NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Memorial Medical Center

A critical access hospital in Port Lavaca, Texas, with an emergency department. CMS rates it 4 of 5 overall. 15 clinicians list an affiliation with it in the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file.

CMS Hospital General Information, downloaded May 19, 2026; CMS Doctors and Clinicians file · method · Hospital data on CMS.gov →

CMS overall star rating 4 of 5 Above average

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Facility details

  • CMS Certification Number451356
  • LocationPort Lavaca, Texas
  • TypeCritical Access Hospitals
  • OwnershipGovernment - Local
  • Emergency servicesYes
  • Affiliated clinicians15 in 7 specialties

This page uses 5,432 CMS Hospital Care Compare records, with NPPES affiliation context where available. Every figure is traceable in the methodology.

Family Nurse Practitioner is the largest affiliated group

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, clinicians by primary specialty.

Clinicians affiliated with Memorial Medical Center

  1. Tasha Norman, MSN, APRN, FNP-CFamily Nurse PractitionerMIPS 91
  2. Jerry Followwill, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery PhysicianMIPS 86
  3. Helen Rhodes, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology PhysicianMIPS 84
  4. Salam Gharaybeh, M.D.Pediatric Nephrology PhysicianMIPS 82
  5. Richard Arroyo-Diaz, MDInternal Medicine Physician
  6. Katherine CantuFamily Medicine Physician
  7. William Crowley, D.O.Family Medicine Physician
  8. Joshua DunlapCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
  9. Michael Gaines, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner
  10. Joseph Jenkins, D.O.Family Medicine Physician
  11. Shanna Odonnell, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner
  12. Mercedes Schultz, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician
  13. Traci Shefcik, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner
  14. Courtne Thurlkill, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner
  15. Thao Truong, M.D.Family Medicine Physician

Up to 30, those with a Medicare MIPS score first. Open a record for the full profile.

What this data shows

The profile above reads Memorial Medical Center entirely through federal records, so it is worth knowing what each figure can and cannot tell you. The CMS Hospital Overall Rating shown here as 4 of 5 stars is a composite that blends mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, and timely and effective care measures into a single number, which means two hospitals with the same star count can differ sharply on the measures a particular patient cares about most, such as surgical complication rates or how a unit handles a specific condition. The ownership type, facility category, and emergency services flag describe the operating model rather than the quality of any single department, and the 15 affiliated clinicians listed are providers who report a Medicare billing relationship with this CCN, not a guarantee that a given doctor practices here today. For care decisions, treat these numbers as a starting map, then confirm specifics with the facility, your insurer, and your own physician. See CMS Care Compare for measure-level detail and the methodology behind the star rating at CMS, and verify any individual clinician through the CMS NPI Registry.

Data sources

  • CMS Hospital General Information: identity, type, ownership, rating, emergency services, downloaded May 19, 2026 (data.cms.gov)
  • CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File: clinician affiliations (data.cms.gov)
  • CMS NPI Registry (NPPES): clinician identity (npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov)
  • CMS Quality Payment Program (MIPS): clinician quality scores (data.cms.gov)

A directory of public government data, not medical advice or a recommendation. A CMS rating here does not imply one. Ask your own physician and contact the hospital directly.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 19, 2026.