Benjamin William West, M.D.
Radiation Oncology Physician · McAllen, TX
Benjamin William West, M.D. is a radiation oncology physician with a practice address in McAllen, Texas, and NPI 1376587220, issued on Jun 15, 2006. Check the license (Texas J7724, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin William West
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Radiation Oncology Physician 2085R0001X
- License number
- J7724 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1901 S 2ND St, McAllen, TX 78503
- Phone
- (956) 687-5150
- Enumerated
- Jun 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 20, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (956) 687-9546
- Medicaid IDs
- 134338603 TX
134338604 TX
134338608 TX
134338607 TX - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060508000936); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1901 S 2ND St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Benjamin William West in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license J7724Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average radiation oncology physician in 2024
124 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries, against an average of 134 among the 4,851 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 18 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ondansetron Hcl11 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl11 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): 89.4 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: $236.03
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tempus AI, Inc. The 3,275 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,897.85 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
- Texas Oncology PAMcAllen, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin William West among 449 radiation oncology physician records in Texas
Benjamin William West, M.D. is one of 449 radiation oncology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 85% 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 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 78% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2004 among the 348 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2085R0001X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Radiation Oncology Physician providers in Texas
There are 449 radiation oncology physician records in Texas.
All 449 in Texas → Every provider in McAllen → Radiation Oncology Physician nationwide →
The 8 radiation oncology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Rogelio Salinas, MDMcAllen, TX 785031942243837
- Mark Harrison, MDMcAllen, TX 785011417954124
- Theresa Pagliuca, M.D.McAllen, TX 785011790866218
- Jason Burton, MD, PHDEdinburg, TX 785391912584954
- Oscar Garcia, MDEdinburg, TX 785391629044490
- Awad Ahmed, MDHarlingen, TX 785501851702831
- Quinten Black, MDHarlingen, TX 785501578558474
- Peter Ree, M.D.Harlingen, TX 785501871663401
Common questions
What is Benjamin William West, M.D.'s NPI number?
Benjamin William West, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376587220, issued on Jun 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin William West, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1901 S 2ND St, McAllen, TX, 78503. Phone: (956) 687-5150. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin William West, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number J7724, 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 William West, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin William West, M.D. had 124 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries; the average among radiation oncology physician prescribers was 134. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Benjamin William West, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.4 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.