Physician

Victor Hugo Gonzalez, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Victor Gonzalez, MD (NPI: 1871599100) practices ophthalmology in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Hidalgo, TX. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is VALLEY RETINA INSTITUTE P.A. (NPI: 1225139942; TIN: 742768498) and primary practice location at 78503-1518.

Gonzalez's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 479 traditional Medicare patients, billed 15,049 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $793,058 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 66984 (Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens). Part D data shows 5,629 prescription claims across 1,306 beneficiaries totaling $445,650 in drug costs, led by Combigan (Brimonidine Tartrate/Timolol). Open Payments data shows 114 records totaling $77,474. 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 fallen sharply in recent years, from $1,266,206 to $793,058. In contrast, Part D prescription costs have moved from a lower plateau to a higher plateau, from $180,049 to $445,650. 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$1.0M$2.1M2015 Medicare payment: $1,266,206 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $1,468,049 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $1,943,731 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $2,095,629 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $1,686,521 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $1,572,626 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $1,330,745 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $940,633 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $774,293 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $793,058 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
20151,0068,407$1,266,206
20161,1099,046$1,468,049
20171,43411,060$1,943,731
20181,33711,634$2,095,629
20191,1219,934$1,686,521
20208998,485$1,572,626
20211,0237,174$1,330,745
20226565,209$940,633
202348414,723$774,293
202447915,049$793,058

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$290K$579K2015 Drug cost: $180,049 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $204,706 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $320,205 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $429,652 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $422,451 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $468,029 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $466,271 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $480,337 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $579,465 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $445,650 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
20157312,643$180,049
20167802,839$204,706
20179633,194$320,205
20189763,352$429,652
20191,0673,914$422,451
20201,0394,181$468,029
20211,3154,753$466,271
20221,2324,404$480,337
20231,2644,734$579,465
20241,3065,629$445,650

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
66984Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens6285$383
92014Established patient complete exam of visual system274399$83
67028Injection of drug into eye136433$81
92136Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye6589$28
92134Imaging of retina342614$27

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
CombiganBrimonidine Tartrate/Timolol1609,125$66,309
Ketorolac TromethamineKetorolac Tromethamine1,47963,465$46,910
Prednisolone AcetatePrednisolone Acetate89339,529$44,607
LumiganBimatoprost713,925$38,267
RestasisCyclosporine451,590$32,770

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.97$24,320Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc.
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.17$53,154Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.0$0N/R

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Victor Hugo Gonzalez, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Victor Hugo Gonzalez, MD (NPI 1871599100), 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 Victor Hugo Gonzalez, MD have ACO affiliation data?

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

What billing organization is linked to Victor Hugo Gonzalez, MD?

Victor Hugo Gonzalez, MD is linked to VALLEY RETINA INSTITUTE P.A. (billing NPI 1225139942) in the available physician profile data.

Does Victor Hugo Gonzalez, MD have Open Payments data?

Victor Hugo Gonzalez, MD has 114 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

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