NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Mario Joseph Quesada, M.D.

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Brownsville, TX

Mario Joseph Quesada, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Brownsville, Texas, and NPI 1003018086, issued on Jun 1, 2007. Check the license (Texas Q1711, 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
1003018086
Name
Mario Joseph Quesada
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License numbers
Q1711 TX
MD200497 LA
13888 NV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1203 E Alton Gloor Blvd, Brownsville, TX 78526
Phone
(956) 544-2663
Enumerated
Jun 1, 2007
Record last updated
Dec 17, 2024
Medicaid ID
1237710 LA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20150720002702); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Southern California Keck School Of Medicine, 2001
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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75% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

607 Medicare Part D claims for 341 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 326 claims were for opioids.

  1. Mario Quesada607
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen248 claims
  2. Ibuprofen98 claims
  3. Acetaminophen-Codeine51 claims
  4. Amoxicillin38 claims
  5. Meloxicam36 claims
  6. Tramadol Hcl27 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): 56.8 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 score0.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%61.3
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  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: $6,642.56

14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Corentec America,Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Mario Quesada$6,643
  2. Specialty average$23,023

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

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Bhs Physicians Network, IncBrownsville, TX
  2. Orthopedic Institute OF Rio Grande Valley PABrownsville, TX

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

Mario Joseph Quesada among 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Texas

Mario Joseph Quesada, M.D. is one of 1,514 orthopaedic surgery 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 2007, is newer than 54% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 54% of these records are older, 36% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated2001 · median 2003 among the 1,016 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Texas

There are 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Texas.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jose Bossolo, M.D.Brownsville, TX 785261740295302
  2. Bangalore Lakshmikanth, M.DBrownsville, TX 785261881814341
  3. Charles Schwertner, M.D.Brownsville, TX 785261811940786
  4. Gregory Smith, MDBrownsville, TX 785261316928799
  5. Oliver Achleitner, MDBrownsville, TX 785211144242710
  6. Haissam Elzaim, MD, PHDEdinburg, TX 785391972723583
  7. Carissa Kirk, D.O.Edinburg, TX 785391801003959
  8. Salvador Mendez, MDEdinburg, TX 785391457355414

Common questions

What is Mario Joseph Quesada, M.D.'s NPI number?

Mario Joseph Quesada, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003018086, issued on Jun 1, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Mario Joseph Quesada, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1203 E Alton Gloor Blvd, Brownsville, TX, 78526. Phone: (956) 544-2663. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Mario Joseph Quesada, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number Q1711, 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 Mario Joseph Quesada, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Mario Joseph Quesada, M.D. had 607 Medicare Part D claims for 341 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Mario Joseph Quesada, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 56.8 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.

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