NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ricardo Swatts, NURSE PRACTITIONER

Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · El Paso, TX

Ricardo Swatts, NURSE PRACTITIONER is a geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in El Paso, Texas, and NPI 1679153779, issued on Apr 12, 2021. Check the license (Texas 1002875, 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
1679153779
Name
Ricardo Swatts
Credential
NURSE PRACTITIONER
Primary taxonomy
Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RG0300X
License number
1002875 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
812 N Virginia St Ste 211B, El Paso, TX 79902
Phone
(915) 218-1930
Enumerated
Apr 12, 2021
Record last updated
May 7, 2025
Fax
(915) 272-5329
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210428000208); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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16% more Medicare Part D claims than the average geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024

4,915 Medicare Part D claims for 384 beneficiaries, against an average of 4,246 among the 3,116 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 54 claims were for opioids.

  1. Ricardo Swatts4,915
  2. Specialty average4,246

Most prescribed

  1. Levothyroxine Sodium299 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium231 claims
  3. Trazodone Hcl160 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate155 claims
  5. Gabapentin142 claims
  6. Lisinopril134 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: $154.08

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Solventum Corporation. The 1,004 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,720.82 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ricardo Swatts$154.08
  2. Specialty average$1,720.82

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

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Los Cerros Medical LLCEl Paso, TX
  2. Medical Office ForceEl Paso, TX

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

Ricardo Swatts among 256 geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Texas

Ricardo Swatts, NURSE PRACTITIONER is one of 256 geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in Texas. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 95% of them.

  • NPI issued2021 · 95% of these records are older, 3% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2000 among the 143 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 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 207RG0300X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in Texas

There are 256 geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Texas.

The 8 geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Radu Ciubuc, MDEl Paso, TX 799021568477321
  2. Paul Casner, M.D.El Paso, TX 799051225077092
  3. Maanit Kohli, M.DEl Paso, TX 799111669856670
  4. Ali Jabur, MDOdessa, TX 797631326536848
  5. Richard Reese, MDMidland, TX 797011841291010
  6. Keya Malhotra, MBBSLubbock, TX 794071083927271
  7. Joan Riker, MDAmarillo, TX 791191376653113
  8. Daksha Khandheria, M.DAmarillo, TX 791061780695791

Common questions

What is Ricardo Swatts, NURSE PRACTITIONER's NPI number?

Ricardo Swatts, NURSE PRACTITIONER's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679153779, issued on Apr 12, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ricardo Swatts, NURSE PRACTITIONER located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 812 N Virginia St Ste 211B, El Paso, TX, 79902. Phone: (915) 218-1930. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ricardo Swatts, NURSE PRACTITIONER's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number 1002875, 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 Swatts, NURSE PRACTITIONER prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ricardo Swatts, NURSE PRACTITIONER had 4,915 Medicare Part D claims for 384 beneficiaries; the average among geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 4,246. 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.