Victor H. Benavides Martinez, MD
Family Medicine Physician · La Porte, IN
Victor H. Benavides Martinez, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in La Porte, Indiana, and NPI 1518382613, issued on Feb 26, 2014. Check the license (Indiana 01088414A, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Victor H. Benavides Martinez
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- 01088414A IN
4301106900 MI
29323 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 900 I St FL 2, La Porte, IN 46350
- Phone
- (219) 324-1938
- Enumerated
- Feb 26, 2014
- Record last updated
- Feb 28, 2023
- Fax
- (219) 324-1602
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220921002412); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Victor H. Benavides Martinez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Licensing Board of Indiana
Search for license 01088414ACheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
29% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,501 Medicare Part D claims for 200 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 52 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium175 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium117 claims
- Lisinopril93 claims
- Gabapentin89 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate77 claims
- Metformin Hcl64 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: $99.89
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Mylan Specialty L.P. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Chesterton Physical Therapy IncChesterton, IN
- Franciscan Physician NetworkLaporte, IN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Victor H. Benavides Martinez among 3,506 family medicine physician records in Indiana
Victor H. Benavides Martinez, MD is one of 3,506 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Indiana. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 75% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 75% of these records are older, 23% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2005 among the 2,196 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
18 family medicine physician records list a practice address in La Porte
They are 18 of the 445 NPPES records with a practice address in La Porte, and 3,506 family medicine physician records in Indiana.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jennifer Alderink, DOLa Porte, IN 463501164651758
- Clayton Alexander, D.O.La Porte, IN 463501992794879
- Caroline Bjonback, MDLa Porte, IN 463501407862212
- Melissa Cain, M.D.La Porte, IN 463501871795047
- Daniel Edquist, M.D.La Porte, IN 463501295723542
- Freeman Farrow, MDLa Porte, IN 463501174559900
- Heather Hazel, MDLa Porte, IN 463501912968504
- Michael Howard, M.D.La Porte, IN 463501245228386
Common questions
What is Victor H. Benavides Martinez, MD's NPI number?
Victor H. Benavides Martinez, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518382613, issued on Feb 26, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Victor H. Benavides Martinez, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 900 I St FL 2, La Porte, IN, 46350. Phone: (219) 324-1938. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Victor H. Benavides Martinez, MD's license?
NPPES lists Indiana license number 01088414A, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana at https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/physicians-home/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Victor H. Benavides Martinez, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Victor H. Benavides Martinez, MD had 2,501 Medicare Part D claims for 200 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.