NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ricardo Martin Schwarcz, MD

Pulmonary Disease Physician · Brownsville, TX

Ricardo Martin Schwarcz, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Brownsville, Texas, and NPI 1083898258, issued on Dec 24, 2007. Check the license (Texas N1885, 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
1083898258
Name
Ricardo Martin Schwarcz
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
License numbers
N1885 TX
37686 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
844 Central Blvd, Brownsville, TX 78520
Phone
(956) 542-9900
Enumerated
Dec 24, 2007
Record last updated
May 12, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(956) 574-0003
Medicaid ID
200619901 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090312000602); 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 844 Central Blvd

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

  1. Rosalba Balderas, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1598339327
  2. Claudia Garcia, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1336121482
  3. Ammar Halloum, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1043300148
  4. Charity Hill, PTPhysical Therapist1558547505
  5. Jose Maymi, MDUrology Physician1093717639
  6. Stanley Sy, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1740231893

Verify Ricardo Martin Schwarcz in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024

43 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Ricardo Schwarcz43
  2. Specialty average1,425

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.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Benchmark Inpatient Services PLLCBrownsville, TX
  2. Bhs Physicians Network, IncHarlingen, TX

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

Ricardo Martin Schwarcz among 967 pulmonary disease physician records in Texas

Ricardo Martin Schwarcz, MD is one of 967 pulmonary 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 2007, is newer than 48% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 48% of these records are older, 41% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • Graduated1995 · median 2001 among the 773 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2009 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Texas

There are 967 pulmonary disease physician records in Texas.

The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ammar Halloum, M.D.Brownsville, TX 785201043300148
  2. Stanley Sy, M.D.Brownsville, TX 785201740231893
  3. Charles Zavala, M.D.Brownsville, TX 785261598805632
  4. Juan Chavez Paz, M.D.McAllen, TX 785041104003607
  5. Antonio Degorordo Arzamendi, M.D.McAllen, TX 785041497890198
  6. Juan Pablo Sarmiento, M.D.McAllen, TX 785041568625432
  7. Jose Vallejo-Manzur, M.D.McAllen, TX 785041447396015
  8. Numan Arafat, MDMcAllen, TX 785031043210396

Common questions

What is Ricardo Martin Schwarcz, MD's NPI number?

Ricardo Martin Schwarcz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083898258, issued on Dec 24, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ricardo Martin Schwarcz, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 844 Central Blvd, Brownsville, TX, 78520. Phone: (956) 542-9900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ricardo Martin Schwarcz, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number N1885, 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 Martin Schwarcz, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ricardo Martin Schwarcz, MD had 43 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.