Dr. Edward Victor Hernandez, MD

  • Las Cruces, NM
  • Ophthalmologist
NPI1346263126PAC ID7810998085
Medicare services, 2024
2,189
Medicare patients, 2024
806
Part D claims, 2024
1,497
MIPS score, 2024
94
Hospital affiliations
1
Practice address
4351 E Lohman Ave, Las Cruces, NM 88011
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Primary practice

Mountainview Surgery Center - HOPD

Acute Care Hospital outpatient department · Las Cruces, New Mexico

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Dr. Edward Victor Hernandez is an ophthalmologist in Las Cruces, New Mexico

Dr. Hernandez practices at Mountainview Surgery Center - HOPD in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

Dr. Hernandez's NPI, 1346263126, was assigned on July 25, 2006. Dr. Hernandez graduated from University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine in 1993. Dr. Hernandez holds New Mexico license 98290.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
7810998085
NPI enumeration date
July 25, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
59
Medical school graduation
1993

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Edward Victor Hernandez practices at Mountainview Surgery Center - HOPD in Las Cruces, New Mexico

Dr. Hernandez's primary practice is Mountainview Surgery Center - HOPD, at 4351 E Lohman Ave, Las Cruces, NM 88011.

  • Mountainview Surgery Center - HOPD
    4351 E Lohman Ave, Las Cruces, NM 88011

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Dr. Edward Victor Hernandez is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Hernandez's primary practice is Mountainview Surgery Center - HOPD in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Dr. Hernandez is also affiliated with MountainView Regional Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Hernandez to 1 more group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Mountainview Surgery Center - HOPDAcute Care Hospital outpatient department · Las Cruces, New MexicoPrimary
MountainView Regional Medical CenterAcute care hospital, Las Cruces, NM1 group practice or clinicName with a free account1 medical groupName with a free account
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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Edward Victor Hernandez's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Hernandez practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Mountainview Surgery Center - HOPDAvailable with a free account
+2 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Edward Victor Hernandez is one of 83 ophthalmologists in New Mexico

Ophthalmology is Dr. Hernandez's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Hernandez's licenses on file in 3 states: New Mexico, California and Texas.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Ophthalmology, New MexicoPrimaryLicense 98290 · taxonomy 207W00000X
  • California licenseLicense G080256
  • Texas licenseLicense M6187

Ophthalmologists near Dr. Hernandez

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83ophthalmologists in New Mexico
3ophthalmologists in Las Cruces

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Edward Victor Hernandez billed Medicare for 2,189 services in 2024

CMS data shows 2,189 Medicare services from Dr. Hernandez across 13 procedure codes in 2024, for 806 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $225,192 for them.

Medicare services, 20242,189
Medicare patients806
Paid by Medicare$225,192
Procedure codes13

Dr. Hernandez's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Tests and treatments
2023: 2,9642024: 1,83938%
Surgery
2023: 4202024: 35017%

Where Dr. Hernandez's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office1,97590%
  • In a facility21410%

Dr. Hernandez compared with the New Mexico median for ophthalmologists, 2024

  • Dr. Hernandez
  • New Mexico median
Medicare services
2,189vs 1,80122% above
Medicare patients
806vs 68418% above
Part D claims
1,395vs 6172.3 times

Medians across 85 ophthalmologists in New Mexico with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Hernandez's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Edward Victor Hernandez treated 806 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 77

CMS counts 806 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Hernandez in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 375 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 4% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 0.93, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Hernandez's median patient age at 75, with 60% women.

Medicare patients, 2024806
Average age77
Average risk score0.93
Also on Medicaid4%

Dr. Hernandez's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Hernandez's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women49261%
  • Men31439%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Hernandez's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis48%
  4. Diabetes29%
  5. Ischemic heart disease23%
  6. Osteoporosis22%
  7. Chronic kidney disease19%
  8. Anxiety17%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Hernandez's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 75

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women60%
  • Men40%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Edward Victor Hernandez wrote 1,497 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Hernandez wrote 1,497 Medicare Part D claims for 454 patients. CMS names the drug for 1,395 of them, across 23 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $459,466 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,088 claims across 25 drugs.

Part D claims, 20241,497
Drugs named by CMS23
Total drug cost$459,466
Part D patients454

Dr. Hernandez's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 2,0882024: 1,39533%

Drugs named by CMS: 23 in 2024, 25 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Edward Victor Hernandez scored 94 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 94 out of 100 for Dr. Hernandez for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Hernandez accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 320 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. Hernandez, more than 90% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Hernandez's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 94of 100Final score
  • 100of 100Quality
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 80of 100Cost

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Where Dr. Hernandez ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Cataract surgery
90th percentile320 procedures

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Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Edward Victor Hernandez received $9,019 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 186 general payments to Dr. Hernandez from 26 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 68% of the total. Alcon Laboratories Inc paid the most, $6,229.

General payments to Dr. Hernandez by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Hernandez by kind, 2016 to 2025

$9Kin total
  • Food and beverage$6,11268%
  • Travel and lodging$2,90732%

Companies that paid Dr. Hernandez the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Edward Victor Hernandez graduated from University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine

Dr. Hernandez graduated from University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine in 1993.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity of California, San Francisco School of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Edward Victor Hernandez's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Edward Victor Hernandez's NPI number?

Dr. Edward Victor Hernandez's NPI number is 1346263126. It was assigned on July 25, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Edward Victor Hernandez?

Dr. Edward Victor Hernandez is an ophthalmologist in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).

Where does Dr. Edward Victor Hernandez practice?

Dr. Hernandez practices at 4351 E Lohman Ave, Las Cruces, NM 88011. Dr. Hernandez's primary practice is Mountainview Surgery Center - HOPD in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Dmand AI also links Dr. Hernandez to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Edward Victor Hernandez's medical license number?

Dr. Hernandez holds New Mexico license 98290, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.

Which states has Dr. Edward Victor Hernandez been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Hernandez in New Mexico, California and Texas.

Which hospitals is Dr. Edward Victor Hernandez affiliated with?

Dr. Hernandez is affiliated with MountainView Regional Medical Center.

Does Dr. Edward Victor Hernandez accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Hernandez billed Medicare for 2,189 services in 2024, and Dr. Hernandez accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Edward Victor Hernandez's MIPS score?

Dr. Hernandez's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 94 out of 100, reported individually.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Edward Victor Hernandez see?

CMS counts 806 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Hernandez in 2024, with an average age of 77.

What services does Dr. Edward Victor Hernandez bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Hernandez's most billed Medicare services were eye exam or test (92014), eye exam or test (92012) and eye exam or test (92136).

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Where did Dr. Edward Victor Hernandez go to medical school?

Dr. Hernandez graduated from University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine in 1993.

What drugs does Dr. Edward Victor Hernandez prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Hernandez's most prescribed drugs by claims were Latanoprost, Lumigan and Timolol Maleate.

Has Dr. Edward Victor Hernandez received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $9,019 in general payments to Dr. Hernandez from 26 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Alcon Laboratories Inc.

How long has Dr. Edward Victor Hernandez been practicing?

Dr. Hernandez graduated from medical school in 1993, 33 years ago.

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