What is Valente Benavides's specialty?

Valente Benavides (NPI 1316987597) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is General Surgery in Cuero, TX.

Where does Valente Benavides practice?

Valente Benavides practices in Cuero, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1316987597.

How much does Medicare pay Valente Benavides?

Valente Benavides (NPI 1316987597) received approximately $28K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 112 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1316987597

Valente BenavidesMD

General SurgeryCuero, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

232

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

249

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$18K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,477 General Surgery providers in TX — above median (cohort median 212).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$584

Distinct drugs

Brand share

0.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Tramadol Hcl21 claims

Sucralfate19 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

No data available for this provider in 2025.

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (1)

CCN 451378

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Valente Benavides's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 3 inbound referrers · 6 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
PATHOLOGY ASSOCIATES OF SOUTH TEXAS PA	17	33
VHS HARLINGEN HOSPITAL COMPANY LLC	15	32
Pedro Valdes Sanchez Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Harlingen, TX	11	23

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
HARLINGEN MEDICAL CENTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIP	43	104
William Taw Diagnostic Radiology · Harlingen, TX	24	57
Michael Golden Diagnostic Radiology · Tulsa, OK	20	50
PATHOLOGY ASSOCIATES OF SOUTH TEXAS PA	17	38
Pedro Valdes Sanchez Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Harlingen, TX	11	20
Nataraj Desai Family Practice · Casa Grande, AZ	11	48

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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