Shari Joan Benson, FNP-BC
NPI 1346582327ActiveIndividual· Nurse Practitioner, Family· Freehold, NJ
Nurse Practitioner, Family (FNP-BC) with Practice Associates Medical Group, practicing in Freehold, New Jersey. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $140,996 for 1,574 claims, against $22,849 paid for services in 2024. Pfizer Inc. was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2025, $31.73 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Centrastate Medical Center and 1 other hospital as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1346582327 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | FNP-BC |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Mar 18, 2013 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Sep 21, 2022 |
| Certified by provider | Sep 21, 2022 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Practitioner, Family Primary | 363LF0000X | 26N00408900 | NJ |
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 (NJ) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 154 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 382 across 33 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $22,849 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 1,574 · 3,352 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 404 |
| Total drug cost | $140,996 |
| Generic share | 86% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Nurse Practitioner |
| Telehealth | Offers telehealth |
Medical group
- Practice Associates Medical GroupSummit, NJ · 1,408 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Centrastate Medical CenterFreehold, NJ
- Morristown Medical CenterMorristown, NJ
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$31.73 · 2 payments from 2 companies
- 2024$43.93 · 2 payments from 2 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Pfizer Inc. | $16.87 | 1 |
| Glaxosmithkline, LLC. | $14.86 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$31.73 · 2 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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