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Dr. Boyd P. Benefield, MD

(Boyd Benefield, MD)

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Specializes in: Internal Medicine (Adult Medicine)

15286 Community Road
Gulfport, MS 39503

(228) 822-6022

Dr. Boyd P. Benefield, MD is an internist in Gulfport, MS specializing in internal medicine (adult medicine). Dr. Boyd P. Benefield, MD is affiliated with Memorial Physician Clinics Orange Grove Medical Specialties.

Office Locations

15286 Community Road
Gulfport, MS 39503

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Boyd P. Benefield, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

trigger point injection

In 2023, Dr. Boyd P. Benefield, MD performed more trigger point injection procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Mississippi.

Top 25%

By Volume:

chronic care

injections

major joint aspiration

major joint injection

In 2012, Dr. Boyd P. Benefield, MD performed more chronic care, injections, major joint aspiration, and major joint injection procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Mississippi.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Boyd P. Benefield, MD treated as an internist in Gulfport, MS during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Boyd P. Benefield, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	106
cardiac procedures	89
diagnostic procedures	19
doctor visit	2207
gastrointestinal procedures	66
hospital care	2109
injections	106
inpatient care	2066
lab tests	220
minimally invasive procedures	66
nuclear scan	34
outpatient care	43
preventive care	165
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	19
stress testing	67
ultrasound (sonogram)	47
vaccines	135
vascular procedures	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Boyd P. Benefield, MD treated as an internist in Gulfport, MS during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Boyd P. Benefield, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	91
cardiac procedures	59
diagnostic procedures	13
doctor visit	1958
gastrointestinal procedures	55
hospital care	1632
injections	111
inpatient care	1621
lab tests	249
minimally invasive procedures	55
nuclear scan	17
outpatient care	11
pain management	20
preventive care	143
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	13
stress testing	34
ultrasound (sonogram)	36
vaccines	120
vascular procedures	11

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Boyd P. Benefield, MD.

**Gender**
Male	293
Female	367

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	576
Black	74
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	282
From 75 to 84	202
85 and over	61
Less than 65	115

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Boyd P. Benefield, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	39
Dementia	12
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Boyd P. Benefield, MD treated as an internist in Gulfport, MS during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Boyd P. Benefield, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	15
diagnostic procedures	12
doctor visit	1704
gastrointestinal procedures	23
hospital care	1244
injections	15
inpatient care	1244
lab tests	112
minimally invasive procedures	23
preventive care	89
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	12
vaccines	78

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Boyd P. Benefield, MD.

**Gender**
Male	274
Female	340

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	526
Black	69
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	263
From 75 to 84	206
85 and over	61
Less than 65	84

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Boyd P. Benefield, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	40
Dementia	12
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Boyd P. Benefield, MD treated as an internist in Gulfport, MS during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Boyd P. Benefield, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1436
hospital care	705
inpatient care	705
lab tests	21
preventive care	49
vaccines	49

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Boyd P. Benefield, MD.

**Gender**
Male	560
Female	636

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1026
Black	140
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	486
From 75 to 84	418
85 and over	138
Less than 65	154

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Boyd P. Benefield, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	39
Dementia	14
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Boyd P. Benefield, MD treated as an internist in Gulfport, MS during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Boyd P. Benefield, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1497
gastrointestinal procedures	13
hospital care	777
inpatient care	777
lab tests	21
minimally invasive procedures	13
preventive care	38
vaccines	38

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Boyd P. Benefield, MD.

**Gender**
Male	258
Female	284

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	463
Black	61
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	222
From 75 to 84	192
85 and over	60
Less than 65	68

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Boyd P. Benefield, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	39
Dementia	13
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Boyd P. Benefield, MD treated as an internist in Gulfport, MS during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, X-rays and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Boyd P. Benefield, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1357
hospital care	292
inpatient care	292
thoracic (chest) imaging	11
X-rays	11

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Boyd P. Benefield, MD.

**Gender**
Male	247
Female	252

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	426
Black	54
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	213
From 75 to 84	174
85 and over	52
Less than 65	60

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Boyd P. Benefield, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	37
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Boyd P. Benefield, MD treated as an internist in Gulfport, MS during 2018 were chronic care, hospital care, inpatient care and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Boyd P. Benefield, MD for Medicare patients.

chronic care	287
doctor visit	1282
hospital care	185
inpatient care	185
spinal procedures	14
X-rays	14

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Boyd P. Benefield, MD.

**Gender**
Male	237
Female	237

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	402
Black	51
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	212
From 75 to 84	165
85 and over	51
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Boyd P. Benefield, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	39
Dementia	12
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Boyd P. Benefield, MD treated as an internist in Gulfport, MS during 2019 were chronic care, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Boyd P. Benefield, MD for Medicare patients.

chronic care	574
doctor visit	861
hospital care	218
inpatient care	218

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Boyd P. Benefield, MD.

**Gender**
Male	210
Female	227

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	371
Black	49
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	192
From 75 to 84	158
85 and over	54
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Boyd P. Benefield, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	38
Dementia	9
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Boyd P. Benefield, MD treated as an internist in Gulfport, MS during 2020 were chronic care, hospital care, inpatient care and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Boyd P. Benefield, MD for Medicare patients.

chronic care	495
doctor visit	942
hospital care	175
inpatient care	175
spinal procedures	18
X-rays	18

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Boyd P. Benefield, MD.

**Gender**
Male	209
Female	232

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	374
Black	45
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	211
From 75 to 84	143
85 and over	57
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Boyd P. Benefield, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	36
Dementia	10
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Boyd P. Benefield, MD treated as an internist in Gulfport, MS during 2021 were chronic care, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Boyd P. Benefield, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	23
chronic care	357
doctor visit	1146
injections	23

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Boyd P. Benefield, MD.

**Gender**
Male	219
Female	228

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	379
Black	48
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	206
From 75 to 84	145
85 and over	63
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Boyd P. Benefield, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	34
Dementia	10
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Boyd P. Benefield, MD treated as an internist in Gulfport, MS during 2022 were chronic care, injections, aspiration and pain management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Boyd P. Benefield, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	63
chronic care	304
doctor visit	1138
injections	81
pain management	18

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Boyd P. Benefield, MD.

**Gender**
Male	216
Female	225

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	378
Black	42
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	217
From 75 to 84	132
85 and over	69
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Boyd P. Benefield, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	33
Dementia	8
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Boyd P. Benefield, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Boyd P. Benefield, MD treated as an internist in Gulfport, MS were hospital care, inpatient care, chronic care and lab tests.

aspiration	59
cardiac procedures	74
chronic care	403
diagnostic procedures	14
doctor visit	1411
gastrointestinal procedures	39
hospital care	815
injections	67
inpatient care	809
lab tests	124
minimally invasive procedures	39
nuclear scan	25
outpatient care	27
pain management	19
preventive care	96
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	14
spinal procedures	16
stress testing	50
thoracic (chest) imaging	11
ultrasound (sonogram)	41
vaccines	84
vascular procedures	18
X-rays	14

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Boyd P. Benefield, MD.

**Gender**
Female	275
Male	247

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	57
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	447
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	60
75 to 84	175
Less than 65	54
65 to 74	227

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Boyd P. Benefield, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Boyd P. Benefield, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	34
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Education & Training

He has a state license in Mississippi.

Licensed In: Mississippi

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Boyd P. Benefield, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Memorial Physician Clinics Orange Grove Medical Specialties

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Boyd P. Benefield, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Wellcare Medicare Advantage, Healthy Mississippi Medicare Advantage, United Healthcare, Tricare Region East, Medicare, Magnolia Medicaid, Humana, Cigna (Excludes Healthsprings/Cigna Medicare Advantage), Blue Cross & Blue Shield, CHAMP VA, First Health (Not all plans or business; call insurance to verify), Molina Marketplace, AETNA (Not all plans or business; call insurance to verify), TrueCare, Optum – VA Community Care Newtork, Select Administrative Services (Not all plans or business; call insurance to verify), First Choice (Not all plans or business; call insurance to verify), Fox Everett (Not all plans or business; call insurance to verify), Ambetter Magnolia Health, Vantage Health Plan, Lockard & Williams (Not all plans or business; call insurance to verify) and Mississippi Physicians Care Network – MPCN (Not all plans or business; call insurance to verify).

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Boyd P. Benefield, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Wellcare Medicare Advantage

Healthy Mississippi Medicare Advantage

United Healthcare

Tricare Region East

Medicare

Magnolia Medicaid

Humana

Cigna (Excludes Healthsprings/Cigna Medicare Advantage)

Blue Cross & Blue Shield

CHAMP VA

First Health (Not all plans or business; call insurance to verify)

Molina Marketplace

AETNA (Not all plans or business; call insurance to verify)

TrueCare

Optum – VA Community Care Newtork

Select Administrative Services (Not all plans or business; call insurance to verify)

First Choice (Not all plans or business; call insurance to verify)

Fox Everett (Not all plans or business; call insurance to verify)

Ambetter Magnolia Health

Vantage Health Plan

Lockard & Williams (Not all plans or business; call insurance to verify)

Mississippi Physicians Care Network – MPCN (Not all plans or business; call insurance to verify)

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Boyd P. Benefield, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$2,466 TRELEGY ELLIPTA $1,204	ANORO $479	TANZEUM $271	BREO $181	VENTOLIN $103	Other $228
Novo Nordisk Inc	$1,989 Tresiba $623	NovoLog $511	Ozempic $311	Victoza $126	RYBELSUS $122	Other $295
Astellas Pharma US Inc	$1,128 Myrbetriq $842	Vesicare $187	$99
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC	$791 TOUJEO $560	LANTUS $98	AFREZZA $45	SOLIQUA $44	SOLIQUA 100/33 $19	Other $25
Lilly USA, LLC	$704 MOUNJARO $208	JARDIANCE $142	BASAGLAR $129	TRULICITY $74	GLYXAMBI $53	Other $97
Other	$6,520 FreeStyle Libre $345	JARDIANCE $333	INVOKANA $290	GEMTESA $253	Repatha $244	Other $5,055

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$13,164
Education	$434

Biography

Blue California, Coventry, and TRICARE seem to be the insurance carriers that Dr. Boyd Benefield accepts. He graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine.