Dr. Kenneth G. Ro, MD

Dr. Ro practices at South Texas Health System Edinburg in Edinburg, Texas, part of Universal Health Services.

Dr. Ro's NPI, 1124076971, was assigned on May 4, 2006. Dr. Ro graduated from McGovern Medical School in 1988. Dr. Ro holds Texas license H7344.

Dr. Ro's primary practice is South Texas Health System Edinburg, at 1102 W Trenton Road, Edinburg, TX 78539 in Hidalgo County. The practice phone is (956) 632-4000.

Dr. Ro's primary practice is South Texas Health System Edinburg in Edinburg, Texas, part of Universal Health Services. The medical group on file is Emergency Medicine Services of TX, PLLC. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ro to 1 more hospital, 11 medical groups, 1 breast imaging center and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Ro practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

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

CMS data shows 126 Medicare services from Dr. Ro across 3 procedure codes in 2024, for 109 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $10,756 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 109 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ro in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 36 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 29% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.93, 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. Ro's median patient age at 49, with 58% women.

In 2024, Dr. Ro wrote 534 Medicare Part D claims for 371 patients. 95% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 318 of them, across 14 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,735 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 157 claims across 8 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 86 out of 100 for Dr. Ro for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Ro accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

CMS Open Payments shows 1 general payment to Dr. Ro from 1 drug or device company in 2022. Education make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Gilead Sciences, Inc. paid the most, $14.

Dr. Ro graduated from McGovern Medical School in 1988.

Dr. Ro is in network with 18 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.