Dr. Luis Ysmael Silva, MD

Dr. Silva practices at Methodist Hospital (TX) in San Antonio, Texas.

Dr. Silva's NPI, 1437169125, was assigned on August 8, 2006. Dr. Silva graduated from Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine in 2003. Dr. Silva's Texas license number on file is M4543.

Dr. Silva's primary practice is Methodist Hospital (TX), at 7700 Floyd Curl Dr, San Antonio, TX 78229 in Bexar County. The practice phone is (210) 575-4000.

Dr. Silva's primary practice is Methodist Hospital (TX) in San Antonio, Texas. Dr. Silva is also affiliated with Guadalupe Regional Medical Center. The medical group on file is Rise Up Rehab. Dmand AI also links Dr. Silva to 5 more hospices, 5 skilled nursing facilities, 2 home health agencies, 2 medical groups 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. Silva practices, 14 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Internal medicine is Dr. Silva's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Silva has a license on file in Texas.

Dmand AI lists acute respiratory failure, anemia, circulation problems, congestive heart failure, electrolyte disorders, gastrointestinal bleeding, gastrointestinal infection and gastrointestinal inflammation among the conditions Dr. Silva treats.

CMS data shows 1,030 Medicare services from Dr. Silva across 14 procedure codes in 2024, for 416 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $90,186 for them.

CMS counts 416 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Silva in 2024. The largest group is 85 and over, with 158 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 26% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.24, 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. Silva's median patient age at 79, with 58% women.

In 2024, Dr. Silva wrote 12,890 Medicare Part D claims for 464 patients. 83% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 12,064 of them, across 184 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $626,476 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 8,961 claims across 150 drugs.

Dr. Silva accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Silva as offering telehealth.

Dmand AI links 28 papers to Dr. Silva, published from 2009 to 2023. 2013 was the busiest year, with 5. The most frequent topics are Nanoparticles, Environmental Monitoring and Coal. Dr. Silva has published most often in Sci Total Environ. Dr. Silva's most frequent co-authors are Smita Das, MD, MPH, PhD, Rafael Fonseca, MD and Aaron N. Hata, MD, PhD.

CMS Open Payments shows 23 general payments to Dr. Silva from 12 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Medtronic, Inc. paid the most, $152.

Dr. Silva graduated from Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine in 2003. Dr. Silva is a member of SHM.

Dr. Silva is in network with 20 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Elevance. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.