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Dr. Mario A. Bustamante-Montes, MD

(Dr. Mario A. Bustamante, MD)

(6 Ratings)

Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon Faculty of Medicine

Professional interests include: strains, sprains, amputation, and more.

12770 Cimarron Path Suite 132
San Antonio, TX 78249

(210) 614-3900

Dr. Mario A. Bustamante-Montes, MD is an orthopedist in San Antonio, TX specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon Faculty of Medicine. Dr. Mario A. Bustamante-Montes, MD is affiliated with Baptist Health System and Baptist Hospital.

Office Locations

Address:

12770 Cimarron Path Suite 132
San Antonio, TX 78249

Address:

343 W Houston #406
San Antonio, TX 78205

Some issues Dr. Mario A. Bustamante-Montes, MD can help you with:

Hip Replacement

Hip replacement is a surgical procedure to replace parts of the hip joint that are damaged by disease or injury. It is most often done to treat arthritis, a common condition that causes stiffness and pain in the joints. Surgery is used only after other, less invasive treatments have failed to work.

The type of hip replacement patients receive is based on their age and the extent of damage to their hip. The hip joint has two parts: the femoral head, or hip ball, and the acetabulum, or hip socket. The hip ball is located on the upper end of the femur (thigh bone), and the hip socket is part of the pelvis. Depending on whether one or both parts require replacement, patients may need one of the following procedures:

Partial hip replacement, which is generally recommended in the case of hip fractures or other hip injuries. If a patient is having a partial hip replacement, only the hip ball will be replaced.
Total hip replacement, which is often used to treat the hip joint when it has become damaged due to arthritis. Both the hip socket and hip ball are replaced.
Hip resurfacing, which is usually performed for younger patients. A hip resurfacing procedure reshapes the hip ball and only replaces its surface. This preserves more bone and makes future surgeries easier. If a patient is having a partial hip resurfacing, only the hip ball is resurfaced and replaced. If a patient is having a total hip resurfacing, the hip socket will be replaced as well.

During hip replacement surgery, an incision is made along the side of the hip. The surgeon may access the joint directly through this incision, or by using small tools and a lighted tube called an arthroscope to see and treat the joint. The diseased tissue is removed, and the bones are smoothed out and fitted with metal ends. The metal pieces may be cemented in place, or they may have a porous structure that encourages bone to grow into them and hold them securely. A smooth plastic cushion is placed between the two bones to replace the cartilage and allow the joint to move freely.

Hip replacement surgery takes one to two hours, and afterwards patients may stay in the hospital for several days. When patients go home, they will have to use a cane, walker, or crutches at first. Patients will likely have physical therapy to improve their ability to move with their new hip. After the first few weeks, light exercise such as bike riding or swimming will help them heal, but certain actions, such as climbing stairs or bending over at the waist, may be difficult at first. It will take several weeks before they can drive or return to work. Full recovery may take six to 12 months.

Replacement Arthroplasty (Joint Replacement)

Joint replacement, sometimes also called arthroplasty, is an option when a joint becomes severely damaged by disease or injury. The damaged cartilage of the joint is surgically removed, the ends of the bones in the joint are resurfaced, and a prosthetic is installed. Most prosthetic joints are made of a metal piece that fits into a plastic sleeve so that they glide smoothly. A joint replacement increases stability in the damaged area and decreases pain. The hip and knee are the two joints most commonly replaced, but joint replacement can also be performed on the ankle, shoulder, elbow and even fingers.

Although joint replacement is one of the safest and most reliable medical procedures available, it is still a major surgical procedure. All surgical procedures carry risks, such as infection or blood clots. For this reason, doctors try to help their patients avoid surgery for as long as they can. Taking arthritis medications, losing weight, avoiding high impact sports such as running, taking supplements such as glucosamine or chondroitin, or having joint injections may allow a patient to enjoy life without the need for surgery.

After having joint replacement surgery, patients can expect some pain the first few days as they recover. Physical therapy is an important part of recovery, and it can decrease complications and increase future mobility. As soon as possible, returning to low impact sports such as swimming, walking or biking can stretch and heal the new joint. A prosthetic joint can last 15 - 20 years and cannot be further damaged by degenerative diseases such as arthritis, so once it is done patients should be pain-free for many years.

aspiration	268
decompression surgery	18
diagnostic evaluation	38
doctor visit	1037
excision	18
fracture surgery	40
hip imaging	44
hospital care	17
implant removal	10
injections	463
inpatient care	17
joint surgery	101
lower extremity surgery	60
minimally invasive procedures	61
musculoskeletal imaging	421
nerve block	195
open surgery	20
pain management	195
pelvic imaging	20
reconstructive surgery	39
rehabilitation	1492
spinal procedures	275
upper extremity surgery	61
X-rays	550

**Gender**
Male	220
Female	426

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	100
Black	0
Hispanic	499
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	216
From 75 to 84	173
85 and over	101
Less than 65	156

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	56
Dementia	20
Cancer	6

aspiration	272
decompression surgery	14
diagnostic evaluation	28
doctor visit	1067
excision	16
fracture surgery	8
hip imaging	32
hospital care	22
injections	525
inpatient care	22
joint surgery	66
lower extremity surgery	34
minimally invasive procedures	41
musculoskeletal imaging	308
nerve block	253
pain management	253
pelvic imaging	15
reconstructive surgery	24
rehabilitation	1001
spinal procedures	289
upper extremity surgery	41
X-rays	380

**Gender**
Male	199
Female	367

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	88
Black	0
Hispanic	439
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	198
From 75 to 84	142
85 and over	70
Less than 65	156

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	58
Dementia	17
Cancer	5

aspiration	128
decompression surgery	17
doctor visit	899
excision	18
hip imaging	11
injections	289
joint surgery	45
minimally invasive procedures	47
musculoskeletal imaging	159
nerve block	161
pain management	161
pelvic imaging	23
spinal procedures	178
upper extremity surgery	47
X-rays	217

**Gender**
Male	270
Female	552

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	138
Black	0
Hispanic	628
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	292
From 75 to 84	162
85 and over	148
Less than 65	220

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	60
Dementia	23
Cancer	5

aspiration	224
decompression surgery	19
doctor visit	782
excision	21
injections	384
joint surgery	80
lower extremity surgery	11
minimally invasive procedures	67
musculoskeletal imaging	171
nerve block	160
pain management	160
reconstructive surgery	12
rehabilitation	307
spinal procedures	191
upper extremity surgery	67
X-rays	222

**Gender**
Male	149
Female	263

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	75
Black	0
Hispanic	310
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	152
From 75 to 84	108
85 and over	76
Less than 65	76

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	54
Dementia	19
Cancer	7

aspiration	139
decompression surgery	10
doctor visit	702
excision	11
hospital care	15
injections	138
inpatient care	15
joint surgery	43
lower extremity surgery	10
minimally invasive procedures	31
musculoskeletal imaging	140
pelvic imaging	11
reconstructive surgery	11
rehabilitation	643
spinal procedures	22
upper extremity surgery	31
X-rays	189

**Gender**
Male	152
Female	235

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	95
Black	0
Hispanic	267
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	161
From 75 to 84	102
85 and over	64
Less than 65	60

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	51
Dementia	20
Cancer	7

aspiration	146
doctor visit	588
hospital care	64
injections	145
inpatient care	64
musculoskeletal imaging	138
spinal procedures	12
X-rays	149

**Gender**
Male	123
Female	219

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	75
Black	0
Hispanic	247
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	131
From 75 to 84	88
85 and over	68
Less than 65	55

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	56
Dementia	23
Cancer	6

aspiration	204
doctor visit	637
hospital care	46
injections	203
inpatient care	46
musculoskeletal imaging	103
spinal procedures	21
X-rays	123

**Gender**
Male	130
Female	199

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	102
Black	0
Hispanic	212
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	129
From 75 to 84	89
85 and over	52
Less than 65	59

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	51
Dementia	24
Cancer	7

aspiration	177
doctor visit	619
fracture surgery	11
hospital care	54
injections	176
inpatient care	54
lower extremity surgery	10
musculoskeletal imaging	57
spinal procedures	17
X-rays	95

**Gender**
Male	144
Female	193

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	208
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	129
From 75 to 84	97
85 and over	49
Less than 65	62

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	52
Dementia	25
Cancer	8

aspiration	310
doctor visit	1057
fracture surgery	19
hospital care	81
injections	309
inpatient care	81
joint surgery	5
lower extremity surgery	18
musculoskeletal imaging	108
open surgery	10
plastic surgery procedures	36
reconstructive surgery	45
spinal procedures	21
tissue transfer	36
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	36
X-rays	128

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mario A. Bustamante-Montes, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Mario A. Bustamante-Montes, MD treated as an orthopedist in San Antonio, TX were rehabilitation, injections, X-rays and aspiration.

aspiration	209
decompression surgery	15
diagnostic evaluation	33
doctor visit	822
excision	16
fracture surgery	21
hip imaging	29
hospital care	42
implant removal	10
injections	294
inpatient care	42
joint surgery	58
lower extremity surgery	26
minimally invasive procedures	50
musculoskeletal imaging	183
nerve block	192
open surgery	15
pain management	192
pelvic imaging	17
plastic surgery procedures	36
reconstructive surgery	27
rehabilitation	861
spinal procedures	116
tissue transfer	36
upper extremity surgery	50
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	36
X-rays	235

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mario A. Bustamante-Montes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	138
Female	245

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	67
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	281
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	62
75 to 84	96
Less than 65	84
65 to 74	140

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mario A. Bustamante-Montes, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Mario A. Bustamante-Montes, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	43
Atrial Fibrillation	6
Dementia	17
Cancer	5

Education & Training

Dr. Mario A. Bustamante-Montes, MD graduated from Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon Faculty of Medicine. He completed residency at University Health System. He has a state license in Texas.

Medical School: Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon Faculty of Medicine

Residency: University Health System

Licensed In: Texas

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Mario A. Bustamante-Montes, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Baptist Health System

Baptist Hospital

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Mario A. Bustamante-Montes, MD has a high overall rating with an average of 3.58 out of 5 stars based on 6 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Mario A. Bustamante-Montes, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in San Antonio, TX.

3.58

Overall Rating

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Overall Rating: 3.0 2019-01-05

While Dr. Bustamante did a successful arthroscopic repair to my left shoulder, I would never go to him again.
Appointment?   Laughable.   Expect to wait 1 to 2 hours for him to even show up in the office if you have an early morning appointment, then another 1 to 2 to actually see him.
Office is in disrepair and staff is questionable.
Even though I told him and his staff numerous times I had NO need for 'pain meds', they continually wanted to give me prescriptions for drugs.  Extra strength acetaminophen(Tylenol) was sufficient.
Then I was told I'd need a 'referral' from my PCP for a post surgery followup, that was the last straw.
There are other orthopedic surgeons around, use one.

General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
MicroPort Orthopedics Inc	$1,039 HIPS $1,039
Lilly USA, LLC	$265 FORTEO $265
ERMI Inc.	$196 $196
Zyla Life Sciences	$193 Sprix $160	ZORVOLEX $33
ERMI LLC	$171 $171
Other	$1,628 Sprix $252	XIFAXAN $247	Xtampza ER $162	CELEBREX $103	PENNSAID $86	Other $777

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,664
Travel and Lodging	$803
Consulting Fee	$14
Education	$10

Biography

Dr. Mario Bustamante sees patients in San Antonio, TX. His medical specialty is orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. Clinical interests for Dr. Bustamante include hip replacement, knee problems, and strains. Dr. Bustamante is affiliated with Baptist Health System. Before performing his residency at the University Health System, Dr. Bustamante attended Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon Faculty of Medicine for medical school.