Michelle Elaine Klawiter-Benton, MD
NPI 1245456060ActiveIndividual· Family Medicine· Knightdale, NC
Family Medicine (MD) in Knightdale, North Carolina, trained at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine (class of 2004). Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $452,494 for 4,953 claims, against $51,084 paid for services in 2024. Abbvie Inc. was the largest of 14 companies reporting payments in 2025, $685.46 in all, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1245456060 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Apr 18, 2007 |
| Last updated in NPPES | May 10, 2021 |
| Certified by provider | May 10, 2021 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Family Medicine Primary | 207Q00000X | 200900107 | NC |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Family Practice (NC) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 167 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 736 across 36 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $51,084 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 4,953 · 11,972 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 405 |
| Total drug cost | $452,494 |
| Generic share | 88% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Medical school | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine |
|---|---|
| Graduation year | 2004 |
| Medicare specialty | Family Practice |
| Telehealth | Offers telehealth |
Medical group
- Unc Physicians Network LLCKinston, NC · 998 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Rex HospitalRaleigh, NC
Other facilities
- Amedisys Home HealthHome health agency · Durham, NC
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$685.46 · 35 payments from 14 companies
- 2024$662.90 · 30 payments from 11 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Abbvie Inc. | $181.10 | 9 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc | $98.67 | 5 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $72.59 | 3 |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | $65.36 | 3 |
| Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $60.61 | 4 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$685.46 · 35 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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