Hector Luis Soto, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Edinburg, TX
Hector Luis Soto, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Edinburg, Texas, and NPI 1386690360, issued on May 25, 2006. Check the license (Texas K3479, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Hector Luis Soto
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- K3479 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5525 Doctors Dr, Edinburg, TX 78539
- Phone
- (956) 362-8740
- Enumerated
- May 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 28, 2023
- Fax
- (956) 362-8795
- Medicaid ID
- 104874604 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101208000911); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5525 Doctors Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Avery BarnhillPhysician Assistant1861124240
- Samantha De La Garza, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1033802665
- Natalie Ehret, APRN-CNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1578298089
- Raena Jennings, PA-CPhysician Assistant1487681573
- Bruno Lozano, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1821725466
Verify Hector Luis Soto in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license K3479Check 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% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
2,978 Medicare Part D claims for 810 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 21 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate323 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium298 claims
- Clopidogrel193 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium192 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate185 claims
- Losartan Potassium144 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 87.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $786.05
19 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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
- Renaissance Cardiology GroupEdinburg, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Hector Luis Soto among 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records in Texas
Hector Luis Soto, M.D. is one of 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Texas. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 20% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 20% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 1998 among the 1,219 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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 207RC0000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records in Texas.
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The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- S M Golam Alam, M.D.Edinburg, TX 785391225072663
- Raul Martinez, M.D.Edinburg, TX 785391285641704
- Carlos Morales, MDEdinburg, TX 785391831211705
- Norman Ramirez, M.D.Edinburg, TX 785391871532531
- Leonardo Salcedo, MDEdinburg, TX 785391407975048
- Richard Sanchez, D.O.Edinburg, TX 785391144666207
- Rolando Ascarrunz, MDHarlingen, TX 785501821093246
- Hugo Blake, MDHarlingen, TX 785501447254024
Common questions
What is Hector Luis Soto, M.D.'s NPI number?
Hector Luis Soto, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386690360, issued on May 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Hector Luis Soto, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5525 Doctors Dr, Edinburg, TX, 78539. Phone: (956) 362-8740. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Hector Luis Soto, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number K3479, 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 Luis Soto, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Hector Luis Soto, M.D. had 2,978 Medicare Part D claims for 810 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Hector Luis Soto, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.7 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.