NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Milton Alejandro Beato, M.D.

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Corpus Christi, TX

Milton Alejandro Beato, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Corpus Christi, Texas, and NPI 1770577439, issued on Sep 8, 2005. Check the license (Texas L0023, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1770577439
Name
Milton Alejandro Beato
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
L0023 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1521 S Staples St, Corpus Christi, TX 78404
Phone
(361) 888-8271
Enumerated
Sep 8, 2005
Record last updated
Apr 9, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(361) 885-3699
Medicaid ID
100845002 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040409000049); 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 1521 S Staples St

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

  1. Frank Bonikowski, M.D.Neurology Physician1700870508
  2. Jacqueline Cohn, M.D.Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1851378863
  3. Jack Cortese, M.D.Nephrology Physician1659374577
  4. Rafael Coutin, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1679574230
  5. Monica Deitz, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1356902837
  6. Allen Ford, MSN FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1720270010

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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37% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

4,212 Medicare Part D claims for 443 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims. 161 claims were for opioids.

  1. Milton Beato4,212
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Clopidogrel441 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium255 claims
  3. Alprazolam207 claims
  4. Brilinta149 claims
  5. Carvedilol147 claims
  6. Eliquis141 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.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 65.6 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score51.8
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%18.9
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $319.44

13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was CVRx, Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Milton Beato$319.44
  2. Specialty average$3,819.56

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

Milton Alejandro Beato among 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records in Texas

Milton Alejandro Beato, M.D. is one of 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Texas. 88% 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, 80% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • Graduated1988 · median 1998 among the 1,219 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2010 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Texas

There are 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records in Texas.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Thomas Alexander, MDCorpus Christi, TX 784041033191838
  2. Lawrence Brenner, MDCorpus Christi, TX 784041225010317
  3. Kasi Chekuri, MDCorpus Christi, TX 784041093797193
  4. Rafael Coutin, M.D.Corpus Christi, TX 784041679574230
  5. Paul Heath, MDCorpus Christi, TX 784041497737597
  6. Carlos Martinez-Quinonez, M.D.Corpus Christi, TX 784041568463941
  7. Scott McKinstry, M.D.Corpus Christi, TX 784041740281302
  8. Jackson Ormand, M.D.Corpus Christi, TX 784041790786168

Common questions

What is Milton Alejandro Beato, M.D.'s NPI number?

Milton Alejandro Beato, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770577439, issued on Sep 8, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Milton Alejandro Beato, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1521 S Staples St, Corpus Christi, TX, 78404. Phone: (361) 888-8271. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Milton Alejandro Beato, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number L0023, 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 Milton Alejandro Beato, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Milton Alejandro Beato, M.D. had 4,212 Medicare Part D claims for 443 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Milton Alejandro Beato, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 65.6 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.

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