Dr. Edward Ralph Assi, DO

  • El Paso, TX
  • Cardiologist
NPI1669472544PAC ID6608864863
Medicare services, 2024
4,326
Medicare patients, 2024
933
Part D claims, 2024
9,513
Hospital affiliations
5
Industry payments
$163,561
Practice address
1625 Medical Center Dr, El Paso, TX 79902
Practice phone
Call (915) 747-4000
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Dr. Edward Ralph Assi is a cardiologist in El Paso, Texas

Dr. Assi practices at The Hospitals of Providence - Sierra Campus in El Paso, Texas, part of Tenet Healthcare.

Dr. Assi's NPI, 1669472544, was assigned on July 21, 2005. Dr. Assi graduated from Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1994. Dr. Assi holds Texas license K5782.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
6608864863
NPI enumeration date
July 21, 2005
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(915) 747-4000
Professional email
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
58
Medical school graduation
1994

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

Dr. Edward Ralph Assi practices at The Hospitals of Providence - Sierra Campus in El Paso, Texas

Dr. Assi's primary practice is The Hospitals of Providence - Sierra Campus, at 1625 Medical Center Dr, El Paso, TX 79902 in El Paso County. The practice phone is (915) 747-4000.

Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dr. Edward Ralph Assi is affiliated with 9 sites of care and 5 medical groups

Dr. Assi's primary practice is The Hospitals of Providence - Sierra Campus in El Paso, Texas, part of Tenet Healthcare. Dr. Assi is also affiliated with The Hospitals of Providence - Memorial Campus. The medical group on file is Surgical Oncology Associates of South Texas. Dmand AI also links Dr. Assi to 3 more hospitals, 4 medical groups, 3 group practices and clinics and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Edward Ralph Assi's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Assi practices, 9 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
The Hospitals of Providence - Sierra CampusAvailable with a free account
+8 more sites and 4 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Edward Ralph Assi is one of 1,481 cardiologists in Texas

Cardiovascular disease is Dr. Assi's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RC0000X. Dr. Assi is board certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Assi is licensed in Texas.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Cardiovascular disease, TexasPrimaryLicense K5782 · taxonomy 207RC0000X

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists aneurysm, angioplasty, aortic atherosclerois, atrial fibrillation and flutter, cardiac catheterization, cardiomyopathy, cerebrovascular disease and chronic embolism thrombosis among the conditions Dr. Assi treats.

Cardiologists near Dr. Assi

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

Dr. Edward Ralph Assi billed Medicare for 4,326 services in 2024

CMS data shows 4,326 Medicare services from Dr. Assi across 40 procedure codes in 2024, for 933 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $290,176 for them.

Medicare services, 20244,326
Medicare patients933
Paid by Medicare$290,176
Procedure codes40

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Tests and treatments
2023: 2,5512024: 1,88926%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1,6702024: 1,84510%
Drugs given in the office
2023: 2802024: 35426%
Imaging
2023: 1902024: 12136%
Other services
2023: 2162024: 10253%
Surgery
2023: 142024: 157%

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

  • In an office3,49581%
  • In a facility83119%

Dr. Assi compared with the Texas median for cardiologists, 2024

  • Dr. Assi
  • Texas median
Medicare services
4,326vs 1,9552.2 times
Medicare patients
933vs 62849% above
Part D claims
9,245vs 2,2324.1 times

Medians across 1,431 cardiologists in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

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

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

Dr. Edward Ralph Assi treated 933 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 77

CMS counts 933 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Assi in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 364 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 6% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.54, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Assi's median patient age at 72, with 51% women.

Medicare patients, 2024933
Average age77
Average risk score1.54
Also on Medicaid6%

Dr. Assi's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Assi's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women47951%
  • Men45449%

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

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Ischemic heart disease50%
  4. Arthritis48%
  5. Diabetes48%
  6. Chronic kidney disease38%
  7. Atrial fibrillation34%
  8. Heart failure26%

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

Dr. Assi's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 72

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women51%
  • Men48%

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

Dr. Edward Ralph Assi wrote 9,513 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Assi wrote 9,513 Medicare Part D claims for 1,576 patients. 86% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 9,245 of them, across 58 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,628,781 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 8,206 claims across 55 drugs.

Part D claims, 20249,513
Drugs named by CMS58
Total drug cost$1.6M
Part D patients1,576

Dr. Assi's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic8,149 claims86%
  • Brand-name1,364 claims14%

Dr. Assi'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: 8,2062024: 9,24513%

Drugs named by CMS: 58 in 2024, 55 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 Ralph Assi ranks in the 72nd percentile for pacemaker insertion or repair in Medicare

Dr. Assi accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 21 procedures of pacemaker insertion or repair by Dr. Assi, more than 72% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Where Dr. Assi ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Pacemaker insertion or repair
72nd percentile21 procedures
Coronary angioplasty and stenting
33rd percentile12 procedures

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Leg revascularization (restoring blood flow): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Edward Ralph Assi received $163,561 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 1,280 general payments to Dr. Assi from 49 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 59% of the total. Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc paid the most, $82,982.

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

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

$163.6Kin total
  • Speaker and faculty fees$96,31659%
  • Food and beverage$44,89027%
  • Travel and lodging$17,41311%
  • Consulting fees$4,8833%
  • Education$590%

Companies that paid Dr. Assi 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 Ralph Assi has 2 awards and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Assi, most recently CMS Stage 1 2012 in 2012.

Awards and honors for Dr. Assi

  1. 2012
    • CMS Stage 1 2012
  2. Undated
    • ACC Fellow

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Edward Ralph Assi graduated from Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine

Dr. Assi graduated from Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1994. Dr. Assi is a member of ACC.

  1. Medical schoolTexas College of Osteopathic Medicine
  2. Board certified in cardiovascular diseaseAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
  3. Board certified in interventional cardiologyAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
  4. Board certified in 1995 - 2001OH State License
  5. Board certified in 1998 - 2026TX State License

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Edward Ralph Assi accepts plans from 23 insurance carriers

Dr. Assi is in network with 23 carriers, including Elevance, United Healthcare and Aetna. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

Plan types Dr. Assi accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO14
  2. HMO13
  3. Medicare9
  4. EPO4
  5. POS4
  6. Medicaid1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Edward Ralph Assi'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 DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy 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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Edward Ralph Assi's NPI number?

Dr. Edward Ralph Assi's NPI number is 1669472544. It was assigned on July 21, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Edward Ralph Assi?

Dr. Edward Ralph Assi is a cardiologist in El Paso, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Cardiovascular Disease Physician (taxonomy code 207RC0000X).

Where does Dr. Edward Ralph Assi practice?

Dr. Assi practices at 1625 Medical Center Dr, El Paso, TX 79902. Dr. Assi's primary practice is The Hospitals of Providence - Sierra Campus in El Paso, Texas, part of Tenet Healthcare. Dmand AI also links Dr. Assi to 3 hospitals, 4 medical groups, 3 group practices and clinics and 1 home health agency.

What is Dr. Edward Ralph Assi's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Assi is (915) 747-4000.

What is Dr. Edward Ralph Assi's medical license number?

Dr. Assi holds Texas license K5782.

Which hospitals is Dr. Edward Ralph Assi affiliated with?

Dr. Assi practices at The Hospitals of Providence - Sierra Campus in El Paso, Texas. Dr. Assi is also affiliated with The Hospitals of Providence - Memorial Campus. Dmand AI links Dr. Assi to 3 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Edward Ralph Assi part of?

Dr. Assi is linked to Surgical Oncology Associates of South Texas. Dmand AI links Dr. Assi to 4 more medical groups.

Does Dr. Edward Ralph Assi accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Assi billed Medicare for 4,326 services in 2024, and Dr. Assi accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Edward Ralph Assi see?

CMS counts 933 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Assi in 2024, with an average age of 77.

Is Dr. Edward Ralph Assi board certified?

Yes. Dr. Assi is board certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

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What services does Dr. Edward Ralph Assi bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Assi's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), heart test or procedure (93000) and hospital inpatient care (99232).

Where did Dr. Edward Ralph Assi go to medical school?

Dr. Assi graduated from Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1994.

What drugs does Dr. Edward Ralph Assi prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Assi's most prescribed drugs by claims were Metoprolol Succinate, Atorvastatin Calcium and Losartan Potassium.

Has Dr. Edward Ralph Assi received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $163,561 in general payments to Dr. Assi from 49 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

How long has Dr. Edward Ralph Assi been practicing?

Dr. Assi graduated from medical school in 1994, 32 years ago.

What insurance does Dr. Edward Ralph Assi accept?

Dr. Assi is in network with 23 carriers, including Elevance, United Healthcare and Aetna. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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