Dr. Roberto Ponce, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 320
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 155
- Part D claims, 2024
- 533
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Industry payments
- $4,036
- Practice address
- 1040 W Jefferson St, Brownsville, TX 78520
- Practice phone
- Call (956) 544-1400
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Dr. Roberto Ponce is a gastroenterologist in Brownsville, Texas
Dr. Ponce practices at Valley Baptist Medical Center - Brownsville in Brownsville, Texas, part of Tenet Healthcare.
Dr. Ponce's NPI, 1174529291, was assigned on June 23, 2005. Dr. Ponce graduated from Universidad de Salamanca in 1969. Dr. Ponce holds Texas license F3582.
- NPI
- 1174529291NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 0345348686
- NPI enumeration date
- June 23, 2005
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (956) 544-1400
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 83
- Medical school graduation
- 1969
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Roberto Ponce practices at Valley Baptist Medical Center - Brownsville in Brownsville, Texas
Dr. Ponce's primary practice is Valley Baptist Medical Center - Brownsville, at 1040 W Jefferson St, Brownsville, TX 78520 in Cameron County. The practice phone is (956) 544-1400.
- Valley Baptist Medical Center - Brownsville1040 W Jefferson St, Brownsville, TX 78520 · Cameron CountyPhone(956) 544-1400
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Roberto Ponce is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Ponce's primary practice is Valley Baptist Medical Center - Brownsville in Brownsville, Texas, part of Tenet Healthcare. Dr. Ponce is also affiliated with Valley Regional Medical Center. The medical group on file is Surgical Oncology Associates of South Texas. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ponce to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Roberto Ponce's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Ponce practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Valley Baptist Medical Center - Brownsville | Available with a free account |
| +2 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Roberto Ponce is one of 1,341 gastroenterologists in Texas
Gastroenterology is Dr. Ponce's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Dr. Ponce is board certified in gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Ponce's licenses on file in 3 states: Texas, Louisiana and Illinois.
Specialties and state licenses
- Gastroenterology, TexasPrimary
- Louisiana license
- Illinois license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists acid reflux, acute gastroduodenitis, chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), gastroduodenitis, gastrointestinal bleeding, hemorrhoids, intestinal diverticulosis and peptic ulcer among the conditions Dr. Ponce treats.
Gastroenterologists near Dr. Ponce
Counts of gastroenterologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Roberto Ponce billed Medicare for 320 services in 2024
CMS data shows 320 Medicare services from Dr. Ponce across 8 procedure codes in 2024, for 155 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $27,925 for them.
Dr. Ponce's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 3132024: 17046%
- Surgery
- 2023: 2512024: 15040%
- Other services
- 2023: 132024: 0100%
Where Dr. Ponce's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office11837%
- In a facility20263%
Dr. Ponce compared with the Texas median for gastroenterologists, 2024
- Dr. Ponce
- Texas median
- Medicare services
- 320vs 50537% below
- Medicare patients
- 155vs 28445% below
- Part D claims
- 451vs 4939% below
Medians across 1,281 gastroenterologists in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Ponce'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. Roberto Ponce treated 155 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76
CMS counts 155 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ponce in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 54 patients. 75% of them have diabetes, and 75% have high blood pressure. 63% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.85, 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. Ponce's median patient age at 69, with 56% women.
Dr. Ponce's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Ponce's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women8454%
- Men7146%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Ponce's Medicare patients, 2024
- Diabetes75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Chronic kidney disease61%
- Arthritis54%
- Ischemic heart disease46%
- Heart failure39%
- Anxiety32%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Ponce's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 69
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women56%
- Men44%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Roberto Ponce wrote 533 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Ponce wrote 533 Medicare Part D claims for 312 patients. 67% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 451 of them, across 7 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $5,630 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 459 claims across 9 drugs.
Dr. Ponce's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic358 claims67%
- Brand-name175 claims33%
Dr. Ponce'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. Ponce's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics4%22 of 533 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: 4592024: 4512%
Drugs named by CMS: 7 in 2024, 9 in 2023.
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. Roberto Ponce ranks in the 81st percentile for upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux in Medicare
Dr. Ponce accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 127 procedures of upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux by Dr. Ponce, more than 81% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Where Dr. Ponce ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux
- 81st percentile127 procedures
- Colonoscopy
- 81st percentile104 procedures
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Removal of skin lesions: 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. Roberto Ponce received $4,036 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 52 general payments to Dr. Ponce from 19 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Bristol-Myers Squibb Company paid the most, $549.
General payments to Dr. Ponce by program year, 2016 to 2025
Companies that paid Dr. Ponce the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Roberto Ponce has 1 award and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Ponce, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2012.
Awards and honors for Dr. Ponce
- 2012
- CMS Stage 1 EHR
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Roberto Ponce graduated from Universidad de Salamanca
Dr. Ponce graduated from Universidad de Salamanca in 1969. Dr. Ponce is a member of ACG and ACP.
- Medical school
- Board certified in gastroenterology
- Board certified in internal medicine
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Roberto Ponce accepts plans from 23 insurance carriers
Dr. Ponce is in network with 23 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Elevance
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- United Healthcare
- Cigna
- HCSC
- Alliant Health Plans
- Aspirus Health Plan
- +15 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Ponce accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO14
- HMO12
- Medicare11
- POS6
- EPO4
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Roberto Ponce's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Awards and committee roles | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Roberto Ponce's NPI number?
Dr. Roberto Ponce's NPI number is 1174529291. It was assigned on June 23, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Roberto Ponce?
Dr. Roberto Ponce is a gastroenterologist in Brownsville, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Gastroenterology Physician (taxonomy code 207RG0100X).
Where does Dr. Roberto Ponce practice?
Dr. Ponce practices at 1040 W Jefferson St, Brownsville, TX 78520. Dr. Ponce's primary practice is Valley Baptist Medical Center - Brownsville in Brownsville, Texas, part of Tenet Healthcare. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ponce to 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Roberto Ponce's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Ponce is (956) 544-1400.
What is Dr. Roberto Ponce's medical license number?
Dr. Ponce holds Texas license F3582, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.
Which states has Dr. Roberto Ponce been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Ponce in Texas (1979 to 2026), Louisiana (1977 to 2005) and Illinois (1977 to 1990).
Which hospitals is Dr. Roberto Ponce affiliated with?
Dr. Ponce practices at Valley Baptist Medical Center - Brownsville in Brownsville, Texas. Dr. Ponce is also affiliated with Valley Regional Medical Center.
What medical group is Dr. Roberto Ponce part of?
Dr. Ponce is linked to Surgical Oncology Associates of South Texas.
Does Dr. Roberto Ponce accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Ponce billed Medicare for 320 services in 2024, and Dr. Ponce accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Roberto Ponce see?
CMS counts 155 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ponce in 2024, with an average age of 76.
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Is Dr. Roberto Ponce board certified?
Yes. Dr. Ponce is board certified in gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
What services does Dr. Roberto Ponce bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Ponce's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99212), surgery: digestive system (43239) and hospital inpatient care (99222).
Where did Dr. Roberto Ponce go to medical school?
Dr. Ponce graduated from Universidad de Salamanca in 1969.
What drugs does Dr. Roberto Ponce prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Ponce's most prescribed drugs by claims were Peg-3350 And Electrolytes, Omeprazole and Pantoprazole Sodium.
Has Dr. Roberto Ponce received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $4,036 in general payments to Dr. Ponce from 19 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Bristol-Myers Squibb Company.
How long has Dr. Roberto Ponce been practicing?
Dr. Ponce graduated from medical school in 1969, 57 years ago.
What insurance does Dr. Roberto Ponce accept?
Dr. Ponce is in network with 23 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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