Jose E. Benamu, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Corpus Christi, TX
Jose E. Benamu, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Corpus Christi, Texas, and NPI 1760481873, issued on Jul 20, 2005. Check the license (Texas K1358, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jose E. Benamu
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- K1358 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 13725 Northwest Blvd, Corpus Christi, TX 78410
- Phone
- (361) 387-9413
- Enumerated
- Jul 20, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 27, 2023
- Fax
- (361) 387-9616
- Medicaid IDs
- 096267204 TX
096267201 TX - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100116000301); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Jose E. Benamu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license K1358Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
14,989 Medicare Part D claims for 1,023 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium1,264 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate765 claims
- Losartan Potassium701 claims
- Metformin Hcl675 claims
- Lisinopril670 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium636 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
- Wellmed Medical Group PACorpus Christi, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Jose E. Benamu among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas
Jose E. Benamu, MD 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 91% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2004 among the 6,088 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 207R00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Jose E. Benamu, MD's NPI number?
Jose E. Benamu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760481873, issued on Jul 20, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jose E. Benamu, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 13725 Northwest Blvd, Corpus Christi, TX, 78410. Phone: (361) 387-9413. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jose E. Benamu, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number K1358, 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 Jose E. Benamu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jose E. Benamu, MD had 14,989 Medicare Part D claims for 1,023 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.