Ricardo Gonzalez, CNS
NPI 1508939687ActiveIndividual· Clinical Nurse Specialist, Psych/Mental Health, Adult· El Paso, TX
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Psych/Mental Health, Adult (CNS) with El Paso Community Mhmr, practicing in El Paso, Texas. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $1,011,738 for 5,288 claims, against $2,925 paid for services in 2024. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. was the largest of 12 companies reporting payments in 2025, $2,711 in all, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1508939687 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | CNS |
| Sole proprietor | Yes |
| NPI issued | Nov 16, 2006 |
| Last updated in NPPES | May 12, 2021 |
| Certified by provider | May 12, 2021 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical Nurse Specialist, Psych/Mental Health, Adult Primary | 364SP0809X | AP114437 | 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 - Nurse Practitioner (TX) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 20 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 64 across 5 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $2,925 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 5,288 · 5,615 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 282 |
| Total drug cost | $1,011,738 |
| Generic share | 92% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2001 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Nurse Practitioner |
Medical group
- El Paso Community MhmrEl Paso, TX · 56 clinicians
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$2,711 · 76 payments from 12 companies
- 2024$4,085 · 138 payments from 10 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | $834.31 | 13 |
| Iti, Inc. (D/B/A Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.) | $482.49 | 11 |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $228.80 | 6 |
| Abbvie Inc. | $221.47 | 12 |
| Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. | $219.03 | 9 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$2,488 · 74 payments
- Education$222.98 · 2 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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