Bianca Acosta, P.A.
NPI 1780963405ActiveIndividual· Physician Assistant· San Benito, TX
Physician Assistant (P.A.) with Heart Institute of Brownsville,llp., practicing in San Benito, Texas. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $370,167 for 3,195 claims, against $74,407 paid for services in 2024. Lilly USA, LLC was the largest of 11 companies reporting payments in 2025, $485.82 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Valley Baptist Medical Center- Brownsville as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1780963405 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | P.A. |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Aug 11, 2011 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Feb 26, 2019 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician Assistant Primary | 363A00000X | PA07265 | TX |
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 - Physician Assistant (TX) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 412 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 2,224 across 37 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $74,407 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 3,195 · 7,148 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 739 |
| Total drug cost | $370,167 |
| Generic share | 87% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Physician Assistant |
Medical group
- Heart Institute of Brownsville,llp.Brownsville, TX · 6 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Valley Baptist Medical Center- BrownsvilleBrownsville, TX
Other facilities
- Mesquite Home Health LLCHome health agency · Brownsville, TX
- Valley Care Home Health Services LLCHome health agency · Brownsville, TX
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$485.82 · 20 payments from 11 companies
- 2024$167.78 · 9 payments from 5 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Lilly USA, LLC | $142.69 | 2 |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $121.11 | 6 |
| Pfizer Inc. | $53.49 | 3 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc | $34.89 | 2 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $22.94 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$485.82 · 20 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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