Crystal G. Bensen , ARNP
Nurse Practitioner • Seattle, WA
3246 42nd Ave Sw
Seattle, WA 981163423
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NPI assigned on June 29, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 251 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99213 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 99 service units.
- 99203 — New patient outpatient office visit: 58 service units.
- 99214 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 27 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPT® 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 6 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 101 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Cephalexin — 29 prescription fills, including refills.
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass (Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav) — 22 prescription fills, including refills.
- Doxycycline Hyclate — 13 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 6 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Seattle, WA (2024, 234 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 145. Middle half: 57 to 300.
Close to the middle for Medicare Part B services among clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Washington (2024, 893 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 234. Middle half: 84 to 502.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 264 in 2022 to 251 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2022–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
3246 42nd Ave Sw
Seattle, WA 981163423
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Legacy Clinics 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
1998
What Public CMS Data Show
Nurse Practitioner: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
183 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 – by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $17,443 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 – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $11,013 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 – by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
103 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
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
$1,220 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, 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 – by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
No Open Payments records are listed for this clinician for 2021–2025.
Years since graduation
28 years (graduated 1998)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1998 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
2006
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, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Crystal Bensen 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 Crystal Bensen 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 Seattle and Washington
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Seattle, WA (2024, 234 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 145. Middle half: 57 to 300.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Washington (2024, 893 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 234. Middle half: 84 to 502.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 60% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Seattle, WA (2024, 234 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $12,058. Middle half: $5,364 to $23,972.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Washington (2024, 893 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $18,362. Middle half: $7,179 to $35,594.
Paid by Medicare
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Seattle, WA (2024, 234 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $8,989. Middle half: $3,794 to $18,229.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Washington (2024, 893 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $13,803. Middle half: $5,221 to $25,979.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 60% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Seattle, WA (2024, 237 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 147. Middle half: 53 to 478.
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 65% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Washington (2024, 1,099 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 277. Middle half: 74 to 877.
Part D drug cost
A lower Part D drug cost than 70% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Seattle, WA (2024, 237 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $9,065. Middle half: $917 to $111,867.
A lower Part D drug cost than 70% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Washington (2024, 1,099 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $11,694. Middle half: $1,114 to $110,470.
569 active clinicians are listed under Nurse Practitioner with a practice address in Seattle, WA (2,310 in Washington).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Seattle
28.8% of these 569 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
58.7% of these 569 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 varied from year to year: 264 in 2022 and 251 in 2024.
- 2022: 264
- 2023: 357
- 2024: 251
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount varied from year to year: $17,733 in 2022 and $17,443 in 2024.
- 2022: $17,733
- 2023: $25,072
- 2024: $17,443
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 23% from $14,233 in 2022 to $11,013 in 2024.
- 2022: $14,233
- 2023: $18,464
- 2024: $11,013
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions increased 159% from 39 in 2017 to 101 in 2024.
- 2017: 39
- 2018: 31
- 2022: 33
- 2023: 84
- 2024: 101
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 61% from 64 in 2017 to 103 in 2024.
- 2017: 64
- 2018: 80
- 2022: 33
- 2023: 84
- 2024: 103
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost went from $546 in 2017 to $1,220 in 2024.
- 2017: $546
- 2018: $436
- 2022: $334
- 2023: $667
- 2024: $1,220
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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99 | 96 | $241.00 | $77.56 |
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99203
New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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58 | 58 | $300.00 | $95.10 |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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27 | 27 | $341.00 | $109.22 |
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81003
Automated urinalysis test
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26 | 26 | $15.00 | $2.20 |
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71046
X-ray of chest, 2 views
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23 | 22 | $48.57 | $14.68 |
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87635
Amplifed dna or rna probe detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (covid-19) antigen
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18 | 18 | $125.00 | $50.28 |
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 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Cephalexin | Cephalexin | 29 | 206 | $266.62 | 29 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass | Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 22 | 160 | $182.10 | 22 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | Doxycycline Hyclate | 13 | 193 | $183.86 | 13 |
| Cefdinir | Cefdinir | 13 | 93 | $231.67 | 13 |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa | Albuterol Sulfate | 13 | 212 | $234.38 | 13 |
| Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro | Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst | 11 | 70 | $121.63 | 11 |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363L00000X
(1) A registered nurse provider with a graduate degree in nursing prepared for advanced practice involving independent and interdependent decision making and direct accountability for clinical judgment across the health care continuum or in a certified specialty. (2) A registered nurse who has completed additional training beyond basic nursing education and who provides primary health care services in accordance with state nurse practice laws or statutes. Tasks performed by nurse practitioners vary with practice requirements mandated by geographic, political, economic, and social factors. Nurse practitioner specialists include, but are not limited to, family nurse practitioners, gerontological nurse practitioners, pediatric nurse practitioners, obstetric-gynecologic nurse practitioners, and school nurse practitioners.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 163W00000X
(1) A registered nurse is a person qualified by graduation from an accredited nursing school (depending upon schooling, a registered nurse may receive either a diploma from a hospital program, an associate degree in nursing (A.D.N.) or a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing (B.S.N.), who is licensed or certified by the state, and is practicing within the scope of that license or certification. R.N.'s assist patient in recovering and maintaining their physical or mental health. They assist physicians during treatments and examinations and administer medications. (2) A provider who is trained and educated in a formal nursing education program at an accredited school of nursing, passes a national certification examination, and is licensed by the state to practice nursing. The individual provides nursing services to patients or clients in areas such as health promotion, disease prevention, acute and chronic care and restoration and maintenance of health across the life span.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 163W00000X
(1) A registered nurse is a person qualified by graduation from an accredited nursing school (depending upon schooling, a registered nurse may receive either a diploma from a hospital program, an associate degree in nursing (A.D.N.) or a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing (B.S.N.), who is licensed or certified by the state, and is practicing within the scope of that license or certification. R.N.'s assist patient in recovering and maintaining their physical or mental health. They assist physicians during treatments and examinations and administer medications. (2) A provider who is trained and educated in a formal nursing education program at an accredited school of nursing, passes a national certification examination, and is licensed by the state to practice nursing. The individual provides nursing services to patients or clients in areas such as health promotion, disease prevention, acute and chronic care and restoration and maintenance of health across the life span.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363LF0000X
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - NURSE PRACTITIONER
I20230516001095
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3577691963
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
Legacy Clinics Llc
22262 Ne Glisan St, Gresham, OR 970308553
Phone: 5034892024
Legacy Clinics Llc
305 Se Chkalov Dr, Vancouver, WA 986835263
Phone: 3607993912
Legacy Clinics Llc
1130 Nw 22nd Ave, Portland, OR 972102969
Phone: 5034138988
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated June 29, 2006.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to August 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Nurse Practitioners in Seattle
- Kathryn Anderson, ARNP
- Alicyn Davis, ARNP
- Elizabeth Evans, MSN, NP
- Lovelle Ralls, ARNP
- Carrie Boom, ARNP
- Anna Pagliaro, ARNP
Mailing Address
3246 42nd Ave Sw
Seattle, WA 981163423
Phone: 2069326221