Public Reporting

PLEASE NOTE: As a friendly reminder, ACO REACH South Texas, LLC will conclude its participation in the ACO REACH Model effective December 31, 2025. Beginning January 1, 2026, the ACO will no longer participate in the ACO REACH Model.

ACO Name and Location

ACO REACH South Texas, LLC
Address
367 S. Gulph Road, King of Prussia, PA 19406
Primary Contact
Annail Gutierrez - (956) 605-6220

ACO Organizational Information

ACO REACH Participants
ACO REACH Participants  Joint Venture Partnership (Yes or No)
MARISA AGUIRRE Yes
HUSNA AHMED No
MOHAMMED AHMED No
NORBERTO ALVAREZ No
ANNA ATENCIO No
MAHMOUD BARAZI No
LUIS BENAVIDES Yes
MARGARITO BENITEZ No
CHARISSE BENITEZ No
PADMINI BHADRIRAJU No
ALEX BLANCO Yes
RUBEN BOCANEGRA Yes
TIMOTHY BOTHWELL No
CHARLES BRUNNER No
CYNTHIA BUENO No
SYLVIA BUSTAMANTE No
AILEEN BUSTAMANTE No
GARETT BYRD No
JOSE TOVAR-CAMARGO No
ELVA CANALES No
MARTHA CANO No
CYNTHIA CANTU Yes
ANA CANTU No
MELCHOR CARDENAS Yes
CHRIS CASSO No
YI-LIN CHAO No
ADRIANA CHAVEZ No
DANIEL CONTRERAS Yes
ROEL CONTRERAS No
DAVID CRUZ No
WILLIAM CURTIS No
JUSTIN DAVILA No
RAMIRO DELBOSQUE No
LUIS DELGADO No
VICENTE DOMINGUEZ No
JUANA ESPEJO No
ABDIAS ETIENNE No
BENJAMIN FANO Yes
FREDERICK FLORES No
SANDRA FLORES No
MELECIA FUENTES No
MIREYA GARCIA No
EDGAR GARCIA No
JOSE GARCIA Yes
PRISCILA GOMEZ No
HOUSTON GOMEZ No
ARTURO GARZA-GONGORA Yes
MICHAEL GONZALEZ No
ANGELA GONZALEZ No
VICENTE GRANADO No
CHARLES GRAY No
AUDREY GUTIERREZ No
JOCELY IRACHETA No
JERE JOHNSON Yes
VINNIE KALLUMADANDA No
ANN KANAAN No
JOY KROES No
RAMIRO DE LEON No
JENNIFER LOPEZ No
RAFAEL LOPEZ No
NATHALI LOZANO No
FERDINAND LYNDON MAGNO No
MARGO MARTINEZ No
MARTHA MEDINA No
AGUSTIN MEGO No
AGUSTIN MEGO No
SUMYRA MEHKRI No
CHEYENNE MENGERS No
DEENA MOHAMMED No
ALDO MORAN No
JAVIER MURILLO Yes
ALI NAQVI No
ERICA NAVA No
MANDIE DYKSTRA NAVARRO No
BILAL NAZIF No
PABLO OLMEDO No
ADAM ORTEGA No
COURTNEY PADILLA No
KASANDRA PAREDES No
HEIDI PAREJA No
VELMA PARRIS No
JAVIER PEREZ No
JESSICA LEAL-PORRAS No
SUNEIL RAMCHANDANI No
SAMUEL RAMIREZ No
VYANNHE VELA-RAMIREZ No
PERLA RAMIREZ No
DAVID REYES No
LARISSA RIOJAS No
MARIA RIOS No
ERICA ROBLES No
EULALIO RODRIGUEZ No
ASHLEY RUTLEDGE No
LISA SALDIVAR No
BRENDA SALINAS Yes
ADELINA SALINAS No
LUCIA SANCHEZ No
RAUL DIAZ DE LEON SANCHEZ No
NORMA SCHACHERL No
ROBERT SEPULVEDA No
FREDERICK SHERRON No
CLAUDIA SOBREVILLA No
JOEL SOLIS Yes
ROBBIE STAMARIA No
DAVID SUTTER No
FRANK TORRES No
RENE TORRES No
VICTORIANO VALDEZ No
EDUARDO GOMEZ-VAZQUEZ Yes
RITA VILLARREAL No
DAVID WOMBLE No
PRISCILLA WONG No
ROLANDO YARRITU Yes
MONZER YAZJI Yes
ELOY ZAMARRON Yes
JAVIER BOCANEGRA No
KAREN MARAVI No
STEPHANIE JUAREZ No
CARLOS MENDEZ No
ADONIS ZUNIGA-GOLDWATER No
KAYLA DE LA CRUZ No
ROBERT SPEES No
ALEJANDRO LOPEZ No
PAMELA GUTIERREZ No
PAMELA RAMIREZ STROMAN No
ARMANDO GUTIERREZ No
KEVIN DORRANCE No
NORMA HOLLISTER No
ARTURO MARTINEZ No
GALILEA MORALES No
VALERIA REYNA No
JULIANA FALCON No
JACQUELINE FALCON No
LORI GOMEZ No
MOHAMMAD AZZAM No
MARIVEL ALVAREZ No
MELISSA LOCKHART No
LUZ RODRIGUEZ No
ALEJANDRO LOPEZ No
DAVID HEREDIA No
ISELA HURTIG No
ERIKA GARZA No
KIMBERLY HARPER No
LUIS MATA GONZALEZ No
JESSICA VEGA No
RYAN VILLAFUERTE No
KYLEIGH KOSTER No
MAHMOD SULTAN No
ELDRIDGE BURNS No
DANIEL JEFFCOAT No

 

ACO Governing Body
Last name First name Title/Position Member’s voting power (expressed as a percentage or number) Membership type ACO participant legal business name/DBA, if applicable
Yazji Monzer Board Chair 1 ACO REACH Participant Representative ASAS - Monzer H Yazji MD & Associates PA
Benavides Luis Medical Director 1 ACO REACH Participant Representative ASAS - Laredo Premier Healthcare, PLLC
Garza-Gongora Arturo Quality Improvement Chair 1 ACO REACH Participant Representative Arturo Garza Gongora
Contreras Daniel Finance Chair 1 ACO REACH Participant Representative ASAS - Family Health Center of Mission
Solis Joel Compliance Chair 1 ACO REACH Participant Representative ASAS - Valley Medical Arts Center
Reyes Mateo Physician 1 ACO REACH Participant Representative South Laredo Family Clinic PA
Stark Chuck Voting Member 1 ACO REACH Participant Representative  South Texas Health System Clinics
Jemmoua Kamal Voting Member 1 Administration Prominence Health
Medina  Juan Other 1 Consumer Advocate N/A
Sherwood Carol Other 1 Medicare Beneficiary Representative N/A
Key ACO clinical and administrative leadership

ACO Executive: Kamal Jemmoua, Prominence Health
Medical Director: Monzer Yazji, ASAS - Monzer H. Yazji & Associates
Compliance Officer: Michael von Arx, Prominence Health
Quality Assurance/Improvement Officer: Dr. Luis Benavides, ASAS - Laredo Premier Healthcare

Associated committees and committee leadership
Committee Name Committee Leader Name and Position
Clinical Committee Dr. Joel Solis, Chair
Finance Committee Dr. Garza-Gongora, Chair
Quality Assurance and Improvement Committee Dr. Luis Benavides, Chair

 

Types of ACO participants, or combinations of participants, that formed the ACO:

• ACO professionals in a group practice arrangement

• Networks of individual practices of ACO professionals

Shared Savings and Losses

Performance Year 2024

Amount of Shared Savings and Losses: $6,462,402

Proportion of Shared Savings invested in infrastructure, redesigned care processes, and other resources necessary to improve outcomes and reduce Medicare costs for Beneficiaries: 35%

Proportion of Shared Savings distributed to DC Participant Providers and Preferred Providers: 30%

Performance Year 2023

Amount of Shared Savings and Losses: $7,566,406

Proportion of Shared Savings invested in infrastructure, redesigned care processes, and other resources necessary to improve outcomes and reduce Medicare costs for Beneficiaries: 35%

Proportion of Shared Savings distributed to DC Participant Providers and Preferred Providers: 30%

Quality Performance Results

Quality Measure Performance for PY23

ACO Quality Measure Measure Name Rate ACO Mean
479 Risk-standardized, All-Condition Readmissions (a lower (↓) score indicates better performance) 15.48  15.29
484 Risk-standardized, All-Cause Unplanned Admissions for Patients with Multiple Chronic Conditions (a lower (↓) score indicates better performance) 31.30 31.84
NQF#3455 Timely Follow-Up After Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Conditions (a higher (↑) score indicates better performance) 73.15 71.8
CAHPS-1 Getting Timely Care, Appointments, and Information 
 
83.66 81.52
CAHPS-2 How Well Providers Communicate 93.15 93.48
CAHPS-3 Patient Rating of Provider 92.06 84.99
CAHPS-5 Health Promotion and Education 63.98 63.03
CAHPS-6 Shared Decision-Making 63.62 92.14
CAHPS-8 Care Coordination 85.78 91.38
CAHPS-9 Courteous and Helpful Office Staff 88.34 63.57
CAHPS-10 Stewardship of Patient Resources 29.80 25.48
Payment Rule Waivers

Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) 3-day Rule Waiver:

Our ACO uses the SNF 3-Day Rule Waiver, pursuant to 42 CFR §425.612.

Types of ACO participants, or combinations of participants, that formed the ACO

Networks of individual practices of ACO professionals
Hospital employing ACO professionals