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Dr. Robert Benish, MD

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Specializes in: Hospital Medicine (Hospitalist) and Adult Gastroenterology

Autonomous University of Guadalajara Faculty of Medicine (1980)

1 CLINIC ROAD
CEDAR BLUFF, VA 24609

(276) 964-6771

Dr. Robert Benish, MD is a hospitalist in CEDAR BLUFF, VA specializing in hospital medicine (hospitalist) and adult gastroenterology. He graduated from Autonomous University of Guadalajara Faculty of Medicine in 1980 and has 46 years of experience. Dr. Robert Benish, MD is affiliated with Clinch Valley Health and CLINCH VALLEY PHYSICIANS ASSOCIATES LLC.

Office Locations

1 CLINIC ROAD
CEDAR BLUFF, VA 24609

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6719 Gov. G.C. Peery Highway Suite 2900
Richlands, VA 24641

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Robert Benish, MD in 2023

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diagnostic procedures

In 2012, Dr. Robert Benish, MD performed more diagnostic procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Virginia.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Benish, MD treated as a hospitalist in CEDAR BLUFF, VA during 2012 were lab tests, blood draw, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Benish, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	530
diagnostic procedures	275
doctor visit	313
gastrointestinal procedures	297
lab tests	3049
minimally invasive procedures	297
preventive care	50
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	275
thyroid function tests	185

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Benish, MD treated as a hospitalist in CEDAR BLUFF, VA during 2013 were lab tests, blood draw, thyroid function tests and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Benish, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	880
diagnostic procedures	347
doctor visit	1037
gastrointestinal procedures	365
lab tests	5068
minimally invasive procedures	365
preventive care	17
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	347
thyroid function tests	417

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Benish, MD.

**Gender**
Male	185
Female	261

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	434
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	179
From 75 to 84	121
85 and over	31
Less than 65	115

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Benish, MD in 2013

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	3
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	29
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Benish, MD treated as a hospitalist in CEDAR BLUFF, VA during 2014 were lab tests, blood draw, thyroid function tests and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Benish, MD for Medicare patients.

balloon dilation	24
blood draw	946
diagnostic procedures	350
doctor visit	1279
esophageal dilation	24
gastrointestinal procedures	395
lab tests	5400
minimally invasive procedures	395
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	350
thyroid function tests	500

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Benish, MD.

**Gender**
Male	189
Female	290

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	467
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	198
From 75 to 84	129
85 and over	30
Less than 65	122

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Benish, MD in 2014

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	3
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	28
Dementia	5
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Benish, MD treated as a hospitalist in CEDAR BLUFF, VA during 2015 were lab tests, blood draw, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Benish, MD for Medicare patients.

balloon dilation	35
blood draw	628
diagnostic procedures	366
doctor visit	1276
esophageal dilation	35
gastrointestinal procedures	427
lab tests	3776
minimally invasive procedures	427
preventive care	130
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	366
thyroid function tests	264

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Benish, MD.

**Gender**
Male	388
Female	598

**Age**
From 65 to 74	424
From 75 to 84	270
85 and over	76
Less than 65	216

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Benish, MD in 2015

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	29
Dementia	7
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Benish, MD treated as a hospitalist in CEDAR BLUFF, VA during 2016 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Benish, MD for Medicare patients.

balloon dilation	43
blood draw	15
diagnostic procedures	380
doctor visit	1184
esophageal dilation	43
gastrointestinal procedures	441
lab tests	84
minimally invasive procedures	441
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	380

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Benish, MD.

**Gender**
Male	210
Female	295

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	492
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	218
From 75 to 84	142
85 and over	38
Less than 65	107

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Benish, MD in 2016

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	30
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Benish, MD treated as a hospitalist in CEDAR BLUFF, VA during 2017 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Benish, MD for Medicare patients.

balloon dilation	49
blood draw	28
diagnostic procedures	373
doctor visit	1147
esophageal dilation	49
gastrointestinal procedures	437
lab tests	107
minimally invasive procedures	437
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	373

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Benish, MD.

**Gender**
Male	203
Female	296

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	487
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	210
From 75 to 84	147
85 and over	37
Less than 65	105

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Benish, MD in 2017

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	30
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Benish, MD treated as a hospitalist in CEDAR BLUFF, VA during 2018 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Benish, MD for Medicare patients.

balloon dilation	55
diagnostic procedures	406
doctor visit	1136
esophageal dilation	55
gastrointestinal procedures	461
lab tests	101
minimally invasive procedures	461
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	406

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Benish, MD.

**Gender**
Male	193
Female	298

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	478
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	214
From 75 to 84	144
85 and over	36
Less than 65	97

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Benish, MD in 2018

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	30
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Benish, MD treated as a hospitalist in CEDAR BLUFF, VA during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Benish, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	93
doctor visit	226
gastrointestinal procedures	108
hospital care	351
inpatient care	351
minimally invasive procedures	108
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	93

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Benish, MD.

**Gender**
Male	158
Female	229

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	346
Black	21
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	149
From 75 to 84	111
85 and over	63
Less than 65	64

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Benish, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	43
Dementia	24
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Benish, MD treated as a hospitalist in CEDAR BLUFF, VA during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Benish, MD for Medicare patients.

gastrointestinal procedures	14
hospital care	404
inpatient care	404
minimally invasive procedures	14

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Benish, MD.

**Gender**
Male	106
Female	145

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	188
Black	39
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	77
From 75 to 84	88
85 and over	53
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Benish, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	47
Chronic Kidney Disease	72
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	52
Dementia	35
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Benish, MD treated as a hospitalist in CEDAR BLUFF, VA during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Benish, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	44
gastrointestinal procedures	71
hospital care	113
inpatient care	113
minimally invasive procedures	71
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	44

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Benish, MD.

**Gender**
Male	69
Female	97

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	136
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	58
From 75 to 84	58
85 and over	24
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Benish, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	72
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	49
Dementia	33
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Benish, MD treated as a hospitalist in CEDAR BLUFF, VA during 2022 were removal of lesion (e.g. growth), minimally invasive procedures, diagnostic procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Benish, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	95
gastrointestinal procedures	95
hospital care	16
inpatient care	16
minimally invasive procedures	95
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	95

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Benish, MD.

**Gender**
Male	29
Female	52

**Age**
From 65 to 74	41
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Benish, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	23
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	42
Dementia	0
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Benish, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Robert Benish, MD treated as a hospitalist in CEDAR BLUFF, VA were lab tests, blood draw, thyroid function tests and minimally invasive procedures.

balloon dilation	41
blood draw	504
diagnostic procedures	272
doctor visit	949
esophageal dilation	41
gastrointestinal procedures	282
hospital care	221
inpatient care	221
lab tests	2512
minimally invasive procedures	282
preventive care	65
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	272
thyroid function tests	341

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Benish, MD.

**Gender**
Male	157
Female	232

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	5
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	275
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	110
85 and over	35
Less than 65	82
65 to 74	160

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Benish, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Robert Benish, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	32
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Dementia	12
Cancer	12

Education & Training

Dr. Robert Benish, MD graduated from Autonomous University of Guadalajara Faculty of Medicine in 1980. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine: Gastroenterology and has a state license in Florida.

Medical School: Autonomous University of Guadalajara Faculty of Medicine (1980)

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine: Gastroenterology

Licensed In: Florida

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Robert Benish, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Clinch Valley Health

CLINCH VALLEY PHYSICIANS ASSOCIATES LLC

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Valeant Pharmaceuticals North America LLC	$33,653 XIFAXAN $32,131	APRISO $336	UCERIS TABLETS $294	XIFAXAN - 550 MG $263	XIFAXANIBSD $257	Other $372
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC	$25,616 XIFAXAN $8,368	Relistor $7,492	PLENVU $4,681	Trulance $4,578	XIFAXANIBSD $316	Other $181
Allergan Inc.	$21,075 VIBERZI $17,655	LINZESS $3,420
Romark Laboratories, LC	$18,828 Alinia Tablets 500mg 12 count bottle $17,169	Alinia $1,634	Alinia for Oral Suspension $26
Synergy Pharmaceuticals Inc	$15,232 Trulance $15,232
Other	$12,153 AMITIZA $6,639	Uceris $1,223	Humira $956	XIFAXAN 550 MG TABLETS $323	LINZESS $308	Other $2,703

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$45,675
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program	$42,150
Consulting Fee	$14,300
Food and Beverage	$13,193
Travel and Lodging	$10,604
Other	$636

Research Payments

Dr. Robert Benish, MD has received 17 research payments totaling $77,610.

Biography

Dr. Robert Benish is a physician who specializes in adult gastroenterology and hospital medicine (hospitalist). He is professionally affiliated with Clinch Valley Health. Dr. Benish is a graduate of Autonomous University of Guadalajara Faculty of Medicine. According to Doctor.com, he is currently accepting new patients at his office in CEDAR BLUFF, VA.

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