NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Victor Hugo Gonzalez, MD

Ophthalmology Physician · McAllen, TX

Victor Hugo Gonzalez, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in McAllen, Texas, and NPI 1871599100, issued on Jun 22, 2005. Check the license (Texas J6115, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1871599100
Name
Victor Hugo Gonzalez
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
License number
J6115 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1309 E Ridge Road, McAllen, TX 78503
Phone
(956) 631-8875
Enumerated
Jun 22, 2005
Record last updated
Jun 26, 2026
Fax
(956) 682-6280
Medicaid IDs
137202111 TX
081170501 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070731000445); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Harvard Medical School, 1988
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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  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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3.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average ophthalmology physician in 2024

5,629 Medicare Part D claims for 1,306 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 30% of claims.

  1. Victor Gonzalez5,629
  2. Specialty average1,518

Most prescribed

  1. Ketorolac Tromethamine1,479 claims
  2. Prednisolone Acetate893 claims
  3. Latanoprost656 claims
  4. Moxifloxacin360 claims
  5. Ofloxacin342 claims
  6. Brimonidine Tartrate326 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 99 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score100.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%77.7
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%83.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $24,319.68

97 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Victor Gonzalez$24,320
  2. Specialty average$4,535

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

  1. Valley Retina Institute P.A.Harlingen, TX

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

Victor Hugo Gonzalez among 1,514 ophthalmology physician records in Texas

Victor Hugo Gonzalez, MD is one of 1,514 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 78% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • Graduated1988 · median 2003 among the 1,052 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Ophthalmology Physician providers in Texas

There are 1,514 ophthalmology physician records in Texas.

The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Juan Arciniega, M.D.McAllen, TX 785031508153115
  2. Roberto Arguello, M.D.McAllen, TX 785031538130521
  3. Shanna Brown, M.D.McAllen, TX 785031467613513
  4. Roberto Diaz-Rohena, MDMcAllen, TX 785031972584407
  5. Alireza Ghaffarieh, MDMcAllen, TX 785031437539533
  6. Errol Grannum, MDMcAllen, TX 785031508897935
  7. Chevy Lee, M.D.McAllen, TX 785031861460651
  8. Nehal Patel, M.D.McAllen, TX 785031386762128

Common questions

What is Victor Hugo Gonzalez, MD's NPI number?

Victor Hugo Gonzalez, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871599100, issued on Jun 22, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Victor Hugo Gonzalez, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1309 E Ridge Road, McAllen, TX, 78503. Phone: (956) 631-8875. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Victor Hugo Gonzalez, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number J6115, 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 Victor Hugo Gonzalez, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Victor Hugo Gonzalez, MD had 5,629 Medicare Part D claims for 1,306 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Victor Hugo Gonzalez, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 99 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.

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