Ricardo Luis Pocurull, MD
Rheumatology Physician · College Station, TX
Ricardo Luis Pocurull, MD is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in College Station, Texas, and NPI 1568471159, issued on Aug 5, 2006. Check the license (Texas K2776, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ricardo Luis Pocurull
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- K2776 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1725 Birmingham RD, College Station, TX 77845
- Phone
- (979) 696-8000
- Enumerated
- Aug 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 28, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (979) 696-8100
- Medicaid ID
- 152068601 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060324000245); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of South Florida College Of Medicine, 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Ricardo Luis Pocurull in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license K2776Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
11% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
1,753 Medicare Part D claims for 330 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims. 153 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Methotrexate179 claims
- Prednisone152 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl90 claims
- Celecoxib84 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate83 claims
- Tramadol Hcl73 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): 89.8 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $2,103.67
89 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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
- Arthritis And Osteoporosis Clinic OF Brazos ValleyCollege Station, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in Texas
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Common questions
What is Ricardo Luis Pocurull, MD's NPI number?
Ricardo Luis Pocurull, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568471159, issued on Aug 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ricardo Luis Pocurull, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1725 Birmingham RD, College Station, TX, 77845. Phone: (979) 696-8000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ricardo Luis Pocurull, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number K2776, 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 Ricardo Luis Pocurull, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ricardo Luis Pocurull, MD had 1,753 Medicare Part D claims for 330 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ricardo Luis Pocurull, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.8 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.
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.