Benjamin Scott Zertuche, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Pleasanton, TX
Benjamin Scott Zertuche, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Pleasanton, Texas, and NPI 1992788087, issued on Nov 22, 2005. Check the license (Texas L2066, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Scott Zertuche
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- L2066 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1746 W Goodwin St, Pleasanton, TX 78064
- Phone
- (830) 268-5040
- Enumerated
- Nov 22, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 18, 2024
- Fax
- (800) 769-6492
- Medicaid ID
- 147996605 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050328000085); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At San Antonio, 1997
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1746 W Goodwin St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Benjamin Scott Zertuche in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license L2066Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
22,122 Medicare Part D claims for 594 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 771 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium908 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium752 claims
- Gabapentin642 claims
- Eliquis627 claims
- Sertraline Hcl613 claims
- Donepezil Hcl581 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): 7.1 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: $39.19
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was ALK-Abello, Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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.
Benjamin Scott Zertuche among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas
Benjamin Scott Zertuche, 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2004 among the 7,095 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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).
7 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Pleasanton
They are 7 of the 149 NPPES records with a practice address in Pleasanton, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.
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- Patricia Lane, MDPleasanton, TX 780641366477051
- Armando Villarreal Md PaPleasanton, TX 780641366455891
- Thomas Vuong, DOPleasanton, TX 780641669584181
- Shelley Kohlleppel, M.D.Lakehills, TX 780631922255496
- Patrick Fagan, FNPPearsall, TX 780611821735168
Common questions
What is Benjamin Scott Zertuche, M.D.'s NPI number?
Benjamin Scott Zertuche, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992788087, issued on Nov 22, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Scott Zertuche, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1746 W Goodwin St, Pleasanton, TX, 78064. Phone: (830) 268-5040. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Scott Zertuche, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number L2066, 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 Scott Zertuche, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin Scott Zertuche, M.D. had 22,122 Medicare Part D claims for 594 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Benjamin Scott Zertuche, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 7.1 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.