NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Jose G. Dones Vazquez, M.D.

Neurological Surgery Physician · Harlingen, TX

Jose G. Dones Vazquez, M.D. is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Harlingen, Texas, and NPI 1316008071, issued on Dec 13, 2006. Check the license (Texas L4341, 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
1316008071
Name
Jose G. Dones Vazquez
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
License number
L4341 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
597 W Sesame Dr, Harlingen, TX 78550
Phone
(956) 425-3706
Enumerated
Dec 13, 2006
Record last updated
Oct 28, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(956) 425-6731
Medicaid ID
155726601 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090706000054); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Central Del Caribe Escuela De Medicina, 1995
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 597 W Sesame Dr

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Jill Christianson, COTAOccupational Therapy Assistant1174800866
  2. Taiwo Kuye, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1891931820
  3. Suja Perakathu, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1972897874
  4. Jeffrey Reese, MDSurgery Physician1902897499
  5. Anai Villarreal, B.S.SLP-ASSISTANTSpeech-Language Assistant1548547854

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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3.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average neurological surgery physician in 2024

607 Medicare Part D claims for 265 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 247 claims were for opioids.

  1. Jose Dones Vazquez607
  2. Specialty average172

Most prescribed

  1. Acetaminophen-Codeine201 claims
  2. Gabapentin132 claims
  3. Clindamycin Hcl41 claims
  4. Cyclobenzaprine Hcl41 claims
  5. Tramadol Hcl29 claims
  6. Mupirocin27 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 90 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score98.2
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%41.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $1,907.86

83 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Jose Dones Vazquez$1,908
  2. Specialty average$14,926

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

Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Texas

There are 669 neurological surgery physician records in Texas.

Other neurological surgery physician records in Texas

  1. Dare Adewumi, M.D.Fort Worth, TX1265605091
  2. Osama Ahmed, MDLive Oak, TX1083857551
  3. Nicholas Ahye, M.D.Houston, TX1578978946
  4. Olaide Ajayi, MDFort Worth, TX1174057814
  5. George Al Shamy, MDShenandoah, TX1861773889
  6. Mazin Al Tamimi, M.D.Dallas, TX1033169982
  7. Baraa Al-Hafez, M.DHouston, TX1750596904
  8. Fadi Al-Saiegh, M.D.San Antonio, TX1124415856
  9. Ladislau Albert, M.D.San Antonio, TX1407149149
  10. Otmar Albrand, MDDenison, TX1285882621

Common questions

What is Jose G. Dones Vazquez, M.D.'s NPI number?

Jose G. Dones Vazquez, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316008071, issued on Dec 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Jose G. Dones Vazquez, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 597 W Sesame Dr, Harlingen, TX, 78550. Phone: (956) 425-3706. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Jose G. Dones Vazquez, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number L4341, 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 Jose G. Dones Vazquez, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Jose G. Dones Vazquez, M.D. had 607 Medicare Part D claims for 265 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Jose G. Dones Vazquez, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 90 of 100. 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.