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Dr. Agustin Escalante, MD

Accepting New Patients

(33 Ratings)

Specializes in: Adult Rheumatology

National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) Faculty of Medicine

Professional interests include: rheumatic diseases, scleroderma, lupus, and more.

4502 Medical Drive
San Antonio, TX 78229

(210) 358-4000

Dr. Agustin Escalante, MD is a rheumatologist in San Antonio, TX specializing in adult rheumatology. He graduated from National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) Faculty of Medicine. Dr. Agustin Escalante, MD is affiliated with UT Health San Antonio and University Health.

Office Locations

4502 Medical Drive
San Antonio, TX 78229

(210) 358-4000

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UT Health San Antonio

8300 Floyd Curl Drive 4th Floor
San Antonio, TX 78229

(210) 450-9800

(210) 450-6018

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UT Health San Antonio

8435 Wurzbach Road
San Antonio, TX 78229

(210) 450-9800

(210) 450-4934

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Agustin Escalante, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	212

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Agustin Escalante, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	225

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Agustin Escalante, MD.

**Gender**
Male	33
Female	103

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	32
Black	0
Hispanic	87
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	50
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	71

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Agustin Escalante, MD in 2013

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	35
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Agustin Escalante, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	203

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Agustin Escalante, MD.

**Gender**
Male	24
Female	107

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	30
Black	0
Hispanic	83
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	37
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	76

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Agustin Escalante, MD in 2014

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	34
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Agustin Escalante, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	217

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Agustin Escalante, MD.

**Gender**
Male	64
Female	208

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	54
Black	0
Hispanic	182
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	76
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	158

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Agustin Escalante, MD in 2015

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	24
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	34
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Agustin Escalante, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	211

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Agustin Escalante, MD.

**Gender**
Male	22
Female	94

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	25
Black	0
Hispanic	77
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	33
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	65

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Agustin Escalante, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	38
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Agustin Escalante, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	178

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Agustin Escalante, MD.

**Gender**
Male	22
Female	104

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	32
Black	0
Hispanic	79
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	39
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	67

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Agustin Escalante, MD in 2017

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	34
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Agustin Escalante, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	198

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Agustin Escalante, MD.

**Gender**
Male	24
Female	113

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	24
Black	0
Hispanic	98
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	49
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	73

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Agustin Escalante, MD in 2018

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	37
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Agustin Escalante, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	180

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Agustin Escalante, MD.

**Gender**
Male	23
Female	96

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	26
Black	0
Hispanic	77
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	44
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	60

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Agustin Escalante, MD in 2019

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	42
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Agustin Escalante, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	98

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Agustin Escalante, MD.

**Gender**
Male	24
Female	88

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	32
Black	0
Hispanic	65
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	47
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Agustin Escalante, MD in 2020

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	46
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Agustin Escalante, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	202

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Agustin Escalante, MD.

**Gender**
Male	30
Female	100

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	53
Black	0
Hispanic	60
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	56
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Agustin Escalante, MD in 2021

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	36
Dementia	10
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Agustin Escalante, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	254

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Agustin Escalante, MD.

**Gender**
Male	38
Female	123

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	73
Black	0
Hispanic	71
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	73
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Agustin Escalante, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	32
Dementia	0
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Agustin Escalante, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	192

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Agustin Escalante, MD.

**Gender**
Male	27
Female	101

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	61
Black	0
Hispanic	52
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	58
From 75 to 84	31
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Agustin Escalante, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	29
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	42
Dementia	0
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Agustin Escalante, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	188

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Agustin Escalante, MD.

**Gender**
Male	30
Female	127

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	75
Black	0
Hispanic	65
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	75
From 75 to 84	44
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Agustin Escalante, MD in 2024

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	28
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	41
Dementia	0
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Agustin Escalante, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	196

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Agustin Escalante, MD.

**Gender**
Female	104
Male	27

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	39
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	76
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	5
85 and over	0
Less than 65	54
65 to 74	49

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Agustin Escalante, MD From 2012 - 2024

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Agustin Escalante, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	19
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	34
Atrial Fibrillation	2
Dementia	0
Cancer	2

Education & Training

Dr. Agustin Escalante, MD graduated from National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) Faculty of Medicine. He completed residency at Baylor College of Medicine Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine/Rheumatology and has a state license in Texas.

Medical School: National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) Faculty of Medicine

Residency: Baylor College of Medicine Affiliated Hospitals (1986)

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine/Rheumatology

Licensed In: Texas

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Agustin Escalante, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UT Health San Antonio

University Health

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Agustin Escalante, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: BlueCross BlueShield of Texas, Superior Health Plan, WellCare Medicare Advantage, WellCare, Medicare Advantage, TriWest, AARP, MultiPlan, HealthSpring, United Healthcare HMO, United Healthcare EPO, Blue Choice, United Healthcare, Medicaid, Humana, Cigna, Molina Healthcare, Blue California, HealthSmart, Employers Health Network, First Health, Trustmark , WellPoint, Velocity National Provider Network - Commercial (Multiple Payers), Veterans Administration - Governmental, Curative - Commercial (All Products), Aetna Health - Transplant ONLY, Allegiance - Universal Benefits Consortium, EBSO Benefits - Third Party Administrator, Point Comfort Underwriters - Refugee Medical Assistance (Adults, Children), CHAMPVA - Governmental, Aetna Health - Commercial (HMO, Managed Choice POS, Meritain, Open Choice PPO), Aetna Health - Commercial (QPOS, SAISD, Select), 90 Degree Benefits - Third Party Administrator, Sales Claims Management - Workers Compensation, Entrust - Third Party Administrator, Private Healthcare Systems - Commercial (All Products), Imagine 360 - Third Party Administrator, University of Incarnate Word - Direct Contact with Employer, Aetna Better Health - CHIP/CHIP Perinate Newborn, 6 Degrees - Transplant, Independent Medical Systems - Workers Compensation, LifeTrac - Transplant Network, Ancira Enterprises - Direct Employer, Independent Medical Systems - Commercial (PPO), Injury Management Organization - Workers Compensation, Interlink - Transplant Network, Gilsbar - Third Party Administrator, Universal Benefits Consortium (Allegiance) - Direct Contract with TPA/Broker for select ISDs, Benefit Administrative Systems - Third Party Administrator, Velocity National Provider Network - Commercial (PPO), OptumHealth - Transplant Network, Tokio Marine - Transplant Network, El Paso Health - CHIP, Imperial Health - Commercial (Exchange) and Aetna Health - Commercial (Choice POS II, Elect Choice EPO, Exchange (Silver/Gold HMO)).

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Agustin Escalante, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

BlueCross BlueShield of Texas

Superior Health Plan

WellCare Medicare Advantage

WellCare

Medicare Advantage

TriWest

AARP

MultiPlan

HealthSpring

United Healthcare HMO

United Healthcare EPO

Blue Choice

United Healthcare

Medicaid

Humana

Cigna

Molina Healthcare

Blue California

HealthSmart

Employers Health Network

First Health

Trustmark

WellPoint

Velocity National Provider Network - Commercial (Multiple Payers)

Veterans Administration - Governmental

Curative - Commercial (All Products)

Aetna Health - Transplant ONLY

Allegiance - Universal Benefits Consortium

EBSO Benefits - Third Party Administrator

Point Comfort Underwriters - Refugee Medical Assistance (Adults, Children)

CHAMPVA - Governmental

Aetna Health - Commercial (HMO, Managed Choice POS, Meritain, Open Choice PPO)

Aetna Health - Commercial (QPOS, SAISD, Select)

90 Degree Benefits - Third Party Administrator

Sales Claims Management - Workers Compensation

Entrust - Third Party Administrator

Private Healthcare Systems - Commercial (All Products)

Imagine 360 - Third Party Administrator

University of Incarnate Word - Direct Contact with Employer

Aetna Better Health - CHIP/CHIP Perinate Newborn

6 Degrees - Transplant

Independent Medical Systems - Workers Compensation

LifeTrac - Transplant Network

Ancira Enterprises - Direct Employer

Independent Medical Systems - Commercial (PPO)

Injury Management Organization - Workers Compensation

Interlink - Transplant Network

Gilsbar - Third Party Administrator

Universal Benefits Consortium (Allegiance) - Direct Contract with TPA/Broker for select ISDs

Benefit Administrative Systems - Third Party Administrator

Velocity National Provider Network - Commercial (PPO)

OptumHealth - Transplant Network

Tokio Marine - Transplant Network

El Paso Health - CHIP

Imperial Health - Commercial (Exchange)

Aetna Health - Commercial (Choice POS II, Elect Choice EPO, Exchange (Silver/Gold HMO))

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Agustin Escalante, MD has a high overall rating with an average of 3.83 out of 5 stars based on 33 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Agustin Escalante, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in San Antonio, TX.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Agustin Escalante, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Kyowa Kirin, Inc.	$818 Crysvita $668	$151
Horizon Pharma plc	$125 KRYSTEXXA $125
Horizon Therapeutics plc	$92 KRYSTEXXA $92
KCI USA, Inc	$56 VAC VERAFLO $56
SANOFI PASTEUR INC.	$19 FLUBLOK QUADRIVALENT NORTHERN HEMISPHERE $19
Other	$34 Otezla $18	XELJANZ $12	RAYOS-5mg Prednisone $3

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$668
Food and Beverage	$369
Education	$108

Research Payments

Dr. Agustin Escalante, MD has received 58 research payments totaling $340,939.

Biography

Dr. Agustin Escalante practices adult rheumatology. His clinical interests include psoriatic arthritis, lupus, and gout. Dr. Escalante is rated 4.0 stars (out of 5) by his patients. He appears to be in-network for Trustmark, Blue California, HealthSmart, and more. After attending National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) Faculty of Medicine for medical school, he completed his residency training at a hospital affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine. He is conversant in Spanish. Dr. Escalante is professionally affiliated with UT Health San Antonio and the University Health. His practice in San Antonio, TX is open to new patients as reported by UT Health San Antonio.