Physician

Edward Victor Hernandez, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Edward Hernandez, M.D. (NPI: 1346263126) practices ophthalmology in the Las Cruces, NM market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Dona Ana, NM. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is EYES OF THE SOUTHWEST, PC (NPI: 1780853549; TIN: 261338633) and primary practice location at 88011-8230.

Hernandez's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 806 traditional Medicare patients, billed 2,351 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $251,308 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 92014 (Established patient complete exam of visual system). Part D data shows 1,497 prescription claims across 454 beneficiaries totaling $709,885 in drug costs, led by Xdemvy (Lotilaner). Open Payments data shows 21 records totaling $688. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing has declined steadily, from $466,084 to $251,308. In contrast, Part D prescription costs have moved from a lower plateau to a higher plateau, from $229,008 to $709,885. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners by Provider.0$233K$466K2015 Medicare payment: $466,084 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $460,640 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $446,764 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $398,446 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $321,293 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $227,691 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $293,470 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $355,056 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $326,649 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $251,308 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
20151,7816,223$466,084
20161,7536,264$460,640
20172,0126,366$446,764
20181,2364,045$398,446
20198852,953$321,293
20207752,130$227,691
20211,0022,961$293,470
20221,4473,915$355,056
20231,2143,587$326,649
20248062,351$251,308

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Part D Events Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Drug cost, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Drug_Cst. Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider.0$355K$710K2015 Drug cost: $229,008 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $222,516 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $304,092 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $364,752 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $369,945 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $419,853 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $460,435 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $585,678 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $548,890 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $709,885 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
20155142,398$229,008
20164992,362$222,516
20176182,675$304,092
20186753,288$364,752
20195972,603$369,945
20205112,347$419,853
20216852,950$460,435
20226583,024$585,678
20234822,178$548,890
20244541,497$709,885

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

No connected DME records

No connected DME records

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

CodeDescriptionPatientsClm LinesTotal Payment
92014Established patient complete exam of visual system472493$84
92012Established patient problem focused exam of visual system301433$60
92083Exam of visual field with extended testing147147$44
92134Imaging of retina201205$27
92133Imaging of optic nerve142146$23

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
XdemvyLotilaner813,542$153,288
LumiganBimatoprost19312,945$114,945
XiidraLifitegrast191,650$36,995
MieboPerfluorohexyloctane/Pf351,360$33,974
RestasisCyclosporine201,545$29,896

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

CategoryDefinitionRecordsTotal Reported AmountTop Related Entity
General PaymentsReported payment or transfer-of-value amount.21$688Alcon Vision LLC
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.0$0N/R
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.0$0N/R

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Edward Victor Hernandez, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Edward Victor Hernandez, M.D. (NPI 1346263126), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Edward Victor Hernandez, M.D. have ACO affiliation data?

No ACO affiliation record is shown in the available Tedicare data for this profile.

What billing organization is linked to Edward Victor Hernandez, M.D.?

Edward Victor Hernandez, M.D. is linked to EYES OF THE SOUTHWEST, PC (billing NPI 1780853549) in the available physician profile data.

Does Edward Victor Hernandez, M.D. have Open Payments data?

Edward Victor Hernandez, M.D. has 21 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

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