Chelsey Darlene Benson, DNP, AG-ACNP
NPI 1003531583ActiveIndividual· Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care· Chattanooga, TN
Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care (DNP, AG-ACNP) with Memorial Health Care System Inc., practicing in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Mostly services rather than prescriptions: Medicare paid $16,796 for 176 patients in 2024, with only 23 Part D claims. Abbott Laboratories was the largest of 10 companies reporting payments in 2025, $1,549 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Memorial Healthcare System, Inc as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1003531583 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | DNP, AG-ACNP |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Oct 7, 2022 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Dec 10, 2024 |
| Certified by provider | Dec 10, 2024 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care Primary | 363LA2100X | 0000032415 | TN |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Nurse Practitioner (TN) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 176 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 182 across 5 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $16,796 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 23 · 30 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Total drug cost | $3,967 |
| Generic share | 83% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Nurse Practitioner |
Medical group
- Memorial Health Care System Inc.Hixson, TN · 56 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Memorial Healthcare System, IncChattanooga, TN
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$1,549 · 15 payments from 10 companies
- 2024$371.85 · 6 payments from 2 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Abbott Laboratories | $559.06 | 5 |
| Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $171.08 | 2 |
| Genzyme Corporation | $150.93 | 1 |
| Abiomed | $148.29 | 1 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $131.39 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$1,549 · 15 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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