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Dr. Dennis Slavin, MD

(Dr. Dennis Slavin, M.D.)

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Specializes in: Interventional Pain Medicine and Anesthesiology

SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine

910 East Eighth Street Suite 1
Weslaco, TX 78596

(956) 973-0565

Dr. Dennis Slavin, MD is an interventional pain specialist in Weslaco, TX specializing in interventional pain medicine and anesthesiology. He graduated from SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine. Dr. Dennis Slavin, MD is affiliated with Knapp Medical Center.

Office Locations

Knapp Medical Center

910 East Eighth Street Suite 1
Weslaco, TX 78596

(956) 973-0565

(956) 973-0683

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Dennis Slavin, MD in 2023

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Top 5%

By Volume:

injections

major joint aspiration

major joint injection

By Affordability:

tendon insertion injection

tendon origin injection

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Texas, Dr. Dennis Slavin, MD performed more injections, major joint aspiration, and major joint injection procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for tendon insertion injection, and tendon origin injection that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% 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.

Top 25%

By Affordability:

facet rhizotomy

nerve procedures

trigger point injection

In 2012, Dr. Dennis Slavin, MD had a list price for facet rhizotomy, nerve procedures, and trigger point injection that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% 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.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Dennis Slavin, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Weslaco, TX during 2012 were injections, pain management, nerve block and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dennis Slavin, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	390
doctor visit	3062
injections	1327
minimally invasive procedures	39
nerve block	499
nerve procedures	22
neurostimulator lead placement	17
pain management	864
spinal procedures	498

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Dennis Slavin, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Weslaco, TX during 2013 were injections, pain management, nerve block and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dennis Slavin, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	464
doctor visit	3300
injections	1568
minimally invasive procedures	135
nerve block	558
nerve procedures	17
neurostimulator lead placement	118
pain management	1007
spinal procedures	521

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dennis Slavin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	414
Female	583

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	544
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	335
From 75 to 84	321
85 and over	123
Less than 65	218

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dennis Slavin, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	50
Dementia	21
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Dennis Slavin, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Weslaco, TX during 2014 were injections, pain management, nerve block and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dennis Slavin, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	406
doctor visit	3319
injections	1346
minimally invasive procedures	43
nerve block	417
nerve procedures	21
neurostimulator lead placement	22
pain management	852
spinal procedures	395

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dennis Slavin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	390
Female	580

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	534
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	311
From 75 to 84	319
85 and over	128
Less than 65	212

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dennis Slavin, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	50
Dementia	18
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Dennis Slavin, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Weslaco, TX during 2015 were injections, pain management, aspiration and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dennis Slavin, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	477
doctor visit	2921
injections	1402
minimally invasive procedures	50
nerve block	417
nerve procedures	25
neurostimulator lead placement	25
pain management	844
spinal procedures	405

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dennis Slavin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	674
Female	1064

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	932
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	574
From 75 to 84	550
85 and over	216
Less than 65	398

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dennis Slavin, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	46
Dementia	18
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Dennis Slavin, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Weslaco, TX during 2016 were injections, pain management, aspiration and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dennis Slavin, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	564
doctor visit	3043
injections	1243
minimally invasive procedures	73
nerve block	433
nerve procedures	47
neurostimulator lead placement	26
pain management	666
spinal procedures	406

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dennis Slavin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	335
Female	524

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	442
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	286
From 75 to 84	271
85 and over	99
Less than 65	203

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dennis Slavin, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	42
Dementia	17
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Dennis Slavin, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Weslaco, TX during 2017 were injections, aspiration, pain management and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dennis Slavin, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	572
doctor visit	3094
injections	980
minimally invasive procedures	31
nerve block	82
nerve procedures	31
pain management	337
spinal procedures	43

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dennis Slavin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	286
Female	510

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	349
Black	0
Hispanic	434
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	278
From 75 to 84	224
85 and over	86
Less than 65	208

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dennis Slavin, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	45
Dementia	19
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Dennis Slavin, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Weslaco, TX during 2018 were injections, aspiration, pain management and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dennis Slavin, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	436
doctor visit	2862
injections	752
minimally invasive procedures	46
nerve block	33
nerve procedures	46
pain management	309
spinal procedures	33

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dennis Slavin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	287
Female	476

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	320
Black	0
Hispanic	431
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	248
From 75 to 84	224
85 and over	89
Less than 65	202

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dennis Slavin, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	45
Dementia	20
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Dennis Slavin, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Weslaco, TX during 2019 were injections, aspiration, pain management and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dennis Slavin, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	363
doctor visit	3082
injections	702
minimally invasive procedures	40
nerve block	64
nerve procedures	40
pain management	286
spinal procedures	15

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dennis Slavin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	294
Female	480

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	330
Black	0
Hispanic	425
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	251
From 75 to 84	238
85 and over	92
Less than 65	193

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dennis Slavin, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	47
Dementia	22
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Dennis Slavin, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Weslaco, TX during 2020 were injections, aspiration, pain management and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dennis Slavin, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	328
doctor visit	2821
injections	628
minimally invasive procedures	26
nerve block	13
nerve procedures	26
pain management	239
spinal procedures	19

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dennis Slavin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	268
Female	426

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	327
Black	0
Hispanic	353
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	246
From 75 to 84	213
85 and over	81
Less than 65	154

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dennis Slavin, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	45
Dementia	20
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Dennis Slavin, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Weslaco, TX during 2021 were injections, aspiration, pain management and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dennis Slavin, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	492
doctor visit	3043
injections	845
minimally invasive procedures	93
nerve procedures	39
pain management	283
spinal procedures	20

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dennis Slavin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	304
Female	459

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	383
Black	0
Hispanic	368
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	261
From 75 to 84	257
85 and over	97
Less than 65	148

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dennis Slavin, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	45
Dementia	21
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Dennis Slavin, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Weslaco, TX during 2022 were injections, aspiration, pain management and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dennis Slavin, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	425
doctor visit	2550
injections	693
minimally invasive procedures	39
nerve procedures	39
pain management	276
spinal procedures	14

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dennis Slavin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	265
Female	431

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	367
Black	0
Hispanic	313
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	231
From 75 to 84	262
85 and over	94
Less than 65	109

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dennis Slavin, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	49
Dementia	12
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Dennis Slavin, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Weslaco, TX during 2023 were injections, aspiration, pain management and chronic care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dennis Slavin, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	414
chronic care	65
doctor visit	2549
injections	603
minimally invasive procedures	39
nerve procedures	39
pain management	194

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dennis Slavin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	239
Female	384

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	338
Black	0
Hispanic	266
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	194
From 75 to 84	239
85 and over	81
Less than 65	109

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dennis Slavin, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	46
Dementia	13
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dennis Slavin, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Dennis Slavin, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Weslaco, TX were injections, pain management, aspiration and nerve block.

aspiration	444
chronic care	65
doctor visit	2970
injections	1007
minimally invasive procedures	54
nerve block	279
nerve procedures	32
neurostimulator lead placement	41
pain management	513
spinal procedures	215

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dennis Slavin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	313
Female	493

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	201
Hispanic	420
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	259
85 and over	98
Less than 65	179
65 to 74	267

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dennis Slavin, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Dennis Slavin, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	15
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	42
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Cancer	8
Dementia	16

Education & Training

Dr. Dennis Slavin, MD graduated from SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine. He completed residency at SUNY Downstate Medical Center and Affiliated Hospitals. He has a state license in Texas.

Medical School: SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine

Residency: SUNY Downstate Medical Center and Affiliated Hospitals

Licensed In: Texas

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Dennis Slavin, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Knapp Medical Center

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$1,532 INTELLIS $531	Spinal Cord Neurostimulation - Neuro $462	SPECIFY $206	AUTOFILL $125	VECTRIS $83	Other $125
Abbott Laboratories	$1,135 PROCLAIM $995	ETERNA $82	Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs $58
Medtronic, Inc.	$749 INTELLIS $248	INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM $221	VANTA ADAPTIVESTIM $201	Vanta $64	VECTRIS SURESCAN $13	Other $2
Pfizer Inc.	$715 LYRICA $348	EMBEDA $243	FLECTOR PATCH $65	CELEBREX $15	$45
Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$244 OPANA ER $244
Other	$1,169 TENS $205	Senza $120	Nalu Neurostimulation System $115	Prodigy and Prodigy MRI $112	BUTRANS $104	Other $513

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$5,213
Education	$330

Biography

Dr. Dennis Slavin is a specialist in anesthesiology and interventional pain medicine. Dr. Slavin studied medicine at SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine. His training includes a residency program at a hospital affiliated with SUNY Downstate Medical Center. He is affiliated with Knapp Medical Center.

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