Dr. Ricardo A. Adames, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 748
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 87
- Part D claims, 2024
- 9,432
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Industry payments
- $4,287
- Practice address
- 1908 N Laurent St, Victoria, TX 77901
- Practice phone
- Call (361) 576-0694
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Regency IHS Nps
Victoria, Texas
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Dr. Ricardo A. Adames is an internist in Victoria, Texas
Dr. Adames practices at Regency IHS Nps in Victoria, Texas.
Dr. Adames' NPI, 1306806468, was assigned on March 24, 2006. Dr. Adames graduated from Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra in 1985. Dr. Adames' Texas license number on file is J8859.
- NPI
- 1306806468NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 8527009901
- NPI enumeration date
- March 24, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (361) 576-0694
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 67
- Medical school graduation
- 1985
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Ricardo A. Adames practices at Regency IHS Nps in Victoria, Texas
Dr. Adames' primary practice is Regency IHS Nps, at 1908 N Laurent St, Victoria, TX 77901 in Victoria County. The practice phone is (361) 576-0694.
- Regency IHS Nps1908 N Laurent St, Victoria, TX 77901 · Victoria CountyPhone(361) 576-0694
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Ricardo A. Adames is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Adames' primary practice is Regency IHS Nps in Victoria, Texas. Dr. Adames is also affiliated with Valley Regional Medical Center. The medical group on file is Ricardo A. Adames, MD, PA. Dmand AI also links Dr. Adames to 1 more group practice or clinic, 1 home health agency and 1 skilled nursing facility, each named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Ricardo A. Adames' practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Adames practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Regency IHS Nps | Available with a free account |
| +4 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Ricardo A. Adames is one of 8,437 internists in Texas
Internal medicine is Dr. Adames' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Adames' licenses on file in 3 states: Texas, Florida and New York.
Specialties and state licenses
- Internal medicine, TexasPrimary
- Florida license
- New York license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists acute gastroduodenitis, acute skin infection, alzheimer's disease, anxiety, arthritis, asthma, atrial fibrillation and flutter and bronchitis among the conditions Dr. Adames treats.
Internists near Dr. Adames
Counts of internists 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. Ricardo A. Adames billed Medicare for 748 services in 2024
CMS data shows 748 Medicare services from Dr. Adames across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 87 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $45,786 for them.
Dr. Adames' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 6872024: 52224%
- Surgery
- 2023: 2052024: 15325%
- Other services
- 2023: 2122024: 7366%
Where Dr. Adames' Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office60881%
- In a facility14019%
Dr. Adames compared with the Texas median for internists, 2024
- Dr. Adames
- Texas median
- Medicare services
- 748vs 53939% above
- Medicare patients
- 87vs 19054% below
- Part D claims
- 8,820vs 28930.5 times
Medians across 7,794 internists in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Adames' 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. Ricardo A. Adames treated 87 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 78
CMS counts 87 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Adames in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 36 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 60% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.51, 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. Adames' median patient age at 73, with 59% women.
Dr. Adames' Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Adames' Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women5968%
- Men2832%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Adames' Medicare patients, 2024
- Arthritis75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Diabetes62%
- Chronic kidney disease36%
- Ischemic heart disease34%
- Anxiety30%
- Alzheimer's and dementia25%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Adames' patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 73
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women59%
- Men40%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Ricardo A. Adames wrote 9,432 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Adames wrote 9,432 Medicare Part D claims for 475 patients. 86% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 8,820 of them, across 123 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $825,055 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 9,827 claims across 137 drugs.
Dr. Adames' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic8,085 claims86%
- Brand-name1,250 claims13%
- Other97 claims1%
Dr. Adames' 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. Adames' Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids1%77 of 9,432 claims
- Antibiotics5%514 of 9,432 claims
- Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over0%18 of 9,432 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: 9,8272024: 8,82010%
Drugs named by CMS: 123 in 2024, 137 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
How Dr. Ricardo A. Adames takes part in Medicare
Dr. Adames 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. Ricardo A. Adames received $4,287 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 175 general payments to Dr. Adames from 21 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 99% of the total. Novo Nordisk Inc paid the most, $967.
General payments to Dr. Adames by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Adames by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$4,24199%
- Education$461%
Companies that paid Dr. Adames 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. Ricardo A. Adames graduated from Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra
Dr. Adames graduated from Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra in 1985.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Ricardo A. Adames accepts plans from 21 insurance carriers
Dr. Adames is in network with 21 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- United Healthcare
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- Cigna
- Elevance
- HCSC
- Alliant Health Plans
- Aspirus Health Plan
- +13 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Adames accepts, by number of carriers
- HMO12
- PPO12
- Medicare9
- POS5
- EPO4
- Medicaid1
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Ricardo A. Adames'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 | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation 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) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| 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. Ricardo A. Adames' NPI number?
Dr. Ricardo A. Adames' NPI number is 1306806468. It was assigned on March 24, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Ricardo A. Adames?
Dr. Ricardo A. Adames is an internist in Victoria, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).
Where does Dr. Ricardo A. Adames practice?
Dr. Adames practices at 1908 N Laurent St, Victoria, TX 77901. Dr. Adames' primary practice is Regency IHS Nps in Victoria, Texas. Dmand AI also links Dr. Adames to 1 group practice or clinic, 1 home health agency and 1 skilled nursing facility.
What is Dr. Ricardo A. Adames' office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Adames is (361) 576-0694.
What is Dr. Ricardo A. Adames' medical license number?
Dr. Adames' Texas license number on file is J8859, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.
Which states has Dr. Ricardo A. Adames been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Adames in Texas (1995 to 2025), Florida (2006 to 2009) and New York (1993 to 1996).
Which hospitals is Dr. Ricardo A. Adames affiliated with?
Dr. Adames is affiliated with Valley Regional Medical Center.
What medical group is Dr. Ricardo A. Adames part of?
Dr. Adames is linked to Ricardo A. Adames, MD, PA.
Does Dr. Ricardo A. Adames accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Adames billed Medicare for 748 services in 2024, and Dr. Adames accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Ricardo A. Adames see?
CMS counts 87 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Adames in 2024, with an average age of 78.
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What services does Dr. Ricardo A. Adames bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Adames' most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), surgery: heart and blood vessels (36415) and nursing facility care (99308).
Where did Dr. Ricardo A. Adames go to medical school?
Dr. Adames graduated from Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra in 1985.
What drugs does Dr. Ricardo A. Adames prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Adames' most prescribed drugs by claims were Metformin HCl, Atorvastatin Calcium and Lisinopril.
Has Dr. Ricardo A. Adames received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $4,287 in general payments to Dr. Adames from 21 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Novo Nordisk Inc.
How long has Dr. Ricardo A. Adames been practicing?
Dr. Adames graduated from medical school in 1985, 41 years ago.
What insurance does Dr. Ricardo A. Adames accept?
Dr. Adames is in network with 21 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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