Michael Anthony Hernandez, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Corpus Christi, TX
Michael Anthony Hernandez, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Corpus Christi, Texas, and NPI 1851380885, issued on Oct 21, 2005. Check the license (Texas L6426, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Anthony Hernandez
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- L6426 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5440 Old Brownsville RD, Corpus Christi, TX 78417
- Phone
- (361) 906-0166
- Enumerated
- Oct 21, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jan 27, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (361) 994-7550
- Medicaid IDs
- 171789403 TX
171789402 TX
171789401 TX - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050309000646); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Indiana University School Of Medicine, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5440 Old Brownsville RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Kenda Dietrich, LPC, LPACounselor1538286414
- Rafael Garcia, MDGeneral Practice Physician1336160852
- Debra Lazarte, LCSWClinical Social Worker1316931827
- Divina Lewis, NPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1033851373
- Norami Ortiz, RD, LDRegistered Dietitian1427608850
- Joseph Whitfield, P.A.Physician Assistant1265495683
Verify Michael Anthony Hernandez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license L6426Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
40% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
1,401 Medicare Part D claims for 184 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clonazepam102 claims
- Trazodone Hcl78 claims
- Lorazepam59 claims
- Zolpidem Tartrate46 claims
- Divalproex Sodium Er43 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate43 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: $1,630.87
24 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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
- Lubbock Regional Mhmr CenterLubbock, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael Anthony Hernandez among 3,318 psychiatry physician records in Texas
Michael Anthony Hernandez, MD is one of 3,318 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Texas. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 95% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2006 among the 1,481 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in Texas
There are 3,318 psychiatry physician records in Texas.
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The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Chad Bradford, M.D.Corpus Christi, TX 784191124005178
- April Breeden, M.D.Corpus Christi, TX 784191467536961
- Jack Chelebian, M.D.Corpus Christi, TX 784141295763399
- Ashley Harmon, MDCorpus Christi, TX 784141528279833
- John Lusins, M.D.Corpus Christi, TX 784141689846701
- Pauravi Rana, M.D.Corpus Christi, TX 784141801010194
- Megan Talley, M.D.Corpus Christi, TX 784141578974614
- Gregory Williams, M.D.Corpus Christi, TX 784141891910659
Common questions
What is Michael Anthony Hernandez, MD's NPI number?
Michael Anthony Hernandez, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851380885, issued on Oct 21, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Anthony Hernandez, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5440 Old Brownsville RD, Corpus Christi, TX, 78417. Phone: (361) 906-0166. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Anthony Hernandez, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number L6426, 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 Michael Anthony Hernandez, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Anthony Hernandez, MD had 1,401 Medicare Part D claims for 184 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.