Valerie Benavides
Family Nurse Practitioner · Abilene, TX
Valerie Benavides is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Abilene, Texas, and NPI 1538617501, issued on Sep 19, 2016. Check the license (Texas AP131975, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Valerie Benavides
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- AP131975 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1900 Pine St, Abilene, TX 79601
- Phone
- (325) 670-3303
- Enumerated
- Sep 19, 2016
- Record last updated
- Sep 19, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (325) 670-7796
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170208000627); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Valerie Benavides in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license AP131975Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
43 Medicare Part D claims for 33 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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
- Acs Primary Care Physicians Southwest PAAbilene, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Valerie Benavides among 21,242 family nurse practitioner records in Texas
Valerie Benavides 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
- Graduated2016 · median 2018 among the 11,286 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 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).
169 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Abilene
They are 169 of the 2,547 NPPES records with a practice address in Abilene, and 21,242 family nurse practitioner records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Valerie Benavides's NPI number?
Valerie Benavides's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538617501, issued on Sep 19, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Valerie Benavides located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1900 Pine St, Abilene, TX, 79601. Phone: (325) 670-3303. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Valerie Benavides's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number AP131975, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Valerie Benavides prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Valerie Benavides had 43 Medicare Part D claims for 33 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.
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.