Dr. John A. Pilcher Jr., MD

Dr. Pilcher practices at Huebner Ambulatory Surgery Center in San Antonio, Texas.

Dr. Pilcher's NPI, 1356339550, was assigned on October 11, 2005. Dr. Pilcher graduated from UVA School of Medicine in 1990. Dr. Pilcher holds Texas license K6688.

Dr. Pilcher's primary practice is Huebner Ambulatory Surgery Center, at 9618 Huebner Road Suite 111, San Antonio, TX 78240. The practice phone is (972) 352-3795.

Dr. Pilcher's primary practice is Huebner Ambulatory Surgery Center in San Antonio, Texas. Dr. Pilcher is also affiliated with Methodist Hospital. The medical group on file is Sage Bariatric Institute. Dmand AI also links Dr. Pilcher to 1 more hospital, 1 physician office and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Pilcher practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Surgery is Dr. Pilcher's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Pilcher is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Pilcher's licenses on file in 2 states: Texas and Virginia.

Dmand AI lists abdominal adhesion surgery, bariatric surgery, colon removal, esophagus, stomach, or upper small intestine surgery and upper GI endoscopy among the conditions Dr. Pilcher treats.

CMS data shows 28 Medicare services from Dr. Pilcher across 1 procedure code in 2024, all of them office visits, for 40 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $2,531 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 40 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Pilcher in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 29 patients. 73% of them have high blood pressure, and 73% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.05, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Pilcher's median patient age at 53, with 80% women.

In 2024, Dr. Pilcher wrote 137 Medicare Part D claims for 31 patients. 88% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 66 of them, across 5 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $810 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 81 claims across 6 drugs.

Dr. Pilcher accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 9 papers to Dr. Pilcher in 2025. The most frequent topics are Obesity, Morbid. Dr. Pilcher's most frequent co-authors are Givi Basishvili, MD, Michael Anthony Edwards, MD and William Christopher Frey, MD.

Dmand AI links Dr. Pilcher to 1 clinical trial. Conditions studied include Weight Loss and Body Weight Changes. Open Payments lists research payments to Dr. Pilcher that name 1 trial.

CMS Open Payments shows 482 general payments to Dr. Pilcher from 45 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 68% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $220,241. It also lists 4 research payments totaling $9,651 in 2018, naming 1 clinical trial.

Dmand AI lists 9 awards for Dr. Pilcher, most recently Dean's List in 1986.

Dr. Pilcher graduated from UVA School of Medicine in 1990. Dr. Pilcher is a member of ACS and ASMBS.

Dr. Pilcher is in network with 20 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.