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.
- 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
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Verify Ana Cristina Benitez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license T6830Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium316 claims
- Metformin Hcl170 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium154 claims
- Gabapentin150 claims
- Lisinopril130 claims
- 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.
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.
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
- 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.
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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.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.