Dr. Eduardo Vazquez, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Vazquez
Dr. Eduardo Vazquez is an interventional pain medicine physician in El Paso, TX, with 17 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Vazquez performed 11,301 Medicare services across 2,455 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Vazquez received a total of $21,889 from 19 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 822 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in interventional pain medicine physician. 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. Vazquez 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joint lubricant injection (Gel-Syn) | 6,720 | $1 | $12 |
| Dexamethasone injection (steroid) | 1,820 | $0 | $5 |
| Drug screening test | 343 | $59 | $187 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 288 | $90 | $380 |
| 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 | 212 | $194 | $597 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 120 | $10 | $43 |
| Magnesium level test | 120 | $6 | $27 |
| Phosphate level test | 120 | $5 | $20 |
| Uric acid level test | 120 | $4 | $20 |
| Vitamin B-12 level test | 115 | $14 | $62 |
| Folic acid level test | 115 | $14 | $60 |
| Vitamin D level test | 113 | $28 | $111 |
| Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement | 112 | $85 | $342 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 107 | $8 | $32 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 102 | $113 | $532 |
| Joint injection, major joint | 96 | $47 | $272 |
| Injection, midazolam hydrochloride, per 1 mg | 86 | $0 | $39 |
| 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 | 69 | $111 | $344 |
| Injection of trigger points, 3 or more muscles | 67 | $44 | $205 |
| 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 | 61 | $153 | $470 |
| Creatine kinase (cardiac enzyme) level, total | 54 | $6 | $27 |
| Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | 50 | $243 | $1,776 |
| Injection, fentanyl citrate, 0.1 mg | 47 | $1 | $70 |
| Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | 34 | $185 | $1,168 |
| Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level | 33 | $102 | $622 |
| Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | 27 | $483 | $1,948 |
| Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, each additional facet joint | 26 | $266 | $813 |
| Cortisol (hormone) measurement, free | 21 | $16 | $68 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 21 | $10 | $40 |
| Ferritin level test (iron stores) | 18 | $12 | $56 |
| Iron level test | 18 | $6 | $27 |
| Iron binding capacity test | 18 | $8 | $36 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 16 | $62 | $268 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 5-10 minutes | 12 | $21 | $238 |
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
1.7 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. Vazquez is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 5% in TX), and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 17%), with 17 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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