Melissa Benavides , PA
Physician Assistant • Carrollton, TX
3020 E Hebron Pkwy Ste 100
Carrollton, TX 750104457
This profile restates public CMS/NPPES data; T-MedInfo gives no medical advice — consult a licensed professional, and call 911 for emergencies.
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Melissa Benavides is listed in NPPES under Physician Assistant.
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NPI assigned on July 19, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 559 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99214 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 174 service units.
- 99213 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 143 service units.
- G2211 — Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's: 42 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPT® only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See all 11 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 4,163 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Rosuvastatin Calcium — 331 prescription fills, including refills.
- Atorvastatin Calcium — 231 prescription fills, including refills.
- Levothyroxine Sodium — 231 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 92 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Medicare Part B services than 70% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Carrollton, TX (2024, 18 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 293. Middle half: 96 to 588.
More Medicare Part B services than 70% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Texas (2024, 4,400 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 211. Middle half: 76 to 593.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 536 in 2020 to 559 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
3020 E Hebron Pkwy Ste 100
Carrollton, TX 750104457
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Texas Health Physicians Group. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
2003
What Public CMS Data Show
Physician Assistant: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
207 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $41,864 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $30,793 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
10,223 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$336,216 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $883.12 across 60 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $883.12 across 60 records.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 16)
- Novo Nordisk Inc: $226.71 across 15 records.
- ABBVIE INC.: $201.23 across 20 records.
- Amgen Inc.: $65.71 across 4 records.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
23 years (graduated 2003)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2003 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2006
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
Telehealth (some services)
Recent Medicare claims show this clinician provided some services by telehealth, such as a video or phone visit.
You may be able to have some visits without going to the office. Ask which visits can be done by telehealth.
What this does not show: Telehealth (some services)
It does not mean all services are offered by telehealth, or that telehealth is covered by your plan.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Melissa Benavides has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Melissa Benavides as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Carrollton and Texas
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 70% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Carrollton, TX (2024, 18 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 293. Middle half: 96 to 588.
More Medicare Part B services than 70% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Texas (2024, 4,400 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 211. Middle half: 76 to 593.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 80% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Carrollton, TX (2024, 18 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $16,473. Middle half: $10,566 to $36,364.
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Texas (2024, 4,400 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $15,434. Middle half: $6,111 to $35,691.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Carrollton, TX (2024, 18 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $11,980. Middle half: $7,942 to $28,899.
A higher Medicare payment amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Texas (2024, 4,400 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $11,276. Middle half: $4,395 to $26,238.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 90% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Carrollton, TX (2024, 18 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 383. Middle half: 44 to 1,307.
More Part D prescriptions than 95% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Texas (2024, 4,882 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 261. Middle half: 73 to 938.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 85% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Carrollton, TX (2024, 18 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $7,398. Middle half: $327 to $232,450.
A higher Part D drug cost than 85% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Texas (2024, 4,882 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $7,999. Middle half: $749 to $103,240.
40 active clinicians are listed under Physician Assistant with a practice address in Carrollton, TX (11,008 in Texas).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Carrollton
12.5% of these 40 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
52.5% of these 40 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services stayed about the same: 536 in 2020 and 559 in 2024.
- 2020: 536
- 2021: 507
- 2022: 552
- 2023: 568
- 2024: 559
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 35% from $31,052 in 2020 to $41,864 in 2024.
- 2020: $31,052
- 2021: $34,666
- 2022: $40,816
- 2023: $38,508
- 2024: $41,864
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 42% from $21,688 in 2020 to $30,793 in 2024.
- 2020: $21,688
- 2021: $23,025
- 2022: $29,535
- 2023: $25,833
- 2024: $30,793
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions increased 11% from 3,736 in 2020 to 4,163 in 2024.
- 2020: 3,736
- 2021: 3,805
- 2022: 3,999
- 2023: 4,155
- 2024: 4,163
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 24% from 8,233 in 2020 to 10,223 in 2024.
- 2020: 8,233
- 2021: 8,578
- 2022: 9,665
- 2023: 10,237
- 2024: 10,223
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost increased 30% from $259,616 in 2020 to $336,216 in 2024.
- 2020: $259,616
- 2021: $279,307
- 2022: $308,716
- 2023: $334,833
- 2024: $336,216
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) decreased 19% from $1,092.58 in 2021 to $883.12 in 2025.
- 2021: $1,092.58
- 2022: $977.67
- 2023: $929.18
- 2024: $750.01
- 2025: $883.12
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2025): 60 records totaling $883.12.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Lundbeck LLC |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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VYEPTI | General | $26.28 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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JARDIANCE | General | $24.12 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Ozempic | General | $23.99 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Ozempic | General | $23.24 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Wegovy | General | $23.08 |
| Abbott Laboratories |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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FREESTYLE LIBRE 3 | General | $22.87 |
| BIOTRONIK NRO, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Prospera | General | $22.66 |
| GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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SHINGRIX | General | $21.83 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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VRAYLAR | General | $21.76 |
| Lundbeck LLC |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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VYEPTI | General | $21.76 |
| Amgen Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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OTEZLA | General | $21.33 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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VRAYLAR | General | $20.93 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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UBRELVY | General | $20.78 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Ozempic | General | $20.48 |
| Dexcom, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Dexcom G6 Transmitter | General | $20.01 |
| Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Kerendia | General | $19.97 |
| Exact Sciences Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Cologuard Collection Kit | General | $18.97 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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JARDIANCE | General | $18.86 |
| GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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SHINGRIX | General | $18.32 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Wegovy | General | $17.74 |
| Eli Lilly and Company |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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MOUNJARO | General | $17.72 |
| GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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TRELEGY ELLIPTA | General | $17.53 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Ozempic | General | $16.84 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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VRAYLAR | General | $16.78 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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— | General | $16.60 |
(top 25 shown)
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
CPT® is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. CPT codes, descriptions and other data only are copyright 2016–2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Applicable FARS/HHSARS apply. Descriptions of CPT codes are the AMA's CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors as published by CMS in the Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service data, 2017–2024; they are plain-language summaries, not for clinical coding or documentation. HCPCS Level II codes and descriptions are from CMS. Fee schedules, relative value units, conversion factors and/or related components are not assigned by the AMA, are not part of CPT, and the AMA is not recommending their use. The AMA does not directly or indirectly practice medicine or dispense medical services. The AMA assumes no liability for data contained or not contained herein.
| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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174 | 118 | $323.00 | $103.81 |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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143 | 101 | $218.00 | $73.08 |
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G2211
Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's
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42 | 41 | $18.00 | $13.08 |
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G0439
Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit
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38 | 38 | $339.00 | $105.03 |
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81003
Automated urinalysis test
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37 | 30 | $10.00 | $2.15 |
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93000
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report
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27 | 26 | $65.00 | $11.59 |
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99212
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more
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24 | 21 | $131.00 | $45.73 |
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90662
Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free
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22 | 22 | $94.00 | $81.82 |
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G0008
Administration of influenza virus vaccine
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22 | 22 | $60.00 | $31.03 |
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90677
Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 20 valent (pcv20), for intramuscular use
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15 | 15 | $397.00 | $291.47 |
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G0009
Administration of pneumococcal vaccine
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15 | 15 | $60.00 | $31.03 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Rosuvastatin Calcium | Rosuvastatin Calcium | 331 | 27,626 | $3,043.68 | 103 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 231 | 19,900 | $2,086.99 | 70 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | Levothyroxine Sodium | 231 | 18,690 | $1,753.43 | 66 |
| Metformin Hcl | Metformin Hcl | 173 | 14,979 | $1,341.07 | 59 |
| Lisinopril | Lisinopril | 166 | 13,686 | $1,147.00 | 48 |
| Losartan Potassium | Losartan Potassium | 157 | 12,935 | $1,070.99 | 46 |
| Omeprazole | Omeprazole | 133 | 10,952 | $2,041.92 | 48 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 111 | 9,230 | $441.96 | 34 |
| Olmesartan Medoxomil | Olmesartan Medoxomil | 98 | 8,370 | $1,445.79 | 33 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 92 | 8,150 | $881.87 | 33 |
| Alendronate Sodium | Alendronate Sodium | 91 | 6,392 | $469.06 | 28 |
| Simvastatin | Simvastatin | 89 | 7,570 | $768.30 | 24 |
| Montelukast Sodium | Montelukast Sodium | 77 | 6,200 | $969.67 | 27 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | Fluticasone Propionate | 74 | 5,220 | $1,612.70 | 38 |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 66 | 4,444 | $1,532.99 | 18 |
| Pravastatin Sodium | Pravastatin Sodium | 65 | 5,550 | $633.37 | 21 |
| Ezetimibe | Ezetimibe | 64 | 5,230 | $666.25 | 19 |
| Methylprednisolone | Methylprednisolone | 63 | 378 | $468.32 | 50 |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa | Albuterol Sulfate | 62 | 2,689 | $2,036.39 | 34 |
| Glimepiride | Glimepiride | 61 | 4,930 | $518.55 | 17 |
| Tizanidine Hcl | Tizanidine Hcl | 61 | 2,925 | $559.08 | 37 |
| Escitalopram Oxalate | Escitalopram Oxalate | 60 | 4,320 | $405.99 | 23 |
| Trazodone Hcl | Trazodone Hcl | 59 | 4,770 | $411.45 | 17 |
| Carvedilol | Carvedilol | 52 | 4,595 | $421.55 | 17 |
| Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride | Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride | 52 | 4,140 | $855.63 | 23 |
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Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363A00000X
A physician assistant is a person who has successfully completed an accredited education program for physician assistant, is licensed by the state and is practicing within the scope of that license. Physician assistants are formally trained to perform many of the routine, time-consuming tasks a physician can do. In some states, they may prescribe medications. They take medical histories, perform physical exams, order lab tests and x-rays, and give inoculations. Most states require that they work under the supervision of a physician.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
I20051104000337
TX
5597783860
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Texas Health Physicians Group
8440 Walnut Hill Ln, Dallas, TX 752313825
Phone: 2143455999
Texas Health Physicians Group
1600 Hospital Pkwy, Bedford, TX 760226913
Phone: 8176842708
Texas Health Physicians Group
251 Westpark Way, Euless, TX 760403707
Phone: 2145702319
Texas Health Physicians Group
3020 E Hebron Pkwy, Carrollton, TX 750104457
Phone: 9724922776
Texas Health Physicians Group
4333 N Josey Ln, Carrollton, TX 750104620
Phone: 9723944500
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Family Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Family Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated July 19, 2006.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to August 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Physician Assistants in Carrollton
- Brittany Klein
- Christie Redrow, PA-C
- Jennifer Moldenhauer, PA-C
- Melissa Canter, PA
- Chelsea Hancock, PA-C
- Cora Lemens, PA
Mailing Address
3020 E Hebron Pkwy Ste 100
Carrollton, TX 750104457
Phone: 9724922776