Dr. Carla Grace Nicole Benjamin , MD
Internal Medicine โข Mobile, AL
2451 University Hospital Drive, Mastin 102
Mobile, AL 366172300
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Dr. Carla Benjamin is listed in NPPES under Internal Medicine.
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NPI assigned on July 18, 2012; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 191 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99232 โ Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making: 97 service units.
- 99233 โ Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making: 40 service units.
- 99223 โ Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making: 32 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPTยฎ only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See all 4 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 59 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2023.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2023. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2023:
- Prednisone โ 16 prescription fills, including refills.
- Furosemide โ 16 prescription fills, including refills.
- Potassium Chloride โ 14 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2023. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 4 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Fewer Medicare Part B services than 80% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Mobile, AL (2024, 146 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 963. Middle half: 311 to 2,329.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Alabama (2024, 1,075 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 772. Middle half: 367 to 1,899.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 912 in 2020 to 191 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2020โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
2451 University Hospital Drive, Mastin 102
Mobile, AL 366172300
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
NPPES lists 1 additional practice-address record in Emporia, KS. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 2 distinct group names: Usa Health Physician Billing Services Llc; Vigilias Llc. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
2007
What Public CMS Data Show
Internal Medicine: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
65 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $18,867 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $15,032 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
59 standardized 30-day fills in 2023
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$283 in 2023
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2023, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2023.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $432.51 across 16 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $432.51 across 16 records.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 6)
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC: $146.88 across 7 records.
- ViiV Healthcare Company: $119.51 across 1 record.
- Gilead Sciences, Inc.: $79.49 across 2 records.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
19 years (graduated 2007)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2007 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2012
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
Telehealth (some services)
Recent Medicare claims show this clinician provided some services by telehealth, such as a video or phone visit.
You may be able to have some visits without going to the office. Ask which visits can be done by telehealth.
What this does not show: Telehealth (some services)
It does not mean all services are offered by telehealth, or that telehealth is covered by your plan.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Benjamin has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Benjamin as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Mobile and Alabama
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 80% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Mobile, AL (2024, 146 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 963. Middle half: 311 to 2,329.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Alabama (2024, 1,075 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 772. Middle half: 367 to 1,899.
Medicare-allowed amount
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 80% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Mobile, AL (2024, 146 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $60,821. Middle half: $26,893 to $99,325.
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 80% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Alabama (2024, 1,075 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $62,559. Middle half: $30,457 to $109,461.
Paid by Medicare
A lower Medicare payment amount than 80% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Mobile, AL (2024, 146 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $47,629. Middle half: $21,163 to $80,271.
A lower Medicare payment amount than 80% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Alabama (2024, 1,075 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $48,175. Middle half: $23,108 to $85,075.
Medicare Part D
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Dr. Benjamin are from 2023.
255 active clinicians are listed under Internal Medicine with a practice address in Mobile, AL (1,706 in Alabama).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Mobile
5.9% of these 255 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
58.4% of these 255 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services decreased 79% from 912 in 2020 to 191 in 2024.
- 2020: 912
- 2021: 980
- 2022: 481
- 2023: 608
- 2024: 191
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 82% from $102,294 in 2020 to $18,867 in 2024.
- 2020: $102,294
- 2021: $104,968
- 2022: $49,560
- 2023: $66,959
- 2024: $18,867
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 82% from $81,791 in 2020 to $15,032 in 2024.
- 2020: $81,791
- 2021: $83,390
- 2022: $38,387
- 2023: $53,314
- 2024: $15,032
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions increased 26% from 47 in 2019 to 59 in 2023.
- 2019: 47
- 2020: 38
- 2021: 45
- 2022: 11
- 2023: 59
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 25% from 47 in 2019 to 59 in 2023.
- 2019: 47
- 2020: 39
- 2021: 45
- 2022: 11
- 2023: 59
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost went from $378 in 2019 to $283 in 2023.
- 2019: $378
- 2020: $135
- 2021: $282
- 2022: $25
- 2023: $283
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $12.74 in 2019 to $432.51 in 2025.
- 2019: $12.74
- 2024: $27.93
- 2025: $432.51
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2023), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 โ December 31, 2025): 16 records totaling $432.51.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| ViiV Healthcare Company |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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DOVATO | General | $119.51 |
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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โ | General | $47.97 |
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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โ | General | $31.52 |
| Theratechnologies Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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EGRIFTA | General | $30.38 |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ZERBAXA | General | $24.17 |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ZERBAXA | General | $23.29 |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ZERBAXA | General | $22.25 |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ZERBAXA | General | $21.84 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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CUVITRU | General | $21.79 |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ZERBAXA | General | $19.91 |
| Electromed, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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SMARTVEST | General | $19.30 |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ZERBAXA | General | $18.76 |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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PIFELTRO | General | $16.66 |
| Electromed, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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SMARTVEST | General | $7.16 |
| Electromed, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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SMARTVEST | General | $4.20 |
| Electromed, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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SMARTVEST | General | $3.80 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99232
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes
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97 | 47 | $128.35 | $72.79 |
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99233
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes
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40 | 26 | $177.50 | $109.30 |
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99223
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes
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32 | 32 | $335.59 | $159.82 |
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99239
Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes
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22 | 22 | $170.00 | $105.48 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2023.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Prednisone | Prednisone | 16 | 87 | $37.35 | 15 |
| Furosemide | Furosemide | 16 | 363 | $68.10 | 16 |
| Potassium Chloride | Potassium Chloride | 14 | 130 | $84.02 | 13 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 13 | 382 | $93.41 | 11 |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2023; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2025-07-17NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207R00000X
A physician who provides long-term, comprehensive care in the office and the hospital, managing both common and complex illness of adolescents, adults and the elderly. Internists are trained in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, infections and diseases affecting the heart, blood, kidneys, joints and digestive, respiratory and vascular systems. They are also trained in the essentials of primary care internal medicine, which incorporates an understanding of disease prevention, wellness, substance abuse, mental health and effective treatment of common problems of the eyes, ears, skin, nervous system and reproductive organs.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208M00000X
Hospitalists are physicians whose primary professional focus is the general medical care of hospitalized patients. Their activities include patient care, teaching, research, and leadership related to Hospital Medicine. The term 'hospitalist' refers to physicians whose practice emphasizes providing care for hospitalized patients.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207RI0200X
An internist who deals with infectious diseases of all types and in all organ systems. Conditions requiring selective use of antibiotics call for this special skill. This physician often diagnoses and treats AIDS patients and patients with fevers which have not been explained. Infectious disease specialists may also have expertise in preventive medicine and travel medicine.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 390200000X
An individual who is enrolled in an organized health care education/training program leading to a degree, certification, registration, and/or licensure to provide health care.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - INFECTIOUS DISEASE
I20241113003399
AL
3274801022
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Usa Health Physician Billing Services Llc
75 S University Blvd, Mobile, AL 366083274
Phone: 2516605555
Usa Health Physician Billing Services Llc
2451 University Hospital Dr, Mobile, AL 366172300
Phone: 2514717000
Vigilias Llc
3220 Cottage Hill Rd, Mobile, AL 366063039
Phone: 3165007549710
Secondary Practice Locations
1201 W 12th Ave
Emporia, KS 668012504
Phone: 6203436800
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Internal Medicine - Nephrology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Disease
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Internal Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Internal Medicine - Nephrology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Internal Medicine - Infectious Disease
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Internal Medicine - Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Hospitalist (license number reported to NPPES: KS 39956)
Registered at 2451 UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL DRIVE, MASTIN 102, MOBILE, AL 366172300 (Tel: 2514705890)
Registered at PO BOX 746450, ATLANTA, GA 303746450 (Tel: 8664013057)
Internal Medicine (license number reported to NPPES: KS 39956)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 450 CLARKSON AVE BOX 1262, SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER, BROOKLYN, NY 11203 (Tel: 7182708867)
Registered at 450 CLARKSON AVE BOX 1262, SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER, BROOKLYN, NY 11203 (Tel: 7182708867)
Recorded as CARLA BENJAMIN, M.D
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Internal Medicine Providers in Mobile
- Dr. Jamie Caudill, MD
- Dr. Harry Studdard, MD
- Dr. Robert Knizley, MD
- Dr. James Molyneux, DO
- Dr. William Kleinschrodt, MD
- Dr. Casey Cockrum, MD
Mailing Address
Po Box 746450
Atlanta, GA 303746450
Phone: 8664013057