NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Hector Gerardo Amaya Chinchilla, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Weslaco, TX

Hector Gerardo Amaya Chinchilla, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Weslaco, Texas, and NPI 1366690588, issued on Aug 29, 2008. Check the license (Texas N0605, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1366690588
Name
Hector Gerardo Amaya Chinchilla
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
N0605 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1315 E 6TH St, Weslaco, TX 78596
Phone
(956) 351-5949
Enumerated
Aug 29, 2008
Record last updated
Apr 22, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(956) 351-5946
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090122000712); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1315 E 6TH St

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  1. Natividad Carrillo, MSN, APRN, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1235530288
  2. Michael Sander, M.D.Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician1770531758

Verify Hector Gerardo Amaya Chinchilla in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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4.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

13,379 Medicare Part D claims for 1,140 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims. 292 claims were for opioids.

  1. Hector Amaya Chinchilla13,379
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium724 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium721 claims
  3. Losartan Potassium504 claims
  4. Rosuvastatin Calcium456 claims
  5. Metformin Hcl405 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate404 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $820.82

44 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Hector Amaya Chinchilla$820.82
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Hector Gerardo Amaya Chinchilla among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas

Hector Gerardo Amaya Chinchilla, M.D. is one of 9,175 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 50% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 50% of these records are older, 46% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2002 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2010 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

34 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Weslaco

They are 34 of the 775 NPPES records with a practice address in Weslaco, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jose Bejarano, M.D.Weslaco, TX 785961518168772
  2. Dionisio CalvoWeslaco, TX 785961487756094
  3. Brandon Cantazaro, MDWeslaco, TX 785961023404084
  4. Chelsea Chang, M.D.Weslaco, TX 785961033475801
  5. Gabriel Gonzalez, M.D.Weslaco, TX 785961689699647
  6. Cesar Gutierrez, M.D.Weslaco, TX 785961700263456
  7. Jose Lares, MDWeslaco, TX 785961407902182
  8. Jose Lerma, M.D.Weslaco, TX 785961164832515

Common questions

What is Hector Gerardo Amaya Chinchilla, M.D.'s NPI number?

Hector Gerardo Amaya Chinchilla, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366690588, issued on Aug 29, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Hector Gerardo Amaya Chinchilla, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1315 E 6TH St, Weslaco, TX, 78596. Phone: (956) 351-5949. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Hector Gerardo Amaya Chinchilla, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number N0605, 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 Hector Gerardo Amaya Chinchilla, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Hector Gerardo Amaya Chinchilla, M.D. had 13,379 Medicare Part D claims for 1,140 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.