NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Maria Alejandra Bacalao, MD

Rheumatology Physician · Dallas, TX

Maria Alejandra Bacalao, MD is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Dallas, Texas, and NPI 1295114254, issued on May 23, 2015. Check the license (Texas S0838, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1295114254
Name
Maria Alejandra Bacalao
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
License numbers
S0838 TX
125066311 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5200 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX 75235
Phone
(214) 590-4656
Enumerated
May 23, 2015
Record last updated
Sep 8, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200908001665); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas, 2015
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 5200 Harry Hines Blvd

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

  1. Jazzmyne Aaron, LCSWClinical Social Worker1326550997
  2. Dallah Abdallahi, PAPhysician Assistant1093294811
  3. Carol AbousaabHospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1982231783
  4. Jocelyn AbrahamHospitalist Physician1144781121
  5. Misty AbrahamFamily Nurse Practitioner1063168177
  6. Sunitha AbrahamAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1538668413

Verify Maria Alejandra Bacalao in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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38% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024

1,220 Medicare Part D claims for 215 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 23% of claims. 41 claims were for opioids.

  1. Maria Bacalao1,220
  2. Specialty average1,978

Most prescribed

  1. Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate97 claims
  2. Methotrexate89 claims
  3. Humira84 claims
  4. Prednisone70 claims
  5. Leflunomide67 claims
  6. Enbrel46 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): 74.6 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score56.1
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%59.2
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Industry payments in 2024: $621.94

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Maria Bacalao$621.94
  2. Specialty average$8,538.33

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

  1. University OF Texas Southwestern Medical Center AT DallasDallas, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Maria Alejandra Bacalao among 545 rheumatology physician records in Texas

Maria Alejandra Bacalao, MD is one of 545 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 82% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 82% of these records are older, 15% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2004 among the 417 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Rheumatology Physician providers in Texas

There are 545 rheumatology physician records in Texas.

The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Benjamin GardnerDallas, TX 752351093334922
  2. Evan Nair-Gill, MD, PHDDallas, TX 752351396188728
  3. Dorothy Patterson, MDDallas, TX 752351699236539
  4. Waffiyah Afridi, M.D.Farmers Branch, TX 752341346400686
  5. David Rosenstock, MDDallas, TX 752371760451884
  6. Pedro Castillo, MDDallas, TX 752311457770166
  7. Melissa Defoe, MDDallas, TX 752311982043931
  8. Julia Dilliard, FNP AND ANPDallas, TX 752311184844268

Common questions

What is Maria Alejandra Bacalao, MD's NPI number?

Maria Alejandra Bacalao, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295114254, issued on May 23, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Maria Alejandra Bacalao, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5200 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX, 75235. Phone: (214) 590-4656. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Maria Alejandra Bacalao, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number S0838, 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 Maria Alejandra Bacalao, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Maria Alejandra Bacalao, MD had 1,220 Medicare Part D claims for 215 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Maria Alejandra Bacalao, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 74.6 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.

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