Dr. Richard Benson M.D.
About this NPIWhat this record shows.
NPI 1598103350 is registered to Dr. Richard Benson M.D., a Emergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician practising at 5841 S Maryland Ave, Mc 5068 in Chicago, Illinois. Emergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician is a recognised medical specialty under the National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) taxonomy. Dr. Richard Benson M.D. has been enumerated in the National Provider Identifier (NPI) registry since 2013.
Beyond the registryWhat this record adds.
It is enrolled in Medicare, linking to 7 PECOS enrollment records (each with a public Medicare Enrollment ID) sourced from CMS, which the NPPES registry does not list. Within the directory it is one of 141 Emergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician providers on file in Illinois.
Source: CMS NPPES and PECOS public files. snapshot, refreshed monthly.
Your brand here.
Medicare enrollment
This provider holds 7 Medicare enrollments on file with the Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS). Each enrollment carries a public Medicare Enrollment ID (ENRLMT_ID) used by billers and intermediaries.
Practitioner
- I20161102002861Emergency MedicineNC
- I20220509000209Emergency MedicineNJ
- I20230516000775Emergency MedicineOH
- I20230719000620Emergency MedicineIL
- I20231222001880Emergency MedicineMS
- I20240209000369Emergency MedicineTN
- I20250718002097Emergency MedicineAK
Source: CMS PECOS public enrollment file.
Insurance & acceptsHow to confirm coverage.
The National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) registry does not include commercial insurance network data, so we cannot show which plans Dr. Richard Benson M.D. accepts. To confirm in-network status with your specific health plan, contact Dr. Richard Benson M.D. directly at (773) 702-9500.
Frequently asked
Yes. NPI 1598103350 is registered as Active in the CMS NPPES public registry and passes the Luhn check-digit validation that all 10-digit NPIs use.
Emergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician is a recognised medical specialty under the National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) taxonomy.
The CMS NPPES Public Registry at npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov is the authoritative source. FindMyNPI mirrors this dataset and refreshes monthly. For real-time verification, you can also call the provider's office at (773) 702-9500.
An individual healthcare provider has a single Type-1 NPI for life. Organisations can hold separate Type-2 NPIs per location, specialty, or sub-entity. Dr. Richard Benson M.D. is a Type-1 individual NPI.
As of the latest monthly CMS NPPES snapshot, 141 Emergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician providers are registered in Illinois, and Dr. Richard Benson M.D. is one of them. The figure refreshes each month from the federal source.