Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Craig Berent, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Austin, TX

Craig Berent, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Austin, Texas, and NPI 1699824193, issued on Jan 10, 2007. Check the license (Texas K3988, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1699824193
Name
Craig Berent
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
K3988 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2608 Brockton Dr, Austin, TX 78758
Phone
(512) 654-4050
Enumerated
Jan 10, 2007
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
Download card Updates feed

Also registered at 2608 Brockton Dr

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

  1. Fotini Chalkias, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1518065317
  2. Nina Desai, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1295094407
  3. Danny Do, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1639584527
  4. Ashanti DunmeyerFamily Medicine Physician1437786845
  5. Lisa Jeffery, PA-CPhysician Assistant1154898690
  6. Nicolas Klein, PAPhysician Assistant1043011752

Verify Craig Berent in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
    Search for license K3988
    Check the board
  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
Open the Texas license search

PlainDoctor does not match the HHS-OIG exclusion list to individual records: most entries carry no NPI. Search the OIG exclusion list by name.

22% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

2,467 Medicare Part D claims for 201 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 43 claims were for opioids.

  1. Craig Berent2,467
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium173 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate154 claims
  3. Rosuvastatin Calcium131 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium119 claims
  5. Hydrochlorothiazide91 claims
  6. Pravastatin Sodium74 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: $34.64

1 payment, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Exact Sciences Corporation. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Craig Berent$34.64
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

  1. Scott And White ClinicBaylor Scott & White Clin, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

606 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Austin

They are 606 of the 26,585 NPPES records with a practice address in Austin, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.

Other internal medicine physician records in Texas

  1. Muhammad A. Sattar, MDDallas, TX1760465553
  2. Gayatri Aaluri, MDGalveston, TX1821928508
  3. Anunaya AashishDenton, TX1134246374
  4. Queenie Ann Abad, M.D.San Antonio, TX1174979785
  5. Fuad Abaleka, M.DLubbock, TX1861925596
  6. Carol Abalihi, M.D.El Paso, TX1326136243
  7. Oliverio Abarca Guzman, MDHarlingen, TX1346972940
  8. Obinna Abaribe, M.DMansfield, TX1457704355
  9. Enyinnaya Abarikwu, MDTyler, TX1174788178
  10. Sulaiman Abawi, D.O.Frisco, TX1780845255

Common questions

What is Craig Berent, M.D.'s NPI number?

Craig Berent, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699824193, issued on Jan 10, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Craig Berent, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2608 Brockton Dr, Austin, TX, 78758. Phone: (512) 654-4050. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Craig Berent, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number K3988, 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 Craig Berent, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Craig Berent, M.D. had 2,467 Medicare Part D claims for 201 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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) 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 27, 2026.