Ricardo A Ochoa, MD

Primary specialty

Family Medicine PhysicianTaxonomy code 207Q00000X

License

L1417 Issued in TX

Practice address

5505 S Expressway 77 Ste 304
Harlingen, TX 78550-3222

Phone

(956) 421-4966

Fax

(956) 421-4689

NPI assigned

Jan 17, 2006

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Other identifiers 6

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in TX

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Family Practice

Education

University of Texas Medical School at Houston, 1997

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• VHS Harlingen Hospital Company LLC Hospital, Harlingen, TX, CCN 450033

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Not enrolled

HHS exclusion list flag

CMS’s directory marks this NPI as on an HHS exclusion list; no matching OIG record was found. The OIG exclusions file (LEIE) holds no record for this NPI, and the directory does not say which list the flag comes from. How exclusions are shown Confirm with the OIG exclusions search.

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• Ricardo Ochoa MD PA

  dba Family Medical Center

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Harlingen, TX
  • NPI 1447292735
  Medicare reassignment Authorized official
• Ultrafit Physicians P.a.

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Harlingen, TX
  • NPI 1053468363
  NPD (past)

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• VHS Harlingen Hospital Company LLC

  dba Valley Baptist Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Harlingen, TX
  • NPI 1154618742
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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            "address_1": "PO BOX 531461",
            "city": "HARLINGEN",
            "state": "TX",
            "postal_code": "785531461",
            "telephone_number": "956-421-4966",
            "fax_number": "956-428-8930"
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        }
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    "practiceLocations": [],
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        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2006-01-17",
        "last_updated": "2026-04-01",
        "certification_date": "2026-04-01",
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            "state": "TX"
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            "issuer": null,
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            "state": "TX"
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}

• Clatus Ndubuisi Obinwanne
• Occupational Health Centers of the Southwest P.a. (Concentra Medial Center)
• Hector Eduardo Ochoa Jr., CRNA
• Mark Anthony Ochoa, COTA
• Myra Reyna Ochoa, M.S.
• Bright Ohene Odei, M.D.
• Elise Odom, R.D.A
• Odyssey Healthcare of South Texas LLC (Gentiva)
• Ohtli Therapy, PLLC (Raul Rodriguez III, LCSW)
• Andrew O Okafor, MD

• Family Medicine Physician in Harlingen, TX
• Providers in Harlingen, TX by specialty
• Family Medicine Physician in Texas

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Apr 1, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.