Franklin Daniel Ponce Herrera, MD
Nephrology Physician · McAllen, TX
Franklin Daniel Ponce Herrera, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in McAllen, Texas, and NPI 1265849442, issued on Jul 19, 2014. Check the license (Texas S0776, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Franklin Daniel Ponce Herrera
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- S0776 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 409 Lindberg Ave, McAllen, TX 78501
- Phone
- (956) 682-1508
- Enumerated
- Jul 19, 2014
- Record last updated
- Jun 15, 2025
- Fax
- (956) 682-0551
- Medicaid ID
- 397214302 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190528000810); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 409 Lindberg Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Lucia DobrawaMedical Physician Assistant1093290413
- Iris Garcia Santos, NPNurse Practitioner1740022789
- Maria Naranjo Palacio, MDEndocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1164806360
- William Restrepo, MDNephrology Physician1396854170
- Cristina Terry, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1124813985
Verify Franklin Daniel Ponce Herrera in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license S0776Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average nephrology physician in 2024
4,478 Medicare Part D claims for 651 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 21 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Telmisartan379 claims
- Nifedipine Er310 claims
- Prosol287 claims
- Ozempic249 claims
- Sevelamer Carbonate231 claims
- Veltassa180 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $3,335.04
153 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Vifor Pharma, Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- William Restrepo MD PAMcAllen, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Franklin Daniel Ponce Herrera among 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas
Franklin Daniel Ponce Herrera, MD is one of 1,159 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 85% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 85% of these records are older, 12% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2001 among the 954 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas.
All 1,159 in Texas → Every provider in McAllen → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- William Restrepo, MDMcAllen, TX 785011396854170
- Manuel Urbina, MDMcAllen, TX 785011346767266
- Ricardo Baltodano, M.D.McAllen, TX 785031376705244
- Angelito De Dios, M.D.McAllen, TX 785031902823974
- Kotthegal Eshwar, MDMcAllen, TX 785031831198654
- Juan Guardia, MDMcAllen, TX 785031407855224
- Andrew Levine, M.D.McAllen, TX 785031972574010
- Mark Liong, M.D.McAllen, TX 785031346422078
Common questions
What is Franklin Daniel Ponce Herrera, MD's NPI number?
Franklin Daniel Ponce Herrera, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265849442, issued on Jul 19, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Franklin Daniel Ponce Herrera, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 409 Lindberg Ave, McAllen, TX, 78501. Phone: (956) 682-1508. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Franklin Daniel Ponce Herrera, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number S0776, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Franklin Daniel Ponce Herrera, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Franklin Daniel Ponce Herrera, MD had 4,478 Medicare Part D claims for 651 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Franklin Daniel Ponce Herrera, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
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 Aug 9, 2026.