Treatment Tracker
The Doctors and Services in Medicare Part B
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ALVARO HERNANDEZ M.D.
EL PASO, TX, 79912
How This Provider Compares
This Provider
Avg in State & Specialty
Providers in this state and specialty were reimbursed, on average, $405 per patient in 2015.
They performed about 7 services per patient. Here’s how this provider compares.
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How This Provider’s Patients Compare
Doctors often say their patients are sicker or more complex than those of their peers. The measure displayed below, used by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, takes into account patients’ characteristics to estimate whether they are expected to have above-average Medicare spending. It considers patients’ age, sex, diagnoses from the past year and other factors. This provider’s score below takes into account all of his Part B patients.
This Provider's Services
This provider performed 100 different services in 2015
(73 were redacted as they were performed on less than 11 patients)
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CATEGORYDescription of Service |
Times Performed (or Units) | This Service's Rank | Patients | Unique Visits Per Patient |
Billed to Medicare | Payments from Medicare |
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DRUGSInjection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg Service Code: J1030Performed in an office |
663 times performed, 21% of his services |
1st 7th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
325 patients got this service, 53% of his patients |
1.5 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.4) |
$7,956.00an average of $12.00 per time performed |
$1,770.21 an average of $2.67 per time performed |
MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEMAspiration and/or injection of large joint or joint capsule + Aspiration and/or injection of large joint or joint capsule × Service Code: 20610Performed in an office |
485 times performed, 15% of his services |
2nd 3rd most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
311 patients got this service, 51% of his patients |
1.5 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.7) |
$106,050.10an average of $218.66 per time performed |
$22,135.40 an average of $45.64 per time performed |
EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENTEstablished patient office or other outpatient visit, typ... + Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes × Service Code: 99212Performed in an office |
412 times performed, 13% of his services |
3rd 9th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
269 patients got this service, 44% of his patients |
1.5 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.4) |
$42,436.00an average of $103.00 per time performed |
$11,845.00 an average of $28.75 per time performed |
RADIOLOGYX-ray of knee, 4 or more views Service Code: 73564Performed in an office |
270 times performed, 8% of his services |
4th 17th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
207 patients got this service, 34% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.1) |
$27,720.90an average of $102.67 per time performed |
$7,217.10 an average of $26.73 per time performed |
EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENTEstablished patient office or other outpatient visit, typ... + Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes × Service Code: 99213Performed in an office |
204 times performed, 6% of his services |
5th 2nd most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
184 patients got this service, 30% of his patients |
1.1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.6) |
$35,465.40an average of $173.85 per time performed |
$9,898.08 an average of $48.52 per time performed |
EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENTNew patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 3... + New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes × Service Code: 99203Performed in an office |
170 times performed, 5% of his services |
6th 6th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
170 patients got this service, 28% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$43,350.00an average of $255.00 per time performed |
$11,374.70 an average of $66.91 per time performed |
RADIOLOGYX-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views Service Code: 73030Performed in an office |
107 times performed, 3% of his services |
7th 12th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
87 patients got this service, 14% of his patients |
1.1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.3) |
$8,025.00an average of $75.00 per time performed |
$2,189.22 an average of $20.46 per time performed |
RADIOLOGYService Code: 73560Performed in an office |
103 times performed, 3% of his services |
8th 14th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
68 patients got this service, 11% of his patients |
1.2 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.3) |
$7,725.00an average of $75.00 per time performed |
$2,083.69 an average of $20.23 per time performed |
MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEMComputer-assisted surgical navigational procedure for bon... + Computer-assisted surgical navigational procedure for bone procedures × Service Code: 20985Performed in a facility |
61 times performed, 2% of his services |
9th 72nd most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
57 patients got this service, 9% of his patients |
1.1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$22,143.00an average of $363.00 per time performed |
$6,986.33 an average of $114.53 per time performed |
MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEMService Code: 27447Performed in a facility |
57 times performed, 2% of his services |
10th 22nd most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
53 patients got this service, 9% of his patients |
1.1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$206,796.00an average of $3,628.00 per time performed |
$59,435.04 an average of $1,042.72 per time performed |
RADIOLOGYService Code: 72170Performed in an office |
50 times performed, 2% of his services |
11th 19th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
50 patients got this service, 8% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.2) |
$3,500.00an average of $70.00 per time performed |
$970.00 an average of $19.40 per time performed |
RADIOLOGYX-ray of ribs of one side of body, minimum of 2 views Service Code: 73510Performed in an office |
49 times performed, 2% of his services |
12th 15th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
38 patients got this service, 6% of his patients |
1.3 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.4) |
$4,704.00an average of $96.00 per time performed |
$1,211.77 an average of $24.73 per time performed |
RADIOLOGYX-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views Service Code: 73610Performed in an office |
34 times performed, 1% of his services |
13th 28th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
16 patients got this service, 3% of his patients |
2.1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.6) |
$2,788.00an average of $82.00 per time performed |
$749.70 an average of $22.05 per time performed |
MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEMService Code: 27446Performed in a facility |
33 times performed, 1% of his services |
14th 210th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
33 patients got this service, 5% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$91,740.00an average of $2,780.00 per time performed |
$28,918.56 an average of $876.32 per time performed |
EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENTNew patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 2... + New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes × Service Code: 99202Performed in an office |
26 times performed, 0.81% of his services |
15th 35th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
26 patients got this service, 4% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$4,576.00an average of $176.00 per time performed |
$1,123.98 an average of $43.23 per time performed |
RADIOLOGYService Code: 73562Performed in an office |
26 times performed, 0.81% of his services |
16th 8th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
16 patients got this service, 3% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.2) |
$2,184.00an average of $84.00 per time performed |
$595.14 an average of $22.89 per time performed |
RADIOLOGYX-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views Service Code: 73110Performed in an office |
25 times performed, 0.78% of his services |
17th 32nd most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
14 patients got this service, 2% of his patients |
1.8 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.7) |
$2,300.00an average of $92.00 per time performed |
$615.50 an average of $24.62 per time performed |
MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEMAspiration and/or injection of medium joint or joint capsule + Aspiration and/or injection of medium joint or joint capsule × Service Code: 20605Performed in an office |
22 times performed, 0.68% of his services |
18th 53rd most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
20 patients got this service, 3% of his patients |
1.1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.2) |
$3,239.94an average of $147.27 per time performed |
$767.58 an average of $34.89 per time performed |
RADIOLOGYX-ray lower and sacral spine including bending views mini... + X-ray lower and sacral spine including bending views minimum 6 views × Service Code: 72114Performed in an office |
21 times performed, 0.65% of his services |
19th 129th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
21 patients got this service, 3% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$3,276.00an average of $156.00 per time performed |
$929.46 an average of $44.26 per time performed |
RADIOLOGYX-ray of pelvis, minimum of 3 views Service Code: 72190Performed in an office |
21 times performed, 0.65% of his services |
20th 128th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
21 patients got this service, 3% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.2) |
$2,184.00an average of $104.00 per time performed |
$548.10 an average of $26.10 per time performed |
RADIOLOGYService Code: 73221Performed in an office |
18 times performed, 0.56% of his services |
21st 84th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
18 patients got this service, 3% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$14,761.98an average of $820.11 per time performed |
$2,882.52 an average of $160.14 per time performed |
MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEMInjections of tendon attachment to bone Service Code: 20551Performed in an office |
18 times performed, 0.56% of his services |
22nd 140th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
13 patients got this service, 2% of his patients |
1.2 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.1) |
$2,610.00an average of $145.00 per time performed |
$675.90 an average of $37.55 per time performed |
RADIOLOGYX-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views Service Code: 73630Performed in an office |
17 times performed, 0.53% of his services |
23rd 24th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
14 patients got this service, 2% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.5) |
$1,309.00an average of $77.00 per time performed |
$340.85 an average of $20.05 per time performed |
EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENTEstablished patient office or other outpatient visit, typ... + Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 5 minutes × Service Code: 99211Performed in an office |
15 times performed, 0.47% of his services |
24th 78th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
15 patients got this service, 2% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.5) |
$720.00an average of $48.00 per time performed |
$193.35 an average of $12.89 per time performed |
RADIOLOGYService Code: 73721Performed in an office |
14 times performed, 0.43% of his services |
25th 60th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
13 patients got this service, 2% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$11,346.02an average of $810.43 per time performed |
$2,096.22 an average of $149.73 per time performed |
RADIOLOGYX-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views Service Code: 73130Performed in an office |
14 times performed, 0.43% of his services |
26th 36th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
11 patients got this service, 2% of his patients |
1.2 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.2) |
$1,120.00an average of $80.00 per time performed |
$231.84 an average of $16.56 per time performed |
MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEMReplacement of thigh bone and hip joint prosthesis Service Code: 27130Performed in a facility |
11 times performed, 0.34% of his services |
27th 41st most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
11 patients got this service, 2% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$37,257.00an average of $3,387.00 per time performed |
$10,437.46 an average of $948.86 per time performed |
Office Visits
Medicare reimburses office visits using a five-point scale, with five being the most intensive and costly. The chart below shows what percentage of this provider’s office visits were reimbursed at each level. A higher than average proportion of costly visits is not necessarily an indication of a problem, but it may be worth asking about.
This provider did not bill Medicare for any 5’s.
Alvaro A Hernandez
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Notes: Medicare redacted this data for any services provided to fewer than 11 patients. The contact information listed above is the most current we have for this provider. The services listed on this page may have been delivered at a previous address or as part of a different practice.
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Sources: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, National Plan and Provider Enumeration System, American Medical Association
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