Erasto Canales, MD
NPI 1396713616ActiveIndividual· Family Medicine· McAllen, TX
Family Medicine (MD) in McAllen, Texas, licensed in TX, with an NPI issued in March 2006. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $302,312 for 4,532 claims, against $18,361 paid for services in 2024. Gm Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was the largest of 9 companies reporting payments in 2025, $281.05 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Doctors Hosptal at Renaissance as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1396713616 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | Yes |
| NPI issued | Mar 11, 2006 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Nov 30, 2010 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Family Medicine Primary | 207Q00000X | J4020 | TX |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Family Practice (TX) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 73 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 385 across 27 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $18,361 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 4,532 · 9,156 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 393 |
| Total drug cost | $302,312 |
| Generic share | 90% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 1976 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Family Practice |
Hospital affiliation
- Doctors Hosptal at RenaissanceEdinburg, TX
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$281.05 · 12 payments from 9 companies
- 2024$148.47 · 9 payments from 6 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Gm Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $63.93 | 1 |
| Dexcom, Inc. | $39.67 | 2 |
| Organon LLC | $34.29 | 2 |
| Baxter Healthcare | $32.82 | 1 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division of Bausch Health US, LLC | $32.00 | 2 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$281.05 · 12 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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