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Dr. Benjamin A. Salinas, MD

(11 Ratings)

Specializes in: Family Medicine

1609 N International Boulevard
Weslaco, TX 78599

(956) 565-2727

Dr. Benjamin A. Salinas, MD is a family medicine practitioner in Weslaco, TX specializing in family medicine.

Office Locations

1609 N International Boulevard
Weslaco, TX 78599

(956) 565-2727

(956) 351-5786

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Benjamin A. Salinas, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Weslaco, TX during 2012 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benjamin A. Salinas, MD for Medicare patients.

abscess drainage	13
blood draw	1328
breathing treatment	28
diabetes management	432
doctor visit	3217
ear procedures	27
hip imaging	26
incision and drainage	13
lab tests	2575
minor procedures	13
musculoskeletal imaging	114
preventive care	1755
skin surgery	13
spinal procedures	30
thoracic (chest) imaging	120
vaccines	219
X-rays	287

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Benjamin A. Salinas, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Weslaco, TX during 2013 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benjamin A. Salinas, MD for Medicare patients.

abscess drainage	15
blood draw	1382
breathing treatment	48
diabetes management	415
doctor visit	3136
ear procedures	26
incision and drainage	15
lab tests	2347
minor procedures	15
musculoskeletal imaging	49
preventive care	1693
skin surgery	15
spinal procedures	28
thoracic (chest) imaging	164
vaccines	270
X-rays	241

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin A. Salinas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	253
Female	329

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	481
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	218
From 75 to 84	150
85 and over	81
Less than 65	133

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin A. Salinas, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	4
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	47
Dementia	15
Cancer	4

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Benjamin A. Salinas, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Weslaco, TX during 2014 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benjamin A. Salinas, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	1092
breathing treatment	50
diabetes management	361
doctor visit	2553
ear procedures	20
lab tests	1875
musculoskeletal imaging	49
preventive care	1386
thoracic (chest) imaging	120
vaccines	232
X-rays	169

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin A. Salinas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	231
Female	299

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	442
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	209
From 75 to 84	139
85 and over	76
Less than 65	106

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin A. Salinas, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	3
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	45
Dementia	17
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Benjamin A. Salinas, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Weslaco, TX during 2015 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benjamin A. Salinas, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	986
breathing treatment	43
diabetes management	307
doctor visit	2134
ear procedures	14
lab tests	1797
musculoskeletal imaging	51
preventive care	1196
thoracic (chest) imaging	70
vaccines	165
X-rays	121

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin A. Salinas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	412
Female	546

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	806
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	362
From 75 to 84	260
85 and over	156
Less than 65	180

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin A. Salinas, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	4
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	45
Dementia	17
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Benjamin A. Salinas, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Weslaco, TX during 2016 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benjamin A. Salinas, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	624
breathing treatment	17
diabetes management	182
doctor visit	1215
ear procedures	12
lab tests	1050
preventive care	576
thoracic (chest) imaging	24
X-rays	24

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin A. Salinas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	179
Female	224

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	311
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	145
From 75 to 84	124
85 and over	66
Less than 65	68

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin A. Salinas, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	47
Dementia	16
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Benjamin A. Salinas, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Weslaco, TX during 2017 were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benjamin A. Salinas, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	637
doctor visit	1907
ear procedures	13
lab tests	333
preventive care	202
vaccines	123

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin A. Salinas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	253
Female	324

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	316
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	235
From 75 to 84	195
85 and over	57
Less than 65	90

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin A. Salinas, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	44
Dementia	14
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Benjamin A. Salinas, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Weslaco, TX during 2018 were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benjamin A. Salinas, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	674
diabetes management	67
doctor visit	1809
ear procedures	12
lab tests	342
preventive care	140
vaccines	74

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin A. Salinas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	192
Female	219

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	280
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	163
From 75 to 84	127
85 and over	43
Less than 65	78

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin A. Salinas, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	49
Dementia	13
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Benjamin A. Salinas, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Weslaco, TX during 2019 were blood draw, lab tests, diabetes management and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benjamin A. Salinas, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	222
diabetes management	51
doctor visit	515
lab tests	103
preventive care	12
vaccines	12

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin A. Salinas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	115
Female	124

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	171
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	86
From 75 to 84	82
85 and over	24
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin A. Salinas, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	53
Dementia	19
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2019

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benjamin A. Salinas, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Benjamin A. Salinas, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Weslaco, TX were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and diabetes management.

abscess drainage	14
blood draw	868
diabetes management	259
doctor visit	2060
ear procedures	17
hip imaging	26
incision and drainage	14
lab tests	1302
minor procedures	14
musculoskeletal imaging	65
preventive care	870
skin surgery	14
spinal procedures	29
thoracic (chest) imaging	99
vaccines	156
X-rays	168

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2019

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin A. Salinas, MD.

**Gender**
Female	258
Male	204

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	0
Hispanic	350
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	62
75 to 84	134
Less than 65	87
65 to 74	177

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin A. Salinas, MD From 2012 - 2019

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Benjamin A. Salinas, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	41
Atrial Fibrillation	4
Cancer	5
Dementia	13

Education & Training

He has a state license in Texas.

Licensed In: Texas

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Benjamin A. Salinas, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.55 out of 5 stars based on 11 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Benjamin A. Salinas, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Weslaco, TX.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Benjamin A. Salinas, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$435 FARXIGA $170	BYDUREON $77	BRILINTA $50	BYDUREON PEN $32	ONGLYZA $29	Other $77
Novo Nordisk Inc	$244 Victoza $60	NovoLog $37	Tresiba $31	Xultophy 100/3.6 $30	NovoLog Mix 70 30 $22	Other $63
Amgen Inc.	$200 Repatha $115	Aimovig $85
Lilly USA, LLC	$153 TRULICITY $65	BASAGLAR $51	TRADJENTA $15	GLYXAMBI $13	HUMALOG $9
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$135 INVOKANA $96	XARELTO $39
Other	$277 JANUMET XR $55	AFREZZA $49	TOUJEO $37	Harvoni $33	JARDIANCE $30	Other $74

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,446

Biography

Dr. Benjamin Salinas' specialty is family medicine. Dr. Salinas's average patient rating is 4.5 stars (out of 5).

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

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2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin A. Salinas, MD in 2013

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2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin A. Salinas, MD in 2014

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2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin A. Salinas, MD in 2015

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2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin A. Salinas, MD in 2016

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2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin A. Salinas, MD in 2017

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin A. Salinas, MD in 2018

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin A. Salinas, MD in 2019

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2019

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2019

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin A. Salinas, MD From 2012 - 2019

Education & Training

Ratings & Reviews

General Payments

Biography

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