John E. Etlinger, M.D.
Surgery Physician · San Antonio, TX
John E. Etlinger, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in San Antonio, Texas, and NPI 1750310934, issued on Jul 1, 2006. Check the license (Texas E4323, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John E. Etlinger
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- E4323 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1303 Mccullough Ave, San Antonio, TX 78212
- Phone
- (210) 229-9290
- Enumerated
- Jul 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 9, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (210) 229-9494
- Medicaid ID
- 034840101 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050413000587); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Texas Tech University Health Science Center School Of Medicine, 1975
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify John E. Etlinger in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license E4323Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
35% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
96 Medicare Part D claims for 59 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 47 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen28 claims
- Tramadol Hcl15 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: $1,011.32
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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.
John E. Etlinger among 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas
John E. Etlinger, M.D. is one of 2,192 surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 76% 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 · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1975 · median 2004 among the 1,350 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Texas
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- Francisco Obregon Colombani, MDSan Antonio, TX 782151215516851
Common questions
What is John E. Etlinger, M.D.'s NPI number?
John E. Etlinger, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1750310934, issued on Jul 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John E. Etlinger, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1303 Mccullough Ave, San Antonio, TX, 78212. Phone: (210) 229-9290. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John E. Etlinger, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number E4323, 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 John E. Etlinger, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John E. Etlinger, M.D. had 96 Medicare Part D claims for 59 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.