Ricardo Salinas, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Elsa, TX
Ricardo Salinas, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Elsa, Texas, and NPI 1811511876, issued on Jun 4, 2020. Check the license (Texas PA13657, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ricardo Salinas
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- PA13657 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 101 S Broadway, Elsa, TX 78543
- Phone
- (956) 262-1304
- Enumerated
- Jun 4, 2020
- Record last updated
- Jun 4, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200715003273); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ricardo Salinas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license PA13657Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
11.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physician assistant in 2024
9,643 Medicare Part D claims for 752 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims. 60 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium752 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate376 claims
- Metformin Hcl364 claims
- Losartan Potassium306 claims
- Farxiga242 claims
- Ozempic238 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: $582.52
36 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. 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.
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
- Donna Medical Clinic, PLLCDonna, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ricardo Salinas among 10,999 physician assistant records in Texas
Ricardo Salinas, 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 2020, is newer than 65% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 65% of these records are older, 31% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 55% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2017 among the 6,096 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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).
3 physician assistant records list a practice address in Elsa
They are 3 of the 49 NPPES records with a practice address in Elsa, and 10,999 physician assistant records in Texas.
All 10,999 in Texas → Every provider in Elsa → Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Gonzalez, PA-CElsa, TX 785431942536313
- Martin Rocha, PAElsa, TX 785431801001573
- Jorge Garcia, PA-CEdinburg, TX 785421518542281
- Jordan Guerra, PAEdinburg, TX 785421386207280
- Beatriz Pardo, PA-CEdinburg, TX 785421992296404
- George Vera, PAEdinburg, TX 785421336530633
- Jeraleah BoylesEdinburg, TX 785411386372894
- Ray Montes De Oca, PA-SEdinburg, TX 785411447525548
Common questions
What is Ricardo Salinas, PA-C's NPI number?
Ricardo Salinas, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811511876, issued on Jun 4, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ricardo Salinas, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 101 S Broadway, Elsa, TX, 78543. Phone: (956) 262-1304. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ricardo Salinas, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number PA13657, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Ricardo Salinas, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ricardo Salinas, PA-C had 9,643 Medicare Part D claims for 752 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.