Dr. Ruth M. Benca, MD PHD
Psychiatry (Psychiatry Physician)
At a glance
- Medical school
- University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine (1981)
- Years since graduation
- 45
- In the NPI registry since
- 2006
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. NPIs were first issued in May 2005 and became required on claims in 2007–2008, so an early date usually means the clinician was already in practice before then. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 1981Medical school: University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine
- 2006Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date) — NPIs began in 2005, so practice likely started earlier
Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Psychiatry Physician primary
NC license 2021-02703 · WI license 34202 -
Sleep Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
WI license 34202
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Medical groups
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences (2,645 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 1 companies reported 7 payments worth $11,407 in total to this clinician.
| Alkermes, Inc. | $11,407 |
|---|
| Consulting Fee | $9,595 |
|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $1,043 |
| Food and Beverage | $769 |
What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Alkermes, Inc. May 19, 2025 | Consulting Fee LYBALVI; LYBALVI; LYBALVI · CNS | $9,090 |
| Alkermes, Inc. Apr 3, 2025 | Travel and Lodging travel to ATLANTA, GA · in-kind | $616 |
| Alkermes, Inc. May 27, 2025 | Consulting Fee | $505 |
| Alkermes, Inc. May 19, 2025 | Travel and Lodging LYBALVI; LYBALVI; LYBALVI · CNS · travel to ATLANTA, GA · in-kind | $427 |
Each payment as the company reported it, with the products it named. Meals are counted in the totals above but not listed one by one.
From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.
Industry-funded research
Named as a principal investigator on 2 industry-funded studies in 2025, from 1 companies. The companies reported $26,935 in research payments for these studies, mostly to the institutions running them.
- A Study to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of ALKS 2680 in Subjects With Narcolepsy Type 1 (ALKS 2680-201)
Alkermes, Inc. · Completed · NCT06358950 - A Study to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of ALKS 2680 in Subjects With Narcolepsy Type 2
Alkermes, Inc. · Completed · NCT06555783
From CMS Open Payments research payments, where companies name up to five principal investigators per payment. Research payments usually go to hospitals, universities and research sites, not to the investigator personally. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing.