Dr. Ralph Hamilton Brookshire III, DO

  • Edinburg, TX
  • Vascular surgeon
NPI1528165594PAC ID0648235937
Medicare services, 2024
78
Medicare patients, 2024
22
Part D claims, 2018
31
Clinical trials
1
Hospital affiliations
1
Practice address
4420 S McColl Rd, Edinburg, TX 78539
Practice phone
Call (956) 322-7662
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Primary practice

South Texas Vascular Institute

Edinburg, Texas

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Dr. Ralph Hamilton Brookshire III is a vascular surgeon in Edinburg, Texas

Dr. Brookshire practices at South Texas Vascular Institute in Edinburg, Texas.

Dr. Brookshire's NPI, 1528165594, was assigned on September 20, 2006. Dr. Brookshire graduated from Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1998. Dr. Brookshire holds Texas license L9113.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
0648235937
NPI enumeration date
September 20, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(956) 322-7662
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
54
Medical school graduation
1998

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Ralph Hamilton Brookshire III practices at South Texas Vascular Institute in Edinburg, Texas

Dr. Brookshire's primary practice is South Texas Vascular Institute, at 4420 S McColl Rd, Edinburg, TX 78539 in Hidalgo County. The practice phone is (956) 322-7662.

  • South Texas Vascular Institute
    4420 S McColl Rd, Edinburg, TX 78539 · Hidalgo CountyPhone(956) 322-7662

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Ralph Hamilton Brookshire III is affiliated with 13 sites of care and 11 medical groups

Dr. Brookshire's primary practice is South Texas Vascular Institute in Edinburg, Texas. Dr. Brookshire is also affiliated with South Texas Health System Edinburg. The medical group on file is South Texas Vascular Institute. Dmand AI also links Dr. Brookshire to 11 more group practices and clinics and 10 medical groups, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Ralph Hamilton Brookshire III's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Brookshire practices, 12 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
South Texas Vascular InstituteAvailable with a free account
+12 more sites and 10 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Ralph Hamilton Brookshire III is one of 317 vascular surgeons in Texas

Vascular surgery is Dr. Brookshire's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2086S0129X. Dr. Brookshire is board certified in general vascular surgery by the AOA Board of Surgery. Dr. Brookshire is licensed in Texas.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Vascular surgery, TexasPrimaryLicense L9113 · taxonomy 2086S0129X

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and leg revascularization among the conditions Dr. Brookshire treats.

Vascular surgeons near Dr. Brookshire

Counts of vascular surgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

317vascular surgeons in Texas
5vascular surgeons in Edinburg

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Ralph Hamilton Brookshire III billed Medicare for 78 services in 2024

CMS data shows 78 Medicare services from Dr. Brookshire across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 22 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $143,798 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 202478
Medicare patients22
Paid by Medicare$143,798
Procedure codes4

Dr. Brookshire's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Surgery
2023: 852024: 3954%
Tests and treatments
2023: 02024: 20
Imaging
2023: 232024: 1917%

Dr. Brookshire compared with the Texas median for vascular surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Brookshire
  • Texas median
Medicare services
78vs 60587% below
Medicare patients
22vs 26492% below
Part D claims
31vs 9467% below

Medians across 294 vascular surgeons in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Brookshire'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. Ralph Hamilton Brookshire III treated 22 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73

CMS counts 22 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Brookshire in 2024. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 50% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 3.63, 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. Brookshire's median patient age at 71, with 50% women.

Medicare patients, 202422
Average age73
Average risk score3.63
Also on Medicaid50%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Brookshire's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Chronic kidney disease64%
  4. Diabetes64%
  5. Arthritis50%
  6. Ischemic heart disease50%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Brookshire's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 71

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women50%
  • Men49%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Ralph Hamilton Brookshire III wrote 31 Medicare Part D claims in 2018

In 2018, Dr. Brookshire wrote 31 Medicare Part D claims. They cover 1 drug, with $33,079 in total drug cost. In 2017, CMS named 15 claims across 1 drug.

Part D claims, 201831
Drugs named by CMS1
Total drug cost$33,079

Dr. Brookshire's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2018

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2017 to 2018

  • 2017
  • 2018
Claims for drugs CMS names
2017: 152018: 31107%

Drugs named by CMS: 1 in 2018, 1 in 2017.

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Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026

Dr. Ralph Hamilton Brookshire III ranks in the 77th percentile for leg revascularization (restoring blood flow) in Medicare

Dr. Brookshire accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 18 procedures of leg revascularization (restoring blood flow) by Dr. Brookshire, more than 77% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Where Dr. Brookshire ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Leg revascularization (restoring blood flow)
77th percentile18 procedures

CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.

Varicose vein removal: 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. Ralph Hamilton Brookshire III has worked on 1 clinical trial

Dmand AI links Dr. Brookshire to 1 clinical trial. Conditions studied include Peripheral Arterial Disease and Peripheral Vascular Diseases. Open Payments lists research payments to Dr. Brookshire that name 1 trial.

Conditions in Dr. Brookshire's trials

  • Peripheral Arterial Disease
  • Peripheral Vascular Diseases

Investigators on the most trials with Dr. Brookshire

Recent clinical trials with Dr. Brookshire

Sources: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026; ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Ralph Hamilton Brookshire III received $57,736 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 163 general payments to Dr. Brookshire from 14 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Device or supply loans make up the largest share, 74% of the total. AngioDynamics, Inc. paid the most, $43,688. It also lists 5 research payments totaling $40,743 from 2020 to 2021, naming 1 clinical trial.

General payments to Dr. Brookshire by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Brookshire by kind, 2016 to 2025

$57.7Kin total
  • Device or supply loans$42,95874%
  • Food and beverage$6,13511%
  • Travel and lodging$5,1249%
  • Consulting fees$3,5006%
  • Gifts$180%

Companies that paid Dr. Brookshire the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Ralph Hamilton Brookshire III graduated from Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine

Dr. Brookshire graduated from Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1998.

  1. Medical schoolTexas College of Osteopathic Medicine
  2. Board certified in general vascular surgeryAOA Board of Surgery
  3. Board certified in surgeryAOA Board of Surgery
  4. Board certified in 1999 - 2002MI State License
  5. Board certified in 2009 - 2015MS State License
  6. Board certified in 2000 - 2015OK State License
  7. Board certified in 2004 - 2027TX State License
  8. Board certified in 2014 - 2016WI State License

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Ralph Hamilton Brookshire III accepts plans from 22 insurance carriers

Dr. Brookshire is in network with 22 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare 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
  • United Healthcare
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • Cigna
  • HCSC
  • Alliant Health Plans
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • Elevance
  • +14 more carriersWith a free account

Plan types Dr. Brookshire accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO14
  2. HMO10
  3. Medicare10
  4. POS4
  5. EPO2
  6. Medicaid1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Ralph Hamilton Brookshire III's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Clinical trials and co-investigatorsClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Ralph Hamilton Brookshire III's NPI number?

Dr. Ralph Hamilton Brookshire III's NPI number is 1528165594. It was assigned on September 20, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Ralph Hamilton Brookshire III?

Dr. Ralph Hamilton Brookshire III is a vascular surgeon in Edinburg, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Vascular Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 2086S0129X).

Where does Dr. Ralph Hamilton Brookshire III practice?

Dr. Brookshire practices at 4420 S McColl Rd, Edinburg, TX 78539. Dr. Brookshire's primary practice is South Texas Vascular Institute in Edinburg, Texas. Dmand AI also links Dr. Brookshire to 11 group practices and clinics and 10 medical groups.

What is Dr. Ralph Hamilton Brookshire III's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Brookshire is (956) 322-7662.

What is Dr. Ralph Hamilton Brookshire III's medical license number?

Dr. Brookshire holds Texas license L9113.

Which hospitals is Dr. Ralph Hamilton Brookshire III affiliated with?

Dr. Brookshire is affiliated with South Texas Health System Edinburg.

What medical group is Dr. Ralph Hamilton Brookshire III part of?

Dr. Brookshire is linked to South Texas Vascular Institute. Dmand AI links Dr. Brookshire to 10 more medical groups.

Does Dr. Ralph Hamilton Brookshire III accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Brookshire billed Medicare for 78 services in 2024, and Dr. Brookshire accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Ralph Hamilton Brookshire III see?

CMS counts 22 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Brookshire in 2024, with an average age of 73.

Is Dr. Ralph Hamilton Brookshire III board certified?

Yes. Dr. Brookshire is board certified in general vascular surgery by the AOA Board of Surgery.

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What services does Dr. Ralph Hamilton Brookshire III bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Brookshire's most billed Medicare services were surgery: heart and blood vessels (37229), special service (99152) and diagnostic imaging (75710).

Where did Dr. Ralph Hamilton Brookshire III go to medical school?

Dr. Brookshire graduated from Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1998.

What drugs does Dr. Ralph Hamilton Brookshire III prescribe most?

In 2018 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Brookshire's most prescribed drugs by claims were Santyl.

Has Dr. Ralph Hamilton Brookshire III received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $57,736 in general payments to Dr. Brookshire from 14 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from AngioDynamics, Inc.

How long has Dr. Ralph Hamilton Brookshire III been practicing?

Dr. Brookshire graduated from medical school in 1998, 28 years ago.

Does Dr. Ralph Hamilton Brookshire III do research?

Dr. Brookshire has worked on 1 clinical trial.

What insurance does Dr. Ralph Hamilton Brookshire III accept?

Dr. Brookshire is in network with 22 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare 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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