Claude Rasanathan Benedict, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Houston, TX
Claude Rasanathan Benedict, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1982242814, issued on Dec 10, 2019. Check the license (Texas G4523, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.
- Name
- Claude Rasanathan Benedict
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- G4523 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 411 Commodore Way, Houston, TX 77079
- Phone
- (713) 777-5856
- Enumerated
- Dec 10, 2019
- Record last updated
- Dec 10, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Claude Rasanathan Benedict in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license G4523Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Claude Rasanathan Benedict among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas
Claude Rasanathan Benedict, MD is one of 9,175 internal 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 not. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 82% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 82% of these records are older, 15% newer
- In a Medicare fileNo · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 66% of these records are
- Record last updated2019 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1,488 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Houston
They are 1,488 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.
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Common questions
What is Claude Rasanathan Benedict, MD's NPI number?
Claude Rasanathan Benedict, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982242814, issued on Dec 10, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Claude Rasanathan Benedict, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 411 Commodore Way, Houston, TX, 77079. Phone: (713) 777-5856. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Claude Rasanathan Benedict, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number G4523, 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. 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.