Gustavo Buentello, MD
General Practice Physician · McAllen, TX
Gustavo Buentello, MD is a general practice physician with a practice address in McAllen, Texas, and NPI 1508951682, issued on Oct 4, 2006. Check the license (Texas E1821, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gustavo Buentello
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Physician 208D00000X
- License number
- E1821 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 801 E Nolana Ave, McAllen, TX 78504
- Phone
- (956) 630-1616
- Enumerated
- Oct 4, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 28, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (956) 630-4733
- Medicaid ID
- 133209009 TX
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Gustavo Buentello in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license E1821Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice physician in 2024
66 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Gustavo Buentello among 1,062 general practice physician records in Texas
Gustavo Buentello, MD is one of 1,062 general practice physician records with a practice address in Texas. 44% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 75% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 44% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 21% of these records are
- Record last updated2019 · 41% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208D00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
General Practice Physician providers in Texas
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The 8 general practice physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Gerard Johnson, M.D.McAllen, TX 785041437203676
- Ramon Arauz, MDMcAllen, TX 785011518117381
- Laura Cedeno Macias, M.D.McAllen, TX 785011740720150
- Carmen Mego EspinozaMcAllen, TX 785011750983284
- Jorge Dominguez, M.D.Brownsville, TX 785211538208038
- Bradley Nordyke, M.D.Brownsville, TX 785211972560423
- Jose Zamora, MDDonna, TX 785371396776167
- Viraf Cooper, M.D.Edinburg, TX 785391932175189
Common questions
What is Gustavo Buentello, MD's NPI number?
Gustavo Buentello, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508951682, issued on Oct 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gustavo Buentello, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 801 E Nolana Ave, McAllen, TX, 78504. Phone: (956) 630-1616. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gustavo Buentello, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number E1821, 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 Gustavo Buentello, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gustavo Buentello, MD had 66 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries; the average among general practice physician prescribers was 3,030. 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.