NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Norman M. Ramirez, M.D.

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Edinburg, TX

Norman M. Ramirez, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Edinburg, Texas, and NPI 1871532531, issued on Jun 6, 2006. Check the license (Texas G1521, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1871532531
Name
Norman M. Ramirez
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
G1521 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5513 Doctors Dr, Edinburg, TX 78539
Phone
(956) 362-8590
Enumerated
Jun 6, 2006
Record last updated
Jun 18, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(956) 362-8594
Medicaid ID
124348707 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101221001177); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Stanford University School Of Medicine, 1981
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 5513 Doctors Dr

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

  1. Mohammad AzzamGerontology Nurse Practitioner1427576735
  2. Veronica Deleon, RD,LDRegistered Dietitian1205954013
  3. Zeus DeleonCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1023895281
  4. Jose Escobar, MDThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1144424920
  5. Robert Fraser, DCOccupational Health Chiropractor1235269432
  6. Juan Joya Gomez, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1538877345

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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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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

136 Medicare Part D claims for 90 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Norman Ramirez136
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Clopidogrel87 claims
  2. Cephalexin29 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: $1,645.55

23 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Norman Ramirez$1,645.55
  2. Specialty average$3,819.56

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. Rio Grande Valley Cardiology, PLLCMcAllen, TX

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

Norman M. Ramirez among 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records in Texas

Norman M. Ramirez, M.D. is one of 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Texas. 88% 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 20% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 20% of these records are older, 42% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • Graduated1981 · median 1998 among the 1,219 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Texas

There are 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records in Texas.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. S M Golam Alam, M.D.Edinburg, TX 785391225072663
  2. Raul Martinez, M.D.Edinburg, TX 785391285641704
  3. Carlos Morales, MDEdinburg, TX 785391831211705
  4. Leonardo Salcedo, MDEdinburg, TX 785391407975048
  5. Richard Sanchez, D.O.Edinburg, TX 785391144666207
  6. Hector Soto, M.D.Edinburg, TX 785391386690360
  7. Rolando Ascarrunz, MDHarlingen, TX 785501821093246
  8. Hugo Blake, MDHarlingen, TX 785501447254024

Common questions

What is Norman M. Ramirez, M.D.'s NPI number?

Norman M. Ramirez, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871532531, issued on Jun 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Norman M. Ramirez, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5513 Doctors Dr, Edinburg, TX, 78539. Phone: (956) 362-8590. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Norman M. Ramirez, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number G1521, 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 Norman M. Ramirez, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Norman M. Ramirez, M.D. had 136 Medicare Part D claims for 90 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.