Dr. Eric E. Sides, MD

Dr. Sides practices at Border Therapy West in El Paso, Texas.

Dr. Sides' NPI, 1922088822, was assigned on January 18, 2006. Dr. Sides graduated from UT Southwestern Medical Center in 1991. Dr. Sides holds Texas license J2331.

Dr. Sides' primary practice is Border Therapy West, at 820 E Redd Rd Ste A, El Paso, TX 79912. The practice phone is (915) 581-0712.

Dr. Sides' primary practice is Border Therapy West in El Paso, Texas. Dr. Sides is also affiliated with University Medical Center of El Paso. The medical group on file is El Paso Physical Therapy Services. Dmand AI also links Dr. Sides to 4 more hospitals, 4 group practices and clinics, 4 medical groups and 2 home health agencies, each named with a free account. Dr. Sides' employer is on file too: a physical therapy & rehab clinic.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Sides practices, 12 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Sides' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Sides is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Sides' licenses on file in 4 states: Texas, California, New Mexico and Montana.

Dmand AI lists arm, wrist, hand fracture and dislocation, arthritis, broken or dislocated ankle/ or foot, bursitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, enthesopathy in arms, fluid in a joint and hip replacement among the conditions Dr. Sides treats.

CMS data shows 833 Medicare services from Dr. Sides across 7 procedure codes in 2024, for 241 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $48,714 for them.

CMS counts 241 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Sides in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 107 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 15% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.01, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Sides' median patient age at 65, with 60% women.

In 2024, Dr. Sides wrote 109 Medicare Part D claims for 77 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 72 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $218 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 30 claims across 1 drug.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Dr. Sides for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Sides accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 22 procedures of knee replacement by Dr. Sides, more than 55% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Hip replacement: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Sides in 2021. Dr. Sides' most frequent co-authors are Scott L. Hansen, MD, Charles Kyung Chul Lee, MD and Samantha Lee Piper, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 169 general payments to Dr. Sides from 34 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 39% of the total. Acera Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $3,520.

Dr. Sides graduated from UT Southwestern Medical Center in 1991.

Dr. Sides is in network with 23 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.