Physician

Christopher Brent Benton, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Christopher Benton, M.D. (NPI: 1255667655) practices medical oncology in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Arapahoe, CO. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is ROCKY MOUNTAIN CANCER CENTERS LLP (NPI: 1518941186; TIN: 841457488) and primary practice location at 80112-4046.

Benton's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 665 traditional Medicare patients, billed 174,457 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $2,932,037 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 99214 (Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more). Part D data shows 1,866 prescription claims across 246 beneficiaries totaling $11,792,032 in drug costs, led by Jakafi (Ruxolitinib Phosphate). Open Payments data shows 125 records totaling $138,297. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing has risen steadily, from $12,993 to $2,932,037. Similarly, Part D prescription costs have moved sharply higher in recent years, from $3,184 to $11,792,032. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners by Provider.0$1.5M$3.1M2015 Medicare payment: $12,993 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $59,923 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $70,302 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $52,938 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $268,105 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $952,942 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $2,750,899 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $2,202,222 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $3,097,727 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $2,932,037 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
201529146$12,993
2016127691$59,923
2017103801$70,302
201883594$52,938
201927712,926$268,105
202045862,732$952,942
2021627189,506$2,750,899
2022665200,515$2,202,222
2023669223,933$3,097,727
2024665174,457$2,932,037

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Part D Events Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Drug cost, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Drug_Cst. Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider.0$5.9M$12M2015 Drug cost: $3,184 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $119,855 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $352,604 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $532,655 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $1,300,759 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $2,428,991 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $5,333,335 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $5,643,638 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $9,506,242 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $11,792,032 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
20151735$3,184
201648275$119,855
201747276$352,604
201839223$532,655
2019102460$1,300,759
20201351,030$2,428,991
20211721,391$5,333,335
20221991,210$5,643,638
20232311,587$9,506,242
20242461,866$11,792,032

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

No connected DME records

No connected DME records

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

CodeDescriptionPatientsClm LinesTotal Payment
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more247550$95
G2211Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's246611$13
80053Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals2491,346$10
36415Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample2921,704$9
85025Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count2891,828$8

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
JakafiRuxolitinib Phosphate34310,290$5,721,044
OjjaaraMomelotinib Dihydrochloride581,740$1,584,109
RevlimidLenalidomide601,504$819,541
VonjoPacritinib Citrate391,170$759,641
EmpaveliPegcetacoplan13364$522,428

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

CategoryDefinitionRecordsTotal Reported AmountTop Related Entity
General PaymentsReported payment or transfer-of-value amount.117$96,769E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.8$41,528PharmaEssentia USA Corporation
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.0$0N/R

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Christopher Brent Benton, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Christopher Brent Benton, M.D. (NPI 1255667655), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Christopher Brent Benton, M.D. have ACO affiliation data?

No ACO affiliation record is shown in the available Tedicare data for this profile.

What billing organization is linked to Christopher Brent Benton, M.D.?

Christopher Brent Benton, M.D. is linked to ROCKY MOUNTAIN CANCER CENTERS LLP (billing NPI 1518941186) in the available physician profile data.

Does Christopher Brent Benton, M.D. have Open Payments data?

Christopher Brent Benton, M.D. has 125 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.