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Dr. Hector A. Flores, MD

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Specializes in: Cardiac Surgery, Thoracic Surgery and General Surgery

1600 Medical Center Drive Suite 212
El Paso, TX 79902

(915) 532-3977

Dr. Hector A. Flores, MD is a cardiac surgeon in El Paso, TX specializing in cardiac surgery, thoracic surgery and general surgery. Dr. Hector A. Flores, MD is affiliated with Las Palmas del Sol Healthcare and Las Palmas Medical Center Del Sol Medical Center.

Office Locations

Las Palmas Medical Center Del Sol Medical Center

1600 Medical Center Drive Suite 212
El Paso, TX 79902

(915) 532-3977

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Hector A. Flores, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

Swan-Ganz catheterization

By Affordability:

central line placement

centrally inserted non-tunneled central line placement

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Texas, Dr. Hector A. Flores, MD performed more Swan-Ganz catheterization procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for central line placement, and centrally inserted non-tunneled central line placement 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 Volume:

catheterization

In 2012, Dr. Hector A. Flores, MD performed more catheterization procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Texas.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Hector A. Flores, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in El Paso, TX during 2012 were cardiac procedures, anastomosis, vascular procedures and dialysis access procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Hector A. Flores, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	75
bypass surgery	21
cardiac procedures	84
catheterization	20
dialysis access procedures	75
doctor visit	107
minimally invasive procedures	20
open surgery	42
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	42
vascular procedures	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Hector A. Flores, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in El Paso, TX during 2013 were cardiac procedures, anastomosis, vascular procedures and dialysis access procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Hector A. Flores, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	81
bypass surgery	22
cardiac procedures	109
catheterization	29
dialysis access procedures	81
doctor visit	99
minimally invasive procedures	29
open surgery	44
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	44
vascular procedures	81

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hector A. Flores, MD.

**Gender**
Male	97
Female	95

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	43
Black	0
Hispanic	138
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	63
From 75 to 84	55
85 and over	11
Less than 65	63

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hector A. Flores, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	70
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	59
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	73
Dementia	12
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Hector A. Flores, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in El Paso, TX during 2014 were vascular procedures, dialysis access procedures, anastomosis and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Hector A. Flores, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	73
bypass surgery	23
cardiac procedures	64
catheterization	18
dialysis access procedures	84
doctor visit	57
minimally invasive procedures	18
open surgery	46
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	46
vascular procedures	84

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hector A. Flores, MD.

**Gender**
Male	91
Female	80

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	118
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	65
From 75 to 84	43
85 and over	11
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hector A. Flores, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	65
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	70
Dementia	12
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Hector A. Flores, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in El Paso, TX during 2015 were anastomosis, vascular procedures, dialysis access procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Hector A. Flores, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	64
cardiac procedures	13
catheterization	13
dialysis access procedures	64
doctor visit	44
minimally invasive procedures	13
vascular procedures	64

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hector A. Flores, MD.

**Gender**
Male	168
Female	104

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	56
Black	0
Hispanic	192
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	94
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	108

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hector A. Flores, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	69
Dementia	13
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Hector A. Flores, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in El Paso, TX during 2016 were anastomosis, vascular procedures, dialysis access procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Hector A. Flores, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	86
cardiac procedures	15
catheterization	15
dialysis access procedures	86
doctor visit	52
minimally invasive procedures	15
vascular procedures	86

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hector A. Flores, MD.

**Gender**
Male	85
Female	67

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	57
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hector A. Flores, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	32
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	66
Dementia	26
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Hector A. Flores, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in El Paso, TX during 2017 were vascular procedures, dialysis access procedures and anastomosis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Hector A. Flores, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	73
dialysis access procedures	96
doctor visit	50
vascular procedures	96

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hector A. Flores, MD.

**Gender**
Male	58
Female	76

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	42
Black	0
Hispanic	78
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	39
From 75 to 84	34
85 and over	11
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hector A. Flores, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	68
Dementia	18
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Hector A. Flores, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in El Paso, TX during 2018 were vascular procedures, dialysis access procedures, anastomosis and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Hector A. Flores, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	65
dialysis access procedures	121
doctor visit	20
hospital care	14
inpatient care	14
ultrasound (sonogram)	56
vascular procedures	121

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hector A. Flores, MD.

**Gender**
Male	72
Female	66

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	42
Black	0
Hispanic	83
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	43
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hector A. Flores, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	75
Dementia	28
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Hector A. Flores, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in El Paso, TX during 2019 were ultrasound (sonogram), vascular procedures, dialysis access procedures and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Hector A. Flores, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis access procedures	19
doctor visit	18
hospital care	12
inpatient care	12
ultrasound (sonogram)	19
vascular procedures	19

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hector A. Flores, MD.

**Gender**
Male	35
Female	29

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	36
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	22
From 75 to 84	19
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hector A. Flores, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	66
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	61
Dementia	23
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Hector A. Flores, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in El Paso, TX during 2020 were vascular procedures, dialysis access procedures, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Hector A. Flores, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	11
cardiac procedures	28
dialysis access procedures	38
doctor visit	32
hospital care	15
inpatient care	15
minimally invasive procedures	14
ultrasound (sonogram)	27
vascular procedures	52

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hector A. Flores, MD.

**Gender**
Male	58
Female	44

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	49
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	31
From 75 to 84	36
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hector A. Flores, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	67
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	65
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	66
Dementia	27
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Hector A. Flores, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in El Paso, TX during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Hector A. Flores, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	45
hospital care	19
inpatient care	19

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hector A. Flores, MD.

**Gender**
Male	50
Female	38

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	51
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	38
From 75 to 84	26
85 and over	11
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hector A. Flores, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	65
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	57
Dementia	19
Cancer	34

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Hector A. Flores, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in El Paso, TX during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Hector A. Flores, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	11
doctor visit	35
hospital care	13
inpatient care	13

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hector A. Flores, MD.

**Gender**
Male	36
Female	39

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	39
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	28
From 75 to 84	28
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hector A. Flores, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	59
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	63
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	61
Dementia	0
Cancer	32

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Hector A. Flores, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in El Paso, TX during 2023 were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Hector A. Flores, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	12
cardiac procedures	35
catheterization	22
doctor visit	31
hospital care	19
inpatient care	19
minimally invasive procedures	11
open surgery	24
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	24

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hector A. Flores, MD.

**Gender**
Male	34
Female	36

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	39
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	25
From 75 to 84	26
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hector A. Flores, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	34
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	64
Dementia	0
Cancer	29

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Hector A. Flores, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Hector A. Flores, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in El Paso, TX were vascular procedures, dialysis access procedures, anastomosis and cardiac procedures.

anastomosis	66
bypass surgery	19
cardiac procedures	49
catheterization	18
dialysis access procedures	73
doctor visit	49
hospital care	15
inpatient care	15
minimally invasive procedures	17
open surgery	39
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	39
ultrasound (sonogram)	34
vascular procedures	75

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hector A. Flores, MD.

**Gender**
Female	56
Male	65

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	22
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	68
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	3
75 to 84	22
Less than 65	32
65 to 74	42

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hector A. Flores, MD From 2012 - 2023

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	62
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	60
Atrial Fibrillation	17
Dementia	14
Cancer	18

Education & Training

He completed residency at University of Texas Health and Science Center. He has a state license in Texas.

Residency: University of Texas Health and Science Center

Licensed In: Texas

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Hector A. Flores, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Las Palmas del Sol Healthcare

Las Palmas Medical Center Del Sol Medical Center

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$214,201 Da Vinci Surgical System $185,551	DA VINCI SP $28,650
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$4,371 Carpentier-Edwards Physio II Annuloplasty Ring $2,569	Pericardial Heart Valves $332	Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve $275	Transcatheter Heart Valves $196	Heart Valve Repair $132	Other $867
AtriCure, Inc.	$3,640 Cardiovascular $1,592	Epi-Sense Guided Coagulation Sys $522	ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM $197	SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM $117	EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION DEV $105	Other $1,107
ABIOMED	$2,986 Impella $2,986
Abbott Laboratories	$2,793 Mitra Clip system $2,219	MitraClip System $250	CardioMEMS $141	Quadra Assura CRT Defibrillator $55	CRT-Ds $45	Other $83
Other	$7,385 CoreValve Evolut $1,865	Octopus $1,478	CG Future $362	3F $293	GORE VIABAHN Endoprosthesis $283	Other $3,102

**Types of Payments**
Education	$116,864
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$50,100
Travel and Lodging	$49,442
Food and Beverage	$18,970

Biography

Dr. Hector Flores practices cardiac surgery, general surgery, and thoracic surgery in El Paso, TX. He speaks Spanish. Dr. Flores is affiliated with Las Palmas del Sol Healthcare. He graduated from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, School of Medicine.

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2013 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hector A. Flores, MD in 2013

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2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hector A. Flores, MD in 2014

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2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hector A. Flores, MD in 2015

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2016 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hector A. Flores, MD in 2016

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2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hector A. Flores, MD in 2017

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hector A. Flores, MD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hector A. Flores, MD in 2019

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hector A. Flores, MD in 2020

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2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hector A. Flores, MD in 2021

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hector A. Flores, MD in 2022

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2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hector A. Flores, MD in 2023

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hector A. Flores, MD From 2012 - 2023

Education & Training

Affiliations & Hospitals

Ratings & Reviews

General Payments

Biography

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