Maria Luisa Romero, M.D.
Infectious Disease Physician · Edinburg, TX
Maria Luisa Romero, M.D. is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Edinburg, Texas, and NPI 1396852745, issued on Aug 23, 2006. Check the license (Texas K9891, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Maria Luisa Romero
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License number
- K9891 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3108 Center Point Dr, Edinburg, TX 78539
- Phone
- (956) 631-5200
- Enumerated
- Aug 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 27, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (956) 631-2812
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110225000644); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest infectious disease physician records → All 674 in Texas → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 3108 Center Point Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Michael Jelinek, M.D.Infectious Disease Physician1144337627
Verify Maria Luisa Romero in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license K9891Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
43% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
392 Medicare Part D claims for 115 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Doxycycline Hyclate96 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass66 claims
- Ertapenem24 claims
- Etravirine13 claims
- Ritonavir13 claims
- Levofloxacin12 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: $599.41
26 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was ViiV Healthcare Company. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 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
- Michael T Jelinek MD PAEdinburg, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Maria Luisa Romero among 674 infectious disease physician records in Texas
Maria Luisa Romero, M.D. is one of 674 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Texas. 84% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2002 among the 510 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 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 207RI0200X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in Texas
There are 674 infectious disease physician records in Texas.
All 674 in Texas → Every provider in Edinburg → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Jelinek, M.D.Edinburg, TX 785391144337627
- Emmanuel Akinyemi, MDHarlingen, TX 785501477740405
- Ariana BarbosaHarlingen, TX 785501063180024
- Kingsley Iheme, FNPHarlingen, TX 785501396370003
- Karlene Reid, MDHarlingen, TX 785501578643995
- Gustavo Valero, M.D.Harlingen, TX 785501831161942
- Yessenia Weary, FNPHarlingen, TX 785501497379218
- Darlington Udeh, MDBrownsville, TX 785201184887697
Common questions
What is Maria Luisa Romero, M.D.'s NPI number?
Maria Luisa Romero, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396852745, issued on Aug 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Maria Luisa Romero, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3108 Center Point Dr, Edinburg, TX, 78539. Phone: (956) 631-5200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Maria Luisa Romero, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number K9891, 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 Luisa Romero, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Maria Luisa Romero, M.D. had 392 Medicare Part D claims for 115 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. 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.