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Dr. Ruth M. Benca, MD PHD

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Specializes in: Psychiatry

6001 Research Park Boulevard
Madison, WI 53719

(608) 232-3333

Dr. Ruth M. Benca, MD PHD is a psychiatrist in Madison, WI specializing in psychiatry. Dr. Ruth M. Benca, MD PHD is affiliated with Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist.

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6001 Research Park Boulevard
Madison, WI 53719

(608) 232-3333

(608) 262-9246

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“"While both poorer self-reported sleep and lower self-reported exercise frequency were associated with more cognitive complaints, it appeared that the association between less exercise and more...”—"Untreated OSA Negatively Impacts Exercise, Sleep, and Cognition - Excessive Sleepiness and Associated Risks with Obstructive Sleep Apnea", MedPage Today, December 2021

“Sleep is providing a window into our health, particularly psychiatric problems, according to Dr. Ruth Benca, a world-renown expert on sleep.”—"Revived UCI Sleep Center Focuses on Mental Issues", Orange County Business Journal, February 2020

“Ruth Benca, a UC Irvine psychiatrist and expert on sleep and brain health, said at least 15% of dementia is directly related to sleep disturbance and sleep problems.”—"Column: How to avoid losing your mind to Alzheimer's or dementia. Hint: Start now, says Maria Shriver", Los Angeles Times, March 2018

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ruth M. Benca, MD PHD treated as a psychiatrist in Madison, WI during 2012 were sleep study, airway management, lab tests and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ruth M. Benca, MD PHD for Medicare patients.

airway management	53
blood draw	17
doctor visit	134
lab tests	40
sleep study	124

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ruth M. Benca, MD PHD treated as a psychiatrist in Madison, WI during 2013 were sleep study, airway management, lab tests and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ruth M. Benca, MD PHD for Medicare patients.

airway management	44
blood draw	11
doctor visit	102
lab tests	11
sleep study	132

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth M. Benca, MD PHD.

**Gender**
Male	91
Female	116

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	193
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	116
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth M. Benca, MD PHD in 2013

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	31
Dementia	0
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ruth M. Benca, MD PHD treated as a psychiatrist in Madison, WI during 2014 were sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ruth M. Benca, MD PHD for Medicare patients.

airway management	48
doctor visit	65
sleep study	139

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth M. Benca, MD PHD.

**Gender**
Male	100
Female	83

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	161
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	96
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth M. Benca, MD PHD in 2014

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	25
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ruth M. Benca, MD PHD treated as a psychiatrist in Madison, WI during 2015 were sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ruth M. Benca, MD PHD for Medicare patients.

airway management	44
doctor visit	72
sleep study	135

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth M. Benca, MD PHD.

**Gender**
Male	150
Female	206

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	324
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	196
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	84

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth M. Benca, MD PHD in 2015

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	27
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ruth M. Benca, MD PHD treated as a psychiatrist in Madison, WI during 2016 were sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ruth M. Benca, MD PHD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	18
sleep study	14

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth M. Benca, MD PHD.

**Gender**
Male	30
Female	27

**Age**
From 65 to 74	28
From 75 to 84	13
85 and over	0
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth M. Benca, MD PHD in 2016

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	47
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ruth M. Benca, MD PHD treated as a psychiatrist in Madison, WI during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ruth M. Benca, MD PHD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	38
inpatient care	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth M. Benca, MD PHD in 2017

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	0
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	75
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth M. Benca, MD PHD.

**Gender**
Male	20
Female	11

**Age**
From 65 to 74	15
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth M. Benca, MD PHD in 2018

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	58
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	42
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ruth M. Benca, MD PHD treated as a psychiatrist in Madison, WI during 2019 were sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ruth M. Benca, MD PHD for Medicare patients.

airway management	30
doctor visit	74
sleep study	53

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth M. Benca, MD PHD.

**Gender**
Male	61
Female	58

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	86
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	17
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	61
From 75 to 84	29
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth M. Benca, MD PHD in 2019

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	32
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth M. Benca, MD PHD.

**Gender**
Male	15
Female	15

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	18
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	15
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth M. Benca, MD PHD in 2020

Hypertension	43
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2020

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ruth M. Benca, MD PHD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Ruth M. Benca, MD PHD treated as a psychiatrist in Madison, WI were sleep study, airway management, hospital care and inpatient care.

airway management	43
blood draw	14
doctor visit	77
hospital care	38
inpatient care	38
lab tests	25
sleep study	99

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2020

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth M. Benca, MD PHD.

**Gender**
Male	51
Female	57

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	1
Non-Hispanic White	86
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	4
85 and over	0
Less than 65	22
65 to 74	58

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth M. Benca, MD PHD From 2012 - 2020

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ruth M. Benca, MD PHD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	4
Osteoporosis	2
Heart Failure	6
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	4
Diabetes	17
Atrial Fibrillation	5
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Education & Training

She completed residency at University of Chicago Medical Center. She is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Sleep Medicine American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology - Psychiatry and has a state license in Wisconsin.

Residency: University of Chicago Medical Center (1985)

Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Sleep Medicine American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology - Psychiatry

Licensed In: Wisconsin

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Ruth M. Benca, MD PHD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation	$33,396 NON-PRODUCT $16,603	BELSOMRA $2,609	$14,184
Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$23,726 SUNOSI $13,621	XYWAV $1,750	Xyrem $1	$8,354
IDORSIA PHARMACEUTICALS US INC	$18,099 QUVIVIQ $10,138	$7,961
EISAI INC.	$17,760 Dayvigo $17,760
Sage Therapeutics, Inc.	$6,805 $6,805
Other	$11,511 LATUDA $3,280	$8,231

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$92,678
Travel and Lodging	$8,996
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$7,370
Food and Beverage	$2,252
Education	$1

Research Payments

Dr. Ruth M. Benca, MD PHD has received 4 research payments totaling $493,888.

Biography

Dr. Ruth Benca practices psychiatry and sleep medicine. Her medical residency was performed at the University of Chicago Medical Center. She is professionally affiliated with Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist. According to Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, new patients are welcome to contact Dr. Benca's office in.

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth M. Benca, MD PHD in 2013

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth M. Benca, MD PHD in 2014

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth M. Benca, MD PHD in 2015

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth M. Benca, MD PHD in 2016

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth M. Benca, MD PHD in 2017

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth M. Benca, MD PHD in 2018

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth M. Benca, MD PHD in 2019

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth M. Benca, MD PHD in 2020

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2020

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2020

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth M. Benca, MD PHD From 2012 - 2020

Education & Training

Affiliations & Hospitals

Ratings & Reviews

General Payments

Research Payments

Biography

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