HOSPITAL · CCN 450033
VALLEY BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER
Physician affiliations & referral network
Affiliated physicians
105
External referring physicians
473
Top affiliated specialty
Internal Medicine
Shared beneficiaries (top referrers)
23,428
SPECIALTY MIX
Specialties among affiliated physicians
17
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AFFILIATED PHYSICIANS
Physicians affiliated with VALLEY BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER (105 total)
From CMS Physician-Facility Affiliations. Showing the first 50 of 105.
REFERRAL NETWORK
Who refers patients here
External physicians who share patients into this hospital's affiliated providers, ranked by shared Medicare beneficiaries.
| Referring physician | Specialty | Shared beneficiaries |
|---|---|---|
| VHS HARLINGEN HOSPITAL COMPANY LLC | — | 5,328 |
| DOCTORS HOSPITAL AT RENAISSANCE, LTD | — | 2,001 |
| Clinical Pathology Laboratories, Inc. | Clinical Laboratory | 1,826 |
| Charles Fisher | Diagnostic Radiology | 1,811 |
| VHS BROWNSVILLE HOSPITAL COMPANY LLC | — | 1,507 |
| Jorge Saenz | Diagnostic Radiology | 1,379 |
| Franz Velarde | Diagnostic Radiology | 1,192 |
| Clay Padginton | Diagnostic Radiology | 1,182 |
| ZION LABORATORY SERVICES, INC. | — | 923 |
| COLUMBIA VALLEY HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, L.P. | — | 906 |
| Charles Mild | Cardiology | 546 |
| Jose Lares | Internal Medicine | 498 |
| NPI 1184668352 | — | 469 |
| Emmanuel Akinyemi | Infectious Disease | 450 |
| Maribel Deponce | Physician Assistant | 413 |
| Med Care Emergency Medical Services Inc | Ambulance Service Provider | 361 |
| Hugo Blake | Cardiology | 342 |
| Jorge Flores | Nephrology | 327 |
| SOUTH TEXAS REHABILITATION HOSPITAL LP | — | 306 |
| Jumar Apolinario | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 299 |
| MISSION HOSPITAL, INC. | — | 298 |
| MSTAT IMAGING, LLC | — | 275 |
| Elizabeth Juarez | Hospitalist | 265 |
| NPI 1013131242 | — | 262 |
| Mario Gomez Delgado De La Flor | Pulmonary Disease | 262 |
Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). A directional edge is a proxy for referral, not a documented referral; pairs below 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.
CASE MIX
Top procedures by volume
Highest-volume MS-DRGs from CMS inpatient claims (latest reporting year per code).
| MS-DRG | Discharges |
|---|---|
| 871SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC | 240 |
| 291HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 66 |
| 177RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 56 |
| 872SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 53 |
| 193SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 52 |
| 280ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 41 |
CROSS-REFERENCE