Dr. Adrian Escontrias, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Escontrias
Dr. Adrian Escontrias is an anesthesiology in El Paso, TX, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Escontrias performed 5,880 Medicare services across 1,448 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Escontrias received a total of $2,289 from 23 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 88 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in anesthesiology. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Escontrias is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗Top procedures by volume
Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drug screening test | 955 | $61 | $548 |
| Drug test(s), definitive, utilizing (1) drug identification methods able to identify individual drugs and distinguish between structural isomers (but not necessarily stereoisomers), including, but not limited to gc/ms (any type, single or tandem) and lc/ms | 952 | $112 | $2,164 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 940 | $84 | $375 |
| Injection, propofol, 10 mg | 870 | $0 | $2 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 761 | $1 | $6 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 335 | $66 | $275 |
| Injection of trigger points, 3 or more muscles | 109 | $43 | $349 |
| Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into other nerve or branch | 106 | $58 | $4,848 |
| Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into upper neck and back of head nerve | 87 | $41 | $1,373 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance | 76 | $83 | $671 |
| Chronic care management, first 20 min/month | 72 | $48 | $270 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 54 | $110 | $460 |
| Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | 47 | $189 | $6,006 |
| Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into face nerve | 46 | $124 | $5,421 |
| Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level | 43 | $103 | $4,086 |
| Destruction of upper or middle spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | 36 | $443 | $10,729 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 36 | $42 | $175 |
| Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | 33 | $187 | $4,806 |
| Destruction of upper or middle spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, each additional facet joint | 33 | $261 | $3,268 |
| Other procedure on nervous system | 33 | $28 | $2,654 |
| Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level | 29 | $98 | $2,399 |
| Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | 28 | $463 | $10,124 |
| Destruction of peripheral nerve or branch | 26 | $180 | $8,120 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg | 26 | $6 | $67 |
| Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, each additional facet joint | 25 | $250 | $2,932 |
| Injection of chemical for paralysis of facial and neck nerve muscles on both sides of face | 22 | $102 | $4,500 |
| Injection into tendon at attachment to bone or muscle | 18 | $42 | $3,333 |
| Destruction of nerve branches of knee using imaging guidance | 18 | $283 | $6,493 |
| Joint injection, major joint | 17 | $53 | $362 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 16 | $85 | $300 |
| Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg | 16 | $0 | $200 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 15 | $10 | $250 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
Payments by company (2024)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
Most payments (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
4.3 mi
Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | Monthly updates |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Escontrias is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 1% in TX), and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 12%), with 19 years of practice experience.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
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All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.
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