HOSPITAL · CCN 450856
SOUTH TX SPINE & SURGICAL HOSPITAL
Physician affiliations & referral network
Affiliated physicians
28
External referring physicians
141
Top affiliated specialty
Orthopedic Surgery
Shared beneficiaries (top referrers)
2,682
SPECIALTY MIX
Specialties among affiliated physicians
9
9
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
AFFILIATED PHYSICIANS
Physicians affiliated with SOUTH TX SPINE & SURGICAL HOSPITAL (28 total)
From CMS Physician-Facility Affiliations.
| Physician | Affiliation type |
|---|---|
| CHANDRA ANNAPUREDDY | Hospital |
| ALAINA ARRINGDALE | Hospital |
| AMITABH BHANDARI | Hospital |
| ALAINA BRELIN | Hospital |
| BRANDON COUCH | Hospital |
| GLORIA DIAZ-MEDINA | Hospital |
| KELLY ELTERMAN | Hospital |
| PAUL GEIBEL | Hospital |
| AMANDA GIARDINA | Hospital |
| ADAM HARRIS | Hospital |
| DAVID JURO | Hospital |
| JARED KROGER | Hospital |
| FRANK KUWAMURA | Hospital |
| DIANNE LOU | Hospital |
| JAMIE LYNCH | Hospital |
| JEFFREY MARTINEZ | Hospital |
| KATHERINE MCALLISTER | Hospital |
| RYAN MCDERMOTT | Hospital |
| BRETT MCFADDEN | Hospital |
| GEOFFREY MILLICAN | Hospital |
| MAGED MINA | Hospital |
| GARY SHANKS | Hospital |
| NAOMI SHIELDS | Hospital |
| EDWIN SHIH | Hospital |
| RAYMOND SKUNDA | Hospital |
| MARIUS VULCAN | Hospital |
| ANTONIO WEBB | Hospital |
| GERARDO ZAVALA | Hospital |
REFERRAL NETWORK
Who refers patients here
External physicians who share patients into this hospital's affiliated providers, ranked by shared Medicare beneficiaries.
| Referring physician | Specialty | Shared beneficiaries |
|---|---|---|
| METHODIST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM OF SAN ANTONIO, LTD., L.L.P. | — | 683 |
| Clinical Pathology Laboratories, Inc. | Clinical Laboratory | 323 |
| ORTHOPEDIC & SPINE SURGICAL HOSPITAL OF SOUTH TEXAS, L.P. | — | 275 |
| ALAMANCE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC. | — | 146 |
| CHRISTUS SANTA ROSA HEALTH CARE CORPORATION | — | 123 |
| City Of San Antonio Texas | Ambulance Service Provider | 118 |
| Jose Fuentez, Jr. | Physician Assistant | 117 |
| NPI 1437304748 | — | 85 |
| ORIHEL, TIMOTHY | — | 77 |
| Barry Menick | Diagnostic Radiology | 58 |
| SCOTT & WHITE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | — | 57 |
| EAST TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER | — | 57 |
| Aman Shah | Family Practice | 56 |
| Scott Partyka | Diagnostic Radiology | 54 |
| Jorge Velez | Diagnostic Radiology | 54 |
| Douglas Smith | Diagnostic Radiology | 52 |
| Michael Lane | Diagnostic Radiology | 48 |
| Jamie Agan | Physician Assistant | 44 |
| Kenneth Sandoval | Diagnostic Radiology | 39 |
| ASCENSION PROVIDENCE | — | 39 |
| Joel Jenne | Orthopedic Surgery | 36 |
| Timothy Osonma | Internal Medicine | 36 |
| METRO AMBULANCE, LP | — | 35 |
| Jason Wallace | Diagnostic Radiology | 35 |
| Michael Lepeska | Diagnostic Radiology | 35 |
Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). A directional edge is a proxy for referral, not a documented referral; pairs below 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.
CASE MIX
Top procedures by volume
Highest-volume MS-DRGs from CMS inpatient claims (latest reporting year per code).
| MS-DRG | Discharges |
|---|---|
| 470MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 187 |
| 460SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITHOUT MCC | 82 |
| 454COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITH CC | 27 |
| 472CERVICAL SPINAL FUSION WITH CC | 26 |
| 455COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 20 |
| 517OTHER MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE O.R. PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 19 |
CROSS-REFERENCE