Active NPI 1750363495 Individual Practitioner Female Practitioner

Dr. Arlene E Ricardo , MD

Surgery • Houston, TX

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Arlene Ricardo, MD is a certified Surgery practicing in Houston, TX. With approximately 33 years of clinical experience since graduating from State University Of New York At Buffalo School Of Medicine in 1993, Dr. Ricardo delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 7777 SOUTHWEST FWY.

Dr. Ricardo is affiliated with Southwest Surgical Associates Llp and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include established patient outpatient office visit, limited ultrasound scan of 1 breast, partial removal of breast. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

7777 Southwest Fwy
Suite 810

Houston, TX 770741802

Telephone 7137721200

Fax 7137720258

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Diagnostic Cardiology Of Houston. P. A. Facility NPI 1558329094

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

State University Of New York At Buffalo School Of Medicine

Graduation Year

1993

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Surgery in Houston, TX

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

33 Yrs +12.7 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 20.3 Yrs

State Avg: 25.2 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

376 Specialists

Practicing in Houston, TX (2342 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

12.5% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

71.1% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Ricardo (33 Years) 33 Yrs

Houston Specialty Average (20.3 Years) 20.3 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
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	422	410	$150.00	$86.90
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	295	288	$225.00	$121.78
76642 Limited ultrasound scan of 1 breast	21	21	$288.10	$81.86
19301 Partial removal of breast	16	13	$2100.00	$409.03
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	15	15	$275.00	$106.20
14301 Repair of wound by transferring skin, 30.1-60.0 sq cm	13	12	$2700.00	$883.27
38900 Lymph node imaging during surgery	11	11	$436.36	$149.40
38525 Biopsy or removal of lymph nodes of under the arm, open procedure	11	11	$1309.09	$241.15
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	11	11	$400.00	$195.72

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	515	492	$225.00	$127.44
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	225	213	$150.00	$89.89
19301 Partial removal of breast	28	26	$2100.00	$439.91
76642 Limited ultrasound scan of 1 breast	23	23	$275.00	$88.36
38900 Lymph node imaging during surgery	21	21	$400.00	$140.80
14301 Repair of wound by transferring skin, 30.1-60.0 sq cm	20	20	$2700.00	$887.77
76098 X-ray of surgical specimen	20	19	$75.00	$15.41
38525 Biopsy or removal of lymph nodes of under the arm, open procedure	20	20	$1200.00	$228.30
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	17	17	$300.00	$180.01
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	11	11	$400.00	$220.82
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	11	11	$275.00	$110.37

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	623	606	$225.00	$131.84
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	106	99	$150.00	$93.28
19301 Partial removal of breast	28	24	$1682.14	$468.07
76642 Limited ultrasound scan of 1 breast	24	24	$286.46	$91.53
76098 X-ray of surgical specimen	24	23	$75.00	$15.78
38525 Biopsy or removal of lymph nodes of under the arm, open procedure	22	22	$1200.00	$228.65
38900 Lymph node imaging during surgery	22	22	$400.00	$141.47
14301 Repair of wound by transferring skin, 30.1-60.0 sq cm	19	19	$2621.05	$866.11
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	19	19	$300.00	$185.84
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	15	15	$275.00	$115.19
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	14	14	$350.00	$172.10
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	11	11	$400.00	$210.20

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	665	651	$225.00	$133.53
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	60	53	$150.00	$92.26
76642 Limited ultrasound scan of 1 breast	30	29	$275.00	$93.98
19301 Partial removal of breast	18	18	$1525.00	$673.21
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	16	16	$400.00	$230.66
38525 Biopsy or removal of lymph nodes of under the arm, open procedure	15	15	$1200.00	$230.93
38900 Lymph node imaging during surgery	15	15	$400.00	$143.53
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	15	15	$275.00	$111.81
76098 X-ray of surgical specimen	13	13	$75.00	$16.16
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	12	12	$300.00	$188.33

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	525	518	$225.00	$111.63
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	170	163	$150.00	$77.37
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	26	23	$300.00	$150.81
76642 Limited ultrasound scan of 1 breast	21	21	$275.00	$92.92
19301 Partial removal of breast	20	19	$1525.00	$553.30
38900 Lymph node imaging during surgery	20	20	$420.00	$143.24
38525 Biopsy or removal of lymph nodes of under the arm, open procedure	18	18	$1266.67	$237.16
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	16	16	$400.00	$211.71
76098 X-ray of surgical specimen	15	15	$75.00	$16.49
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	12	12	$275.00	$110.89

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	445	433	$225.00	$109.67
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	269	265	$150.00	$75.41
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	53	41	$286.32	$147.73
19301 Partial removal of breast	32	27	$1525.00	$583.60
76098 X-ray of surgical specimen	22	22	$75.00	$7.98
76642 Limited ultrasound scan of 1 breast	20	20	$288.75	$91.17
38525 Biopsy or removal of lymph nodes of under the arm, open procedure	20	20	$1200.00	$222.12
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	16	16	$275.00	$110.02
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	15	15	$390.00	$209.53
38900 Lymph node imaging during surgery	11	11	$400.00	$142.83

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	456	439	$225.00	$107.29
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	289	287	$150.00	$73.06
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	49	43	$275.00	$143.74
76642 Limited ultrasound scan of 1 breast	25	24	$275.00	$88.65
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	25	25	$275.00	$108.07
19301 Partial removal of breast	24	22	$1525.00	$645.49
38525 Biopsy or removal of lymph nodes of under the arm, open procedure	23	23	$1252.17	$241.17
76098 X-ray of surgical specimen	18	18	$75.00	$8.14
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	15	15	$376.67	$207.26
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	13	13	$196.15	$74.83

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	465	447	$225.00	$105.06
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	335	329	$150.00	$71.86
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	41	41	$261.59	$104.75
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	41	36	$275.00	$143.08
19301 Partial removal of breast	27	26	$1525.00	$591.04
76642 Limited ultrasound scan of 1 breast	26	25	$285.58	$85.81
76098 X-ray of surgical specimen	25	25	$75.00	$7.71
38525 Biopsy or removal of lymph nodes of under the arm, open procedure	21	21	$1257.14	$222.40
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	20	20	$381.25	$201.89
76641 Complete ultrasound scan of 1 breast	19	19	$325.00	$105.56

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2024-03-08

Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X

State License TX J9300

A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

122156607 (TX)

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Southwest Surgical Associates Llp

13811 Murphy Rd, Stafford, TX 774774903

Phone: 7137721200

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Career & Practice History Timeline

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

16 Historical Events

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NPI Profile Active March 15, 2018

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location March 15, 2018

Registered at 7777 SOUTHWEST FWY, SUITE 810, HOUSTON, TX 770741802 (Tel: 7137721200)

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Updated Business Mailing Address March 15, 2018

Registered at 13811 MURPHY RD, STAFFORD, TX 774774903 (Tel: 7137721200)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated March 15, 2018

Recorded as ARLENE RICARDO, MD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) March 15, 2018

Surgery (License #J9300 in TX)

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NPI Profile Active September 15, 2017

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

📍

Updated Practice Location September 15, 2017

Registered at 7777 SOUTHWEST FWY, SUITE 810, HOUSTON, TX 770741802 (Tel: 7137721200)

📍

Updated Business Mailing Address September 15, 2017

Registered at 13811 MURPHY RD, STAFFORD, TX 774774903 (Tel: 7137721200)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated September 15, 2017

Recorded as ARLENE RICARDO, MD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) September 15, 2017

Surgery (License #J9300 in TX)

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NPI Profile Active November 08, 2016

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

📍

Updated Practice Location November 08, 2016

Registered at 7777 SOUTHWEST FWY, SUITE 810, HOUSTON, TX 770741802 (Tel: 7137721200)

📍

Updated Business Mailing Address November 08, 2016

Registered at 13811 MURPHY RD, STAFFORD, TX 774774903 (Tel: 7137721200)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated November 08, 2016

Recorded as ARLENE RICARDO, MD

🎓

Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) November 08, 2016

Surgery (License #J9300 in TX)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration November 17, 2005

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1750363495

Entity Type:

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

Enumeration Date: November 17, 2005

Last Update: March 08, 2024

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

13811 Murphy Rd

Stafford, TX 774774903

Phone: 7137721200

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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