NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

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.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1639439573
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
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 917 S Port Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Yvonne Agunsoye, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1518584382
  2. Sergio Avalos, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1033146006
  3. Elizabeth Balderas, APRN-CNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1356273676
  4. Sonia Deaton, PAPhysician Assistant1255062329
  5. Crystal Garza, MDFamily Medicine Physician1750658647
  6. Laura McMurrey McNamara, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1861723181

Verify Bennie Johannes Berkvens in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. 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.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sergio Avalos, M.D.Corpus Christi, TX 784051033146006
  2. Richard Barry, MDCorpus Christi, TX 784051124025648
  3. Michael Centeno, MDCorpus Christi, TX 784051457358194
  4. Efrain Dickson, M.D.Corpus Christi, TX 784051235164526
  5. Barbara Estment, MDCorpus Christi, TX 784051184621476
  6. Randolph Gamez, MDCorpus Christi, TX 784051215998885
  7. Brenda Gardner, MDCorpus Christi, TX 784051003889619
  8. Alicia Hart, M.D.Corpus Christi, TX 784051174588438

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.

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