What is Melissa Benavides's specialty?

Melissa Benavides (NPI 1356360101) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Physician Assistant in Carrollton, TX.

Where does Melissa Benavides practice?

Melissa Benavides practices in Carrollton, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1356360101.

How much does Medicare pay Melissa Benavides?

Melissa Benavides (NPI 1356360101) received approximately $34K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 207 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1356360101

Melissa BenavidesPA

Physician AssistantCarrollton, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

449

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

559

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$31K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 6,198 Physician Assistant providers in TX — above median (cohort median 254).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

4,163

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$336K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

17.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Rosuvastatin Calcium331 claims

Levothyroxine Sodium231 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium231 claims

Metformin Hcl173 claims

Lisinopril166 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$883

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$883

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$883

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Melissa 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). 1 inbound referrers · 6 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Health Imaging Partners, Llc Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF) · Plano, TX	17	25

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
Texas Health Physicians Group Clinical Laboratory · Euless, TX	118	194
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Irving, TX	115	174
Jose Burbano De Lara Family Practice · Carrollton, TX	42	60
Health Imaging Partners, Llc Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF) · Plano, TX	26	43
TEXAS HEALTH PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL PLANO	15	26
NPI 1952509465	11	18

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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