Maria Linda Diestro, FNP
Nurse Practitioner · Port Arthur, TX
Maria Linda Diestro, FNP is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Port Arthur, Texas, and NPI 1013916634, issued on Jul 15, 2005. Check the license (Texas 451821, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Maria Linda Diestro
- Credential
- FNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License number
- 451821 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2548 Memorial Blvd, Port Arthur, TX 77640
- Phone
- (409) 983-1161
- Enumerated
- Jul 15, 2005
- Record last updated
- Aug 2, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (409) 983-4933
- Medicaid ID
- 126826002 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050627001441); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Maria Linda Diestro in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license 451821Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average nurse practitioner in 2024
3,061 Medicare Part D claims for 187 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium233 claims
- Metformin Hcl141 claims
- Omeprazole141 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate131 claims
- Gabapentin127 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate123 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: $101.70
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. 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.
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
- Gulf Coast Health Center IncPort Arthur, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Maria Linda Diestro among 4,825 nurse practitioner records in Texas
Maria Linda Diestro, 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 98% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 54% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2018 among the 2,618 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 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).
15 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Port Arthur
They are 15 of the 462 NPPES records with a practice address in Port Arthur, and 4,825 nurse practitioner records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Maria Linda Diestro, FNP's NPI number?
Maria Linda Diestro, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013916634, issued on Jul 15, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Maria Linda Diestro, FNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2548 Memorial Blvd, Port Arthur, TX, 77640. Phone: (409) 983-1161. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Maria Linda Diestro, FNP's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 451821, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Maria Linda Diestro, FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Maria Linda Diestro, FNP had 3,061 Medicare Part D claims for 187 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.