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Dr. Anthony Rico Aventa, MD

(Dr. Tony Aventa, MD)

(2 Ratings)

Specializes in: Internal Medicine (Adult Medicine)

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, School of Medicine (1997)

1004 West 32nd Street Suite 400
Austin, TX 78705

(512) 406-7885

Dr. Anthony Rico Aventa, MD is an internist in Austin, TX specializing in internal medicine (adult medicine). He graduated from University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, School of Medicine in 1997 and has 29 years of experience. Dr. Anthony Rico Aventa, MD is affiliated with Capital Medical Clinic.

Office Locations

1004 West 32nd Street Suite 400
Austin, TX 78705

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Anthony Rico Aventa, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

phlebotomy for lab tests

preventive care

prostate-specific antigen test

screening PSA test

uric acid blood test

In 2023, Dr. Anthony Rico Aventa, MD performed more blood draw, flu shot, lab tests, lipid profile, phlebotomy for lab tests, preventive care, prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test, screening PSA test, and uric acid blood test procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Texas.

Top 10%

By Volume:

complete blood count

In 2023, Dr. Anthony Rico Aventa, MD performed more complete blood count (CBC) procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Texas.

Top 25%

By Volume:

A1C test

thyroid blood test

Welcome to Medicare visit

By Affordability:

flu shot

flu vaccine

immunization

lactate dehydrogenase test

vaccines

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Texas, Dr. Anthony Rico Aventa, MD performed more A1C test, thyroid blood test, and Welcome to Medicare visit (initial preventive physical exam) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for flu shot, flu vaccine, immunization (preventive vaccines), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) test, and vaccines that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Anthony Rico Aventa, MD treated as an internist in Austin, TX during 2012 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Anthony Rico Aventa, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	761
cardiac procedures	25
diabetes management	149
doctor visit	1270
ear procedures	18
lab tests	5049
musculoskeletal imaging	79
preventive care	1236
thoracic (chest) imaging	58
thyroid function tests	338
ultrasound (sonogram)	25
vaccines	212
X-rays	137

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Anthony Rico Aventa, MD treated as an internist in Austin, TX during 2013 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Anthony Rico Aventa, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	717
cardiac procedures	35
diabetes management	136
doctor visit	1157
ear procedures	17
lab tests	4641
musculoskeletal imaging	49
preventive care	1077
spinal procedures	14
stress testing	13
thoracic (chest) imaging	95
thyroid function tests	317
ultrasound (sonogram)	35
vaccines	153
X-rays	158

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Anthony Rico Aventa, MD.

**Gender**
Male	245
Female	290

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	496
Black	0
Hispanic	22
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	203
From 75 to 84	211
85 and over	105
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Anthony Rico Aventa, MD in 2013

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	8
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	15
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Anthony Rico Aventa, MD treated as an internist in Austin, TX during 2014 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Anthony Rico Aventa, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	723
cardiac procedures	67
diabetes management	162
doctor visit	1063
lab tests	4103
musculoskeletal imaging	84
preventive care	1084
spinal procedures	13
stress testing	17
thoracic (chest) imaging	86
thyroid function tests	354
ultrasound (sonogram)	94
vaccines	168
vascular procedures	27
X-rays	183

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Anthony Rico Aventa, MD.

**Gender**
Male	260
Female	246

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	458
Black	12
Hispanic	23
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	198
From 75 to 84	201
85 and over	95
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Anthony Rico Aventa, MD in 2014

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	9
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	17
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Anthony Rico Aventa, MD treated as an internist in Austin, TX during 2015 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Anthony Rico Aventa, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	901
cardiac procedures	81
diabetes management	158
doctor visit	1245
lab tests	5845
musculoskeletal imaging	71
preventive care	1270
stress testing	19
thoracic (chest) imaging	92
thyroid function tests	471
ultrasound (sonogram)	121
vaccines	486
vascular procedures	40
X-rays	163

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Anthony Rico Aventa, MD.

**Gender**
Male	660
Female	590

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1158
Black	0
Hispanic	48
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	526
From 75 to 84	468
85 and over	232
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Anthony Rico Aventa, MD in 2015

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	10
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	15
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Anthony Rico Aventa, MD treated as an internist in Austin, TX during 2016 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Anthony Rico Aventa, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	1144
cardiac procedures	53
diabetes management	186
doctor visit	1199
ear procedures	11
lab tests	7535
musculoskeletal imaging	77
preventive care	1474
spinal procedures	23
stress testing	21
thoracic (chest) imaging	89
thyroid function tests	650
ultrasound (sonogram)	75
vaccines	388
vascular procedures	22
X-rays	189

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Anthony Rico Aventa, MD.

**Gender**
Male	347
Female	303

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	610
Black	0
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	290
From 75 to 84	222
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Anthony Rico Aventa, MD in 2016

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	10
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	14
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Anthony Rico Aventa, MD treated as an internist in Austin, TX during 2017 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Anthony Rico Aventa, MD for Medicare patients.

anorectal procedures	57
blood draw	1182
cardiac procedures	40
chronic care	403
diabetes management	196
doctor visit	1104
lab tests	7603
mental health therapy	22
musculoskeletal imaging	72
preventive care	1588
thoracic (chest) imaging	82
thyroid function tests	677
ultrasound (sonogram)	40
vaccines	347
weight management	22
X-rays	154

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Anthony Rico Aventa, MD.

**Gender**
Male	346
Female	297

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	600
Black	0
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	295
From 75 to 84	223
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Anthony Rico Aventa, MD in 2017

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	15
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Anthony Rico Aventa, MD treated as an internist in Austin, TX during 2018 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Anthony Rico Aventa, MD for Medicare patients.

anorectal procedures	79
blood draw	1138
cardiac procedures	40
chronic care	198
diabetes management	168
doctor visit	1075
ear procedures	12
lab tests	7675
mental health therapy	36
musculoskeletal imaging	77
preventive care	1529
spinal procedures	18
thyroid function tests	660
ultrasound (sonogram)	53
vaccines	257
vascular procedures	13
weight management	36
X-rays	95

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Anthony Rico Aventa, MD.

**Gender**
Male	348
Female	296

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	599
Black	0
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	295
From 75 to 84	234
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Anthony Rico Aventa, MD in 2018

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	14
Dementia	12
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Anthony Rico Aventa, MD treated as an internist in Austin, TX during 2019 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Anthony Rico Aventa, MD for Medicare patients.

anorectal procedures	66
blood draw	1040
cardiac procedures	37
chronic care	174
diabetes management	166
doctor visit	951
ear procedures	12
lab tests	7226
mental health therapy	22
musculoskeletal imaging	56
preventive care	1461
spinal procedures	15
thyroid function tests	678
ultrasound (sonogram)	37
vaccines	254
weight management	22
X-rays	71

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Anthony Rico Aventa, MD.

**Gender**
Male	354
Female	282

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	593
Black	0
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	284
From 75 to 84	242
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Anthony Rico Aventa, MD in 2019

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	15
Dementia	12
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Anthony Rico Aventa, MD treated as an internist in Austin, TX during 2020 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Anthony Rico Aventa, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	869
chronic care	133
diabetes management	155
doctor visit	874
lab tests	6249
musculoskeletal imaging	43
preventive care	1226
thyroid function tests	570
vaccines	200
X-rays	43

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Anthony Rico Aventa, MD.

**Gender**
Male	339
Female	283

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	584
Black	0
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	271
From 75 to 84	243
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Anthony Rico Aventa, MD in 2020

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	15
Dementia	10
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Anthony Rico Aventa, MD treated as an internist in Austin, TX during 2021 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Anthony Rico Aventa, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	974
chronic care	110
diabetes management	153
doctor visit	746
lab tests	6744
musculoskeletal imaging	68
preventive care	1347
spinal procedures	13
thyroid function tests	612
ultrasound (sonogram)	11
vaccines	271
vascular procedures	11
X-rays	81

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Anthony Rico Aventa, MD.

**Gender**
Male	370
Female	295

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	626
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	255
From 75 to 84	284
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Anthony Rico Aventa, MD in 2021

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	13
Dementia	10
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Anthony Rico Aventa, MD treated as an internist in Austin, TX during 2022 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Anthony Rico Aventa, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	936
chronic care	107
diabetes management	174
doctor visit	754
lab tests	6448
musculoskeletal imaging	27
preventive care	1268
spinal procedures	11
thyroid function tests	593
vaccines	208
X-rays	38

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Anthony Rico Aventa, MD.

**Gender**
Male	328
Female	258

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	558
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	215
From 75 to 84	250
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Anthony Rico Aventa, MD in 2022

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	13
Dementia	5
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Anthony Rico Aventa, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Anthony Rico Aventa, MD treated as an internist in Austin, TX were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

anorectal procedures	67
blood draw	944
cardiac procedures	47
chronic care	187
diabetes management	163
doctor visit	1039
ear procedures	14
lab tests	6283
mental health therapy	26
musculoskeletal imaging	63
preventive care	1323
spinal procedures	15
stress testing	17
thoracic (chest) imaging	83
thyroid function tests	538
ultrasound (sonogram)	54
vaccines	267
vascular procedures	22
weight management	26
X-rays	119

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Anthony Rico Aventa, MD.

**Gender**
Male	327
Female	285

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	1
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	571
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	15
Other	7

**Age**
75 to 84	234
85 and over	39
Less than 65	4
65 to 74	257

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Anthony Rico Aventa, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Anthony Rico Aventa, MD treated were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	13
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Cancer	11
Dementia	8

Education & Training

Dr. Anthony Rico Aventa, MD graduated from University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, School of Medicine in 1997. He completed residency at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC). He is certified by the National Board of Medical Examiners and has a state license in Texas.

Medical School: University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, School of Medicine (1997)

Residency: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) (1999)

Board Certification: National Board of Medical Examiners

Licensed In: Texas

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Anthony Rico Aventa, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Capital Medical Clinic

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Anthony Rico Aventa, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.5 out of 5 stars based on 2 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Anthony Rico Aventa, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Austin, TX.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$869 TRELEGY ELLIPTA $491	SHINGRIX $309	ANORO $35	TANZEUM $23	BREO $10
Novo Nordisk Inc	$345 Ozempic $164	RYBELSUS $103	Wegovy $48	Saxenda $30
Lilly USA, LLC	$254 MOUNJARO $142	JARDIANCE $101	BASAGLAR $12
Abbott Laboratories	$199 PROCLAIM $86	Freestyle Libre 2 $56	FREESTYLE LIBRE 3 $36	Octrode SCS Leads $21
St. Jude Medical, Inc.	$174 CRM $174
Other	$1,159 Sacral Nerve Stimulation - Neuro $117	Repatha $93	QUVIVIQ $58	Myrbetriq $56	Prolia $45	Other $790

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$3,000

Biography

Dr. Anthony Aventa obtained his medical school training at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, School of Medicine and performed his residency at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC). Awards and/or distinctions he has received include Texas Super Doctors and Texas Super Doctors Austin Monthly Top Doctors. He has a closed panel according to Yext.