Dr. Ricardo Gutierrez Jr., MD

Dr. Gutierrez practices at Central Texas Heart Center in Bryan, Texas.

Dr. Gutierrez's NPI, 1902878044, was assigned on February 3, 2006. Dr. Gutierrez graduated from UTMB Health in 1997. Dr. Gutierrez's Texas license number on file is K7751.

Dr. Gutierrez's primary practice is Central Texas Heart Center, at 2700 E 29th St, Bryan, TX 77802 in Brazos County. The practice phone is (979) 774-4008.

Dr. Gutierrez's primary practice is Central Texas Heart Center in Bryan, Texas. Dr. Gutierrez is also affiliated with St. Joseph Health Regional Hospital. The medical group on file is Central Texas Heart Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Gutierrez to 3 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Gutierrez practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Cardiovascular disease is Dr. Gutierrez's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RC0000X. Dr. Gutierrez is board certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Gutierrez has a license on file in Texas.

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

CMS data shows 19,007 Medicare services from Dr. Gutierrez across 40 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,288 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $1,314,364 for them.

CMS counts 1,288 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Gutierrez in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 535 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 8% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.38, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Gutierrez's median patient age at 74, with 48% women.

In 2024, Dr. Gutierrez wrote 7,287 Medicare Part D claims for 1,003 patients. 80% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 7,077 of them, across 58 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,475,296 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 6,706 claims across 55 drugs.

Dr. Gutierrez accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 58 procedures of varicose vein removal by Dr. Gutierrez, more than 76% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Coronary angioplasty and stenting: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Gutierrez in 2015. 2015 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Curcumin. Dr. Gutierrez has published most often in Bioorg Med Chem Lett. Dr. Gutierrez's most frequent co-author is Victor E. Serrano, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 395 general payments to Dr. Gutierrez from 48 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 83% of the total. Medtronic, Inc. paid the most, $1,973.

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Gutierrez, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.

Dr. Gutierrez graduated from UTMB Health in 1997. Dr. Gutierrez is a member of ACC.

Dr. Gutierrez is in network with 22 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.