Benjamin Constante, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Palestine, TX
Benjamin Constante, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Palestine, Texas, and NPI 1811951676, issued on Apr 17, 2006. Check the license (Texas L8019, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Constante
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- L8019 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2900 S Loop 256, Palestine, TX 75801
- Phone
- (903) 731-1144
- Enumerated
- Apr 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 9, 2024
- Medicaid ID
- 164643203 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040602001326); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Texas Tech University Health Science Center School Of Medicine, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Benjamin Constante in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license L8019Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
41% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
319 Medicare Part D claims for 182 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 32 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone28 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen23 claims
- Methocarbamol17 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate15 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa12 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass12 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: $16.34
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Exact Sciences Corporation. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 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
- Acs Primary Care Physicians Southwest PAPittsburg, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin Constante among 4,885 emergency medicine physician records in Texas
Benjamin Constante, M.D. is one of 4,885 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 67% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2013 among the 2,779 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
5 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Palestine
They are 5 of the 353 NPPES records with a practice address in Palestine, and 4,885 emergency medicine physician records in Texas.
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The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Chad Crystal, M.D.Palestine, TX 758011649234618
- Sunao Gilbert, M.D.Palestine, TX 758011699706127
- Heidi Knowles, MDPalestine, TX 758011023050440
- George Schroeder, MDPalestine, TX 758011043263437
- Kimberly Vogel, DOQuitman, TX 757831689691255
- John Burnett, MDCrockett, TX 758351437177052
- Thomas Curtis, MDJacksonville, TX 757661548203987
- Gary Smith, MDJacksonville, TX 757661861434771
Common questions
What is Benjamin Constante, M.D.'s NPI number?
Benjamin Constante, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811951676, issued on Apr 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Constante, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2900 S Loop 256, Palestine, TX, 75801. Phone: (903) 731-1144. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Constante, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number L8019, 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 Benjamin Constante, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin Constante, M.D. had 319 Medicare Part D claims for 182 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.