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- 1626 E Common St, New Braunfels, TX 78130
About Dr. Rubalcava
Based in New Braunfels, TX, Frank J. Rubalcava, MD is listed in the NPI registry under cardiovascular disease. Frank graduated from University of Utah School of Medicine in 1988. According to Medicare claims data, Frank cared for 4,521 Medicare patients across 5,872 services. The services billed most often include routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report, established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more, and blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides). NPI 1851387070 identifies this record in the national registry.
Factual summary compiled by Guide.md from public records; not written by this provider.
Education & Training
Specialty
Credentials & Licensing
Medicare information
Exactly as CMS reports it (National Downloadable File, Opt-Out Affidavits, Order & Referring). Not an insurance directory; confirm coverage with the office.
Contact Information
- (830) 620-1272
- Email not available
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Practice Locations
1626 E COMMON ST
New Braunfels, TX 78130
Conditions Commonly Evaluated or Treated
Within Cardiovascular Disease generally. Availability varies by clinician, training and location — this profile has not been claimed, so nothing here is a personal claim by the provider.
Conditions
Specialized cardiovascular care
Most searched conditions
Coronary and ischemic heart disease
Heart failure and cardiomyopathy
Heart rhythm
Symptoms and functional disorders
Valve and structural heart
Vascular and risk factors
Artery & vascular
Heart inflammation
Heart muscle
Heart valves
Vascular disease
Procedures & services
Advanced imaging
- Cardiac computed tomography
- Coronary artery calcium scan
- Transesophageal echocardiogram
- Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging
- Nuclear cardiac stress imaging
Catheter-based diagnosis and treatment
Heart & circulation
Life Support
Office and noninvasive testing
- Cardiology consultation
- Exercise stress test
- Pharmacologic cardiac stress test
- Stress echocardiogram
- Transthoracic echocardiogram
- Ambulatory blood-pressure monitoring
Structural heart
Most searched procedures
Consultations
Diagnostic testing
Diagnostics
Heart devices
- Biventricular Pacemaker (Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy)
- Implantable Loop Recorder (Cardiac Monitor Implant)
Heart imaging
Heart procedures
Heart rhythm procedures
- Radiofrequency ablation
Imaging
Implants
Recovery & rehabilitation
Vascular imaging
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
5,872 services · 4,521 patients · 25 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | Procedure | 36415 |
144 | More often than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | Imaging | 78452 |
171 | More often than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | Treatment | 93000 |
814 | More often than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Treatment | 93306 |
325 | More often than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | Treatment | 93880 |
278 | More than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Treatment | 93306 |
234 | More often than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | Treatment | 93015 |
227 | More often than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
| Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | Treatment | 93280 |
58 | More often than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
| Heart rhythm review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | Treatment | 93244 |
44 | More often than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | Treatment | 93925 |
26 | As often as other peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
Related providers
Connections drawn from the registry and from what providers have told us. A link here is not a referral or an endorsement.
Other cardiologists at this location 3
Same specialty, same street address — most likely the same department or group.
Also at this address 4
Providers at the same street address. Each files their own registry entry, so a shared practice often appears under several different names.
Other cardiologists in New Braunfels 5
Same specialty, same city.
More connections — 23 related providers in 3 groups
Trained at University of Utah School of Medicine 8
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
Class of 1988 at University of Utah School of Medicine 7
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Also performs Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample 8
Providers in TX who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Common questions
What does Dr. Rubalcava specialize in?
Dr. Rubalcava is a cardiologist in New Braunfels, TX. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry, where it is listed as “Cardiovascular Disease”.
NPI registry
Where is Dr. Rubalcava located?
Dr. Rubalcava is listed at 1626 E Common St, New Braunfels, TX 78130. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Rubalcava's phone number?
The number on file is (830) 620-1272. Contact the office directly to confirm availability and scheduling.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Rubalcava's NPI number?
Dr. Rubalcava's National Provider Identifier is 1851387070. It is issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and is unique and permanent — it does not change if they move practice.
NPI registry
Where did Dr. Rubalcava go to medical school?
Dr. Rubalcava attended University of Utah School of Medicine, graduating in 1988. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How long has Dr. Rubalcava been practicing?
Dr. Rubalcava has 38 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 1988, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What does Dr. Rubalcava do most often?
According to Medicare billing data, Dr. Rubalcava performs procedures including insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample; reads or performs imaging such as nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect; provides treatments such as routine electrocardiogram using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report and ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
Medicare claims
Has Dr. Rubalcava confirmed this information?
Not yet. This profile is built from public federal data and has not been confirmed by Dr. Rubalcava. If this is you, claiming it is free.
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