Raymond Louis Benza, MD
NPI 1366497430ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology· Norfolk, VA
Internal Medicine, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology (MD) in Norfolk, Virginia, trained at University of Florida College of Medicine (class of 1989). Mostly services rather than prescriptions: Medicare paid $33,334 for 114 patients in 2024, with only 14 Part D claims. Insmed, Inc. was the largest of 9 companies reporting payments in 2025, $14,509 in all, mostly consulting fees.
Overview
| NPI | 1366497430 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | May 24, 2006 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Dec 4, 2025 |
| Certified by provider | Dec 4, 2025 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Primary | 207RA0001X | 0101285991 | VA |
| Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease | 207RC0000X | 189292 | NY |
| Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease | 207RC0000X | 0101285991 | VA |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology) (NY); Practitioner - Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology (VA) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 114 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 349 across 18 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $33,334 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 14 · 26 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Total drug cost | $6,031 |
Education and affiliations
| Medical school | University of Florida College of Medicine |
|---|---|
| Graduation year | 1989 |
| Medicare specialty | Advanced Heart Failure And Transplant Cardiology |
Medical group
- Sentara Medical GroupNorfolk, VA · 1,408 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Sentara Careplex HospitalHampton, VA
- Sentara Leigh HospitalNorfolk, VA
- Sentara Norfolk General HospitalNorfolk, VA
- Sentara Obici HospitalSuffolk, VA
- Sentara Virginia Beach General HospitalVirginia Beach, VA
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$14,509 · 28 payments from 9 companies
- 2024$16,748 · 39 payments from 11 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Insmed, Inc. | $7,126 | 6 |
| Astrazeneca Uk Limited | $3,480 | 1 |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $2,914 | 7 |
| United Therapeutics Corporation | $616.42 | 7 |
| Liquidia Technologies, Inc. | $140.41 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Consulting Fee$12,192 · 4 payments
- Food and Beverage$1,232 · 18 payments
- Travel and Lodging$1,086 · 6 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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