Christopher Ryan Benton, DO
NPI 1720508260ActiveIndividual· Emergency Medicine· Fayetteville, NC
Emergency Medicine (DO) with Tri-Cities Regional Emergency Physicians, PC, practicing in Fayetteville, North Carolina. 431 Medicare patients in 2024, $54,115 paid; nearly all of their 259 Part D prescriptions were generic (92%). Lists Indian Path Community Hospital and 2 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1720508260 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | DO |
| Sole proprietor | Yes |
| NPI issued | Jun 26, 2017 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jul 21, 2022 |
| Certified by provider | Jun 18, 2021 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emergency Medicine Primary | 207P00000X | 2019-02687 | NC |
| Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 390200000X | — | — |
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 - Emergency Medicine (NC); Practitioner - Emergency Medicine (NM); Practitioner - Emergency Medicine (TN) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 431 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 642 across 19 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $54,115 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 259 · 259 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 183 |
| Total drug cost | $3,801 |
| Generic share | 92% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Emergency Medicine |
Medical group
- Tri-Cities Regional Emergency Physicians, PCElizabethton, TN · 123 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Indian Path Community HospitalKingsport, TN
- Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical CenterBristol, TN
- Wellmont Holston Valley Medical CenterKingsport, TN
Industry payments (Open Payments)
None reported for 2025 or 2024.
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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