Eric E. Sides, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · El Paso, TX
Eric E. Sides, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in El Paso, Texas, and NPI 1922088822, issued on Jan 18, 2006. Check the license (Texas J2331, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Eric E. Sides
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- J2331 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 820 E Redd RD Bldg B, El Paso, TX 79912
- Phone
- (915) 581-0712
- Enumerated
- Jan 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 26, 2023
- Fax
- (915) 533-8680
- Medicaid ID
- 1008807-03 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100315000891); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 820 E Redd RD Bldg B
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Eric E. Sides in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license J2331Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
68% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
109 Medicare Part D claims for 77 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 17 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam61 claims
- Tramadol Hcl11 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 79.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $133.55
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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 4 group practices
- EL Paso Physical Therapy Specialists LLCEl Paso, TX
- EL Paso Therapy Services, Inc.El Paso, TX
- Sun City Orthopaedic And Hand Surgery Specialists PLLCEl Paso, TX
- Terry Memorial Hospital DistrictBrownfield, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Eric E. Sides among 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Texas
Eric E. Sides, MD is one of 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% 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 18% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 18% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2003 among the 1,016 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Texas.
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The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Thomas Alost, M.D.El Paso, TX 799121508864182
- William Arroyo, M.D.El Paso, TX 799121053608216
- James Bean, MDEl Paso, TX 799121124008446
- Alvaro Hernandez, M.D.El Paso, TX 799121013915503
- Cheryl Ledford, MDEl Paso, TX 799121548203292
- Daniel Vande Lune, M.D.El Paso, TX 799121932160322
- Richard Westbrook, MDEl Paso, TX 799121831165356
- Erick Torres, M.D.El Paso, TX 799111932462678
Common questions
What is Eric E. Sides, MD's NPI number?
Eric E. Sides, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922088822, issued on Jan 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Eric E. Sides, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 820 E Redd RD Bldg B, El Paso, TX, 79912. Phone: (915) 581-0712. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Eric E. Sides, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number J2331, 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 Eric E. Sides, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Eric E. Sides, MD had 109 Medicare Part D claims for 77 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Eric E. Sides, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.3 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.