Dr. Edgar Hernandez

Overview

Dr. Edgar Hernandez, MD, is a Family Practice specialist in Mission, Texas. He attended and graduated from medical school in 1996, having over 28 years of diverse experience, especially in Family Practice. He is affiliated with many hospitals including Rio Grande Regional Hospital, Doctors Hospital At Renaissance, Mission Regional Medical Center. Dr. Edgar Hernandez also cooperates with other doctors and physicians in medical groups including The Hospitalist Group, Lp. Dr. Edgar Hernandez may accept Medicare Assignment. Call (956) 580-8072 to request Dr. Edgar Hernandez the information (Medicare information, advice, payment, ...) or simply to book an appointment.

Doctor Profile

Quality Reporting

• eRx - He does not participate in the Medicare Electronic Prescribing (eRx) Incentive Program.
• PQRS - He does report Quality Measures (PQRS). The Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) is a Medicare program encouraging health care professionals and group practices to report information on their quality of care. Quality measures can show how well a health care professional provides care to people with Medicare.
• EHR - He does not use electronic health records (EHR). The Electronic Health Records (EHR) Incentive Program encourages health care professionals to use certified EHR technology in ways that may improve health care. Electronic health records are important because they may improve a health care professional's ability to make well-informed treatment decisions.
• MHI - He does not commit to heart health through the Million Hearts initiative. Million Hearts is a national initiative that encourages health care professionals to report and perform well on activities related to heart health in an effort to prevent heart attacks and strokes.
• MOC - He does not participate in the Medicare Maintenance of Certification Program. A "Maintenance of Certification Program" encourages board certified physicians to continue learning and self-evaluating throughout their medical career.

Language Spoken by Dr. Edgar Hernandez

• English

Medical Licenses

Specialization	License Number	Issued State
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians / Family Medicine click for detail Family Medicine Family Medicine is the medical specialty which is concerned with the total health care of the individual and the family. It is the specialty in breadth which integrates the biological, clinical, and behavioral sciences. The scope of family medicine is not limited by age, sex, organ system, or disease entity.	M4149	Texas
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians / Emergency Medicine click for detail Emergency Medicine An emergency physician focuses on the immediate decision making and action necessary to prevent death or any further disability both in the pre-hospital setting by directing emergency medical technicians and in the emergency department. The emergency physician provides immediate recognition, evaluation, care, stabilization and disposition of a generally diversified population of adult and pediatric patients in response to acute illness and injury.	M4149	Texas

Affiliated Hospitals

Hospital Name	Location	Hospital Type	Hospital Ownership
Rio Grande Regional Hospital	McAllen, Texas	Acute Care Hospitals	Proprietary
Doctors Hospital At Renaissance	Edinburg, Texas	Acute Care Hospitals	Proprietary
Mission Regional Medical Center	Mission, Texas	Acute Care Hospitals	Voluntary Non-Profit - Private

Medical Group Practice

Doing Business As	Legal Organization Name	Number of members
The Hospitalist Group, Lp	The Hospitalist Group, Lp	9

Practice Locations

This doctor profile was updated by using the public dataset from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) which is publicized on Thursday, November 20, 2014, and correspondent NPI information on the public NPPES record dated Thursday, July 17, 2014. If you found out that something incorrect and want to change it, please follow this Update Data guide.

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Dr. Edgar Hernandez [NPI: 1508961574]Family Practice, Emergency Medicine