Dr. Benigno Cartagena-Hernandez M.D.
About this NPIWhat this record shows.
NPI 1538315114 is registered to Dr. Benigno Cartagena-Hernandez M.D., a Internal Medicine practising at Mercy Hospital Southeast, 1701 Lacet St in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Internal Medicine physicians (internists) specialise in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases in adults, often coordinating care across multiple subspecialties. Dr. Benigno Cartagena-Hernandez M.D. has been enumerated in the National Provider Identifier (NPI) registry since 2008.
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Secondary identifiers
Additional identifiers this provider has registered with NPPES. Used by medical billers, credentialers, and insurance verifiers to cross-reference claims and enrollments.
Medicaid
Source: NPPES public registry.
Medicare enrollment
This provider holds 3 Medicare enrollments on file with the Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS). Each enrollment carries a public Medicare Enrollment ID (ENRLMT_ID) used by billers and intermediaries.
Practitioner
- I20111104000304Internal MedicinePR
- I20180321002160Internal MedicineIA
- I20240228003012Internal MedicineMO
Source: CMS PECOS public enrollment file.
Insurance & acceptsHow to confirm coverage.
The National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) registry does not include commercial insurance network data, so we cannot show which plans Dr. Benigno Cartagena-Hernandez M.D. accepts. To confirm in-network status with your specific health plan, contact Dr. Benigno Cartagena-Hernandez M.D. directly at (573) 344-4822.
Frequently asked
Yes. NPI 1538315114 is registered as Active in the CMS NPPES public registry and passes the Luhn check-digit validation that all 10-digit NPIs use.
Internal Medicine physicians (internists) specialise in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases in adults, often coordinating care across multiple subspecialties.
The CMS NPPES Public Registry at npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov is the authoritative source. FindMyNPI mirrors this dataset and refreshes monthly. For real-time verification, you can also call the provider's office at (573) 344-4822.
An individual healthcare provider has a single Type-1 NPI for life. Organisations can hold separate Type-2 NPIs per location, specialty, or sub-entity. Dr. Benigno Cartagena-Hernandez M.D. is a Type-1 individual NPI.