Dr. Benson graduated from medical school in 2002, 24 years ago.

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