NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Margarita Bentley, FNP

Nurse Practitioner · Houston, TX

Margarita Bentley, FNP is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1255673307, issued on Mar 26, 2013. Check the license (Texas 724744, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; 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
1255673307
Name
Margarita Bentley
Credential
FNP
Primary taxonomy
Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
License number
724744 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6565 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77030
Phone
(713) 790-3311
Enumerated
Mar 26, 2013
Record last updated
Oct 31, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20130710000105); 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 6565 Fannin St

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

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  2. Akraam Abdel-KeremPharmacist1720831092
  3. Aliya Abdulla, PHARMD, BCCCPCritical Care Pharmacist1750207312
  4. Safiyah AbdullahAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1497200851
  5. Selma AbdurrahmanStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1659127090
  6. Catherine Achim, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1114215738

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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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90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024

116 Medicare Part D claims for 80 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 19 claims were for opioids.

  1. Margarita Bentley116
  2. Specialty average1,109

Most prescribed

  1. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass16 claims
  2. Tramadol Hcl12 claims
  3. Cephalexin11 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $315.34

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 38,884 providers of this specialty with any payment received $791.64 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Margarita Bentley$315.34
  2. Specialty average$791.64

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Travis County Emergency Physicians PAHouston, TX
  2. Usacs Integrated Acute Care Services OF Texas, PLLCHouston, TX

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

Margarita Bentley among 4,825 nurse practitioner records in Texas

Margarita Bentley, FNP is one of 4,825 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Texas. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 29% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 29% of these records are older, 68% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 54% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2018 among the 2,618 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

784 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Houston

They are 784 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 4,825 nurse practitioner records in Texas.

The 8 nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Tina Bradshaw, PNPHouston, TX 770301003863374
  2. Sheena Carswell, C.N.S.Houston, TX 770301649246976
  3. Rhea Elliott, F.N.P.Houston, TX 770301487694568
  4. Janice Garza-Dennis, RN,ANP,AOCNPHouston, TX 770301659378016
  5. Carolyn Giveon, MS, RN, ANP, GNPHouston, TX 770301093719049
  6. Mary Halamicek, NPHouston, TX 770301609840339
  7. Marika Highberger, NPHouston, TX 770301790732691
  8. Tacharra Laury, RN, ACNPHouston, TX 770301295775179

Common questions

What is Margarita Bentley, FNP's NPI number?

Margarita Bentley, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255673307, issued on Mar 26, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Margarita Bentley, FNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6565 Fannin St, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 790-3311. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Margarita Bentley, FNP's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number 724744, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Margarita Bentley, FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Margarita Bentley, FNP had 116 Medicare Part D claims for 80 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. 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.