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Barbara Jill Benzwi, MD

Family Medicine · Oakland

NPI 1063512317

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9 plans · 1 carrier

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Plans whose provider directory lists this clinician
Alignment Health BreathEasy (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Clarity (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Harmony (HMO)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes CalPlus (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes Care (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedSep 28, 2026
Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes Choice (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedSep 28, 2026
Alignment Health Honor+ Plan (HMO)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health My Choice CalCare (HMO)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026

California Medical Board record

Licence G60850 · Current

Licensed to practise in California · since 1987 · expires 2027-03-31 · George Washington University School of Medicine.

No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.

Original Medicare doctor bills

$163

Medicare paid this office $163 for 30 people.

This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.

Largest Original Medicare bills
Hemoglobin a1c level23$106$4

Who their Medicare patients are

30 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 72 · Women 57% · Health risk score 1.32. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical family practice clinician is at 1.13.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Diabetes 75%.

The office billed $399, Medicare allowed $202 and paid $163; for 39 services of 5 kinds.

Original Medicare patients only. A risk score of 1.0 is the average Medicare patient; higher means sicker. Any count under 11 is hidden.

Year by year

Original Medicare by year
20243039721.32$399$163
20234462692.67$379$258
2022153298711.49$2,112$1,263
20214288701.16$964$476
20202980731.28$584$401
201943110701.58$1,005$440
201862148711.65$2,305$862
20173788711.12$843$533
20162773731.31$530$293
20153483721.16$919$553
20142269761.56$776$400

Original Medicare only. A service billed for fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden, so the lines can add up to less than the year's total.

See the services billed each year

2023: 2 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2023
Hemoglobin a1c level33$150$4
Blood glucose (sugar) level21$85$4

2022: 3 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2022
Hemoglobin a1c level121$616$4
Blood glucose (sugar) level96$437$4
Urinalysis, manual test20$82$3

2021: 2 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2021
Hemoglobin a1c level31$182$5
Blood glucose (sugar) level20$110$4

2020: 3 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2020
Hemoglobin a1c level22$125$4
Blood glucose (sugar) test performed by hand-held instrument15$50$3
Blood glucose (sugar) level11$47$4

2019: 2 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2019
Hemoglobin a1c level23$159$4
Blood glucose (sugar) test performed by hand-held instrument26$121$3

2018: 2 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2018
Hemoglobin a1c level33$263$5
Blood glucose (sugar) test performed by hand-held instrument32$132$3

2017: 2 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2017
Hemoglobin a1c level20$290$9
Blood glucose (sugar) test performed by hand-held instrument20$85$3

2016: 2 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2016
Hemoglobin a1c level14$106$4
Blood glucose (sugar) test performed by hand-held instrument19$97$3

2015: 2 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2015
Hemoglobin a1c level15$192$10
Blood glucose (sugar) measurement using reagent strip21$102$4

2014: 1 service

Original Medicare services billed in 2014
Blood glucose (sugar) measurement using reagent strip14$81$4

Medicaid work

$19,698 in 2024

Medicaid paid $19,698 for 125 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 27 people in a month for one service.

Medicaid and CHIP claims where this clinician did the service, fee-for-service and managed care together. Any month with fewer than 11 patients is hidden, so small Medicaid practices undercount.

Largest Medicaid services in 2024
Clinic visit/encounter, all-inclusive63$16,030
Return visit (30+ min)45$2,730
Short return visit (20+ min)17$938
Medicaid work by year
2024125327$19,698
2023772657$58,172
20221,316866$94,075
20211,555466$135,750
20201,641670$144,415
20191,128767$97,717
20181,415577$155,328
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years

2023

Largest Medicaid services in 2023
Clinic visit/encounter, all-inclusive276$56,625
Return visit (30+ min)152$771
Short return visit (20+ min)224$651
Annual alcohol misuse screening, 5 to 15 minutes67$116
Immunization administration (includes percutaneous, intradermal, subcutaneous, or intramuscular injections); 1 vaccine (single or combination vaccine/toxoid)19$10
Hemoglobin A1C level34$0

2022

Largest Medicaid services in 2022
Clinic visit/encounter, all-inclusive465$92,712
Short return visit (20+ min)386$1,144
Return visit (30+ min)216$155
Influenza virus vaccine, quadrivalent (IIV4), split virus, preservative free, 0.5 mL dosage, for intramuscular use19$29
Annual alcohol misuse screening, 5 to 15 minutes21$17
Immunization administration (includes percutaneous, intradermal, subcutaneous, or intramuscular injections); 1 vaccine (single or combination vaccine/toxoid)80$15
Hemoglobin A1C level77$5
Blood glucose (sugar) level52$0

2021

Largest Medicaid services in 2021
Clinic visit/encounter, all-inclusive678$133,637
Short return visit (20+ min)636$1,714
Return visit (30+ min)220$400
Influenza virus vaccine, quadrivalent (IIV4), split virus, preservative free, 0.5 mL dosage, for intramuscular use21$0

2020

Largest Medicaid services in 2020
Clinic visit/encounter, all-inclusive743$143,134
Short return visit (20+ min)742$1,281
Glucose, blood by glucose monitoring device(s) cleared by the FDA specifically for home use22$0
Hemoglobin A1C level22$0
Short return visit84$0
Return visit (30+ min)28$0

2019

Largest Medicaid services in 2019
Clinic visit/encounter, all-inclusive539$96,790
Short return visit112$557
Short return visit (20+ min)279$344
Influenza virus vaccine, quadrivalent (IIV4), split virus, preservative free, 0.5 mL dosage, for intramuscular use24$26
Glucose, blood by glucose monitoring device(s) cleared by the FDA specifically for home use33$0
Hemoglobin A1C level19$0
Return visit (30+ min)122$0

2018

Largest Medicaid services in 2018
Clinic visit/encounter, all-inclusive917$153,969
Short return visit (20+ min)288$854
Return visit (30+ min)47$268
Short return visit130$237
Influenza virus vaccine, quadrivalent (IIV4), split virus, preservative free, 0.5 mL dosage, for intramuscular use33$0

Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid

$9,594

Pharmacies billed $9,594 in 2024.

This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.

Opioids were 0% of their Part D prescriptions (0 of 103) in 2024. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical family practice clinician is at 2%.

83 generic and fewer than 11 brand-name prescriptions · $9,594 in drug cost.

Part D prescriptions only. The opioid rate is opioid prescriptions as a share of all this clinician's Part D prescriptions; surgeons and pain specialists run higher than others, so it is shown against the same specialty.

Year by year

Part D prescribing by year
2024103250% (0)None$9,594
2023898672% (20)13%$104,000
20221,326794% (58)15%$144,967
20211,470794% (62)16%$136,218
20201,477905% (71)14%$111,797
20191,571913% (48)12%$94,775
20181,526974% (58)10%$76,774
20171,145855% (56)9%$56,598
20161,165905% (55)19%$87,317
20151,4231064% (62)22%$102,065
20141,4791145% (71)20%$81,157
20131,6691004% (71)22%$85,891

Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.

See the drugs prescribed each year

2023: 29 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2023
Jardiance21$22,947$1,093
Eliquis16$12,538$784
Basaglar Kwikpen U-10013$9,316$717
Estradiol12$1,351$113
Diclofenac26$1,280$49
Atorvastatin59$1,061$18
Gabapentin30$884$29
Metformin65$559$9
Lisinopril51$550$11
Fluticasone Propionate25$399$16
Pravastatin15$387$26
Omeprazole21$387$18
Amlodipine Besylate38$356$9
Rosuvastatin11$316$29
Losartan29$305$11
Mirtazapine17$262$15
Duloxetine12$257$21
Glipizide29$246$8
Pioglitazone11$211$19
Trazodone11$205$19
Pantoprazole15$182$12
Sertraline22$157$7
Donepezil15$155$10
Tamsulosin14$154$11
Fluoxetine32$144$5
Famotidine16$125$8
Atenolol26$119$5
Lovastatin12$79$7
Furosemide13$67$5

2022: 39 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2022
Jardiance31$35,472$1,144
Eliquis14$9,542$682
Advair Diskus15$8,664$578
Basaglar Kwikpen U-10020$7,392$370
Atrovent Hfa15$7,215$481
Serevent Diskus13$5,952$458
Novolin 70-3013$5,805$447
Atorvastatin95$1,674$18
Gabapentin51$981$19
Diclofenac33$859$26
Lisinopril71$703$10
Metformin102$634$6
Fluticasone Propionate44$612$14
Acetaminophen-Codeine14$507$36
Losartan47$505$11
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen22$437$20
Omeprazole36$407$11
Simvastatin18$340$19
Glipizide31$307$10
Mirtazapine18$305$17
Famotidine26$300$12
Trazodone24$275$11
Pioglitazone13$272$21
Amlodipine Besylate51$258$5
Donepezil17$251$15
Levothyroxine13$250$19
Sertraline31$232$7
Pravastatin12$225$19
Alendronate14$171$12
Metoprolol14$166$12
Rosuvastatin14$165$12
Pantoprazole16$164$10
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid12$159$13
Lovastatin14$103$7
Furosemide19$102$5
Fluoxetine11$100$9
Tramadol22$99$5
Enalapril Maleate13$65$5
Atenolol13$64$5

2021: 43 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2021
Jardiance25$15,462$618
Januvia19$9,300$489
Eliquis14$8,980$641
Basaglar Kwikpen U-10018$8,665$481
Atrovent Hfa13$5,880$452
Serevent Diskus13$5,651$435
Novolin 70-3012$5,241$437
Atorvastatin83$1,189$14
Ipratropium15$1,047$70
Mirtazapine13$974$75
Diclofenac40$928$23
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa21$872$42
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen30$666$22
Fluticasone Propionate56$663$12
Gabapentin38$558$15
Lisinopril70$533$8
Metformin94$522$6
Chlorthalidone19$512$27
Famotidine30$490$16
Losartan38$419$11
Lovastatin35$388$11
Omeprazole29$387$13
Sertraline51$349$7
Glipizide39$317$8
Potassium Chloride19$309$16
Pioglitazone16$301$19
Amlodipine Besylate54$296$5
Simvastatin21$228$11
Pravastatin16$219$14
Trazodone21$214$10
Finasteride14$194$14
Alendronate20$187$9
Carvedilol17$176$10
Tramadol17$159$9
Donepezil13$150$12
Olanzapine13$149$11
Pantoprazole15$147$10
Clopidogrel13$145$11
Aripiprazole13$134$10
Bupropion Hcl Sr15$128$9
Acetaminophen-Codeine14$115$8
Enalapril Maleate18$107$6
Rosuvastatin13$30$2

2020: 43 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2020
Basaglar Kwikpen U-10018$9,924$551
Jardiance17$9,218$542
Januvia17$8,797$517
Atrovent Hfa12$5,964$497
Serevent Diskus12$5,786$482
Novolin 70-3011$4,540$413
Ventolin Hfa22$1,392$63
Diclofenac41$970$24
Chlorthalidone29$953$33
Fluticasone Propionate55$934$17
Atorvastatin62$769$12
Gabapentin38$625$16
Lovastatin46$619$13
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen34$617$18
Metformin118$596$5
Rosuvastatin12$580$48
Lisinopril80$573$7
Aripiprazole12$471$39
Levothyroxine16$427$27
Sertraline50$408$8
Bupropion Hcl Sr21$392$19
Omeprazole30$383$13
Glipizide51$354$7
Famotidine21$318$15
Losartan37$297$8
Potassium Chloride17$287$17
Quetiapine19$283$15
Clopidogrel16$283$18
Pravastatin16$282$18
Amlodipine Besylate47$280$6
Tamsulosin11$256$23
Finasteride12$205$17
Alendronate21$192$9
Trazodone17$189$11
Simvastatin19$187$10
Olanzapine12$186$15
Tramadol25$185$7
Metoprolol11$167$15
Pioglitazone13$143$11
Hydrochlorothiazide18$139$8
Enalapril Maleate18$117$6
Furosemide18$73$4
Carvedilol11$45$4

2019: 48 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2019
Januvia26$11,364$437
Basaglar Kwikpen U-10017$9,967$586
Serevent Diskus13$5,097$392
Pulmicort Flexhaler15$3,377$225
Atorvastatin74$1,145$15
Ventolin Hfa15$848$57
Chlorthalidone23$822$36
Metformin132$779$6
Ipratropium11$728$66
Fluticasone Propionate39$595$15
Ranitidine60$590$10
Gabapentin42$581$14
Lovastatin50$492$10
Fluoxetine13$436$34
Bupropion Hcl Sr17$400$24
Trazodone18$395$22
Potassium Chloride26$392$15
Lisinopril71$386$5
Amlodipine Besylate52$371$7
Quetiapine25$360$14
Rosuvastatin13$354$27
Omeprazole30$352$12
Diclofenac11$348$32
Enalapril Maleate30$344$11
Duloxetine17$313$18
Glipizide55$312$6
Memantine14$307$22
Nortriptyline15$301$20
Alendronate33$297$9
Losartan35$285$8
Levothyroxine18$264$15
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen19$252$13
Tamsulosin22$230$10
Clopidogrel16$216$13
Pravastatin15$212$14
Pantoprazole18$195$11
Amitriptyline12$186$16
Finasteride13$152$12
Simvastatin17$149$9
Tramadol20$137$7
Sertraline30$136$5
Carvedilol26$129$5
Hydrochlorothiazide27$125$5
Citalopram Hbr33$123$4
Hydralazine11$110$10
Metoprolol11$100$9
Furosemide15$95$6
Spironolactone14$63$5

2018: 41 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2018
Januvia17$7,792$458
Basaglar Kwikpen U-10013$5,298$408
Pulmicort Flexhaler17$4,123$243
Ventolin Hfa16$1,078$67
Atorvastatin54$1,063$20
Chlorthalidone24$885$37
Metformin124$755$6
Ranitidine86$669$8
Omeprazole54$611$11
Enalapril Maleate29$602$21
Duloxetine26$527$20
Gabapentin62$514$8
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen35$488$14
Nortriptyline22$480$22
Lisinopril83$443$5
Lovastatin46$431$9
Levothyroxine22$377$17
Glipizide57$360$6
Potassium Chloride21$354$17
Pravastatin16$333$21
Fluticasone Propionate23$291$13
Alendronate31$281$9
Rosuvastatin11$274$25
Bupropion Hcl Sr14$266$19
Losartan37$250$7
Amlodipine Besylate54$243$4
Trazodone15$202$13
Escitalopram15$184$12
Finasteride16$180$11
Tamsulosin12$176$15
Clopidogrel15$154$10
Citalopram Hbr33$146$4
Simvastatin19$138$7
Tramadol18$104$6
Pantoprazole13$94$7
Sertraline28$90$3
Hydrochlorothiazide21$85$4
Atenolol17$80$5
Furosemide13$58$4
Spironolactone14$48$3
Carvedilol13$37$3

2017: 38 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2017
Lantus17$13,042$767
Atorvastatin29$783$27
Metformin83$718$9
Enalapril Maleate18$684$38
Gabapentin67$610$9
Chlorthalidone11$549$50
Metoprolol12$503$42
Duloxetine15$501$33
Levothyroxine25$479$19
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen33$362$11
Bupropion Hcl Sr17$362$21
Insulin11$330$30
Pravastatin15$314$21
Omeprazole39$313$8
Sure Comfort11$300$27
Lisinopril63$296$5
Losartan35$290$8
Lovastatin33$271$8
Carvedilol16$250$16
Clopidogrel22$243$11
Ranitidine17$223$13
Glipizide28$182$7
Nortriptyline15$178$12
Alendronate21$156$7
Triamcinolone Acetonide11$146$13
Amlodipine Besylate36$133$4
Dicyclomine13$133$10
Polyethylene Glycol 335011$122$11
Finasteride13$121$9
Citalopram Hbr18$111$6
Sertraline26$104$4
Atenolol19$95$5
Tramadol22$85$4
Simvastatin16$82$5
Trazodone14$79$6
Hydrochlorothiazide17$74$4
Metoprolol13$73$6
Furosemide13$53$4

2016: 32 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2016
Lantus35$23,457$670
Advair Diskus15$6,690$446
Novolog13$4,817$371
Flovent Hfa12$3,963$330
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen43$1,216$28
Atorvastatin50$880$18
Levothyroxine41$860$21
Metformin67$586$9
Bupropion Hcl Sr24$572$24
Oxcarbazepine13$485$37
Gabapentin33$437$13
Lisinopril41$418$10
Diclofenac14$382$27
Escitalopram19$364$19
Losartan51$356$7
Fluticasone Propionate23$344$15
Pravastatin11$344$31
Enalapril Maleate13$343$26
Lovastatin39$323$8
Valsartan12$286$24
Potassium Chloride13$243$19
Omeprazole40$240$6
Hydrochlorothiazide26$183$7
Amlodipine Besylate27$181$7
Atenolol26$181$7
Citalopram Hbr21$140$7
Alendronate17$122$7
Trazodone16$114$7
Finasteride13$101$8
Pantoprazole14$88$6
Carvedilol14$55$4
Terazosin13$49$4

2015: 40 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2015
Lantus39$18,648$478
Spiriva16$6,820$426
Flovent Hfa14$4,965$355
Qvar20$4,361$218
Novolog19$4,262$224
Tradjenta12$3,846$321
Proair Hfa22$1,114$51
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen52$1,082$21
Atorvastatin50$867$17
Pravastatin29$805$28
Chlorthalidone18$795$44
Levothyroxine41$730$18
Omeprazole51$696$14
Valsartan14$618$44
Metformin52$598$12
Isosorbide Dinitrate12$582$49
Enalapril Maleate12$565$47
Lisinopril50$543$11
Oxcarbazepine13$520$40
Losartan55$490$9
Lovastatin51$489$10
Bupropion Hcl Sr25$457$18
Amlodipine Besylate60$346$6
Allopurinol17$330$19
Gabapentin30$291$10
Simvastatin22$275$13
Hydrochlorothiazide36$246$7
Atenolol40$203$5
Venlafaxine Hcl Er15$192$13
Montelukast11$175$16
Famotidine13$134$10
Citalopram Hbr32$130$4
Warfarin13$129$10
Trazodone17$116$7
Terazosin14$115$8
Triamcinolone Acetonide15$113$8
Carvedilol19$109$6
Glipizide14$96$7
Finasteride12$96$8
Nortriptyline11$67$6

2014: 37 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2014
Lantus36$12,981$361
Flovent Hfa13$7,391$569
Spiriva23$6,973$303
Diovan17$4,879$287
Novolog13$2,576$198
Colcrys11$1,741$158
Pravastatin42$1,400$33
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen59$1,189$20
Chlorthalidone24$920$38
Isosorbide Dinitrate17$902$53
Proair Hfa16$850$53
Omeprazole70$791$11
Atorvastatin45$749$17
Bupropion Hcl Sr17$719$42
Lovastatin54$687$13
Levothyroxine27$669$25
Losartan65$596$9
Oxcarbazepine13$548$42
Lansoprazole13$536$41
Buspirone21$513$24
Metformin50$489$10
Enalapril Maleate24$481$20
Lisinopril46$434$9
Amlodipine Besylate59$431$7
Atenolol56$353$6
Amitriptyline13$344$26
Metoprolol11$337$31
Gabapentin26$285$11
Warfarin41$266$6
Pantoprazole18$244$14
Fluoxetine12$217$18
Glipizide31$203$7
Hydrochlorothiazide30$174$6
Carvedilol20$172$9
Finasteride13$139$11
Terazosin13$95$7
Triamcinolone Acetonide12$90$8

2013: 50 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2013
Lantus35$12,015$343
Olanzapine14$6,871$491
Novolog23$5,129$223
Namenda13$3,016$232
Dexilant16$2,318$145
Diovan14$2,039$146
Proair Hfa27$1,537$57
Atorvastatin52$1,521$29
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen55$1,095$20
Omeprazole75$977$13
Isosorbide Dinitrate20$954$48
Metformin53$776$15
Lisinopril66$761$12
Lovastatin59$720$12
Levothyroxine46$647$14
Pravastatin39$628$16
Gabapentin45$610$14
Atenolol80$599$7
Amlodipine Besylate68$580$9
Bupropion Hcl Sr15$567$38
Lansoprazole13$564$43
Losartan31$524$17
Oxcarbazepine13$459$35
Clotrimazole14$450$32
Warfarin45$403$9
Enalapril Maleate31$378$12
Sure Comfort12$377$31
Insulin14$377$27
Bupropion15$362$24
Fluoxetine22$348$16
Chlorthalidone12$293$24
Alendronate20$256$13
Glipizide35$250$7
Mirtazapine17$242$14
Buspirone16$241$15
Insulin14$239$17
Polyethylene Glycol 335013$190$15
Hydralazine12$174$14
Carvedilol24$167$7
Isosorbide Mononitrate Er13$161$12
Terazosin17$152$9
Hydrochlorothiazide31$149$5
Simvastatin11$146$13
Finasteride13$134$10
Paroxetine13$129$10
Metoclopramide11$117$11
Amitriptyline13$113$9
Benztropine Mesylate15$104$7
Sertraline13$72$6
Spironolactone11$51$5

Professional record

NPI
1063512317
Licence
CA G60850California G60850: Current · expires 2027-03-31
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Medicaid ID
CA FHC71021F
Taxonomy
Family medicine (207Q00000X)
Mailing address
1601 Fruitvale Ave, Oakland, CA, 94601
NPI first listed
2006-09-25
NPI last updated
2010-07-10

This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.