JOSE A. BENITEZ – NPI #1316642697
Hospitalist

Hospitalists are physicians whose primary professional focus is the general medical care of hospitalized patients. Their activities include patient care, teaching, research, and leadership related to Hospital Medicine. The term 'hospitalist' refers to physicians whose practice emphasizes providing care for hospitalized patients.

JOSE BENITEZ is a hospitalist located in EDINBURG, TX. NPPES has assigned the NPI number 1316642697 to JOSE BENITEZ on April 04, 2023. It is a Type-1 NPI, indicating this NPI number is associated with an individual. With multiple taxonomy codes selected, the primary taxonomy selected by this provider is 208M00000X from the Health Care Provider Taxonomy code set, which is classified as Hospitalist.

The NPI profile was last updated on May 12, 2026. Use the NPI data found here to bill health insurance companies, identify providers enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid services or other HIPAA compliant transactions. See the complete NPI profile for JOSE BENITEZ below.

NPI Profile for
JOSE A. BENITEZ

NPI Number
1316642697
Enumeration Date

(more than 3 years ago)
Entity Type
Type-1  Individual (Male)
Legal Name
JOSE A. BENITEZ
Primary location
1102 W TRENTON RD
EDINBURG, TX 78539-9105
Phone: (956) 388-6000 Fax:
1 Other location(s):
4502 Medical Dr
San Antonio, TX 78229-4402
Phone: (210) 358-4000
Mailing address
7703 FLOYD CURL DR
SAN ANTONIO, TX 78229-3901
Phone: Fax:
Sole Proprietor
No
Updated
Certification Date
May 12, 2026

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Taxonomy Code(s)

A taxonomy code is a code that describes the health care service provider's type, classification, and the area of specialization. The primary specialty for this provider is indicated as (Primary) below.

Taxonomy Classification / Specialization State License
208M00000X
- Hospitalist (Primary)
TX W5270
390200000X
- Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
207R00000X
- Internal Medicine
TX W5270

The taxonomy codes are selected by the provider at the time of NPI registration. Selection of a taxonomy code does not replace any credentialing or validation process that the provider requesting the code should complete.

Endpoint

Health Information Exchange (HEI)

HEI is the mobilization of health care information electronically across organizations within a region, community or hospital system. Endpoints provide a simple and secure way for participants to send authenticated, encrypted health information directly to known, trusted recipients over the internet such as primary care physicians, specialists, hospitals, labs, etc.

Endpoint
[email protected]
Endpoint type
Direct Messaging Address
Endpoint Description
EMAIL ADDRESS
Content Type
Affiliation
Y
Endpoint Location
7703 FLOYD CURL DR,
SAN ANTONIO, TX 77025-1669