Dr. John E. Etlinger, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 34
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 54
- Part D claims, 2024
- 96
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Industry payments
- $10,344
- Practice address
- 7700 Floyd Curl Dr, San Antonio, TX 78229
- Practice phone
- Call (210) 575-4000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Methodist Hospital (TX)
San Antonio, Texas
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Dr. John E. Etlinger is a general surgeon in San Antonio, Texas
Dr. Etlinger practices at Methodist Hospital (TX) in San Antonio, Texas.
Dr. Etlinger's NPI, 1750310934, was assigned on July 1, 2006. Dr. Etlinger graduated from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine in 1975. Dr. Etlinger holds Texas license E4323.
- NPI
- 1750310934NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 2163469958
- NPI enumeration date
- July 1, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (210) 575-4000
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 77
- Medical school graduation
- 1975
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. John E. Etlinger practices at Methodist Hospital (TX) in San Antonio, Texas
Dr. Etlinger's primary practice is Methodist Hospital (TX), at 7700 Floyd Curl Dr, San Antonio, TX 78229 in Bexar County. The practice phone is (210) 575-4000.
- Methodist Hospital (TX)7700 Floyd Curl Dr, San Antonio, TX 78229 · Bexar CountyPhone(210) 575-4000
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. John E. Etlinger is affiliated with 2 sites of care
Dr. Etlinger's primary practice is Methodist Hospital (TX) in San Antonio, Texas. Dr. Etlinger is also affiliated with Methodist Hospital.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. John E. Etlinger's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Etlinger practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Methodist Hospital (TX) | Available with a free account |
| +1 more affiliated site | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. John E. Etlinger is one of 1,939 general surgeons in Texas
Surgery is Dr. Etlinger's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Etlinger is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dr. Etlinger is licensed in Texas.
Specialties and state licenses
- Surgery, TexasPrimary
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists abdominal hernia repair surgery, acute gallbladder or bile duct inflammation, cancerous skin growth removal, colon removal, gallbladder removal, groin hernia surgery and mastectomy among the conditions Dr. Etlinger treats.
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. John E. Etlinger billed Medicare for 34 services in 2024
CMS data shows 34 Medicare services from Dr. Etlinger across 2 procedure codes in 2024, all of them office visits, for 54 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $2,250 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Etlinger's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 812024: 3458%
Dr. Etlinger compared with the Texas median for general surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Etlinger
- Texas median
- Medicare services
- 34vs 11871% below
- Medicare patients
- 54vs 9744% below
- Part D claims
- 43vs 42Close to median
Medians across 1,674 general surgeons in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Etlinger'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. John E. Etlinger treated 54 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73
CMS counts 54 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Etlinger in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 22 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.72, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Etlinger's median patient age at 61, with 62% women.
Dr. Etlinger's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Etlinger's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women2750%
- Men2750%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Etlinger's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Diabetes44%
- Arthritis43%
- Anxiety31%
- Chronic kidney disease31%
- Ischemic heart disease31%
- Atrial fibrillation22%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Etlinger's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 61
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women62%
- Men38%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. John E. Etlinger wrote 96 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Etlinger wrote 96 Medicare Part D claims for 59 patients. 90% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 43 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $137 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 36 claims across 1 drug.
Dr. Etlinger's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic86 claims90%
- Brand-name and other10 claims10%
Dr. Etlinger'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. Etlinger's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids49%47 of 96 claims
- Antibiotics15%14 of 96 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: 362024: 4319%
Drugs named by CMS: 2 in 2024, 1 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
How Dr. John E. Etlinger takes part in Medicare
Dr. Etlinger accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Hernia repair - groin (open): 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. John E. Etlinger received $10,344 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 43 general payments to Dr. Etlinger from 7 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 62% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $10,220.
General payments to Dr. Etlinger by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Etlinger by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Education$6,40162%
- Travel and lodging$2,77227%
- Food and beverage$1,17111%
Companies that paid Dr. Etlinger 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. John E. Etlinger has 3 awards and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 3 awards for Dr. Etlinger.
Awards and honors for Dr. Etlinger
- Undated
- ACS Fellow
- Checkbook Top Doc
- Super Doc
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. John E. Etlinger graduated from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine
Dr. Etlinger graduated from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine in 1975. Dr. Etlinger is a member of ACS.
- Medical school
- Board certified in surgery
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. John E. Etlinger accepts plans from 21 insurance carriers
Dr. Etlinger is in network with 21 carriers, including Elevance, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Elevance
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- United Healthcare
- Cigna
- HCSC
- Humana
- Aetna
- Alliant Health Plans
- +13 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Etlinger accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO13
- HMO12
- Medicare10
- POS4
- EPO3
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. John E. Etlinger'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 | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand 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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Awards and committee roles | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| 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. John E. Etlinger's NPI number?
Dr. John E. Etlinger's NPI number is 1750310934. It was assigned on July 1, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. John E. Etlinger?
Dr. John E. Etlinger is a general surgeon in San Antonio, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).
Where does Dr. John E. Etlinger practice?
Dr. Etlinger practices at 7700 Floyd Curl Dr, San Antonio, TX 78229. Dr. Etlinger's primary practice is Methodist Hospital (TX) in San Antonio, Texas.
What is Dr. John E. Etlinger's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Etlinger is (210) 575-4000.
What is Dr. John E. Etlinger's medical license number?
Dr. Etlinger holds Texas license E4323.
Which hospitals is Dr. John E. Etlinger affiliated with?
Dr. Etlinger is affiliated with Methodist Hospital.
Does Dr. John E. Etlinger accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Etlinger billed Medicare for 34 services in 2024, and Dr. Etlinger accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. John E. Etlinger see?
CMS counts 54 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Etlinger in 2024, with an average age of 73.
Is Dr. John E. Etlinger board certified?
Yes. Dr. Etlinger is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery.
What services does Dr. John E. Etlinger bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Etlinger's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213) and office visit, new patient (99203).
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Where did Dr. John E. Etlinger go to medical school?
Dr. Etlinger graduated from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine in 1975.
What drugs does Dr. John E. Etlinger prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Etlinger's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen and Tramadol HCl.
Has Dr. John E. Etlinger received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $10,344 in general payments to Dr. Etlinger from 7 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
How long has Dr. John E. Etlinger been practicing?
Dr. Etlinger graduated from medical school in 1975, 51 years ago.
What insurance does Dr. John E. Etlinger accept?
Dr. Etlinger is in network with 21 carriers, including Elevance, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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