NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ana Cristina Benitez, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Kingwood, TX

Ana Cristina Benitez, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Kingwood, Texas, and NPI 1285196923, issued on Apr 2, 2019. Check the license (Texas T6830, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1285196923
Name
Ana Cristina Benitez
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License numbers
T6830 TX
ME155765 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
19701 Kingwood Dr Bldg 1, Kingwood, TX 77339
Phone
(936) 270-4680
Enumerated
Apr 2, 2019
Record last updated
May 27, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230213001520); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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31% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

4,168 Medicare Part D claims for 450 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 71 claims were for opioids.

  1. Ana Benitez4,168
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium316 claims
  2. Metformin Hcl170 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium154 claims
  4. Gabapentin150 claims
  5. Lisinopril130 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium127 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 74.9 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score60.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%54.3
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%97.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $1,834.89

76 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ana Benitez$1,834.89
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Tmh Physician Associates PLLCSugar Land, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Ana Cristina Benitez among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas

Ana Cristina Benitez, MD is one of 9,175 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 82% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 82% of these records are older, 15% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

42 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Kingwood

They are 42 of the 1,799 NPPES records with a practice address in Kingwood, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Rizwan Ali, M.DKingwood, TX 773391588005276
  2. Jane Beauvais, M.D.Kingwood, TX 773391871517417
  3. Allan Daniels, M.D.Kingwood, TX 773391538265905
  4. Amanda Dodson-Mooring, DOKingwood, TX 773391215431481
  5. Kim Elliott, MDKingwood, TX 773391407954738
  6. Kevin Garnepudi, DOKingwood, TX 773391952621294
  7. Nirmal Kumar Kumaradas Antonio, M.DKingwood, TX 773391518186451
  8. Edward McCoig, MDKingwood, TX 773391912933284

Common questions

What is Ana Cristina Benitez, MD's NPI number?

Ana Cristina Benitez, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285196923, issued on Apr 2, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ana Cristina Benitez, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 19701 Kingwood Dr Bldg 1, Kingwood, TX, 77339. Phone: (936) 270-4680. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ana Cristina Benitez, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number T6830, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Ana Cristina Benitez, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ana Cristina Benitez, MD had 4,168 Medicare Part D claims for 450 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Ana Cristina Benitez, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 74.9 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

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