Active NPI 1013915503 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Alvaro A Hernandez , MD

Orthopaedic Surgery • El Paso, TX

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Alvaro Hernandez, MD is a certified Orthopaedic Surgery practicing in El Paso, TX. With approximately 44 years of clinical experience since graduating from University Of Texas Medical School At San Antonio in 1982, Dr. Hernandez delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 4646 N MESA.

Dr. Hernandez maintains professional affiliations with El Paso Physical Therapy Specialists Llc, El Paso Therapy Services, Inc., Bhs Physicians Network, Inc and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg, established patient outpatient office visit, aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

4646 N Mesa

El Paso, TX 799123584

Telephone 9153136300

Fax 9153136300

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Eduardo Hazarian, Md & Alvaro Hernandez, Md Facility NPI 1558382218

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

University Of Texas Medical School At San Antonio

Graduation Year

1982

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Orthopaedic Surgery in El Paso, TX

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

44 Yrs +16.0 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 28.0 Yrs

State Avg: 25.4 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

52 Specialists

Practicing in El Paso, TX (1627 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

1.9% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

66.3% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Hernandez (44 Years) 44 Yrs

El Paso Specialty Average (28.0 Years) 28.0 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	1,026	114	$6.00	$0.97
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	261	173	$202.00	$85.43
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	176	109	$191.00	$70.94
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views	145	100	$87.20	$43.94
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	54	54	$299.00	$105.45
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	47	39	$78.64	$32.10
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	40	32	$66.40	$32.78
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	35	33	$3941.00	$1258.33
72170 X-ray of pelvis, 1-2 views	30	30	$90.00	$26.27
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	25	19	$116.00	$44.68
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	13	12	$122.00	$53.86

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	1,088	140	$6.00	$1.07
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	276	196	$202.00	$84.82
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views	201	142	$85.99	$44.36
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	195	140	$191.00	$71.56
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	83	83	$299.00	$107.42
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	64	50	$79.75	$31.30
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	40	39	$3941.00	$1197.77
72170 X-ray of pelvis, 1-2 views	36	36	$90.00	$26.79
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	35	28	$122.00	$52.58
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	33	23	$116.00	$45.01
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	31	24	$64.26	$33.12

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	1,497	191	$5.35	$1.13
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	388	247	$191.65	$86.80
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	275	184	$180.35	$69.86
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views	237	165	$85.57	$44.84
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	105	105	$282.09	$105.90
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	87	68	$79.55	$32.45
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	64	48	$63.56	$33.40
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	58	55	$3719.74	$1185.70
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	50	38	$108.60	$42.27
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	46	40	$114.39	$54.24
72170 X-ray of pelvis, 1-2 views	38	36	$84.53	$27.17
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis	14	14	$3590.14	$1137.56

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	1,493	191	$5.00	$1.27
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	285	189	$175.00	$67.57
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	272	200	$186.00	$87.24
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views	230	169	$85.72	$44.10
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	192	129	$112.00	$53.62
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	121	121	$275.00	$107.53
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	71	59	$73.34	$32.03
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	54	45	$67.56	$33.35
20985 Computer-assisted surgery for muscle and bone procedure	48	45	$384.00	$139.67
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	48	29	$106.00	$45.41
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	45	44	$3628.00	$1210.47
72170 X-ray of pelvis, 1-2 views	34	30	$80.26	$25.78

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	1,874	223	$5.00	$1.46
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	356	211	$175.00	$65.78
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	219	166	$186.00	$72.83
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views	217	162	$85.97	$42.33
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	204	143	$112.00	$43.98
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	121	121	$275.00	$104.74
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	104	80	$75.77	$31.87
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	66	55	$66.02	$31.46
72170 X-ray of pelvis, 1-2 views	55	54	$82.00	$27.36
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	50	47	$3628.00	$1316.46
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	34	30	$106.00	$43.50
20985 Computer-assisted surgery for muscle and bone procedure	32	32	$384.00	$143.84
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	21	21	$274.00	$105.71
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis	11	11	$3525.00	$1335.88

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	2,175	258	$5.00	$1.59
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	401	249	$175.00	$64.25
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	356	222	$112.00	$43.07
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views	284	207	$82.49	$39.24
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	152	152	$275.00	$102.07
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	139	125	$186.00	$70.94
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	135	105	$72.60	$30.40
20985 Computer-assisted surgery for muscle and bone procedure	75	71	$384.00	$144.07
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	62	50	$63.74	$28.60
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	57	55	$3628.00	$1324.13
72170 X-ray of pelvis, 1-2 views	47	47	$82.00	$31.28
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	34	24	$106.00	$40.70
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	27	27	$274.00	$104.73
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	21	21	$191.00	$73.41
73110 X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views	19	13	$94.00	$34.57
20605 Aspiration and/or injection of medium joint or joint capsule	16	16	$135.00	$41.34
27446 Repair of knee joint	11	11	$3011.00	$1133.21

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	2,074	262	$5.00	$1.79
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	457	282	$103.00	$40.68
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	390	250	$175.45	$61.75
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views	239	184	$96.65	$36.22
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	184	184	$255.00	$99.20
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	148	135	$173.00	$68.27
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	145	111	$71.90	$28.47
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	92	75	$67.92	$26.87
20985 Computer-assisted surgery for muscle and bone procedure	70	64	$363.00	$140.18
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	59	58	$3628.00	$1318.29
72170 X-ray of pelvis, 1-2 views	57	53	$69.18	$28.95
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	44	34	$76.11	$35.43
73610 X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views	16	14	$82.00	$28.95
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis	13	13	$3387.00	$1286.99
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	13	13	$176.00	$70.26

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	2,425	287	$5.00	$1.79
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	529	305	$103.00	$39.54
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	460	284	$181.09	$62.06
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views	262	190	$98.19	$35.50
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	200	200	$255.00	$98.37
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	156	116	$74.04	$27.59
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	149	139	$173.00	$66.84
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	103	85	$74.27	$26.01
20985 Computer-assisted surgery for muscle and bone procedure	80	75	$363.00	$137.84
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	70	66	$3628.00	$1288.00
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	44	30	$80.00	$37.33
72190 X-ray of pelvis, minimum of 3 views	38	38	$104.00	$34.08
72170 X-ray of pelvis, 1-2 views	29	29	$70.00	$28.79
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis	17	17	$3387.00	$1229.48
73610 X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views	17	12	$82.00	$28.28
27446 Repair of knee joint	11	11	$2780.00	$1130.36

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Orthopaedic Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207X00000X

State License TX G3459

An orthopaedic surgeon is trained in the preservation, investigation and restoration of the form and function of the extremities, spine and associated structures by medical, surgical and physical means. An orthopaedic surgeon is involved with the care of patients whose musculoskeletal problems include congenital deformities, trauma, infections, tumors, metabolic disturbances of the musculoskeletal system, deformities, injuries and degenerative diseases of the spine, hands, feet, knee, hip, shoulder and elbow in children and adults. An orthopaedic surgeon is also concerned with primary and secondary muscular problems and the effects of central or peripheral nervous system lesions of the musculoskeletal system.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

110328504 (TX)

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

El Paso Physical Therapy Specialists Llc

6151 Dew Dr, El Paso, TX 799123912

Phone: 9155819606

El Paso Therapy Services, Inc.

6151 Dew Dr, El Paso, TX 799123912

El Paso Therapy Services, Inc.

6151 Dew Dr, El Paso, TX 799123912

Bhs Physicians Network, Inc

4646 N Mesa St, El Paso, TX 799126104

Phone: 9153136300

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

6 Associated Practitioners

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Orthopaedic Surgery - Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery

NPI 1306008180

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Dr. Thomas Alost , MD

Orthopaedic Surgery

NPI 1508864182

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Dr. Cheryl Ledford , MD

Orthopaedic Surgery

NPI 1548203292

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Dr. Richard Westbrook , MD

Orthopaedic Surgery

NPI 1831165356

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Gabriela Martinez , FNP-C

Nurse Practitioner - Family

NPI 1851670285

Family Nurse Practitioner (Certified)

Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

11 Historical Events

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NPI Profile Active March 02, 2017

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location March 02, 2017

Registered at 4646 N MESA, EL PASO, TX 799123584 (Tel: 9153136300)

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Updated Business Mailing Address March 02, 2017

Registered at 4646 N MESA ST, EL PASO, TX 799126104 (Tel: 9155331628)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated March 02, 2017

Recorded as ALVARO HERNANDEZ, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) March 02, 2017

Orthopaedic Surgery (License #G3459 in TX)

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NPI Profile Active September 08, 2008

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location September 08, 2008

Registered at 4646 N MESA, EL PASO, TX 799123584 (Tel: 9153136300)

📍

Updated Business Mailing Address September 08, 2008

Registered at 4646 N MESA ST, EL PASO, TX 799126104 (Tel: 9155331628)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated September 08, 2008

Recorded as ALVARO HERNANDEZ, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) September 08, 2008

Specialist (License #G3459 in TX)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration July 08, 2005

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1013915503

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: July 08, 2005

Last Update: March 02, 2017

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

4646 N Mesa St

El Paso, TX 799126104

Phone: 9155331628

Public Domain Record This profile contains public domain information published by CMS and NPPES under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

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