Diego Ivan Ramos Valadez, M.D.
NPI 1710246053ActiveIndividual· Surgery· El Paso, TX
Surgery (M.D.) with Bhs Physicians Network, Inc, practicing in El Paso, Texas. In 2024 Medicare paid $62,906 for 131 patients, and Part D covered 123 of their prescriptions, 82% of them generic. Davol Inc. was the largest of 10 companies reporting payments in 2025, $117,911 in all, mostly honoraria. Lists Sierra Medical Center and 2 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1710246053 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | M.D. |
| Sole proprietor | Yes |
| NPI issued | May 7, 2012 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Aug 29, 2025 |
| Certified by provider | Aug 29, 2025 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery Primary | 208600000X | S9208 | TX |
| Surgery | 208600000X | MD2020-0636 | NM |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - General Surgery (NM); Practitioner - General Surgery (TX) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 131 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 312 across 57 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $62,906 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 123 · 140 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 70 |
| Total drug cost | $1,893 |
| Generic share | 82% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | General Surgery |
Medical group
- Bhs Physicians Network, IncBrownsville, TX · 706 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Sierra Medical CenterEl Paso, TX
- The Hospitals of Providence Horizon City CampusHorizon City, TX
- The Hospitals of Providence Transmountain CampusEl Paso, TX
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$117,911 · 156 payments from 10 companies
- 2024$30,337 · 106 payments from 10 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Davol Inc. | $101,206 | 116 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $13,967 | 13 |
| Becton, Dickinson and Company | $1,315 | 15 |
| Globus Medical, Inc. | $1,058 | 6 |
| C. R. Bard, Inc. & Subsidiaries | $152.57 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Honoraria$81,630 · 21 payments
- Travel and Lodging$18,419 · 75 payments
- Education$13,000 · 5 payments
- Food and Beverage$4,862 · 55 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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