Agustin Escalante, MD
Rheumatology Physician · San Antonio, TX
Agustin Escalante, MD is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in San Antonio, Texas, and NPI 1992812986, issued on Aug 24, 2006. Check the license (Texas J1240, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Agustin Escalante
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- J1240 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8300 Floyd Curl Dr, San Antonio, TX 78229
- Phone
- (210) 450-9000
- Enumerated
- Aug 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 19, 2025
- Medicaid ID
- 045962001 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100408000480); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Agustin Escalante in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license J1240Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
28% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
1,425 Medicare Part D claims for 201 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 25% of claims. 42 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate226 claims
- Prednisone183 claims
- Methotrexate167 claims
- Enbrel Sureclick88 claims
- Mycophenolate Mofetil64 claims
- Tramadol Hcl42 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $686.62
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was consulting fee; the largest payer was Kyowa Kirin, Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- University OF Texas Health Science Center AT San AntonioSan Antonio, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Agustin Escalante among 545 rheumatology physician records in Texas
Agustin Escalante, MD is one of 545 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated1983 · median 2004 among the 417 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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- Emily Pineda, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782291376512368
Common questions
What is Agustin Escalante, MD's NPI number?
Agustin Escalante, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992812986, issued on Aug 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Agustin Escalante, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8300 Floyd Curl Dr, San Antonio, TX, 78229. Phone: (210) 450-9000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Agustin Escalante, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number J1240, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Agustin Escalante, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Agustin Escalante, MD had 1,425 Medicare Part D claims for 201 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.