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Dr. Alejandro Rocha Jr., DO

(2 Ratings)

Specializes in: Family Medicine

University of North Texas Health Science Center, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (1998)

Professional interests include: diabetes management, allergy testing, asthma, and more.

10500 Vista Del Sol Drive Suite C
El Paso, TX 79925

(915) 444-8571

Dr. Alejandro Rocha Jr., DO is a family medicine practitioner in El Paso, TX specializing in family medicine. He graduated from University of North Texas Health Science Center, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1998 and has 27 years of experience. Dr. Alejandro Rocha Jr., DO is affiliated with The Hospitals of Providence, Las Palmas del Sol Healthcare, Las Palmas Medical Center Del Sol Medical Center and THOP Memorial Campus.

Office Locations

Address:

10500 Vista Del Sol Drive Suite C
El Paso, TX 79925

Some issues Dr. Alejandro Rocha Jr., DO can help you with:

Asthma

Asthma is a chronic lung disease where the tissue and airways of the lungs become extremely sensitive to certain substances. When these substances are breathed in, the lungs become inflamed. The muscles around the airways tighten and squeeze the lungs, and passages within the lungs swell and tighten. The airways themselves produce mucus, which further clogs the tightened, swollen airways. A person having an asthma attack finds it very difficult to breathe, and a severe attack can even be fatal.

Asthma affects people of all ages, but people with asthma are most often diagnosed as children. Symptoms can include wheezing, a tight feeling in the chest, shortness of breath, and coughing. Some people have mild symptoms all the time, and some people have no symptoms at all, but everyone with asthma is susceptible to occasional severe attacks or flare-ups of symptoms when they are exposed to triggers. Triggers vary widely but can include:

Allergens (dust mites, pet fur, mold, pollen, grass)
Irritants (smoke, pollution, dust, chemicals)
Viral infections
Physical activity, especially outdoors
Certain medications or chemicals in foods (aspirin, sulfites)

Treatment for most asthma patients involves three steps. Patients learn what their asthma triggers are and avoid them. They take a daily control medication, usually an inhaled corticosteroid, to reduce inflammation in the lungs. Also, they have rescue medication with them at all times to take in case of a severe attack. These quick-acting inhaled medications relax the muscles around the airways and allow the lungs to open up for air.

There is no cure for asthma, but with treatment it should not interfere with daily life and activities.

Depression

Everyone knows what it feels like to get the blues once in a while. But depression is a serious illness that is more severe than a bad day and lasts much longer. Symptoms of depression stop a person from being able to function and enjoy daily activities for weeks or months at a time. It can happen to anyone, and it isn't something that people can control by force of will or "snap out of it."

Some common symptoms of depression include:

Feeling sad, guilty, empty or hopeless
Fatigue and a lack of energy and motivation
A loss of pleasure in activities that were previously enjoyed
Unusual sleep or eating habits
Mental fog -- trouble concentrating, remembering, or making decisions
Physical aches and pains
Suicidal thoughts or a preoccupation with death

We don't yet know what causes depression, but it's thought that it is a combination of genetic, biological, environmental, and social influences. Because of this, the most effective treatments for depression combine medication with psychotherapy. Therapy, especially cognitive-behavioral therapy, can be extremely helpful in resolving the negative thoughts and feelings that come with depression. It gives patients new tools that they can use themselves to cope when their depression is making them feel down.

Some of the common medications used to treat depression include antidepressants such as SSRI's (Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft) or atypical antidepressants (Cymbalta, Wellbutrin). It's important to remember that these medications have different effects on everybody, and no one medication works right for everyone. Patients may have to try a couple before finding the one that works just right for them. If the first medication they try doesn't work, they should talk to their doctor about trying something else. In extreme cases where medication is not enough, electro-convulsive therapy and hospitalization may be the answer to keeping a severely depressed person safe.

Depression is a difficult illness to deal with, but it is more common than believed and there are many people who can help. With the right treatment, individuals with depression can get back to fully enjoying life again.

Hyperhidrosis (Excessive Sweating)

Hyperhidrosis is a medical condition where the sweat glands become overactive, leading to excessive sweating. It can occur in just one area, such as the armpits, feet, or hands; or it can be general sweating over the entire body. Hyperhidrosis can happen to people of all ages and genders. It is estimated that the condition affects as many as 3% of all people, but many are never diagnosed because they are too embarrassed to talk about their symptoms with their doctor.

When excessive sweating is the main complaint and is not related to any other condition, it is called primary hyperhidrosis. There is no known cause, but it does tend to run in families. Secondary hyperhidrosis is sweating that is caused by another medical condition, such as anxiety, cancer, hyperthyroidism, or menopause. Sometimes treating the underlying condition can improve this type of sweating.

There are tests doctors can use to diagnose hyperhidrosis. One involves simply soaking up the perspiration with paper and then weighing the paper to measure how much extra sweat is being produced. Another test, called the starch-iodine test, involves covering the body with powder. This powder turns blue in any areas where sweat is produced.

Treatment depends on the severity of the hyperhidrosis and the areas affected. Some options are:

Prescription antiperspirants, which contain aluminum chloride and work by plugging the sweat ducts. This signals the sweat glands to decrease sweat production. They work for moderate cases of hyperhidrosis and are relatively affordable.
Lontophoresis, a procedure that uses small amounts of electricity and a tray of tap water to decrease production of sweat glands in the hands or feet.
Botox, which can be injected into the nerves that control sweat glands in the underarms.
Sympathectomy, a surgery for severe cases that can be performed to cut the nerves that stimulate sweat production. Sympathectomy is most effective for hyperhidrosis of the hands. It may cause new symptoms of sweating elsewhere on the body.
Surgery to remove sweat glands, most often in the underarms.

Hyperhidrosis is a serious medical condition that causes both physical and emotional distress. Treatments are available, and support groups exist to help patients cope.

blood draw	293
diabetes management	202
doctor visit	1279
lab tests	2574
preventive care	467
thyroid function tests	260
vaccines	28

**Gender**
Male	148
Female	294

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	369
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	132
From 75 to 84	153
85 and over	74
Less than 65	83

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	54
Dementia	19
Cancer	5

blood draw	292
diabetes management	172
doctor visit	1055
lab tests	2110
preventive care	451
thyroid function tests	283
vaccines	27

**Gender**
Male	110
Female	261

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	304
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	114
From 75 to 84	111
85 and over	75
Less than 65	71

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	51
Dementia	21
Cancer	6

blood draw	313
diabetes management	194
doctor visit	992
lab tests	2522
mental health therapy	14
preventive care	501
thyroid function tests	395
vaccines	35
weight management	14

**Gender**
Male	260
Female	478

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	608
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	252
From 75 to 84	224
85 and over	146
Less than 65	116

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	51
Dementia	16
Cancer	6

blood draw	303
diabetes management	222
doctor visit	915
lab tests	2122
musculoskeletal imaging	26
preventive care	449
thyroid function tests	287
ultrasound (sonogram)	26
vaccines	21
vascular procedures	78

**Gender**
Male	108
Female	182

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	229
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	116
From 75 to 84	76
85 and over	59
Less than 65	39

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	62
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	51
Dementia	20
Cancer	8

blood draw	285
diabetes management	154
doctor visit	990
lab tests	1919
preventive care	426
thyroid function tests	350
vaccines	24
vascular procedures	130

**Gender**
Male	117
Female	200

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	72
Black	0
Hispanic	229
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	121
From 75 to 84	92
85 and over	64
Less than 65	40

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	65
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	52
Dementia	29
Cancer	7

**Gender**
Male	95
Female	181

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	221
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	106
From 75 to 84	77
85 and over	55
Less than 65	38

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	51
Dementia	31
Cancer	9

breathing treatment	24
chronic care	476
diagnostic procedures	14
doctor visit	963
rehabilitation	13
vascular procedures	104

**Gender**
Male	105
Female	160

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	44
Black	0
Hispanic	204
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	113
From 75 to 84	75
85 and over	47
Less than 65	30

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	59
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	54
Dementia	28
Cancer	8

breathing treatment	14
chronic care	540
diagnostic procedures	12
doctor visit	948
eye procedures	11
rehabilitation	37
tonometry	11
vascular procedures	92

**Gender**
Male	94
Female	157

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	51
Black	0
Hispanic	188
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	99
From 75 to 84	75
85 and over	49
Less than 65	28

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	60
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	50
Dementia	29
Cancer	7

chronic care	1028
doctor visit	1441
preventive care	28
rehabilitation	31
vaccines	30
vascular procedures	136

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alejandro Rocha Jr., DO for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Alejandro Rocha Jr., DO treated as a family medicine practitioner in El Paso, TX were lab tests, chronic care, preventive care and thyroid function tests.

aspiration	14
blood draw	272
chronic care	575
diabetes management	170
diagnostic procedures	13
doctor visit	1052
eye procedures	11
injections	14
lab tests	1993
mental health therapy	14
musculoskeletal imaging	26
preventive care	354
rehabilitation	27
thyroid function tests	316
tonometry	11
ultrasound (sonogram)	26
vaccines	30
vascular procedures	109
weight management	14

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alejandro Rocha Jr., DO.

**Gender**
Female	191
Male	103

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	16
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	235
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	56
75 to 84	88
Less than 65	44
65 to 74	105

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alejandro Rocha Jr., DO From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Alejandro Rocha Jr., DO treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, heart failure and diabetes.

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	41
Atrial Fibrillation	5
Dementia	19
Cancer	5

Education & Training

Dr. Alejandro Rocha Jr., DO graduated from University of North Texas Health Science Center, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1998. He completed residency at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. He has a state license in Texas.

Medical School: University of North Texas Health Science Center, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (1998)

Residency: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Licensed In: Texas

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Alejandro Rocha Jr., DO is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

The Hospitals of Providence

Las Palmas del Sol Healthcare

Las Palmas Medical Center Del Sol Medical Center

THOP Memorial Campus

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Alejandro Rocha Jr., DO has a good overall rating with an average of 3.0 out of 5 stars based on 2 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Alejandro Rocha Jr., DO from all over the web to help you find the right in El Paso, TX.

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Overall Rating: 1.0 2023-02-25

First no one answers the phone, the office is loud, employees are laughing l, and joking very loud, wait time is 2-3 hrs, if you have an appt. After their lunch hour you will have to wait longer because the clinic is closed. Hard time getting follow up appts. Because no one is at the front desk.

General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Alejandro Rocha Jr., DO. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Abbott Laboratories	$2,451 Fortify Assura, Ellipse ICD $304	Quadra Assura CRT Defibrillator $227	Confirm Rx $225	Quadra Allure MP RF CRT Pacemkr $209	Allure CRT Pacemaker $204	Other $1,282
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$1,534 FARXIGA $631	BYDUREON $200	CRESTOR $124	BREZTRI $111	BRILINTA $107	Other $360
St. Jude Medical, Inc.	$1,404 Electrophysiology $1,010	QuickFlex Micro $177	Microny ll SR plus Pacemaker $147	Allure $35	Optisure Defibrillation Lead $19	Other $16
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$940 JARDIANCE $500	GLYXAMBI $135	STIOLTO $118	STRIVERDI RESPIMAT $109	$78
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$893 XARELTO $660	INVOKANA $203	$30
Other	$8,969 Myrbetriq $562	XIFAXAN $354	VRAYLAR $340	Kerendia $265	COLOGUARD $250	Other $7,198

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$16,021
Education	$170

Biography

Dr. Alejandro Rocha works as a family medicine. Areas of expertise for Dr. Rocha include trigger point injection, depression, and surgical repair. He is a graduate of the University of North Texas Health Science Center, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine. For his professional training, Dr. Rocha completed a residency program at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. He is conversant in Spanish. Dr. Rocha is professionally affiliated with Las Palmas del Sol Healthcare and The Hospitals of Providence.

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