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Dr. Jose Luis Almeda, MD

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Specializes in: General Surgery and Organ Transplantation

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, School of Medicine (2002)

4502 Medical Drive
San Antonio, TX 78229

(210) 358-4000

Dr. Jose Luis Almeda, MD is a general surgeon in McAllen, TX specializing in general surgery and organ transplantation. He graduated from University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, School of Medicine in 2002 and has 23 years of experience. Dr. Jose Luis Almeda, MD is affiliated with University Health and RENAISSANCE MEDICAL FOUNDATION.

Office Locations

Address:

1100 E Dove Avenue Suite 201
McAllen, TX 78504

Address:

4502 Medical Drive
San Antonio, TX 78229

In The News

“Dr. Jose Almeda, director of the DHR Health Transplant Institute, said liver diseases are prevalent in the Rio Grande Valley and often require patients to travel outside of the area for the...”—"DHR Health to begin offering liver transplant services in Valley", My RGV, January 2024

“Altogether, it took about 12 hours - from 5 a.m. to about 5 p.m., according to Jose Luis Almeda, transplant surgeon and director of the DHR Health Transplant Institute.”—"Valley residents match, donate kidneys to save each other", My RGV, December 2022

**Gender**
Male	22
Female	18

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	12
Black	0
Hispanic	28
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	16
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	13

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	73
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	63
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

doctor visit	30

**Gender**
Male	53
Female	36

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	64
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	33
From 75 to 84	31
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	64
Dementia	17
Cancer	13

doctor visit	132
hospital care	16
inpatient care	16

**Gender**
Male	100
Female	104

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	156
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	90
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	68

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	67
Dementia	18
Cancer	18

doctor visit	78
hospital care	27
inpatient care	27

**Gender**
Male	46
Female	53

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	78
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	40
From 75 to 84	27
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	70
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	66
Dementia	17
Cancer	14

doctor visit	68

**Gender**
Male	50
Female	36

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	68
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	32
From 75 to 84	28
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	64
Dementia	0
Cancer	16

abdominal surgery	12
doctor visit	93
transplant procedures	12
urologic procedures	12

**Gender**
Male	43
Female	44

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	15
Black	0
Hispanic	72
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	39
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	28

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	75
Dementia	28
Cancer	0

abdominal surgery	12
doctor visit	80
hospital care	12
inpatient care	12
transplant procedures	12
urologic procedures	12

**Gender**
Male	43
Female	40

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	60
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	34
From 75 to 84	23
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	67
Dementia	0
Cancer	17

doctor visit	37

**Gender**
Male	41
Female	36

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	53
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	25
85 and over	0
Less than 65	23

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	57
Dementia	0
Cancer	18

abdominal surgery	28
doctor visit	87
hospital care	53
inpatient care	53
transplant procedures	28
urologic procedures	28

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jose Luis Almeda, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Jose Luis Almeda, MD treated as a general surgeon in McAllen, TX were hospital care, inpatient care, transplant procedures and abdominal surgery.

abdominal surgery	17
doctor visit	77
hospital care	27
inpatient care	27
transplant procedures	17
urologic procedures	17

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jose Luis Almeda, MD.

**Gender**
Male	39
Female	36

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	2
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	57
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	0
75 to 84	13
Less than 65	13
65 to 74	28

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jose Luis Almeda, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Jose Luis Almeda, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	3
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	52
Atrial Fibrillation	1
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Education & Training

Dr. Jose Luis Almeda, MD graduated from University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, School of Medicine in 2002. He completed residency at University of Texas Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Surgery and has a state license in Texas.

Medical School: University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, School of Medicine (2002)

Residency: University of Texas Affiliated Hospitals (2007)

Board Certification: American Board of Surgery

Licensed In: Texas

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Jose Luis Almeda, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

University Health

RENAISSANCE MEDICAL FOUNDATION

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Jose Luis Almeda, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Superior Health Plan, BlueCross BlueShield of Texas, Humana PPO, Coventry HMO, Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), Prime Health, Medicare Advantage, MultiPlan, Coventry PPO, Coventry Workers' Compensation, Three Rivers, Humana HMO, Aetna, United Healthcare, Medicaid, Humana, Molina Healthcare, HealthSmart, Aetna EPO, First Health, Aetna PPO, WellPoint, Aetna HMO, Oscar - Commercial Exchange, Interlink - Transplant, Point Comfort Underwriters (PCU) - Refugee Medical Assistance, Provider Network of America (PNOA) - Commercial, Insurance Accepted, OptumHealth - Transplant ONLY, Scott & White Health Plan - HMO, Gonzaba Medical Group - Transplant ONLY, Universal Benefits Consortium - Brokerage Firm (School Districts), University of Incarnate Word (Gilsbar) - Direct Employer, Scott & White Health Plan - PPO, Tokio Marine - Transplant, 90 Degree Benefits - Commercial, 6 Degrees - Transplant, LifeTrac - Transplant, Point Comfort Underwriters (PCU) - Unaccompanied Children, Ancira Enterprises - Direct Employer, Velocity National Provider Network - Wrap Network, Independent Medical Systems (IMS) - PPO, Entrust - TPA, EBSO - TPA and Velocity National Provider Network - Commercial PPO.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Jose Luis Almeda, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Superior Health Plan

BlueCross BlueShield of Texas

Humana PPO

Coventry HMO

Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)

Prime Health

Medicare Advantage

MultiPlan

Coventry PPO

Coventry Workers' Compensation

Three Rivers

Humana HMO

Aetna

United Healthcare

Medicaid

Humana

Molina Healthcare

HealthSmart

Aetna EPO

First Health

Aetna PPO

WellPoint

Aetna HMO

Oscar - Commercial Exchange

Interlink - Transplant

Point Comfort Underwriters (PCU) - Refugee Medical Assistance

Provider Network of America (PNOA) - Commercial

Insurance Accepted

OptumHealth - Transplant ONLY

Scott & White Health Plan - HMO

Gonzaba Medical Group - Transplant ONLY

Universal Benefits Consortium - Brokerage Firm (School Districts)

University of Incarnate Word (Gilsbar) - Direct Employer

Scott & White Health Plan - PPO

Tokio Marine - Transplant

90 Degree Benefits - Commercial

6 Degrees - Transplant

LifeTrac - Transplant

Point Comfort Underwriters (PCU) - Unaccompanied Children

Ancira Enterprises - Direct Employer

Velocity National Provider Network - Wrap Network

Independent Medical Systems (IMS) - PPO

Entrust - TPA

EBSO - TPA

Velocity National Provider Network - Commercial PPO

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Jose Luis Almeda, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$1,338 Da Vinci Surgical System $1,338
Boston Scientific Corporation	$198 TheraSphere Y90 Glass Microspheres 10 GBq $130	EXALT Model D $68
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$146 Stivarga $146
Sirtex Medical Inc	$141 SIR-Spheres microspheres $141
Janssen Biotech, Inc.	$115 IMBRUVICA $50	ZYTIGA $46	YONDELIS $20
Other	$548 Fibroscan $92	FLOSEAL $73	OPDIVO $46	CYRAMZA $38	Halaven $25	Other $275

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$1,338
Food and Beverage	$1,148

Biography

Dr. Jose Almeda is a physician who specializes in organ transplantation and general surgery. He is conversant in Spanish. Dr. Almeda is professionally affiliated with the University Health. He is a graduate of the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, School of Medicine. For his professional training, Dr. Almeda completed a residency program at a hospital affiliated with the University of Texas. He is an in-network provider for several insurance carriers, including Aetna EPO, Blue California, and HealthSmart.