NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Rui Carlos Benevides, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Dallas, TX

Rui Carlos Benevides, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Dallas, Texas, and NPI 1093973216, issued on May 23, 2008. Check the license (Texas M9155, 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1093973216
Name
Rui Carlos Benevides
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
M9155 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
PO Box 822368, Dallas, TX 75382
Phone
(855) 704-0283
Enumerated
May 23, 2008
Record last updated
Aug 30, 2024
Fax
(469) 518-4827
Medicaid IDs
199660502 TX
199660503 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090226000126); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Howard University College Of Medicine, 2005
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 PO Box 822368

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

  1. Sona Nambiar, M.DInternal Medicine Physician1083892434
  2. Alexa Weisbein, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1649857590

Verify Rui Carlos Benevides in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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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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3.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

10,274 Medicare Part D claims for 328 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 258 claims were for opioids.

  1. Rui Benevides10,274
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Eliquis580 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium484 claims
  3. Furosemide353 claims
  4. Gabapentin342 claims
  5. Levothyroxine Sodium342 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate332 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Questcare Matrix PLLCMcKinney, TX

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

Rui Carlos Benevides among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas

Rui Carlos Benevides, M.D. is one of 9,175 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 50% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 50% of these records are older, 46% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2005 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

956 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Dallas

They are 956 of the 36,304 NPPES records with a practice address in Dallas, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sona Nambiar, M.DDallas, TX 753821083892434
  2. David Balis, MDDallas, TX 753901689633927
  3. Arlene Betancourt, M.D.Dallas, TX 753901386678712
  4. Cecilier Chen, MDDallas, TX 753901053348847
  5. Roberto De La Cruz, M.D.Dallas, TX 753901457381741
  6. Shelly Heidelbaugh, MDDallas, TX 753901972545747
  7. Imran Khawaja, MDDallas, TX 753901679545164
  8. Charles Pak, MDDallas, TX 753901477514511

Common questions

What is Rui Carlos Benevides, M.D.'s NPI number?

Rui Carlos Benevides, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1093973216, issued on May 23, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Rui Carlos Benevides, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at PO Box 822368, Dallas, TX, 75382. Phone: (855) 704-0283. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Rui Carlos Benevides, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number M9155, 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 Rui Carlos Benevides, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Rui Carlos Benevides, M.D. had 10,274 Medicare Part D claims for 328 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.