Jose Lerma, MD in Weslaco, TX - Medicare Internal Medicine

Jose Lerma, MD is a medicare enrolled "Internal Medicine" physician in Weslaco, Texas. His current practice location is 906 S Bridge Ave, Weslaco, Texas. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (956) 447-8600.

Jose Lerma is licensed to practice in Texas (license number BP10049392) and he also participates in the medicare program. He does not accept medicare assignments directly but he may accept medicare through third-party (refer to Reassignment section below) and may also prescribe medicare part D drugs. His NPI Number is 1164832515.

Contact Information

	Jose Lerma, MD
	906 S Bridge Ave, Weslaco, TX 78596-7129
	(956) 447-8600
	(956) 447-0335

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Physician's Profile

Full Name	Jose Lerma
Gender	Male
Speciality	Internal Medicine
Location	906 S Bridge Ave, Weslaco, Texas
Accepts Medicare Assignments	Medicare enrolled and may accept medicare through third-party reassignment. May prescribe medicare part D drugs.

NPI Data:

NPI Number: 1164832515
Provider Enumeration Date: 05/06/2014
Last Update Date: 12/26/2025

Medicare PECOS Information:

PECOS PAC ID: 7214222702
Enrollment ID: I20170816000942

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Jose Lerma such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
1164832515	NPI	-	NPPES

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

Taxonomy	Type	License (State)	Status
207R00000X	Internal Medicine	BP10049392 (Texas)	Primary
390200000X	Student In An Organized Health Care Education/training Program	582207 (Texas)	Secondary

Medicare Reassignments

Some practitioners may not bill the customers directly but medicare billing happens through clinics / group practice / hospitals where the provider works. Medicare reassignment of benefits is a mechanism by which practitioners allow third parties to bill and receive payment for medicare services performed by them. Jose Lerma allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.

Entity Name	Pedro J. Penalo, M.d., Pllc
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1043515166 PECOS PAC ID: 9032396445 Enrollment ID: O20110613000611

Medicare Part D Prescriber Enrollment

Any physician or other eligible professional who prescribes Part D drugs must either enroll in the Medicare program or opt out in order to prescribe drugs to their patients with Part D prescription drug benefit plans. Jose Lerma is enrolled with medicare and thus, if eligible, can prescribe medicare part D drugs to patients with medicare part D benefits.

Mailing Address and Practice Location

Mailing Address	Practice Location Address
Jose Lerma, MD 906 S Bridge Ave, Weslaco, TX 78596-7129 Ph: (956) 447-8600	Jose Lerma, MD 906 S Bridge Ave, Weslaco, TX 78596-7129 Ph: (956) 447-8600

Reviews and Comments

Internal Medicine Doctors in Weslaco, TX

Fatimah Oluwakemi Bello, MD, MPH Internal Medicine Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 1330 E 6th St Ste 105, Weslaco, TX 78596 Phone: 956-296-7710 Fax: 956-296-7705
Melissa Garza, FNP-BC Internal Medicine Medicare: Medicare Enrolled Practice Location: 1010 James St, Weslaco, TX 78596 Phone: 956-968-1621
Chelsea Chang, M.D. Internal Medicine Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 1330 E 6th St Ste 105, Weslaco, TX 78596 Phone: 956-296-7710 Fax: 956-296-7705
Dr. Habib Mohammad-hussein Ghaddar, M.D. Internal Medicine Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 1330 E 6th St, Suite 204, Weslaco, TX 78596 Phone: 956-969-0021 Fax: 956-698-9744
Mario Gomez Delgado De La Flor, MD Internal Medicine Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 1604 E 8th St Ste A, Weslaco, TX 78596 Phone: 956-447-5557 Fax: 956-447-5747
Pedro J Penalo, MD Internal Medicine Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 906 S Bridge Ave, Weslaco, TX 78596 Phone: 956-447-8600 Fax: 956-447-0335
Mr. Pedro E Mcdougal, M.D. F.A.C.P. Internal Medicine Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 1010 James St, Weslaco, TX 78596 Phone: 956-968-1621 Fax: 956-447-8626

Jose Lerma, MD - Medicare Internal Medicine in Weslaco, TX