CV for Richard Villafana, M.D.
Born: Monterrey Mexico March 9, 1957
Naturalized Citizen, San Antonio TX 1963
Languages Spoken: English, Spanish
High School : Oliver Wendell Holmes, San Antonio Tx 1971-75
Universities: St. Mary’s University, San Antonio, TX, 1975-Spring 1976
Notre Dame University, South Bend, IN, Fall 1976
St. Mary’s University, San Antonio, Tx Spring 1977-79
Graduated Magna Cum Laude, BA, Biology Degree
Medical School: University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio Tx. 1979-83
Private Practice Pediatrics 1983-84, Ran Pediatric private practice office where I saw outpatient babies,
Children, and Adolescents
Residency: University of Texas SW Memorial Family Medicine, Houston, Tx 1984-87
Texas License Held since 1983
Board Certified Family Medicine 1987-2020
Private Family Medicine practice 1987-1993. Duties and activities- Treated both inpatient and
Outpatient adults and made hospital and nursing home rounds and management of chronic
and acute illnesses. Privileges at Baptist Memorial Hospital and Santa Rosa Hospital.
WellMed Medical Management Group Practice 1993-2023. Clinician from 1993-2013, duties included.
Both inpatient and outpatient management and treatment of adult patients.
Medical Director 2013-2023. Duties included consultations and direct contact with local
Private practice physicians to educate them on CMS quality and utilization metrics.
Included traveling to Florida one week a month for education of Florida physicians from
2015-2016. Director of Contracted Market Cost and Care for San Antonio from 2017-2020
Dealing primarily with helping to manage utilization for contracted private practice
Physicians. Was directly involved in establishing a WellMed program for management of
patients with chronic kidney disease.
Retired from WellMed July 28th, 2023.
Additional skills: Familiar with basic skill in Microsoft Excel and Power Point.
References available upon request.