David Alejandro Benalcazar Almeida, MD
Surgery Physician · West Plains, MO
David Alejandro Benalcazar Almeida, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in West Plains, Missouri, and NPI 1912437070, issued on Jun 12, 2017. Check the license (Missouri 2022041554, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David Alejandro Benalcazar Almeida
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- 2022041554 MO
BP10059231 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1100 N Kentucky Ave, West Plains, MO 65775
- Phone
- (212) 939-2976
- Enumerated
- Jun 12, 2017
- Record last updated
- Jul 11, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230717000162); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1100 N Kentucky Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Alivia Acklin, AG-ACNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1174404453
- Ginny Alford, RPHPharmacist1407634827
- Mayce Allen, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1053068817
- Jose Alonso Escalante, M.D.Surgery Physician1457883514
- Clara ApplegateSpecialist1366518789
- Muhammad Ashraf, M.D.Interventional Cardiology Physician1275690729
Verify David Alejandro Benalcazar Almeida in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
Search for license 2022041554Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgery physician in 2024
322 Medicare Part D claims for 149 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 49 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium126 claims
- Sucralfate51 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl41 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass24 claims
- Meloxicam22 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $153.08
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Ozarks Medical CenterWest Plains, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David Alejandro Benalcazar Almeida among 714 surgery physician records in Missouri
David Alejandro Benalcazar Almeida, MD is one of 714 surgery physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 70% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 70% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2006 among the 410 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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 208600000X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Missouri
There are 714 surgery physician records in Missouri.
All 714 in Missouri → Every provider in West Plains → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jose Alonso Escalante, M.D.West Plains, MO 657751457883514
- Stephen Coats, DOWest Plains, MO 657751487691853
- Bryan Eck, M.D.West Plains, MO 657751326044975
- Chelsea Fisher, D.O.West Plains, MO 657751972820512
- Sneha George Teressa, M.DWest Plains, MO 657751285259564
- Magdy Giurgius, MB.CHBWest Plains, MO 657751184878555
- Khoa Le, MDWest Plains, MO 657751376500215
- Michael Ashley, MDSpringfield, MO 658041225105638
Common questions
What is David Alejandro Benalcazar Almeida, MD's NPI number?
David Alejandro Benalcazar Almeida, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912437070, issued on Jun 12, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David Alejandro Benalcazar Almeida, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1100 N Kentucky Ave, West Plains, MO, 65775. Phone: (212) 939-2976. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David Alejandro Benalcazar Almeida, MD's license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 2022041554, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does David Alejandro Benalcazar Almeida, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David Alejandro Benalcazar Almeida, MD had 322 Medicare Part D claims for 149 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is David Alejandro Benalcazar Almeida, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.