What is David Hernandez's specialty?

David Hernandez (NPI 1578505665) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Pulmonary Disease in New Braunfels, TX.

Where does David Hernandez practice?

David Hernandez practices in New Braunfels, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1578505665.

How much does Medicare pay David Hernandez?

David Hernandez (NPI 1578505665) received approximately $183K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 842 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1578505665

David HernandezMD

Pulmonary DiseaseNew Braunfels, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,117

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

2,837

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$183K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 664 Pulmonary Disease providers in TX — top quintile (cohort median 1,111).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

2,822

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$569K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

47.2%

Top prescribed drugs

Prednisone622 claims

Azithromycin460 claims

Albuterol Sulfate365 claims

Umeclidinium Brm/Vilanterol Tr190 claims

Tiotropium Bromide147 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

86.7

Quality

84.3

Cost

76.5

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.49%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$35

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$17

Education$17

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$17

Education$17

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where David Hernandez's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 55 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
CHRISTUS SANTA ROSA HEALTH CARE CORPORATION	195	921
Clinical Pathology Laboratories, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Austin, TX	190	871
MILBOURN, JOHN	87	306
Gerald York Diagnostic Radiology · Anchorage, AK	64	153
Primo Mayhua Internal Medicine · New Braunfels, TX	63	227
RESOLUTE HOSPITAL COMPANY, LLC	51	199
TRUSEVICH, THEODORE	50	216
Southerncross Ambulance, Inc. Ambulance Service Provider · New Braunfels, TX	42	126
City Of New Braunfels Ambulance Service Provider · New Braunfels, TX	38	131
San Marcos-Hays County Emergency Medical Services Incorporated Ambulance Service Provider · San Marcos, TX	35	85
Rahul Bose Interventional Cardiology · New Braunfels, TX	31	99
David Jones Nurse Practitioner · New Braunfels, TX	31	464

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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