NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

David Benitez

Internal Medicine Physician · Portland, TX

David Benitez is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Portland, Texas, and NPI 1396495818, issued on Mar 27, 2022. Check the license (Texas W2255, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1396495818
Name
David Benitez
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
W2255 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2413 Memorial Pkwy, Portland, TX 78374
Phone
(361) 643-4546
Enumerated
Mar 27, 2022
Record last updated
Dec 1, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20251201001721); 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 2413 Memorial Pkwy

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

  1. Kerrie Baker, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1326431024
  2. Avegiyel Dunn, DOFamily Medicine Physician1417224338
  3. Micah Flores, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1003790569
  4. Morgan Gawlik Reyes, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1629757141
  5. Marissa Leal, APRN FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1265071260
  6. Donna McMahan, RN MSN FNPFamily Medicine Physician1629184023

Verify David Benitez 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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94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

193 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. David Benitez193
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium11 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Wellmed Medical Group PAPortland, TX

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

David Benitez among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas

David Benitez 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. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 91% of them.

  • NPI issued2022 · 91% of these records are older, 5% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2022 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 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).

4 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Portland

They are 4 of the 189 NPPES records with a practice address in Portland, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jerome Lee Sang, MDPortland, TX 783741164449948
  2. Rachel Polasek, PAPortland, TX 783741215561295
  3. Laura Soler, M.D.Portland, TX 783741619165123
  4. Marco Elizondo, MDRobstown, TX 783801386679058
  5. Sarah Aloudat, MDRockport, TX 783821053563445
  6. Ronald Bruce, D.O.Rockport, TX 783821922145168
  7. Abdur Rauf, M.D.Rockport, TX 783821497726202
  8. James GeddesKingsville, TX 783631447308010

Common questions

What is David Benitez's NPI number?

David Benitez's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396495818, issued on Mar 27, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is David Benitez located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2413 Memorial Pkwy, Portland, TX, 78374. Phone: (361) 643-4546. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify David Benitez's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number W2255, 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 David Benitez prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, David Benitez had 193 Medicare Part D claims for 50 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), 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.