Benjamin A. Salinas, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Weslaco, TX
Benjamin A. Salinas, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Weslaco, Texas, and NPI 1093770315, issued on Apr 19, 2006. Check the license (Texas H5050, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin A. Salinas
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- H5050 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1609 N International Blvd, Weslaco, TX 78599
- Phone
- (956) 565-2727
- Enumerated
- Apr 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 21, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (956) 351-5786
- Medicaid IDs
- 097296003 TX
097296004 TX
097296001 TX - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20071210000606); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Benjamin A. Salinas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license H5050Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Health And Human Services CommissionHarlingen, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin A. Salinas among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas
Benjamin A. Salinas, M.D. is one of 11,119 family 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 2006, is newer than 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 2004 among the 7,095 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
19 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Weslaco
They are 19 of the 775 NPPES records with a practice address in Weslaco, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Benjamin A. Salinas, M.D.'s NPI number?
Benjamin A. Salinas, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1093770315, issued on Apr 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin A. Salinas, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1609 N International Blvd, Weslaco, TX, 78599. Phone: (956) 565-2727. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin A. Salinas, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number H5050, 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.
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.