Dr. Arlene E. Ricardo, MD

Dr. Ricardo practices at Southwest Surgical Associates in Stafford, Texas.

Dr. Ricardo's NPI, 1750363495, was assigned on November 17, 2005. Dr. Ricardo graduated from Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences in 1993. Dr. Ricardo holds Texas license J9300.

Dr. Ricardo's primary practice is Southwest Surgical Associates, at 13811 Murphy Rd, Stafford, TX 77477 in Fort Bend County. The practice phone is (713) 772-1200.

Dr. Ricardo's primary practice is Southwest Surgical Associates in Stafford, Texas. Dr. Ricardo is also affiliated with Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital. The medical group on file is Southwest Surgical Associates. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ricardo to 2 more hospitals, 1 physician office 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. Ricardo practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Surgery is Dr. Ricardo's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Ricardo is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dr. Ricardo is licensed in Texas.

Dmand AI lists breast reconstruction, breast surgery and mastectomy among the conditions Dr. Ricardo treats.

CMS data shows 815 Medicare services from Dr. Ricardo across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 705 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $70,723 for them.

CMS counts 705 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ricardo in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 379 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 69% have high blood pressure. 2% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 0.91, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Ricardo's median patient age at 70, with 98% women.

In 2024, Dr. Ricardo wrote 340 Medicare Part D claims for 127 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 296 of them, across 6 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $6,414 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 326 claims across 7 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 90 out of 100 for Dr. Ricardo for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Ricardo accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 33 procedures of mastectomy by Dr. Ricardo, more than 88% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Ricardo. Dr. Ricardo's most frequent co-authors are Steven A. Curley, MD, Lee M. Ellis, MD and Barry W. Feig, MD.

Dmand AI links Dr. Ricardo to 1 clinical trial. 1 is still active or recruiting. Conditions studied include Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating and Breast Carcinoma In Situ.

CMS Open Payments shows 124 general payments to Dr. Ricardo from 21 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $3,621.

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Ricardo, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.

Dr. Ricardo graduated from Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences in 1993. Dr. Ricardo is a member of ACS.

Dr. Ricardo is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.