Bennie Johannes Berkvens, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Corpus Christi, TX
Bennie Johannes Berkvens, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Corpus Christi, Texas, and NPI 1639439573, issued on May 25, 2012. Check the license (Texas Q0607, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bennie Johannes Berkvens
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- Q0607 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 917 S Port Ave, Corpus Christi, TX 78405
- Phone
- (361) 882-6161
- Enumerated
- May 25, 2012
- Record last updated
- Jul 1, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (888) 711-1008
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20141021000127); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Bennie Johannes Berkvens in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license Q0607Check 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
- Gulf Coast Physician Services, PLLCCorpus Christi, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Bennie Johannes Berkvens among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas
Bennie Johannes Berkvens, 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 2012, is newer than 67% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 67% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · 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).
193 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Corpus Christi
They are 193 of the 5,600 NPPES records with a practice address in Corpus Christi, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Bennie Johannes Berkvens, M.D.'s NPI number?
Bennie Johannes Berkvens, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639439573, issued on May 25, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bennie Johannes Berkvens, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 917 S Port Ave, Corpus Christi, TX, 78405. Phone: (361) 882-6161. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bennie Johannes Berkvens, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number Q0607, 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.