Ethan Benardete, MD, PHD
Neurological Surgery Physician · Temple, TX
Ethan Benardete, MD, PHD is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Temple, Texas, and NPI 1659366987, issued on Sep 13, 2005. Check the license (Texas Q6810, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ethan Benardete
- Credential
- MD, PHD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
- License numbers
- Q6810 TX
25MA08891900 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2401 S 31St St, Temple, TX 76508
- Phone
- (254) 724-2111
- Enumerated
- Sep 13, 2005
- Record last updated
- Dec 7, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid IDs
- 102577524 PA
0261076 NJ
02460933 NY - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160126000923); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Js Weill Medical College, Cornell University, 1995
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest neurological surgery physician records → All 669 in Texas → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 2401 S 31St St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Qamar Abbas, DOInternal Medicine Physician1063090967
- Stephen Abernathy, M.D.Surgery Physician1851389779
- Ossama Abou HassanCardiovascular Disease Physician1083252332
- Jose Marri Abril, MDSurgery Physician1336620806
- Kellie Achord, PA-CPhysician Assistant1841754355
- Alisa Acosta, MD, MPHPediatric Nephrology Physician1053553214
Verify Ethan Benardete in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license Q6810Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024
30 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 15 claims were for opioids.
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: $479.75
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 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
- Scott And White ClinicTemple, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ethan Benardete among 669 neurological surgery physician records in Texas
Ethan Benardete, MD, PHD is one of 669 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2004 among the 451 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Texas
There are 669 neurological surgery physician records in Texas.
All 669 in Texas → Every provider in Temple → Neurological Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jerome Boatey, MDTemple, TX 765081588939730
- James Cooper, MDTemple, TX 765081346400405
- Ibrahim El Nihum, MDTemple, TX 765081770546921
- Gerhard Friehs, MDTemple, TX 765081376520023
- David Garrett, M.D.Temple, TX 765081619937398
- Frank Harris, M.D.Temple, TX 765081942260674
- Jason Huang, MDTemple, TX 765081831141373
- Eric Trumble, M.D.Temple, TX 765081033130216
Common questions
What is Ethan Benardete, MD, PHD's NPI number?
Ethan Benardete, MD, PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659366987, issued on Sep 13, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ethan Benardete, MD, PHD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2401 S 31St St, Temple, TX, 76508. Phone: (254) 724-2111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ethan Benardete, MD, PHD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number Q6810, 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 Ethan Benardete, MD, PHD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ethan Benardete, MD, PHD had 30 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. 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.