What is Robert Benafield's specialty?

Robert Benafield (NPI 1780656850) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Hand Surgery in Fayetteville, AR.

Where does Robert Benafield practice?

Robert Benafield practices in Fayetteville, AR, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1780656850.

How much does Medicare pay Robert Benafield?

Robert Benafield (NPI 1780656850) received approximately $91K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 340 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1780656850

Robert BenafieldM.D.

PRACTICEOZARK ORTHOPAEDICS, P.A.See all providers at this practice →

Hand SurgeryFayetteville, ARI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

823

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

5,380

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$55K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 14 Hand Surgery providers in AR — top quintile (cohort median 2,171).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

298

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$2K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

59.7%

Top prescribed drugs

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen148 claims

Diclofenac Sodium88 claims

Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen30 claims

Celecoxib18 claims

Tramadol Hcl14 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

91.4

Quality

79.3

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.69%

APM Entity

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$48

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$48

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$48

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Robert Benafield's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 12 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
WASHINGTON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	68	188
Arkansas Outpatient Eye Surgery Llc Ambulatory Surgical Center · Fayetteville, AR	47	56
GROTE, WALTON	31	36
MERCY HOSPITAL ROGERS	28	78
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · Dallas, TX	23	53
Benjamin Lowery Diagnostic Radiology · Fayetteville, AR	22	55
Jarret Sanders Diagnostic Radiology · Fayetteville, AR	17	65
Eric Sale Diagnostic Radiology · Fayetteville, AR	17	55
NPI 1366698862	14	28
Barry Wetsell Diagnostic Radiology · Fayetteville, AR	14	83
TOWNSEND, CYNTHIA	14	31
Ralph Panek Diagnostic Radiology · Fayetteville, AR	13	38

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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