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Dr. Gabriel Lopez, MD

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Specializes in: Interventional Pain Medicine

University of Texas Medical School at Houston

3825 South Padre Island Drive
Corpus Christi, TX 78415

(361) 225-0089

Dr. Gabriel Lopez, MD is an interventional pain specialist in Corpus Christi, TX specializing in interventional pain medicine. He graduated from University of Texas Medical School at Houston. Dr. Gabriel Lopez, MD is affiliated with CHRISTUS Health.

Office Locations

3825 South Padre Island Drive
Corpus Christi, TX 78415

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Gabriel Lopez, MD in 2023

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Top 5%

By Affordability:

sacroiliac joint injection

spinal joint injection

In 2023, Dr. Gabriel Lopez, MD had a list price for sacroiliac (SI) joint injection, and spinal joint injection that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within Texas. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Volume:

injections

major joint aspiration

nerve block

selective nerve root block

spinal injection

subarachnoid block with local anesthetic

transforaminal epidural steroid injection

In 2012, Dr. Gabriel Lopez, MD performed more injections, major joint aspiration, nerve block, selective nerve root block (SNRB), spinal injection, subarachnoid block with local anesthetic (numbing medicine), and transforaminal epidural steroid injection procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Texas.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gabriel Lopez, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Corpus Christi, TX during 2012 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gabriel Lopez, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	342
doctor visit	2261
implant surgery	93
injections	1113
minimally invasive procedures	22
nerve block	417
neurostimulator lead placement	22
neurostimulator replacement	93
pain management	745
spinal procedures	541

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gabriel Lopez, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Corpus Christi, TX during 2013 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gabriel Lopez, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	110
doctor visit	1291
injections	660
lab tests	236
minimally invasive procedures	38
nerve block	361
neurostimulator lead placement	38
pain management	550
spinal procedures	400

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gabriel Lopez, MD.

**Gender**
Male	217
Female	392

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	291
Black	0
Hispanic	299
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	219
From 75 to 84	160
85 and over	54
Less than 65	176

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gabriel Lopez, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	44
Dementia	20
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gabriel Lopez, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Corpus Christi, TX during 2014 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gabriel Lopez, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	125
doctor visit	1558
injections	701
lab tests	351
nerve block	341
pain management	576
spinal procedures	383

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gabriel Lopez, MD.

**Gender**
Male	223
Female	413

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	312
Black	0
Hispanic	297
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	228
From 75 to 84	169
85 and over	64
Less than 65	175

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gabriel Lopez, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	50
Dementia	14
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gabriel Lopez, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Corpus Christi, TX during 2015 were lab tests, injections, pain management and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gabriel Lopez, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	119
doctor visit	1836
injections	769
lab tests	1364
nerve block	370
pain management	650
spinal procedures	414

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gabriel Lopez, MD.

**Gender**
Male	618
Female	942

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	814
Black	58
Hispanic	664
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	660
From 75 to 84	402
85 and over	118
Less than 65	380

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gabriel Lopez, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	48
Dementia	11
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gabriel Lopez, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Corpus Christi, TX during 2016 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gabriel Lopez, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	62
doctor visit	2188
injections	483
minimally invasive procedures	16
nerve block	316
neurostimulator lead placement	16
pain management	421
spinal procedures	377

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gabriel Lopez, MD.

**Gender**
Male	349
Female	520

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	448
Black	26
Hispanic	379
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	355
From 75 to 84	201
85 and over	60
Less than 65	253

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gabriel Lopez, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	28
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	48
Dementia	11
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gabriel Lopez, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Corpus Christi, TX during 2017 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gabriel Lopez, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	120
doctor visit	2204
injections	295
nerve block	126
pain management	175
spinal procedures	175

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gabriel Lopez, MD.

**Gender**
Male	303
Female	421

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	384
Black	27
Hispanic	300
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	296
From 75 to 84	191
85 and over	57
Less than 65	180

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gabriel Lopez, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	46
Dementia	12
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gabriel Lopez, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Corpus Christi, TX during 2018 were injections, spinal procedures, pain management and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gabriel Lopez, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	117
doctor visit	2210
injections	276
minimally invasive procedures	19
nerve block	123
neurostimulator lead placement	19
pain management	159
spinal procedures	178

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gabriel Lopez, MD.

**Gender**
Male	247
Female	393

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	363
Black	19
Hispanic	244
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	279
From 75 to 84	167
85 and over	59
Less than 65	135

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gabriel Lopez, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	43
Dementia	10
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gabriel Lopez, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Corpus Christi, TX during 2019 were injections, spinal procedures, pain management and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gabriel Lopez, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	96
doctor visit	2106
injections	284
minimally invasive procedures	28
nerve block	143
neurostimulator lead placement	28
pain management	188
spinal procedures	216

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gabriel Lopez, MD.

**Gender**
Male	241
Female	375

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	352
Black	17
Hispanic	231
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	274
From 75 to 84	168
85 and over	67
Less than 65	107

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gabriel Lopez, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	46
Dementia	11
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gabriel Lopez, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Corpus Christi, TX during 2020 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gabriel Lopez, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	80
doctor visit	1755
injections	201
nerve block	105
pain management	121
spinal procedures	121

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gabriel Lopez, MD.

**Gender**
Male	203
Female	332

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	292
Black	18
Hispanic	214
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	242
From 75 to 84	159
85 and over	50
Less than 65	84

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gabriel Lopez, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	45
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gabriel Lopez, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Corpus Christi, TX during 2021 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gabriel Lopez, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	87
doctor visit	1621
injections	224
nerve block	113
pain management	137
spinal procedures	137

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gabriel Lopez, MD.

**Gender**
Male	186
Female	320

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	285
Black	0
Hispanic	191
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	246
From 75 to 84	162
85 and over	43
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gabriel Lopez, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	45
Dementia	11
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gabriel Lopez, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Corpus Christi, TX during 2022 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gabriel Lopez, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	84
doctor visit	1606
injections	230
nerve block	120
pain management	146
spinal procedures	146

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gabriel Lopez, MD.

**Gender**
Male	170
Female	312

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	278
Black	18
Hispanic	171
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	229
From 75 to 84	156
85 and over	53
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gabriel Lopez, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	46
Dementia	7
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gabriel Lopez, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Gabriel Lopez, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Corpus Christi, TX were lab tests, injections, pain management and spinal procedures.

aspiration	122
doctor visit	1876
implant surgery	93
injections	476
lab tests	650
minimally invasive procedures	24
nerve block	230
neurostimulator lead placement	24
neurostimulator replacement	93
pain management	351
spinal procedures	280

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gabriel Lopez, MD.

**Gender**
Male	250
Female	401

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	16
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	347
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	271
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	175
85 and over	56
Less than 65	144
65 to 74	275

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gabriel Lopez, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Gabriel Lopez, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	13
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	41
Atrial Fibrillation	7
Dementia	10
Cancer	7

Education & Training

Dr. Gabriel Lopez, MD graduated from University of Texas Medical School at Houston. He completed residency at Loma Linda University Medical Center. He has a state license in Texas.

Medical School: University of Texas Medical School at Houston

Residency: Loma Linda University Medical Center

Licensed In: Texas

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Gabriel Lopez, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

CHRISTUS Health

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Gabriel Lopez, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$40,965 Spinal Cord Neurostimulation - Neuro $38,788	RESTORE $2,131	VECTRIS $47
Abbott Laboratories	$8,595 Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs $3,385	PROCLAIM $2,133	Axium INS DRG IPG $1,032	Proclaim IPG $876	SCS IPGs $537	Other $632
Boston Scientific Corporation	$5,361 SPECTRA WAVEWRITER $1,632	Superion $1,576	GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT $946	GENERAL - PAIN MANAGEMENT $444	SPECTRA SYSTEM $317	Other $447
EMPI, INC.	$1,546 TENS $1,546
St. Jude Medical, Inc.	$1,208 Neuro-Chronic Pain $1,208
Other	$5,740 iFuse Implant $1,004	Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System $493	MOVANTIK $354	PENNSAID $353	Spinal Cord Neurostimulation - Neuro $279	Other $3,256

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$37,070
Food and Beverage	$22,954
Travel and Lodging	$3,369
Education	$23

Biography

Dr. Gabriel Lopez is a specialist in interventional pain medicine. His education and training includes medical school at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston and residency at Loma Linda University Medical Center. Dr. Lopez speaks Spanish. He is professionally affiliated with CHRISTUS Health.

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