Emily L. Benson, OD, MS
NPI 1538917034ActiveIndividual· Optometrist· Charlottesville, VA
Optometrist (OD, MS) with University Hospitals Medical Group Inc, practicing in Charlottesville, Virginia. Mostly services rather than prescriptions: Medicare paid $4,767 for 72 patients in 2024, with only 17 Part D claims. Alcon Vision LLC was the largest of 7 companies reporting payments in 2025, $2,035 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Lake Health as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1538917034 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | OD, MS |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | May 9, 2024 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jul 10, 2024 |
| Certified by provider | Jul 10, 2024 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optometrist Primary | 152W00000X | 0618003401 | VA |
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 - Optometry (OH); Practitioner - Ophthalmology (VA) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 72 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 103 across 14 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $4,767 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 17 · 21 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Total drug cost | $1,431 |
| Generic share | 76% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Optometry |
Medical group
- University Hospitals Medical Group IncCleveland, OH · 2,294 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Lake HealthConcord, OH
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$2,035 · 19 payments from 7 companies
- 2024$353.78 · 4 payments from 3 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Alcon Vision LLC | $843.34 | 4 |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | $434.53 | 5 |
| Biotissue Holdings Inc. | $285.39 | 2 |
| Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $208.32 | 4 |
| Coopervision Inc. | $144.32 | 2 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$1,484 · 18 payments
- Travel and Lodging$550.97 · 1 payment
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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