Dr. Alaina Marie Brelin, MD

  • San Antonio, TX
  • Orthopedic surgeon
NPI1063774529PAC ID8628401072
Medicare services, 2024
151
Medicare patients, 2024
77
Part D claims, 2024
77
Publications
10
Hospital affiliations
2
Practice address
18600 North Hardy Oak Blvd, San Antonio, TX 78258
Practice phone
Call (210) 404-0800
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Primary practice

South Texas Spine & Surgical Hospital

Hospital · San Antonio, Texas

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Dr. Alaina Marie Brelin is an orthopedic surgeon in San Antonio, Texas

Dr. Brelin practices at South Texas Spine & Surgical Hospital in San Antonio, Texas, part of Surgery Partners.

Dr. Brelin's NPI, 1063774529, was assigned on June 11, 2012. Dr. Brelin graduated from Northeast Ohio Medical University in 2012. Dr. Brelin holds Texas license S9469.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
8628401072
NPI enumeration date
June 11, 2012
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(210) 404-0800
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
40
Medical school graduation
2012

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Alaina Marie Brelin practices at South Texas Spine & Surgical Hospital in San Antonio, Texas

Dr. Brelin'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.

Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dr. Alaina Marie Brelin is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 4 medical groups

Dr. Brelin's primary practice is South Texas Spine & Surgical Hospital in San Antonio, Texas, part of Surgery Partners. Dr. Brelin is also affiliated with Baptist Medical Center. The medical group on file is TruOrtho. Dmand AI also links Dr. Brelin to 3 more medical groups and 2 group practices and clinics, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Alaina Marie Brelin's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Brelin practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
South Texas Spine & Surgical HospitalAvailable with a free account
+3 more sites and 3 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Alaina Marie Brelin is one of 1,394 orthopedic surgeons in Texas

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Brelin's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Brelin is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Brelin's licenses on file in 5 states: Texas, Illinois, Ohio, Virginia and District of Columbia.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Orthopaedic surgery, TexasPrimaryLicense S9469 · 2021 to 2027 · taxonomy 207X00000X
  • Illinois license2022 to 2026
  • Ohio license2022 to 2026
  • Virginia licenseLicense 0101255126 · 2013 to 2026
  • District of Columbia license2014 to 2015

Orthopedic surgeons near Dr. Brelin

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Alaina Marie Brelin billed Medicare for 151 services in 2024

CMS data shows 151 Medicare services from Dr. Brelin across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 77 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $15,847 for them.

Medicare services, 2024151
Medicare patients77
Paid by Medicare$15,847
Procedure codes6

Dr. Brelin's Medicare services by type, 2024

  1. Imaging79
  2. Office and hospital visits60
  3. Surgery12

Where Dr. Brelin's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office13992%
  • In a facility128%

Dr. Brelin compared with the Texas median for orthopedic surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Brelin
  • Texas median
Medicare services
151vs 1,06286% below
Medicare patients
77vs 24368% below
Part D claims
44vs 21980% below

Medians across 1,283 orthopedic surgeons in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Brelin's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Alaina Marie Brelin treated 77 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74

CMS counts 77 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Brelin in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 43 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 74% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 0.83, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Brelin's median patient age at 68, with 67% women.

Medicare patients, 202477
Average age74
Average risk score0.83

Dr. Brelin's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Brelin's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women5166%
  • Men2634%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Brelin's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. Arthritis75%
  2. High cholesterol74%
  3. High blood pressure70%
  4. Ischemic heart disease25%
  5. Anxiety19%
  6. Diabetes19%
  7. Atrial fibrillation18%
  8. Osteoporosis16%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Brelin's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 68

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women67%
  • Men33%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Alaina Marie Brelin wrote 77 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Brelin wrote 77 Medicare Part D claims for 39 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 44 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $687 in total drug cost.

Part D claims, 202477
Drugs named by CMS3
Total drug cost$687
Part D patients39

Dr. Brelin's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic76 claims99%
  • Brand-name and other1 claims1%

Dr. Brelin'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. Brelin's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids26%20 of 77 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

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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. Alaina Marie Brelin ranks in the 81st percentile for knee replacement in Medicare

Dr. Brelin accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 54 procedures of knee replacement by Dr. Brelin, more than 81% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Where Dr. Brelin ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Knee replacement
81st percentile54 procedures
Hip replacement
75th percentile29 procedures

CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Alaina Marie Brelin has 10 publications on record

Dmand AI links 10 papers to Dr. Brelin, published from 2014 to 2018. 2016 was the busiest year, with 4. The most frequent topics are Military Personnel, Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries and Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. Dr. Brelin has published most often in Am J Sports Med. Dr. Brelin's most frequent co-authors are George Christian Balazs, MD, Theodora Catherine Dworak, MD and Terrence Damon Anderson, MD.

Papers10
Years published2014 to 2018

Dr. Brelin's papers by year, 2014 to 2018

Topics Dr. Brelin writes about most

  • Military Personnel
  • Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries
  • Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
  • Menisci, Tibial
  • Plastic Surgery Procedures
  • Recovery of Function
  • Tibial Meniscus Injuries

Dr. Brelin's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Brelin

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Alaina Marie Brelin received $5,368 in industry payments from 2018 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 20 general payments to Dr. Brelin from 8 drug and device companies from 2018 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 81% of the total. Medinc of Texas paid the most, $4,389.

General payments to Dr. Brelin by program year, 2018 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Brelin by kind, 2018 to 2025

$5.4Kin total
  • Education$4,35081%
  • Food and beverage$87016%
  • Travel and lodging$1473%

Companies that paid Dr. Brelin the most, 2018 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Alaina Marie Brelin graduated from Northeast Ohio Medical University

Dr. Brelin graduated from Northeast Ohio Medical University in 2012.

  1. Medical schoolNortheast Ohio Medical University
  2. Board certified in orthopaedic surgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Alaina Marie Brelin accepts plans from 22 insurance carriers

Dr. Brelin is in network with 22 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

Plan types Dr. Brelin accepts, by number of carriers

  1. HMO13
  2. PPO13
  3. Medicare10
  4. POS6
  5. EPO3
  6. Medicaid1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Alaina Marie Brelin's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare 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 percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Alaina Marie Brelin's NPI number?

Dr. Alaina Marie Brelin's NPI number is 1063774529. It was assigned on June 11, 2012, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Alaina Marie Brelin?

Dr. Alaina Marie Brelin is an orthopedic surgeon in San Antonio, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).

Where does Dr. Alaina Marie Brelin practice?

Dr. Brelin practices at 18600 North Hardy Oak Blvd, San Antonio, TX 78258. Dr. Brelin's primary practice is South Texas Spine & Surgical Hospital in San Antonio, Texas, part of Surgery Partners. Dmand AI also links Dr. Brelin to 3 medical groups and 2 group practices and clinics.

What is Dr. Alaina Marie Brelin's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Brelin is (210) 404-0800.

What is Dr. Alaina Marie Brelin's medical license number?

Dr. Brelin holds Texas license S9469, one of the licenses on file in 5 states.

Which states has Dr. Alaina Marie Brelin been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Brelin in Texas (2021 to 2027), Illinois (2022 to 2026), Ohio (2022 to 2026), Virginia (2013 to 2026) and District of Columbia (2014 to 2015).

Which hospitals is Dr. Alaina Marie Brelin affiliated with?

Dr. Brelin practices at South Texas Spine & Surgical Hospital in San Antonio, Texas. Dr. Brelin is also affiliated with Baptist Medical Center.

What medical group is Dr. Alaina Marie Brelin part of?

Dr. Brelin is linked to TruOrtho. Dmand AI links Dr. Brelin to 3 more medical groups.

Does Dr. Alaina Marie Brelin accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Brelin billed Medicare for 151 services in 2024, and Dr. Brelin accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Alaina Marie Brelin see?

CMS counts 77 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Brelin in 2024, with an average age of 74.

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Is Dr. Alaina Marie Brelin board certified?

Yes. Dr. Brelin is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.

What services does Dr. Alaina Marie Brelin bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Brelin's most billed Medicare services were diagnostic imaging (73502), diagnostic imaging (73564) and office visit, new patient (99203).

Where did Dr. Alaina Marie Brelin go to medical school?

Dr. Brelin graduated from Northeast Ohio Medical University in 2012.

What drugs does Dr. Alaina Marie Brelin prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Brelin's most prescribed drugs by claims were Meloxicam, Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen and Celecoxib.

Has Dr. Alaina Marie Brelin received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $5,368 in general payments to Dr. Brelin from 8 companies from 2018 to 2025. The largest total came from Medinc of Texas.

How long has Dr. Alaina Marie Brelin been practicing?

Dr. Brelin graduated from medical school in 2012, 14 years ago.

Does Dr. Alaina Marie Brelin do research?

Dmand AI links 10 publications to Dr. Brelin, published from 2014 to 2018.

Who does Dr. Alaina Marie Brelin publish with?

Dr. Brelin's most frequent co-authors are George Christian Balazs, MD (4 shared papers), Theodora Catherine Dworak, MD (3 shared papers) and Terrence Damon Anderson, MD (1 shared paper).

What insurance does Dr. Alaina Marie Brelin accept?

Dr. Brelin is in network with 22 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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