Charisse Benitez, APRN, FNP-C
Family Nurse Practitioner · Laredo, TX
Charisse Benitez, APRN, FNP-C is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Laredo, Texas, and NPI 1710644943, issued on Nov 22, 2021. Check the license (Texas 1059318, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Charisse Benitez
- Credential
- APRN, FNP-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 1059318 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3115 Guerra Dr, Laredo, TX 78045
- Phone
- (956) 206-6114
- Enumerated
- Nov 22, 2021
- Record last updated
- Nov 22, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230504000872); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Charisse Benitez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license 1059318Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
53% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
1,994 Medicare Part D claims for 335 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 38 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Losartan Potassium88 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium81 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate72 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium57 claims
- Ozempic55 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium54 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $294.99
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 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
- Monzer H Yazji MD And Associates PLLCLaredo, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Charisse Benitez among 21,242 family nurse practitioner records in Texas
Charisse Benitez, APRN, FNP-C is one of 21,242 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Texas. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 67% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 67% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2018 among the 11,286 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
213 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Laredo
They are 213 of the 2,290 NPPES records with a practice address in Laredo, and 21,242 family nurse practitioner records in Texas.
All 21,242 in Texas → Every provider in Laredo → Family Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Raymundo Arredondo, FNPLaredo, TX 780451326349010
- Dina Burkett, APRN,FNP-BC,PMHNP-BCLaredo, TX 780451811306764
- Jan Merck DemasiadoLaredo, TX 780451265880629
- Alberto Galvan, FNP-CLaredo, TX 780451669971438
- Lisa Heard, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BCLaredo, TX 780451952657025
- Juan Hernandez, FNPLaredo, TX 780451427361302
- Jesus Jimenez Sanchez, NPLaredo, TX 780451962905372
- Juan Lira Escobedo, FNP-CLaredo, TX 780451356864029
Common questions
What is Charisse Benitez, APRN, FNP-C's NPI number?
Charisse Benitez, APRN, FNP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710644943, issued on Nov 22, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Charisse Benitez, APRN, FNP-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3115 Guerra Dr, Laredo, TX, 78045. Phone: (956) 206-6114. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Charisse Benitez, APRN, FNP-C's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 1059318, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Charisse Benitez, APRN, FNP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Charisse Benitez, APRN, FNP-C had 1,994 Medicare Part D claims for 335 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.