CHRISTOPHER BENIGNO CRNA
NPI 1578554341
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered in Chesterfield, MO

NPI Status: Active since November 02, 2005

Contact Information

14825 N OUTER 40
SUITE 100
CHESTERFIELD, MO
ZIP 63017
Phone: (636) 898-4707
Fax: (636) 898-4709

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Medicare Participation & PECOS Status
Areas of Expertise
Quality Reporting
Hospital Affiliations - Privileges
NPI Validation
Other Providers Same Location
Frequently Asked Questions

Individual
Male
Years of Experience 26
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered
Accepts Medicare Approved Payment
Medicare Quality Reporting

About CHRISTOPHER BENIGNO

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Christopher Benigno, a provider established in Chesterfield, Missouri with a medical specialization in Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered and more than 26 years of experience. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1578554341 assigned on November 2005. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 367500000X with license number 143741 (MO). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated 18 years ago.

NPI: 1578554341
Provider Name: CHRISTOPHER BENIGNO CRNA
Gender: Male
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 14825 N OUTER 40 SUITE 100 CHESTERFIELD, MO 63017
Location Phone: (636) 898-4707
Location Fax: (636) 898-4709
Mailing Address: 924 SHEFFIELD FOREST CT WILDWOOD, MO 63021
Mailing Phone: (636) 346-1816
Mailing Fax: (636) 898-4709
Medical School Name: OTHER
Graduation Year: 2000
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 11-02-2005
Last Update Date: 07-08-2007
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Specialty - Primary Taxonomy

The NPI enumerator requires providers to submit at least one taxonomy code. A taxonomy code is a unique 10-character code that describes the healthcare provider type, classification, and the area of specialization. There could be only one primary taxonomy code per NPI record. For individual NPIs the license data is associated to the taxonomy code.

Classification: Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered
Taxonomy Code: 367500000X
Type: Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers
License No.: 143741
License State: MO
Taxonomy Description: (1) A licensed registered nurse with advanced specialty education in anesthesia who, in collaboration with appropriate health care professionals, provides preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative care to patients and assists in management and resuscitation of critical patients in intensive care, coronary care, and emergency situations. Nurse anesthetists are certified following successful completion of credentials and state licensure review and a national examination directed by the Council on Certification of Nurse Anesthetists. (2) A registered nurse who is qualified by special training to administer anesthesia in collaboration with a physician or dentist and who can assist in the care of patients who are in critical condition.

Medicare Participation & PECOS Enrollment Status

Christopher Benigno is registered with Medicare and accepts claims assignment, this means the provider accepts the approved amount for the cost of rendered services as full payment. Participating providers may not charge beneficiaries more than the approved amount for their services. Please keep in mind that beneficiaries still have to pay a coinsurance or copayment amount for a visit or service.

What is PECOS?
PECOS is the online Medicare enrollment management system or Provider, Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System. The PECOS system is a database of providers who have registered with CMS as providers or suppliers. PECOS is the primary source of information about verified Medicare professionals. Providers that want to participate in this program need to enroll in PECOS with their NPI number to avoid denied claims.

PECOS PAC ID: 4486621349
What is the PECOS Associate Control ID?
A PAC ID is a unique 10-digit number assigned to an individual or organization healthcare provider in PECOS. The PAC ID is used to link together all the provider information, like tax identification numbers and organizational names. A PAC ID can be connected to multiple Enrollment IDs if an individual or organization has enrolled in PECOS more than once.
PECOS Enrollment ID: I20040911000097
What is the Provider Enrollment ID?
The Enrollment ID is a unique alphanumeric 15-digit code assigned to each new provider's PECOS enrollment application. The Enrollment ID is used to link together all the provider enrollment information like enrollment type, state, provider specialty, and reassignment of benefits.
Accepts Medicare Assignment? Yes
What does it mean "accepts medicare assignment"?
When a provider accepts Medicare assignment, the provider agrees to be paid directly by Medicare and to accept the payment amount approved by Medicare. Additionally, the provider agrees to not bill patients for more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance amounts.
A provider who doesn't accept assignment may charge you up to 15% over the Medicare-approved amount. This is known as the limiting charge. You may have to pay this amount, or it may be covered by another insurer.

Areas of Expertise

The following services and procedures, recently provided to Medicare patients, illustrate the range of care this provider offers. This list reflects the variety of services available to all patients visiting the practice and is based on 2022 Medicare dataset. In general, the more frequently a provider treats specific conditions or performs particular procedures, the more experienced they become in addressing similar patient needs. The provider has delivered many of the services listed below to Medicare patients. Please note that this list does not include services provided to patients who are not covered by Medicare.

Anesthesia for procedure for total knee joint replacement
Anesthesia for total hip replacement

Physician Visit Costs

The typical physician office visit costs for Medicare beneficiaries in this area are: $32.07 for a new patient copayment and $17.37 for an established patient copayment.

The pricing information below displays the copayment minimum, maximum and average amount that patients under Medicare are charged when visiting this provider as a new or established patient. Please keep in mind that these prices are just for reference purposes, and the actual prices charged by the provider might be different.

For patients covered under private health plans the prices below are also useful as healthcare pricing for private insurance is usually established as a function of Medicare prices. Private insurance covered patients should check their individual plans to determine the exact pricing.

The prices below reflect the costs for new and established patients in the 63017 ZIP code area.

New Patients Visit Costs *

The most utilized procedure code for new patients office visits is 99204

Average New Patient Price $128.28
Minimum New Patient Price $55.65
Maximum New Patient Price $169.38

Average New Patient Copayment $32.07
Minimum New Patient Copayment $13.91
Maximum New Patient Copayment $42.34

Established Patients Visit Costs *

The most utilized procedure code for established patients office visits is 99213

Average Established Patient Price $69.5
Minimum Established Patient Price $17.76
Maximum Established Patient Price $137.92

Average Established Patient Copayment $17.37
Minimum Established Patient Copayment $4.44
Maximum Established Patient Copayment $34.48

* The physician office visit costs information is generated by statistical analysis of similar providers in the same geographical area. The pricing information above IS NOT the amount charged by this provider.

Quality Reporting

The provider participated in CMS Quality Payment Program. The Quality Payment Program aims to improve population health, reduce costs and improve the care received by Medicare beneficiaries. The following quality measures meet Medicare's statistical reporting standards. Not all providers report the same information, because not all providers give the same services to patients. The quality information is just a snapshot of some the care providers give to their patients. Reporting more or less information is not a reflection of quality.

Quality Measure	Performance	Number of Patients
Provide 24/7 Access to MIPS Eligible Clinicians or Groups Who Have Real-Time Access to Patient's Medical Record	Yes	N/A
• Provide 24/7 access to MIPS eligible clinicians, groups, or care teams for advice about urgent and emergent care (e.g., MIPS eligible clinician and care team access to medical record, cross-coverage with access to medical record, or protocol-driven nurse line with access to medical record) that could include one or more of the following: • Expanded hours in evenings and weekends with access to the patient medical record (e.g., coordinate with small practices to provide alternate hour office visits and urgent care); • Use of alternatives to increase access to care team by MIPS eligible clinicians and groups, such as e-visits, phone visits, group visits, home visits and alternate locations (e.g., senior centers and assisted living centers); and/or Provision of same-day or next-day access to a consistent MIPS eligible clinician, group or care team when needed for urgent care or transition management.
Use of QCDR data for quality improvement such as comparative analysis reports across patient populations	Yes	N/A
Participation in a QCDR, clinical data registries, or other registries run by other government agencies such as FDA, or private entities such as a hospital or medical or surgical society. Activity must include use of QCDR data for quality improvement (e.g., comparative analysis across specific patient populations for adverse outcomes after an outpatient surgical procedure and corrective steps to address adverse outcome).
Use of QCDR for feedback reports that incorporate population health	Yes	N/A
Use of a QCDR to generate regular feedback reports that summarize local practice patterns and treatment outcomes, including for vulnerable populations.
Use of QCDR to support clinical decision making	Yes	N/A
Participation in a QCDR, demonstrating performance of activities that promote implementation of shared clinical decision making capabilities.

Find Provider Hospital Affiliations - Privileges

Doctors and physicians must apply for hospital privileges to treat patients at hospitals. Find out if your doctor has privileges to practice at your preferred hospital by using the hospital affiliation information below based on recent medical claims.

Hospital affiliation is identified through self-reporting data, inpatient, outpatient, physician and ancillary service claims linked by the medical claims NPI number and place of service code. Additionally, to further determine provider hospital affiliation the clinician must have provided services to at least three patients on three different dates in the last 12 months. Christopher Benigno is affiliated with the following medical facilities:

Hospital Name	Address	Phone	Hospital Type	Overall Rating
ST LUKES HOSPITAL	232 S WOODS MILL RD CHESTERFIELD, MO 63017	(314) 434-1500	Acute Care Hospitals

NPI Validation Check Digit Calculation

The following table explains the step by step NPI number validation process using the ISO standard Luhn algorithm.

Start with the original NPI number, the last digit is the check digit and is not used in the calculation.
1	5	7	8	5	5	4	3	4	1
Step 1: Double the value of the alternate digits, beginning with the rightmost digit.
2	5	14	8	10	5	8	3	8
Step 2: Add all the doubled and unaffected individual digits from step 1 plus the constant number 24.
2 + 5 + 1 + 4 + 8 + 1 + 0 + 5 + 8 + 3 + 8 + 24 = 69
Step 3: Subtract the total obtained in step 2 from the next higher number ending in zero, the result is the check digit.
70 - 69 = 1									1

The NPI number 1578554341 is valid because the calculated check digit 1 using the Luhn validation algorithm matches the last digit of the original NPI number.

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SUITE 200
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About CHRISTOPHER BENIGNO

Location Map

Specialty - Primary Taxonomy

Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered

Medicare Participation & PECOS Enrollment Status

PECOS PAC ID: 4486621349

PECOS Enrollment ID: I20040911000097

Accepts Medicare Assignment? Yes

Areas of Expertise

Anesthesia for procedure for total knee joint replacement

Anesthesia for total hip replacement

Physician Visit Costs

New Patients Visit Costs *

Established Patients Visit Costs *

Quality Reporting

Find Provider Hospital Affiliations - Privileges

Reviews for CHRISTOPHER BENIGNO CRNA

NPI Validation Check Digit Calculation

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Frequently Asked Questions

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