Dr. German Candanedo, MD

  • Mcallen, TX
  • Emergency medicine physician
NPI1114450392PAC ID3072883651
Medicare services, 2024
128
Medicare patients, 2024
131
Part D claims, 2024
316
Hospital affiliations
1
Industry payments
$237
Practice address
101 E Ridge Rd, Mcallen, TX 78503
Practice phone
Call (956) 632-6000
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Primary practice

Rio Grande Regional Hospital

Hospital · Mcallen, Texas

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Dr. German Candanedo is an emergency medicine physician in Mcallen, Texas

Dr. Candanedo practices at Rio Grande Regional Hospital in Mcallen, Texas, part of HCA Healthcare.

Dr. Candanedo's NPI, 1114450392, was assigned on April 5, 2017. Dr. Candanedo graduated from Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine in 2017. Dr. Candanedo holds Texas license T4717.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
3072883651
NPI enumeration date
April 5, 2017
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(956) 632-6000
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
35
Medical school graduation
2017

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

Dr. German Candanedo practices at Rio Grande Regional Hospital in Mcallen, Texas

Dr. Candanedo's primary practice is Rio Grande Regional Hospital, at 101 E Ridge Rd, Mcallen, TX 78503 in Hidalgo County. The practice phone is (956) 632-6000.

Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dr. German Candanedo is affiliated with 1 site of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Candanedo's primary practice is Rio Grande Regional Hospital in Mcallen, Texas, part of HCA Healthcare. The medical group on file is Emergency Medicine Services of TX, PLLC. Dmand AI also links Dr. Candanedo to 1 more medical group, named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. German Candanedo's practice

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EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Rio Grande Regional HospitalAvailable with a free account
+1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. German Candanedo is one of 4,831 emergency medicine physicians in Texas

Emergency medicine is Dr. Candanedo's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207P00000X. Dr. Candanedo is board certified in emergency medicine by the American Board of Emergency Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Candanedo's licenses on file in 2 states: Texas and Missouri.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Emergency medicine, TexasPrimaryLicense T4717 · 2022 to 2027 · taxonomy 207P00000X
  • Missouri license2019 to 2023

Emergency medicine physicians near Dr. Candanedo

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Dr. German Candanedo billed Medicare for 128 services in 2024

CMS data shows 128 Medicare services from Dr. Candanedo across 3 procedure codes in 2024, for 131 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $16,347 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 2024128
Medicare patients131
Paid by Medicare$16,347
Procedure codes3

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1162024: 12810%

Dr. Candanedo compared with the Texas median for emergency medicine physicians, 2024

  • Dr. Candanedo
  • Texas median
Medicare services
128vs 22543% below
Medicare patients
131vs 20636% below
Part D claims
205vs 742.8 times

Medians across 4,588 emergency medicine physicians in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Candanedo'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. German Candanedo treated 131 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74

CMS counts 131 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Candanedo in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 40 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 44% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 3.49, 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. Candanedo's median patient age at 37, with 65% women.

Medicare patients, 2024131
Average age74
Average risk score3.49
Also on Medicaid44%

Dr. Candanedo's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Candanedo's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women7456%
  • Men5744%

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

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Diabetes60%
  4. Chronic kidney disease57%
  5. Arthritis51%
  6. Ischemic heart disease50%
  7. Heart failure48%
  8. Anxiety40%

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

Dr. Candanedo's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 37

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women65%
  • Men34%

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

Dr. German Candanedo wrote 316 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Candanedo wrote 316 Medicare Part D claims for 217 patients. 91% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 205 of them, across 12 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $3,386 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 137 claims across 7 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024316
Drugs named by CMS12
Total drug cost$3,386
Part D patients217

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

  • Generic288 claims91%
  • Brand-name and other28 claims9%

Dr. Candanedo'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.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Candanedo's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids11%35 of 316 claims
  • Antibiotics31%98 of 316 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 1372024: 20550%

Drugs named by CMS: 12 in 2024, 7 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

How Dr. German Candanedo takes part in Medicare

Dr. Candanedo accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Dr. German Candanedo received $237 in industry payments from 2024 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 2 general payments to Dr. Candanedo from 2 drug and device companies from 2024 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Ceribell, Inc. paid the most, $141.

General payments to Dr. Candanedo by program year, 2024 to 2025

Companies that paid Dr. Candanedo the most, 2024 to 2025

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

Dr. German Candanedo graduated from Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine

Dr. Candanedo graduated from Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine in 2017.

  1. Medical schoolJoe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine
  2. Board certified in emergency medicineAmerican Board of Emergency Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. German Candanedo accepts plans from 19 insurance carriers

Dr. Candanedo is in network with 19 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Elevance. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • Elevance
  • United Healthcare
  • Alliant Health Plans
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • HCSC
  • Regence Health Plans
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Plan types Dr. Candanedo accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO12
  2. HMO9
  3. Medicare7
  4. POS5
  5. EPO3

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. German Candanedo'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)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
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. German Candanedo's NPI number?

Dr. German Candanedo's NPI number is 1114450392. It was assigned on April 5, 2017, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. German Candanedo?

Dr. German Candanedo is an emergency medicine physician in Mcallen, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Emergency Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207P00000X).

Where does Dr. German Candanedo practice?

Dr. Candanedo practices at 101 E Ridge Rd, Mcallen, TX 78503. Dr. Candanedo's primary practice is Rio Grande Regional Hospital in Mcallen, Texas, part of HCA Healthcare. Dmand AI also links Dr. Candanedo to 1 medical group.

What is Dr. German Candanedo's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Candanedo is (956) 632-6000.

What is Dr. German Candanedo's medical license number?

Dr. Candanedo holds Texas license T4717, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. German Candanedo been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Candanedo in Texas (2022 to 2027) and Missouri (2019 to 2023).

Which hospitals is Dr. German Candanedo affiliated with?

Dr. Candanedo practices at Rio Grande Regional Hospital in Mcallen, Texas.

What medical group is Dr. German Candanedo part of?

Dr. Candanedo is linked to Emergency Medicine Services of TX, PLLC. Dmand AI links Dr. Candanedo to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. German Candanedo accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Candanedo billed Medicare for 128 services in 2024, and Dr. Candanedo accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. German Candanedo see?

CMS counts 131 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Candanedo in 2024, with an average age of 74.

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Is Dr. German Candanedo board certified?

Yes. Dr. Candanedo is board certified in emergency medicine by the American Board of Emergency Medicine.

What services does Dr. German Candanedo bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Candanedo's most billed Medicare services were emergency department visit (99285), emergency department visit (99284) and critical care (99291).

Where did Dr. German Candanedo go to medical school?

Dr. Candanedo graduated from Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine in 2017.

What drugs does Dr. German Candanedo prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Candanedo's most prescribed drugs by claims were Ibuprofen, Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass and Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen.

Has Dr. German Candanedo received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $237 in general payments to Dr. Candanedo from 2 companies from 2024 to 2025. The largest total came from Ceribell, Inc.

How long has Dr. German Candanedo been practicing?

Dr. Candanedo graduated from medical school in 2017, 9 years ago.

What insurance does Dr. German Candanedo accept?

Dr. Candanedo is in network with 19 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Elevance. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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