Joshua Michael Romero, FNP-C
NPI 1568865889ActiveIndividual· Nurse Practitioner, Family· El Paso, TX
Nurse Practitioner, Family (FNP-C) with Hospitalist Medicine Physicians of Texas PLLC and 2 other groups, practicing in El Paso, Texas. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $107,535 for 965 claims, against $1,614 paid for services in 2024. Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. was the largest of 10 companies reporting payments in 2025, $258.52 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists The Hospitals of Providence - Memorial Campus as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1568865889 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | FNP-C |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Oct 1, 2014 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Nov 12, 2024 |
| Certified by provider | Nov 12, 2024 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Practitioner, Family Primary | 363LF0000X | 779333 | TX |
| Nurse Practitioner, Family | 363LF0000X | CNP-02550 | NM |
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 | 18 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 25 across 4 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $1,614 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 965 · 1,544 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 394 |
| Total drug cost | $107,535 |
| Generic share | 85% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Nurse Practitioner |
Medical groups
- Hospitalist Medicine Physicians of Texas PLLCHumble, TX · 686 clinicians
- Sunset Heights Physician Services PAEl Paso, TX · 66 clinicians
- Asad Omar MD PAEl Paso, TX · 9 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$258.52 · 14 payments from 10 companies
- 2024$109.61 · 2 payments from 2 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $71.50 | 4 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $46.60 | 2 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc | $24.89 | 1 |
| Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $18.75 | 1 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | $18.47 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$258.52 · 14 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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