Jorge Fernando Cruz Benitez, MD

Primary specialty

Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology PhysicianTaxonomy code 207ZP0102X

License

R4206 Issued in TX

Practice address

6565 Fannin St
Houston, TX 77030-2703

Phone

(713) 394-6450

Fax

(210) 614-4636

NPI assigned

Jul 21, 2011

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in TX

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Pathology

Education

Other, 2009

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Methodist Pathology Associates PLLCGroup PAC ID 4082625173, 82 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital Hospital, Baytown, TX, CCN 450424
• Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital Hospital, Nassau Bay, TX, CCN 450709

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

76.1 of 100Reported as group

Quality

71.88

Improvement activities

40

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• Methodist Pathology Associates PLLC

  • Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician
  • Sugar Land, TX
  • NPI 1508824806
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Pathology Associates of San Antonio, L.L.P.

  • Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician
  • San Antonio, TX
  • NPI 1407844848
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Methodist Pathology Associates PLLC

  • Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician
  • Houston, TX
  • NPI 1215995584
  NPD

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Houston Methodist St. John Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Houston, TX
  • NPI 1952723967
  Care Compare affiliation
• San Jacinto Methodist Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Baytown, TX
  • NPI 1891789772
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "PO BOX 4701",
            "city": "HOUSTON",
            "state": "TX",
            "postal_code": "772104701",
            "telephone_number": "800-288-8325"
        },
        {
            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "6565 FANNIN ST",
            "city": "HOUSTON",
            "state": "TX",
            "postal_code": "770302703",
            "telephone_number": "713-394-6450",
            "fax_number": "210-614-4636"
        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [],
    "basic": {
        "last_name": "CRUZ BENITEZ",
        "first_name": "JORGE",
        "middle_name": "FERNANDO",
        "credential": "MD",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2011-07-21",
        "last_updated": "2025-03-01",
        "certification_date": "2025-03-01",
        "status": "A"
    },
    "taxonomies": [
        {
            "code": "207ZP0102X",
            "taxonomy_group": "",
            "desc": "Pathology, Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology",
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            "primary": true
        }
    ],
    "identifiers": [],
    "endpoints": [],
    "other_names": []
}

• Hailey Crumpler
• Kathy Michele Crumpler, LPC-ASSOCIATE
• Crusade Integrated Health Services,LLC
• Emily Cruse
• Marsha Morris Crutchfield, LPC
• Nelimar Cruz Centeno, MD
• Nicole Alejandra Cruz Diaz
• Dagmary Cruz Gonzalez
• Jovany Cruz Navarro, M.D.
• Camila Cruz Rosales

• Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician in Houston, TX
• Providers in Houston, TX by specialty
• Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician in Texas

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Mar 1, 2025; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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