Mark Benfield is a Nephrology physician affiliated with Pediatric Nephrology of Alabama. OpenAlex indexes 66 publications with 3,859 citations (h-index 33); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 2 registered studies matched to this name.
Overview
Scholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index, productivity × impact (OpenAlex).
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
The practice address and phone this provider lists in the federal NPPES (CMS) registry.
Practice address
1801 Parkview Drive NE
Cullman, AL 350583618
Telephone
205-558-3200Registry record last updated 21 May 2025.
Clinical trials
- Calcineurin Inhibitor Based Immunosuppression Withdrawal
Sponsor: Pediatric Nephrology of Alabama
- Pediatric Kidney Transplant Study of Sirolimus, Mycophenolate Mofetil, and Corticosteroids vs Calcineurin Inhibitor Based Immunosuppression
Sponsor: Pediatric Nephrology of Alabama
Registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov where the overall official or a site investigator name-matches this physician, confirmed against known institution/geography. Latest few shown; the full list is part of the full profile.
Industry payments
4 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021 onward. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Amgen Inc.Program year202524 payments$32,878openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Amgen Inc.Program year202433 payments$43,181openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Horizon Therapeutics plcProgram year202350 payments$50,622openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
Payment records matched to this physician's NPI in CMS Open Payments, program years 2021 onward.
NIH funding
1 NIH research award on record, funded 2006–2007 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
Awards in the NIH RePORTER records where a principal investigator name matches this physician at an organization in their practice state. Latest award years shown; each row links to the project record on RePORTER.
Publications
Matched to this physician's OpenAlex author record; most-cited works shown first.
- Adrenocorticotropic Hormone for Childhood Nephrotic Syndrome
Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
2018 - Fluid overload and outcomes in critically ill children: A single center prospective cohort study
Journal of Critical Care
2017 - The Clinical Impact of Humoral Immunity in Pediatric Renal Transplantation
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
2013 - Complete Steroid Avoidance Is Effective and Safe in Children With Renal Transplants: A Multicenter Randomized Trial With Three-Year Follow-Up
American Journal of Transplantation
2012 - A Peripheral Blood Diagnostic Test for Acute Rejection in Renal Transplantation
American Journal of Transplantation
2012
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