Benedicto Cortes Baronia, M.D.
Neurological Surgery Physician · Lubbock, TX
Benedicto Cortes Baronia, M.D. is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Lubbock, Texas, and NPI 1053516310, issued on Jun 18, 2007. Check the license (Texas 48359, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benedicto Cortes Baronia
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
- License numbers
- 48359 TX
47652 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3502 9TH St Ste 430, Lubbock, TX 79415
- Phone
- (806) 761-0535
- Enumerated
- Jun 18, 2007
- Record last updated
- Aug 15, 2024
- Fax
- (806) 761-0534
- Medicaid ID
- 324777703 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130927000207); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3502 9TH St Ste 430
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Mohammed Alghamdi, MDNeurological Surgery Physician1194346585
- Bryan George, MSN, APRN, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1366361149
- Cody MandrellNurse Practitioner1912209073
- Curtis Sanchez, APRN FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1881322758
- Joey Stone, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1609178409
- Brandon Wells, PA-CPhysician Assistant1114254620
Verify Benedicto Cortes Baronia in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license 48359Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024
19 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Levetiracetam18 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $434.12
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 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 3 group practices
- Dora Roberts Rehabilitation CenterBig Spring, TX
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center LubbockLubbock, TX
- Umc PhysiciansLubbock, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benedicto Cortes Baronia among 669 neurological surgery physician records in Texas
Benedicto Cortes Baronia, M.D. is one of 669 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 43% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 43% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 2004 among the 451 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Texas
There are 669 neurological surgery physician records in Texas.
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The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mohammed Alghamdi, MDLubbock, TX 794151194346585
- Luiz Cesar, MDLubbock, TX 794151467418863
- Mark D'Alise, MDLubbock, TX 794151801859723
- Colin Son, M.D.Lubbock, TX 794151265669584
- Christopher Taylor, MDLubbock, TX 794151841206455
- Frank Castillon, M.D.Lubbock, TX 794121104866375
- Muhittin Belirgen, M.D.Lubbock, TX 794101386808467
- Jason Felton, M.D.Lubbock, TX 794101003015967
Common questions
What is Benedicto Cortes Baronia, M.D.'s NPI number?
Benedicto Cortes Baronia, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053516310, issued on Jun 18, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benedicto Cortes Baronia, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3502 9TH St Ste 430, Lubbock, TX, 79415. Phone: (806) 761-0535. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benedicto Cortes Baronia, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 48359, 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 Benedicto Cortes Baronia, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benedicto Cortes Baronia, M.D. had 19 Medicare Part D claims; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Benedicto Cortes Baronia, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100. 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.