NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Benito Cano

Family Nurse Practitioner · Brownsville, TX

Benito Cano is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Brownsville, Texas, and NPI 1487093308, issued on Jun 25, 2013. Check the license (Texas 742167, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1487093308
Name
Benito Cano
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
742167 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2300 Central Blvd, Brownsville, TX 78520
Phone
(956) 544-3226
Enumerated
Jun 25, 2013
Record last updated
Jun 26, 2026
Fax
(956) 544-6657
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20131031001233); accepts Medicare assignment
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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Also registered at 2300 Central Blvd

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Angela Barron, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1346991569
  2. Ahmad Karkoutly, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1780688382
  3. Jamil Madi, M.D.Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1467456079
  4. Lyn Petree, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1770507790
  5. Sundeep Reddy, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1992709513

Verify Benito Cano in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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7.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

9,973 Medicare Part D claims for 833 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims. 260 claims were for opioids.

  1. Benito Cano9,973
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium639 claims
  2. Losartan Potassium406 claims
  3. Metformin Hcl365 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium358 claims
  5. Trelegy Ellipta320 claims
  6. Ozempic272 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $1,133.63

52 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Benito Cano$1,133.63
  2. Specialty average$650.95

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. South Texas Neurosurgery AssociatesBrownsville, TX

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

Benito Cano among 21,242 family nurse practitioner records in Texas

Benito Cano is one of 21,242 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Texas. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 19% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 19% of these records are older, 78% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
  • Graduated2013 · median 2018 among the 11,286 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

111 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Brownsville

They are 111 of the 1,671 NPPES records with a practice address in Brownsville, and 21,242 family nurse practitioner records in Texas.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Yessica Acosta, APRN, FNP-C, ENP-CBrownsville, TX 785201831678754
  2. Hector Alvarez, FNP-CERTIFIEDBrownsville, TX 785201972801611
  3. Warren Bartley, MSN,RN,CS,FNP,COHN-SBrownsville, TX 785201568648152
  4. Valeria Bermudez, FNP-CBrownsville, TX 785201992158257
  5. Lori Campos, FNPBrownsville, TX 785201760890529
  6. Angiollet EscobarBrownsville, TX 785201962917997
  7. Maria Gaona, FNP-CBrownsville, TX 785201770083560
  8. Jamer Ladilad, FNP-CBrownsville, TX 785201326536228

Common questions

What is Benito Cano's NPI number?

Benito Cano's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487093308, issued on Jun 25, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Benito Cano located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2300 Central Blvd, Brownsville, TX, 78520. Phone: (956) 544-3226. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Benito Cano's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number 742167, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Benito Cano prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Benito Cano had 9,973 Medicare Part D claims for 833 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.