NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Rafael Alberto Mimbela, M.D.

Pediatric Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Physician · Brownsville, TX

Rafael Alberto Mimbela, M.D. is a pediatric neurodevelopmental disabilities physician with a practice address in Brownsville, Texas, and NPI 1730296047, issued on Aug 23, 2006. Check the license (Texas K1878, 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1730296047
Name
Rafael Alberto Mimbela
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Pediatric Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Physician 2080P0008X
License number
K1878 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4770 N Expressway # 83, Brownsville, TX 78526
Phone
(956) 350-0779
Enumerated
Aug 23, 2006
Record last updated
Aug 31, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(956) 350-3006
Medicaid ID
110734402 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050613000053); accepts Medicare assignment
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 4770 N Expressway # 83

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

  1. Carmen Gonzalez-Cruz, RN, MSN, CPNPPediatric Nurse Practitioner1821338575

Verify Rafael Alberto Mimbela in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pediatric neurodevelopmental disabilities physician in 2024

147 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 566 among the 59 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Rafael Mimbela147
  2. Specialty average566

Most prescribed

  1. Oxcarbazepine37 claims
  2. Topiramate37 claims
  3. Levetiracetam32 claims
  4. Carbamazepine13 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: $2,538.45

148 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ucb, Inc. The 63 providers of this specialty with any payment received $11,416.31 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Rafael Mimbela$2,538
  2. Specialty average$11,416

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

Rafael Alberto Mimbela among 26 pediatric neurodevelopmental disabilities physician records in Texas

Rafael Alberto Mimbela, M.D. is one of 26 pediatric neurodevelopmental disabilities physician records with a practice address in Texas. 46% 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 4% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 62% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 46% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 35% of these records are
  • Record last updated2015 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2080P0008X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pediatric Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Physician providers in Texas

There are 26 pediatric neurodevelopmental disabilities physician records in Texas.

The 8 pediatric neurodevelopmental disabilities physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Rafael Villalobos-Nieto, MDHarlingen, TX 785501083638522
  2. Satish Agadi, MDGalveston, TX 775551275724585
  3. Saeed Kahkeshani, MDBaytown, TX 775211417006313
  4. Fu Jung HowellHouston, TX 770961124536404
  5. Pauline A Filipek, MDHouston, TX 770301134209281
  6. Kristen Fisher, D.O.Houston, TX 770301619381217
  7. Hilda Vollero, M.D.Houston, TX 770241780726208
  8. Verita Weaver, RNPurdon, TX 766791407401581

Common questions

What is Rafael Alberto Mimbela, M.D.'s NPI number?

Rafael Alberto Mimbela, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730296047, issued on Aug 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Rafael Alberto Mimbela, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4770 N Expressway # 83, Brownsville, TX, 78526. Phone: (956) 350-0779. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Rafael Alberto Mimbela, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number K1878, 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 Rafael Alberto Mimbela, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Rafael Alberto Mimbela, M.D. had 147 Medicare Part D claims; the average among pediatric neurodevelopmental disabilities physician prescribers was 566. 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.