Valente Antonio Benavides, MD
Surgery Physician · Cuero, TX
Valente Antonio Benavides, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Cuero, Texas, and NPI 1316987597, issued on Jun 7, 2006. Check the license (Texas H7887, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Valente Antonio Benavides
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- H7887 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2500 N Esplanade St, Cuero, TX 77954
- Phone
- (361) 275-9754
- Enumerated
- Jun 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 18, 2022
- Medicaid IDs
- 034942501 TX
034942502 TX - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041210000832); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2500 N Esplanade St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Nelda Huber, P.A.-CPhysician Assistant1265473771
- Susan MimsPhysician Assistant1124473616
- Raymond Reese, M.D.General Practice Physician1902842313
- Harvey Renger, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1467493874
Verify Valente Antonio Benavides in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license H7887Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
24% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
112 Medicare Part D claims for 52 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 21 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tramadol Hcl21 claims
- Sucralfate19 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): 97.6 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Big Bend Hospital CorporationAlpine, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Valente Antonio Benavides among 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas
Valente Antonio Benavides, MD is one of 2,192 surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2004 among the 1,350 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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 208600000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2 surgery physician records list a practice address in Cuero
They are 2 of the 81 NPPES records with a practice address in Cuero, and 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas.
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- Andrew Clemmons, D.O.Victoria, TX 779011013951763
- Howell Finch, DOVictoria, TX 779011235634296
- Arturo Gonzalez, MDVictoria, TX 779011184876773
Common questions
What is Valente Antonio Benavides, MD's NPI number?
Valente Antonio Benavides, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316987597, issued on Jun 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Valente Antonio Benavides, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2500 N Esplanade St, Cuero, TX, 77954. Phone: (361) 275-9754. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Valente Antonio Benavides, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number H7887, 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 Valente Antonio Benavides, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Valente Antonio Benavides, MD had 112 Medicare Part D claims for 52 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Valente Antonio Benavides, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.6 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.
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.