NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Mirtha Hernandez, PA-C

Physician Assistant · Brownsville, TX

Mirtha Hernandez, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Brownsville, Texas, and NPI 1598497240, issued on Jun 29, 2022. Check the license (Texas PA16691, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1598497240
Name
Mirtha Hernandez
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
PA16691 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
301 Lorenaly Dr Ste E, Brownsville, TX 78526
Phone
(956) 956-5257
Enumerated
Jun 29, 2022
Record last updated
Nov 5, 2023
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 301 Lorenaly Dr Ste E

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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3.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physician assistant in 2024

2,478 Medicare Part D claims for 433 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 62 claims were for opioids.

  1. Mirtha Hernandez2,478
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium129 claims
  2. Fluticasone Propionate105 claims
  3. Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride86 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium82 claims
  5. Metformin Hcl80 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium68 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: $851.86

43 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Mirtha Hernandez$851.86
  2. Specialty average$841.65

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

Mirtha Hernandez among 10,999 physician assistant records in Texas

Mirtha Hernandez, PA-C is one of 10,999 physician assistant records with a practice address in Texas. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 74% of them.

  • NPI issued2022 · 74% of these records are older, 18% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 55% of these records are
  • Record last updated2023 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

63 physician assistant records list a practice address in Brownsville

They are 63 of the 1,671 NPPES records with a practice address in Brownsville, and 10,999 physician assistant records in Texas.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Estefania Acevedo, PABrownsville, TX 785261023514908
  2. Josue Aldrete, PABrownsville, TX 785261740735588
  3. Leticia Armendariz Martinez, P.A.Brownsville, TX 785261902198674
  4. Lizeth Becerra, PABrownsville, TX 785261437565959
  5. Andrea Fragoso Santana, PA-CBrownsville, TX 785261255863890
  6. Juan Galvan, P.A.C.Brownsville, TX 785261659604619
  7. Emmanuel Garces, PABrownsville, TX 785261922504372
  8. Ray Lopez, PA-CBrownsville, TX 785261679656466

Common questions

What is Mirtha Hernandez, PA-C's NPI number?

Mirtha Hernandez, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598497240, issued on Jun 29, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Mirtha Hernandez, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 301 Lorenaly Dr Ste E, Brownsville, TX, 78526. Phone: (956) 956-5257. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Mirtha Hernandez, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number PA16691, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Mirtha Hernandez, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Mirtha Hernandez, PA-C had 2,478 Medicare Part D claims for 433 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.