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Emily Christine Benham, MD

NPI 1639431380ActiveIndividual· Surgery· Lafayette, CO

Surgery (MD) in Lafayette, Colorado, trained at University of Oklahoma College of Medicine (class of 2012). 15 Medicare patients in 2024, $5,619 paid; nearly all of their 73 Part D prescriptions were generic (97%). Medtronic, Inc. reported $18.70 in payments in 2025, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1639431380
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialMD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedJun 8, 2012
Last updated in NPPESFeb 16, 2024
Certified by providerFeb 16, 2024

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Surgery Primary208600000XDR.0072262CO
Surgery208600000X2021-02556NC

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - General Surgery (CO); Practitioner - General Surgery (NC)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients15
Services billed20 across 18 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$5,619

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)73 · 75 30-day fills
Patients49
Total drug cost$518.16
Generic share97% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolUniversity of Oklahoma College of Medicine
Graduation year2012
Medicare specialtyGeneral Surgery

Medical group

Hospital affiliation

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$18.70 · 1 payment from 1 company
  • 2024$3,442 · 14 payments from 3 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Medtronic, Inc.$18.701

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$18.70 · 1 payment

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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