Dr. Marco A. Benitez, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 2,089
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 230
- Part D claims, 2024
- 10,223
- MIPS score, 2024
- 75
- Hospital affiliations
- 3
- Practice address
- 1201 West Frank Street, Lufkin, TX 75901
- Practice phone
- Call (936) 634-8111
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Dr. Marco A. Benitez is a neurologist in Lufkin, Texas
Dr. Benitez practices at St. Luke's Health - Memorial Hospital - Lufkin, TX in Lufkin, Texas, part of CommonSpirit Health.
Dr. Benitez's NPI, 1013022979, was assigned on August 20, 2006. Dr. Benitez graduated from Universidad de Ciencias Medicas in 1995. Dr. Benitez holds Texas license L8616.
- NPI
- 1013022979NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 3678470036
- NPI enumeration date
- August 20, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (936) 634-8111
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 58
- Medical school graduation
- 1995
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Marco A. Benitez practices at St. Luke's Health - Memorial Hospital - Lufkin, TX in Lufkin, Texas
Dr. Benitez's primary practice is St. Luke's Health - Memorial Hospital - Lufkin, TX, at 1201 West Frank Street, Lufkin, TX 75901 in Angelina County. The practice phone is (936) 634-8111.
- St. Luke's Health - Memorial Hospital - Lufkin, TX1201 West Frank Street, Lufkin, TX 75901 · Angelina CountyPhone(936) 634-8111
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Marco A. Benitez is affiliated with 4 sites of care
Dr. Benitez's primary practice is St. Luke's Health - Memorial Hospital - Lufkin, TX in Lufkin, Texas, part of CommonSpirit Health. Dr. Benitez is also affiliated with Woodland Heights Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Benitez to 1 more hospital and 1 physician office, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Marco A. Benitez's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Benitez practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| St. Luke's Health - Memorial Hospital - Lufkin, TX | Available with a free account |
| +3 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Marco A. Benitez is one of 1,226 neurologists in Texas
Neurology is Dr. Benitez's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2084N0400X. Dmand AI has Dr. Benitez's licenses on file in 4 states: Texas, Florida, Montana and North Dakota.
Specialties and state licenses
- Neurology, TexasPrimary
- Florida license
- Montana license
- North Dakota license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists acute mini-stroke (TIA), alzheimer's disease, carpal tunnel syndrome, cerebrovascular disease, epilepsy, fibromyalgia and chronic pain, head injury and hereditary polyneuropathy among the conditions Dr. Benitez treats.
Neurologists near Dr. Benitez
Counts of neurologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Marco A. Benitez billed Medicare for 2,089 services in 2024
CMS data shows 2,089 Medicare services from Dr. Benitez across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 230 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $160,043 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Benitez's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1,9432024: 1,65315%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 7452024: 43641%
Dr. Benitez compared with the Texas median for neurologists, 2024
- Dr. Benitez
- Texas median
- Medicare services
- 2,089vs 4594.6 times
- Medicare patients
- 230vs 232Close to median
- Part D claims
- 10,004vs 48020.8 times
Medians across 1,116 neurologists in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Benitez'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. Marco A. Benitez treated 230 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 69
CMS counts 230 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Benitez in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 72 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 34% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.75, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Benitez's median patient age at 65, with 58% women.
Dr. Benitez's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Benitez's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women14262%
- Men8838%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Benitez's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis60%
- Anxiety46%
- Diabetes41%
- Mood disorders41%
- Depression37%
- Ischemic heart disease33%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Benitez's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 65
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women58%
- Men41%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Marco A. Benitez wrote 10,223 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Benitez wrote 10,223 Medicare Part D claims for 695 patients. 96% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 10,004 of them, across 90 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $584,796 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 9,480 claims across 96 drugs.
Dr. Benitez's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic9,769 claims96%
- Brand-name432 claims4%
- Other22 claims0%
Dr. Benitez'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.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Benitez's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids45%4,642 of 10,223 claims
- Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over1%100 of 10,223 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 9,4802024: 10,0046%
Drugs named by CMS: 90 in 2024, 96 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. Marco A. Benitez scored 75 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Dr. Benitez for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Benitez accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- MIPS final score, 2024
- 75 of 100
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026
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Dr. Marco A. Benitez received $9,555 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 679 general payments to Dr. Benitez from 47 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. paid the most, $1,527.
General payments to Dr. Benitez by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Benitez by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$9,517100%
- Speaker and faculty fees$380%
Companies that paid Dr. Benitez the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Marco A. Benitez graduated from Universidad de Ciencias Medicas
Dr. Benitez graduated from Universidad de Ciencias Medicas in 1995.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Marco A. Benitez accepts plans from 19 insurance carriers
Dr. Benitez is in network with 19 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- United Healthcare
- Elevance
- HCSC
- Alliant Health Plans
- Aspirus Health Plan
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- +11 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Benitez accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO11
- HMO10
- Medicare7
- POS5
- EPO4
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Marco A. Benitez'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 | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy 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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (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 |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Marco A. Benitez's NPI number?
Dr. Marco A. Benitez's NPI number is 1013022979. It was assigned on August 20, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Marco A. Benitez?
Dr. Marco A. Benitez is a neurologist in Lufkin, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Neurology Physician (taxonomy code 2084N0400X).
Where does Dr. Marco A. Benitez practice?
Dr. Benitez practices at 1201 West Frank Street, Lufkin, TX 75901. Dr. Benitez's primary practice is St. Luke's Health - Memorial Hospital - Lufkin, TX in Lufkin, Texas, part of CommonSpirit Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Benitez to 1 hospital and 1 physician office.
What is Dr. Marco A. Benitez's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Benitez is (936) 634-8111.
What is Dr. Marco A. Benitez's medical license number?
Dr. Benitez holds Texas license L8616, one of the licenses on file in 4 states.
Which states has Dr. Marco A. Benitez been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Benitez in Texas (2004 to 2026), Florida (2020 to 2026), Montana (2002 to 2005) and North Dakota (2001 to 2005).
Which hospitals is Dr. Marco A. Benitez affiliated with?
Dr. Benitez practices at St. Luke's Health - Memorial Hospital - Lufkin, TX in Lufkin, Texas. Dr. Benitez is also affiliated with Woodland Heights Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Benitez to 1 more hospital.
Does Dr. Marco A. Benitez accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Benitez billed Medicare for 2,089 services in 2024, and Dr. Benitez accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Marco A. Benitez's MIPS score?
Dr. Benitez's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 75 out of 100, reported individually.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Marco A. Benitez see?
CMS counts 230 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Benitez in 2024, with an average age of 69.
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What services does Dr. Marco A. Benitez bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Benitez's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), nerve and brain test (95886) and nerve and brain test (95910).
Where did Dr. Marco A. Benitez go to medical school?
Dr. Benitez graduated from Universidad de Ciencias Medicas in 1995.
What drugs does Dr. Marco A. Benitez prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Benitez's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Gabapentin and Pregabalin.
Has Dr. Marco A. Benitez received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $9,555 in general payments to Dr. Benitez from 47 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
How long has Dr. Marco A. Benitez been practicing?
Dr. Benitez graduated from medical school in 1995, 31 years ago.
What insurance does Dr. Marco A. Benitez accept?
Dr. Benitez is in network with 19 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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