Dr. Jose L. Benitez Aponte, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 136
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 72
- Part D claims, 2024
- 7,053
- Industry payments
- $597
- Medical groups
- 2
- Practice address
- 121 Ave Font Martelo Ruta, Humacao, PR 00791
- Practice phone
- Call (787) 434-1700
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Hospital Menonita Humacao
Humacao, Puerto Rico
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Dr. Jose L. Benitez Aponte is an ophthalmologist in Humacao, Puerto Rico
Dr. Benitez Aponte practices at Hospital Menonita Humacao in Humacao, Puerto Rico.
Dr. Benitez Aponte's NPI, 1972584878, was assigned on November 8, 2005. Dr. Benitez Aponte graduated from University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine in 1980. Dr. Benitez Aponte holds Puerto Rico license 8744.
- NPI
- 1972584878NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 4688840358
- NPI enumeration date
- November 8, 2005
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (787) 434-1700
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 72
- Medical school graduation
- 1980
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Jose L. Benitez Aponte practices at Hospital Menonita Humacao in Humacao, Puerto Rico
Dr. Benitez Aponte's primary practice is Hospital Menonita Humacao, at 121 Ave Font Martelo Ruta, Humacao, PR 00791 in Humacao County. The practice phone is (787) 434-1700.
- Hospital Menonita Humacao121 Ave Font Martelo Ruta, Humacao, PR 00791 · Humacao CountyPhone(787) 434-1700
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Jose L. Benitez Aponte is affiliated with 1 site of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Benitez Aponte's primary practice is Hospital Menonita Humacao in Humacao, Puerto Rico. The medical group on file is Hospital Menonita Humacao. Dmand AI also links Dr. Benitez Aponte to 1 more medical group, named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Jose L. Benitez Aponte's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Benitez Aponte practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Hospital Menonita Humacao | Available with a free account |
| +1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Jose L. Benitez Aponte is one of 188 ophthalmologists in Puerto Rico
Ophthalmology is Dr. Benitez Aponte's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Benitez Aponte is licensed in Puerto Rico.
Specialties and state licenses
- Ophthalmology, Puerto RicoPrimary
Ophthalmologists near Dr. Benitez Aponte
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Jose L. Benitez Aponte billed Medicare for 136 services in 2024
CMS data shows 136 Medicare services from Dr. Benitez Aponte across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 72 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $9,196 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Benitez Aponte's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 1372024: 1361%
Dr. Benitez Aponte compared with the Puerto Rico median for ophthalmologists, 2024
- Dr. Benitez Aponte
- Puerto Rico median
- Medicare services
- 136vs 12013% above
- Medicare patients
- 72vs 5824% above
- Part D claims
- 6,907vs 2,6192.6 times
Medians across 196 ophthalmologists in Puerto Rico with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Benitez Aponte's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Jose L. Benitez Aponte treated 72 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 78
CMS counts 72 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Benitez Aponte in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 33 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.14, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Benitez Aponte's median patient age at 72, with 63% women.
Dr. Benitez Aponte's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Benitez Aponte's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women4360%
- Men2940%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Benitez Aponte's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Diabetes67%
- Arthritis54%
- Chronic kidney disease31%
- Ischemic heart disease29%
- Osteoporosis24%
- COPD22%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Benitez Aponte's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 72
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women63%
- Men37%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Jose L. Benitez Aponte wrote 7,053 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Benitez Aponte wrote 7,053 Medicare Part D claims for 969 patients. 46% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 6,907 of them, across 25 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $947,759 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 9,717 claims across 30 drugs.
Dr. Benitez Aponte's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic3,257 claims46%
- Brand-name3,796 claims54%
Dr. Benitez Aponte's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 9,7172024: 6,90729%
Drugs named by CMS: 25 in 2024, 30 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Jose L. Benitez Aponte ranks in the 63rd percentile for cataract surgery in Medicare
Dr. Benitez Aponte accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 49 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. Benitez Aponte, more than 63% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Where Dr. Benitez Aponte ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Cataract surgery
- 63rd percentile49 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Jose L. Benitez Aponte received $597 in industry payments from 2017 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 15 general payments to Dr. Benitez Aponte from 9 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 94% of the total. Alcon Puerto Rico Inc paid the most, $222.
General payments to Dr. Benitez Aponte by program year, 2017 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Benitez Aponte by kind, 2017 to 2025
- Food and beverage$56294%
- Education$356%
Companies that paid Dr. Benitez Aponte the most, 2017 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Jose L. Benitez Aponte graduated from University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine
Dr. Benitez Aponte graduated from University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine in 1980.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Jose L. Benitez Aponte's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Jose L. Benitez Aponte's NPI number?
Dr. Jose L. Benitez Aponte's NPI number is 1972584878. It was assigned on November 8, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Jose L. Benitez Aponte?
Dr. Jose L. Benitez Aponte is an ophthalmologist in Humacao, Puerto Rico. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).
Where does Dr. Jose L. Benitez Aponte practice?
Dr. Benitez Aponte practices at 121 Ave Font Martelo Ruta, Humacao, PR 00791. Dr. Benitez Aponte's primary practice is Hospital Menonita Humacao in Humacao, Puerto Rico. Dmand AI also links Dr. Benitez Aponte to 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Jose L. Benitez Aponte's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Benitez Aponte is (787) 434-1700.
What is Dr. Jose L. Benitez Aponte's medical license number?
Dr. Benitez Aponte holds Puerto Rico license 8744.
What medical group is Dr. Jose L. Benitez Aponte part of?
Dr. Benitez Aponte is linked to Hospital Menonita Humacao. Dmand AI links Dr. Benitez Aponte to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Jose L. Benitez Aponte accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Benitez Aponte billed Medicare for 136 services in 2024, and Dr. Benitez Aponte accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Jose L. Benitez Aponte see?
CMS counts 72 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Benitez Aponte in 2024, with an average age of 78.
What services does Dr. Jose L. Benitez Aponte bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Benitez Aponte's most billed Medicare services were eye exam or test (92014), eye exam or test (92012) and eye exam or test (92004).
Where did Dr. Jose L. Benitez Aponte go to medical school?
Dr. Benitez Aponte graduated from University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine in 1980.
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What drugs does Dr. Jose L. Benitez Aponte prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Benitez Aponte's most prescribed drugs by claims were Lumigan, Latanoprost and Dorzolamide HCl.
Has Dr. Jose L. Benitez Aponte received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $597 in general payments to Dr. Benitez Aponte from 9 companies from 2017 to 2025. The largest total came from Alcon Puerto Rico Inc.
How long has Dr. Jose L. Benitez Aponte been practicing?
Dr. Benitez Aponte graduated from medical school in 1980, 46 years ago.
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