In 2024, Dr. Carlos Gonzalez, MD had a list price for land-based therapeutic exercise, major joint aspiration, major joint injection, and therapeutic exercise that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within Texas. 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.

Top 10%

By Affordability:

aspiration

aspiration procedures

joint aspiration

joint injections

In 2024, Dr. Carlos Gonzalez, MD had a list price for aspiration, aspiration procedures, joint aspiration, and joint injections that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Texas. 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.

Top 25%

By Volume:

aspiration procedures

land-based therapeutic exercise

rehabilitation

By Affordability:

injections

rehabilitation

therapeutic activities

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Texas, Dr. Carlos Gonzalez, MD performed more aspiration procedures, land-based therapeutic exercise, and rehabilitation procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for injections, rehabilitation, and therapeutic activities 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. Carlos Gonzalez, MD treated as an orthopedist in El Paso, TX during 2012 were aspiration, injections, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carlos Gonzalez, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	108
doctor visit	310
fracture surgery	12
hospital care	58
injections	108
inpatient care	58
lower extremity surgery	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Carlos Gonzalez, MD treated as an orthopedist in El Paso, TX during 2013 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carlos Gonzalez, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	299
decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	610
hip imaging	82
hospital care	57
immobilization	22
injections	299
inpatient care	57
joint surgery	25
minimally invasive procedures	25
musculoskeletal imaging	188
pelvic imaging	16
upper extremity surgery	25
X-rays	204

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carlos Gonzalez, MD.

**Gender**
Male	132
Female	263

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	104
Black	0
Hispanic	273
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	142
From 75 to 84	128
85 and over	57
Less than 65	68

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carlos Gonzalez, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	48
Dementia	18
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Carlos Gonzalez, MD treated as an orthopedist in El Paso, TX during 2014 were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carlos Gonzalez, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	348
decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	630
hip imaging	102
hospital care	37
immobilization	19
injections	348
inpatient care	37
joint surgery	52
lower extremity surgery	25
minimally invasive procedures	27
musculoskeletal imaging	310
reconstructive surgery	25
upper extremity surgery	27
X-rays	310

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carlos Gonzalez, MD.

**Gender**
Male	104
Female	273

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	106
Black	0
Hispanic	260
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	151
From 75 to 84	131
85 and over	51
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carlos Gonzalez, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	47
Dementia	16
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Carlos Gonzalez, MD treated as an orthopedist in El Paso, TX during 2015 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carlos Gonzalez, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	374
decompression surgery	16
doctor visit	669
excision	11
hip imaging	105
hospital care	23
injections	374
inpatient care	23
joint surgery	110
lower extremity surgery	49
minimally invasive procedures	61
musculoskeletal imaging	377
reconstructive surgery	49
tendon surgery	17
upper extremity surgery	61
X-rays	377

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carlos Gonzalez, MD.

**Gender**
Male	278
Female	590

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	280
Black	0
Hispanic	550
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	370
From 75 to 84	274
85 and over	124
Less than 65	100

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carlos Gonzalez, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	41
Dementia	13
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Carlos Gonzalez, MD treated as an orthopedist in El Paso, TX during 2016 were rehabilitation, aspiration, injections and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carlos Gonzalez, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	375
decompression surgery	14
diagnostic evaluation	21
doctor visit	718
injections	375
joint surgery	74
lower extremity surgery	32
manual therapy	56
minimally invasive procedures	42
musculoskeletal imaging	310
reconstructive surgery	32
rehabilitation	385
tendon surgery	14
upper extremity surgery	42
X-rays	310

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carlos Gonzalez, MD.

**Gender**
Male	159
Female	283

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	131
Black	0
Hispanic	294
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	185
From 75 to 84	140
85 and over	64
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carlos Gonzalez, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	46
Dementia	13
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Carlos Gonzalez, MD treated as an orthopedist in El Paso, TX during 2017 were rehabilitation, aspiration, injections and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carlos Gonzalez, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	383
decompression surgery	16
doctor visit	669
injections	383
joint surgery	100
lower extremity surgery	52
minimally invasive procedures	59
musculoskeletal imaging	250
reconstructive surgery	41
rehabilitation	2192
tendon surgery	15
upper extremity surgery	48
X-rays	250

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carlos Gonzalez, MD.

**Gender**
Male	182
Female	249

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	146
Black	12
Hispanic	257
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	183
From 75 to 84	147
85 and over	59
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carlos Gonzalez, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	45
Dementia	13
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Carlos Gonzalez, MD treated as an orthopedist in El Paso, TX during 2018 were rehabilitation, aspiration, injections and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carlos Gonzalez, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	344
decompression surgery	14
doctor visit	577
hospital care	12
injections	344
inpatient care	12
joint surgery	98
lower extremity surgery	56
minimally invasive procedures	54
musculoskeletal imaging	246
reconstructive surgery	44
rehabilitation	1594
tendon surgery	13
upper extremity surgery	42
X-rays	246

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carlos Gonzalez, MD.

**Gender**
Male	132
Female	262

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	125
Black	0
Hispanic	246
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	172
From 75 to 84	135
85 and over	62
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carlos Gonzalez, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	43
Dementia	16
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Carlos Gonzalez, MD treated as an orthopedist in El Paso, TX during 2019 were rehabilitation, aspiration, injections and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carlos Gonzalez, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	363
decompression surgery	18
doctor visit	635
excision	12
injections	363
joint surgery	113
lower extremity surgery	48
minimally invasive procedures	65
musculoskeletal imaging	309
reconstructive surgery	48
rehabilitation	2395
tendon surgery	17
upper extremity surgery	65
X-rays	309

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carlos Gonzalez, MD.

**Gender**
Male	131
Female	266

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	143
Black	0
Hispanic	240
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	180
From 75 to 84	137
85 and over	49
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carlos Gonzalez, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	42
Dementia	12
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Carlos Gonzalez, MD treated as an orthopedist in El Paso, TX during 2020 were rehabilitation, aspiration, injections and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carlos Gonzalez, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	282
doctor visit	448
injections	282
joint surgery	21
lower extremity surgery	21
musculoskeletal imaging	164
reconstructive surgery	21
rehabilitation	1964
X-rays	164

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carlos Gonzalez, MD.

**Gender**
Male	124
Female	178

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	126
Black	0
Hispanic	160
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	135
From 75 to 84	97
85 and over	41
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carlos Gonzalez, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	46
Dementia	12
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Carlos Gonzalez, MD treated as an orthopedist in El Paso, TX during 2021 were rehabilitation, aspiration, injections and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carlos Gonzalez, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	213
decompression surgery	14
doctor visit	437
injections	213
joint surgery	81
lower extremity surgery	37
minimally invasive procedures	44
musculoskeletal imaging	190
reconstructive surgery	37
rehabilitation	1918
tendon surgery	15
upper extremity surgery	44
X-rays	190

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carlos Gonzalez, MD.

**Gender**
Male	125
Female	185

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	111
Black	0
Hispanic	178
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	154
From 75 to 84	96
85 and over	35
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carlos Gonzalez, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	42
Dementia	12
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Carlos Gonzalez, MD treated as an orthopedist in El Paso, TX during 2022 were rehabilitation, aspiration, injections and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carlos Gonzalez, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	231
decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	423
injections	231
joint surgery	69
lower extremity surgery	30
minimally invasive procedures	39
musculoskeletal imaging	153
reconstructive surgery	30
rehabilitation	2172
tendon surgery	13
upper extremity surgery	39
X-rays	153

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carlos Gonzalez, MD.

**Gender**
Male	94
Female	166

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	93
Black	0
Hispanic	155
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	122
From 75 to 84	84
85 and over	39
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carlos Gonzalez, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	42
Dementia	6
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Carlos Gonzalez, MD treated as an orthopedist in El Paso, TX during 2023 were rehabilitation, aspiration, injections and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carlos Gonzalez, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	195
doctor visit	420
injections	195
joint surgery	42
lower extremity surgery	31
minimally invasive procedures	11
musculoskeletal imaging	153
reconstructive surgery	31
rehabilitation	1657
upper extremity surgery	11
X-rays	153

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carlos Gonzalez, MD.

**Gender**
Male	96
Female	153

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	94
Black	0
Hispanic	144
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	122
From 75 to 84	81
85 and over	35
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carlos Gonzalez, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	39
Dementia	7
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Carlos Gonzalez, MD treated as an orthopedist in El Paso, TX during 2024 were rehabilitation, aspiration, injections and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carlos Gonzalez, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	200
doctor visit	376
injections	200
joint surgery	36
lower extremity surgery	36
musculoskeletal imaging	106
reconstructive surgery	36
rehabilitation	1237
X-rays	106

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carlos Gonzalez, MD.

**Gender**
Male	96
Female	136

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	132
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	104
From 75 to 84	95
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carlos Gonzalez, MD in 2024

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	41
Dementia	9
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carlos Gonzalez, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Carlos Gonzalez, MD treated as an orthopedist in El Paso, TX were rehabilitation, aspiration, injections and X-rays.

aspiration	285
decompression surgery	14
diagnostic evaluation	21
doctor visit	532
excision	11
fracture surgery	12
hip imaging	96
hospital care	37
immobilization	20
injections	285
inpatient care	37
joint surgery	68
lower extremity surgery	35
manual therapy	56
minimally invasive procedures	42
musculoskeletal imaging	229
pelvic imaging	16
reconstructive surgery	35
rehabilitation	1723
tendon surgery	14
upper extremity surgery	40
X-rays	231

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carlos Gonzalez, MD.

**Gender**
Female	231
Male	127

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	112
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	222
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	47
75 to 84	118
Less than 65	34
65 to 74	155

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

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

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	14
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	40
Atrial Fibrillation	7
Dementia	11
Cancer	9

Education & Training

He completed residency at Tulane University Affiliated Hospitals. He has a state license in Texas.

Residency: Tulane University Affiliated Hospitals

Licensed In: Texas

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Arthrex, Inc.	$12,544 ARTHREX PRODUCT LINE KNEE & HIP ARTHROSCOPY $4,529	ARTHREX PRODUCT LINE SHOULDER & ELBOW ARTHROSCOPY $3,738	ARTHREX PRODUCT LINE ARTHROPLASTY $134	$4,144
Stryker Corporation	$10,631 TRIATHLON $3,796	Mako $2,912	MAKOplasty $1,013	Insignia $615	ACCOLADE $504	Other $1,791
Smith+Nephew, Inc.	$5,120 Hipstruments $1,433	MICRORAPTOR $932	Meniscal Root Repair System $929	ACCUPASS DIRECT Crescent XL $584	Legion $497	Other $744
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$2,818 Ortho-Hips $858	Knee $844	Shoulder $336	Orthopaedics $335	KNEES $239	Other $206
Desert Mountain Medical	$2,698 ARTHREX PRODUCT LINE KNEE & HIP ARTHROSCOPY $1,862	ALL ARTHREX PRODUCT LINES $198	ARTHREX PRODUCT LINE ARTHROPLASTY $109	$529
Other	$5,154 ALL $2,490	Meniscal Root Repair System $741	Healicoil $727	Q-FIX $105	OSTEORAPTOR $105	Other $986

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$21,345
Food and Beverage	$10,580
Education	$6,954
Entertainment	$87

Biography

Dr. Carlos Gonzalez works as an orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. For his residency, Dr. Gonzalez trained at a hospital affiliated with Tulane University. Dr. Gonzalez's practice in El Paso, TX is open to new patients as reported by Doctor.com.