Gerardo Zavala in San Antonio, Texas

Medical School: University Of Texas Medical School At San Antonio
Graduation Year: 2000
The Primary Medical Specialty for Gerardo Zavala is listed as: Neurosurgery
Approximate Years of Experience: 24
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 3375619190
NPI #: 1275707689
NPI Created On: 04/16/2008
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 08/22/2016
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207T00000X
License Number:
M9760
Listed Gender: Male

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Forms of insurance accepted by include, but are not limited to:

• Humana
• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English, Spanish.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Injection of bone cement into body of lower spine bone accessed through the skin using imaging guidance
2. Fusion of spine bones with removal of disc at upper spinal column, anterior approach
3. Fusion of spine bones with removal of disc in upper spinal column below second vertebra of neck , anterior approach
4. Fusion of lower spine bones, posterior or posterolateral approach
5. Fusion of spine bones, posterior or posterolateral approach
6. Fusion of lower spine bones with removal of disc, posterior or posterolateral approach
7. Insertion of posterior spinal instrumentation for spinal stabilization, 3 to 6 vertebral segments
8. Insertion of device into intervertebral disc space of spine and fusion of vertebrae
9. Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves
10. Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves
11. X-ray of upper spine, 4 or 5 views
12. X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2 or 3 views
13. X-ray lower and sacral spine including bending views 2 or 3 views
14. Needle measurement and recording of electrical activity of muscles of arm or leg complete study
15. Nerve transmission studies, 9-10 studies
16. Nerve transmission studies, 13 or more studies
17. Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention
18. Therapeutic exercise to develop strength, endurance, range of motion, and flexibility, each 15 minutes
19. Evaluation of physical therapy, typically 30 minutes
20. Therapeutic activities to improve function, with one-on-one contact between patient and provider, each 15 minutes

They took part in Medicare's Electronic Health Record Incentive Program which was designed to help move people over to electronic records and improve the systems that were already in place.
They took part in the Medicare Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS).

They took part in the Million Hearts Initiative, which was deigned to improve cardiac outcomes.