Dr. Gerardo Zavala, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 2,153
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 276
- Part D claims, 2024
- 1,044
- Publications
- 3
- MIPS score, 2024
- 22
- Practice address
- 18600 North Hardy Oak Blvd, San Antonio, TX 78258
- Practice phone
- Call (210) 404-0800
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
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Dr. Gerardo Zavala is a neurosurgeon in San Antonio, Texas
Dr. Zavala practices at South Texas Spine & Surgical Hospital in San Antonio, Texas, part of Surgery Partners.
Dr. Zavala's NPI, 1275707689, was assigned on April 16, 2008. Dr. Zavala graduated from Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine in 2000. Dr. Zavala holds Texas license M9760.
- NPI
- 1275707689NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 3375619190
- NPI enumeration date
- April 16, 2008
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (210) 404-0800
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 52
- Medical school graduation
- 2000
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Gerardo Zavala practices at South Texas Spine & Surgical Hospital in San Antonio, Texas
Dr. Zavala's primary practice is South Texas Spine & Surgical Hospital, at 18600 North Hardy Oak Blvd, San Antonio, TX 78258 in Bexar County. The practice phone is (210) 404-0800.
- South Texas Spine & Surgical Hospital18600 North Hardy Oak Blvd, San Antonio, TX 78258 · Bexar CountyPhone(210) 404-0800
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Gerardo Zavala is affiliated with 8 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Zavala's primary practice is South Texas Spine & Surgical Hospital in San Antonio, Texas, part of Surgery Partners. Dr. Zavala is also affiliated with Baptist Medical Center. The medical group on file is Neurosurgery & Spine Consultants. Dmand AI also links Dr. Zavala to 4 more hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Gerardo Zavala's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Zavala practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| South Texas Spine & Surgical Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +7 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Gerardo Zavala is one of 603 neurosurgeons in Texas
Neurological surgery is Dr. Zavala's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207T00000X. Dr. Zavala is board certified in neurological surgery by the American Board of Neurological Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Zavala's licenses on file in 2 states: Texas and Illinois.
Specialties and state licenses
- Neurological surgery, TexasPrimary
- Illinois license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists back and neck pain treatment without fusion, lower back pain, muscle pain, fibromyalgia, and limb pain, neck pain and spine problems, spinal fusion and thoracic spine disorders among the conditions Dr. Zavala treats.
Neurosurgeons near Dr. Zavala
Counts of neurosurgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Gerardo Zavala billed Medicare for 2,153 services in 2024
CMS data shows 2,153 Medicare services from Dr. Zavala across 22 procedure codes in 2024, for 276 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $159,778 for them.
Dr. Zavala's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 1,7702024: 1,46517%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 4662024: 33827%
- Surgery
- 2023: 2392024: 2442%
- Imaging
- 2023: 2522024: 10658%
- Other services
- 2023: 222024: 0100%
Where Dr. Zavala's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office1,90989%
- In a facility24411%
Dr. Zavala compared with the Texas median for neurosurgeons, 2024
- Dr. Zavala
- Texas median
- Medicare services
- 2,153vs 21210.2 times
- Medicare patients
- 276vs 1382.0 times
- Part D claims
- 1,004vs 5817.3 times
Medians across 518 neurosurgeons in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Zavala's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Gerardo Zavala treated 276 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 70
CMS counts 276 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Zavala in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 150 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 12% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.32, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Zavala's median patient age at 64, with 56% women.
Dr. Zavala's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Zavala's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women14251%
- Men13449%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Zavala's Medicare patients, 2024
- Arthritis75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Diabetes43%
- Ischemic heart disease38%
- Anxiety32%
- Osteoporosis28%
- Chronic kidney disease27%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Zavala's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 64
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women56%
- Men42%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Gerardo Zavala wrote 1,044 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Zavala wrote 1,044 Medicare Part D claims for 300 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,004 of them, across 12 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $12,236 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,020 claims across 10 drugs.
Dr. Zavala's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic1,039 claims100%
- Brand-name and other5 claims0%
Dr. Zavala's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Zavala's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics1%12 of 1,044 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 1,0202024: 1,0042%
Drugs named by CMS: 12 in 2024, 10 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Gerardo Zavala scored 22 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 22 out of 100 for Dr. Zavala for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Zavala accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 63 procedures of laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones) by Dr. Zavala, more than 84% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Zavala's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 22of 100Final score
- 0of 100Quality
- 0of 100Improvement Activities
- 72of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Zavala ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Spinal fusion
- 75th percentile106 procedures
- Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones)
- 84th percentile63 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Gerardo Zavala has 3 publications on record
Dmand AI links 3 papers to Dr. Zavala, published from 2018 to 2020. The most frequent topics are Mexico and Obesity.
Dr. Zavala's papers by year, 2018 to 2020
Topics Dr. Zavala writes about most
- Mexico
- Obesity
Recent publications by Dr. Zavala
Parasitol Int
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol
See who Dr. Zavala researches with
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Gerardo Zavala received $3,174 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 43 general payments to Dr. Zavala from 13 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 77% of the total. Si-bone, Inc. paid the most, $1,205.
General payments to Dr. Zavala by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Zavala by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$2,43377%
- Travel and lodging$74123%
Companies that paid Dr. Zavala the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Gerardo Zavala graduated from Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine
Dr. Zavala graduated from Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine in 2000. Dr. Zavala is a member of CNS.
- Medical school
- Board certified in neurological surgery
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Gerardo Zavala accepts plans from 12 insurance carriers
Dr. Zavala is in network with 12 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Elevance
- United Healthcare
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- Humana
- Cigna
- Molina
- Aspirus Health Plan
- +4 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Zavala accepts, by number of carriers
- HMO7
- Medicare7
- PPO7
- POS5
- EPO3
- Medicaid1
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Gerardo Zavala's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Gerardo Zavala's NPI number?
Dr. Gerardo Zavala's NPI number is 1275707689. It was assigned on April 16, 2008, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Gerardo Zavala?
Dr. Gerardo Zavala is a neurosurgeon in San Antonio, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Neurological Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207T00000X).
Where does Dr. Gerardo Zavala practice?
Dr. Zavala practices at 18600 North Hardy Oak Blvd, San Antonio, TX 78258. Dr. Zavala's primary practice is South Texas Spine & Surgical Hospital in San Antonio, Texas, part of Surgery Partners. Dmand AI also links Dr. Zavala to 4 hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 home health agency.
What is Dr. Gerardo Zavala's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Zavala is (210) 404-0800.
What is Dr. Gerardo Zavala's medical license number?
Dr. Zavala holds Texas license M9760, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Gerardo Zavala been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Zavala in Texas (2008 to 2026) and Illinois (2001 to 2014).
Which hospitals is Dr. Gerardo Zavala affiliated with?
Dr. Zavala practices at South Texas Spine & Surgical Hospital in San Antonio, Texas. Dr. Zavala is also affiliated with Baptist Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Zavala to 4 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Gerardo Zavala part of?
Dr. Zavala is linked to Neurosurgery & Spine Consultants.
Does Dr. Gerardo Zavala accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Zavala billed Medicare for 2,153 services in 2024, and Dr. Zavala accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Gerardo Zavala's MIPS score?
Dr. Zavala's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 22 out of 100, reported individually.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Gerardo Zavala see?
CMS counts 276 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Zavala in 2024, with an average age of 70.
Is Dr. Gerardo Zavala board certified?
Yes. Dr. Zavala is board certified in neurological surgery by the American Board of Neurological Surgery.
What services does Dr. Gerardo Zavala bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Zavala's most billed Medicare services were physical therapy and rehabilitation (97110), nerve and brain test (95886) and office visit, established patient (99214).
Where did Dr. Gerardo Zavala go to medical school?
Dr. Zavala graduated from Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine in 2000.
What drugs does Dr. Gerardo Zavala prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Zavala's most prescribed drugs by claims were Gabapentin, Tizanidine HCl and Methocarbamol.
Has Dr. Gerardo Zavala received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $3,174 in general payments to Dr. Zavala from 13 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Si-bone, Inc.
How long has Dr. Gerardo Zavala been practicing?
Dr. Zavala graduated from medical school in 2000, 26 years ago.
Does Dr. Gerardo Zavala do research?
Dmand AI links 3 publications to Dr. Zavala, published from 2018 to 2020.
What insurance does Dr. Gerardo Zavala accept?
Dr. Zavala is in network with 12 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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