Active NPI 1467412916 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Ronald B Ralph , MD

Specialist • Houston, TX

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Ronald Ralph, MD is a certified Specialist practicing in Houston, TX. With approximately 26 years of clinical experience since graduating from University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston in 2000, Dr. Ralph delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 7015 ALMEDA RD.

Dr. Ralph accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least, hemodialysis procedure requiring repeated evaluation, established patient outpatient office visit. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

7015 Almeda Rd

Houston, TX 770542101

Telephone 7135206790

Fax 7135267731

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Lazaro Cherem, M.d. P.a. Facility NPI 1922107515

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston

Graduation Year

2000

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Specialist in Houston, TX

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

26 Yrs -12.4 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 38.4 Yrs

State Avg: 38.0 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

323 Specialists

Practicing in Houston, TX (2033 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

2.8% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

61.6% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Ralph (26 Years) 26 Yrs

Houston Specialty Average (38.4 Years) 38.4 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	399	75	$200.00	$83.90
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	244	52	$300.00	$126.47
90937 Hemodialysis procedure requiring repeated evaluation	237	27	$300.00	$108.13
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	141	87	$325.00	$135.42
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	82	65	$600.00	$184.35
90947 Dialysis procedure requiring repeat evaluation	78	12	$350.00	$130.12
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	56	52	$430.00	$193.65

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	432	74	$200.00	$79.34
90937 Hemodialysis procedure requiring repeated evaluation	231	33	$300.00	$102.68
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	216	103	$325.00	$127.69
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	215	53	$300.00	$118.55
90961 Dialysis services, 2-3 physician visits per month (20 years or older)	98	18	$700.00	$296.26
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	97	73	$600.00	$174.20
90960 Dialysis services, 4 or more physician visits per month (20 years or older)	62	19	$850.00	$356.10
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	17	17	$450.00	$169.72

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	262	66	$200.00	$72.33
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	254	109	$325.00	$130.14
90937 Hemodialysis procedure requiring repeated evaluation	161	41	$299.38	$106.09
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	147	46	$300.00	$102.70
90960 Dialysis services, 4 or more physician visits per month (20 years or older)	144	19	$850.00	$366.91
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	92	70	$600.00	$201.08
90961 Dialysis services, 2-3 physician visits per month (20 years or older)	72	18	$700.00	$304.19
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	13	13	$450.00	$171.77

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	450	104	$200.00	$73.66
90937 Hemodialysis procedure requiring repeated evaluation	288	48	$300.00	$108.07
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	240	114	$325.00	$133.15
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	177	46	$300.00	$105.86
90960 Dialysis services, 4 or more physician visits per month (20 years or older)	149	20	$850.00	$371.87
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	125	92	$600.00	$205.24
90961 Dialysis services, 2-3 physician visits per month (20 years or older)	54	19	$700.00	$307.88

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	436	98	$199.84	$74.65
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	270	123	$325.00	$111.61
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	261	64	$300.00	$107.50
90937 Hemodialysis procedure requiring repeated evaluation	234	48	$300.00	$108.70
90960 Dialysis services, 4 or more physician visits per month (20 years or older)	202	28	$850.00	$295.61
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	110	77	$600.00	$209.13
90961 Dialysis services, 2-3 physician visits per month (20 years or older)	67	30	$700.00	$242.95
90947 Dialysis procedure requiring repeat evaluation	56	18	$350.00	$129.69
90935 Hemodialysis procedure with physician evaluation	37	17	$200.00	$75.59
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	16	16	$450.00	$167.25

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	323	83	$200.00	$73.69
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	298	126	$325.00	$110.16
90961 Dialysis services, 2-3 physician visits per month (20 years or older)	218	44	$700.00	$236.11
90960 Dialysis services, 4 or more physician visits per month (20 years or older)	193	40	$850.00	$287.81
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	141	47	$300.00	$105.34
90937 Hemodialysis procedure requiring repeated evaluation	141	39	$300.00	$106.14
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	106	73	$600.00	$202.83
90935 Hemodialysis procedure with physician evaluation	76	22	$200.00	$74.47

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	636	134	$200.00	$71.75
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	333	144	$325.00	$106.00
90960 Dialysis services, 4 or more physician visits per month (20 years or older)	243	37	$850.00	$279.11
90937 Hemodialysis procedure requiring repeated evaluation	179	54	$300.00	$102.50
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	152	100	$600.00	$198.58
90935 Hemodialysis procedure with physician evaluation	137	41	$200.00	$71.80
90961 Dialysis services, 2-3 physician visits per month (20 years or older)	133	43	$696.57	$230.47
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	124	45	$300.00	$102.77
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	18	18	$450.00	$161.93
90962 Dialysis services, 1 physician visit per month (20 years or older)	13	11	$550.00	$176.75

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	850	156	$200.94	$70.84
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	346	147	$325.00	$105.32
90960 Dialysis services, 4 or more physician visits per month (20 years or older)	254	36	$850.00	$277.94
90937 Hemodialysis procedure requiring repeated evaluation	237	59	$300.00	$102.15
90935 Hemodialysis procedure with physician evaluation	237	61	$200.00	$70.90
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	192	121	$600.00	$198.88
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	189	74	$300.00	$102.41
90961 Dialysis services, 2-3 physician visits per month (20 years or older)	107	34	$700.00	$233.38
90947 Dialysis procedure requiring repeat evaluation	28	11	$350.00	$121.60
90962 Dialysis services, 1 physician visit per month (20 years or older)	20	12	$550.00	$179.92
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	12	12	$450.00	$160.91

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2025-10-31

Specialist Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 174400000X

State License TX L7528

An individual educated and trained in an applied knowledge discipline used in the performance of work at a level requiring knowledge and skills beyond or apart from that provided by a general education or liberal arts degree.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

167411102 (TX)

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Blue Cross Blue Sheild

859000 (TX)

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Texas Medical Board

L7528 (TX)

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

2 Associated Practitioners

Dr. Garry Hagstrom , MD

Specialist

NPI 1326009465

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Dr. Ray Durrett , MD

Specialist

NPI 1760595391

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

8 Historical Events

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) October 31, 2025

Specialist (License #L7528 in TX)

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Updated Practice Location July 22, 2025

Registered at 7015 ALMEDA RD, HOUSTON, TX 770542101 (Tel: 7135206790)

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NPI Profile Active August 16, 2012

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location August 16, 2012

Registered at 1200 BINZ ST, 1180, HOUSTON, TX 770046900 (Tel: 7135206790)

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Updated Business Mailing Address August 16, 2012

Registered at 7015 ALMEDA RD, HOUSTON, TX 770542101 (Tel: 7136620138)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated August 16, 2012

Recorded as RONALD RALPH, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) August 16, 2012

Specialist

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration March 27, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1467412916

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: March 27, 2006

Last Update: October 31, 2025

Sole Proprietor: Yes

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

7015 Almeda Rd

Houston, TX 770542101

Phone: 7136620138

Public Domain Record This profile contains public domain information published by CMS and NPPES under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

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