NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melany Benavides, NP

Family Nurse Practitioner · Rio Grande City, TX

Melany Benavides, NP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Rio Grande City, Texas, and NPI 1942666078, issued on Jan 5, 2016. Check the license (Texas AP129539, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1942666078
Name
Melany Benavides
Credential
NP
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
AP129539 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2542 Central Palm Dr Ste 207, Rio Grande City, TX 78582
Phone
(956) 352-1344
Enumerated
Jan 5, 2016
Record last updated
Mar 23, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(956) 437-1343
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20161229000524); 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 2542 Central Palm Dr Ste 207

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

  1. Kyara Trevino, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1912449448

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
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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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60% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

519 Medicare Part D claims for 161 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.

  1. Melany Benavides519
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium43 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate31 claims
  3. Losartan Potassium21 claims
  4. Montelukast Sodium20 claims
  5. Jardiance16 claims
  6. Metoprolol Succinate16 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: $30.84

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Melany Benavides$30.84
  2. Specialty average$650.95

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. Gauri Kanhere PLLCRio Grande City, TX
  2. Nuestra Clinica Del Valle, Inc.Rio Grande City, TX

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

Melany Benavides among 21,242 family nurse practitioner records in Texas

Melany Benavides, NP is one of 21,242 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Texas. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 31% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 31% of these records are older, 64% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2018 among the 11,286 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

23 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Rio Grande City

They are 23 of the 290 NPPES records with a practice address in Rio Grande City, and 21,242 family nurse practitioner records in Texas.

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The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Victoria Barron, APRN, FNP-CRio Grande City, TX 785821275164469
  2. Eva BlancoRio Grande City, TX 785821285018838
  3. Rogelio Contreras, MSN, APRN, FNP-BCRio Grande City, TX 785821316044753
  4. Keirsten Cummings, APRN, FNP-BCRio Grande City, TX 785821700257987
  5. Damaris FabelaRio Grande City, TX 785821750998415
  6. Dalinda FalconRio Grande City, TX 785821902573827
  7. Mirsa Garcia, FNP-CRio Grande City, TX 785821790373967
  8. Myrna Grajo, FNPRio Grande City, TX 785821184105009

Common questions

What is Melany Benavides, NP's NPI number?

Melany Benavides, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942666078, issued on Jan 5, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melany Benavides, NP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2542 Central Palm Dr Ste 207, Rio Grande City, TX, 78582. Phone: (956) 352-1344. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melany Benavides, NP's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number AP129539, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Melany Benavides, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Melany Benavides, NP had 519 Medicare Part D claims for 161 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.