Jose Antonio Benitez
Hospitalist Physician · Edinburg, TX
Jose Antonio Benitez is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Edinburg, Texas, and NPI 1316642697, issued on Apr 4, 2023. Check the license (Texas W5270, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jose Antonio Benitez
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- W5270 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1102 W Trenton RD, Edinburg, TX 78539
- Phone
- (956) 388-6000
- Enumerated
- Apr 4, 2023
- Record last updated
- May 12, 2026
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1102 W Trenton RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Travis AdmireCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1215718234
- Safeer Ahmed, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1265418479
- Jeannette AlmerazPhysician Assistant1841922218
- Haydee Alvarez, OTROccupational Therapist1437351822
- Leslye Ayers-Santos, ANPPediatric Nurse Practitioner1588855134
- Vicente Bautista, PAPhysician Assistant1124038336
Verify Jose Antonio Benitez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license W5270Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
70% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
155 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate14 claims
- Lisinopril12 claims
- 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.
Jose Antonio Benitez among 1,587 hospitalist physician records in Texas
Jose Antonio Benitez is one of 1,587 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Texas. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 97% of them.
- NPI issued2023 · 97% of these records are older, under 1% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 82% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 25% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,587 hospitalist physician records in Texas.
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The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Safeer Ahmed, M.D.Edinburg, TX 785391265418479
- Ashley CruzEdinburg, TX 785391730612102
- Daniel Galvan, MDEdinburg, TX 785391457053829
- Jose Garza, M.DEdinburg, TX 785391730446816
- Mahfuzul Huq, M.D.Edinburg, TX 785391821145871
- Michelle Ann Jimenez, M.D.Edinburg, TX 785391538392717
- Adarsh Mamachen, M.D.Edinburg, TX 785391881121622
- William Norberg, M.DEdinburg, TX 785391114008877
Common questions
What is Jose Antonio Benitez's NPI number?
Jose Antonio Benitez's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316642697, issued on Apr 4, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jose Antonio Benitez located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1102 W Trenton RD, Edinburg, TX, 78539. Phone: (956) 388-6000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jose Antonio Benitez's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number W5270, 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 Antonio Benitez prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jose Antonio Benitez had 155 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.