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Dr. Alejandro Paz, MD

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(4 Ratings)

Specializes in: Family Medicine

225 East 2nd Avenue Suite 101
Escondido, CA 92025

Dr. Alejandro Paz, MD is a family medicine practitioner in Escondido, CA specializing in family medicine. Dr. Alejandro Paz, MD is affiliated with UC San Diego Health.

Office Locations

225 East 2nd Avenue Suite 101
Escondido, CA 92025

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In The News

“Initially the Office will be open Monday through Friday mornings from 8:30 a.m. to noon with onsite care provided by Alejandro Paz, MD, a board certified Family Medicine physician and Sandor Lin,...”—"MINDING YOUR BUSINESS", Valley Roadrunner, December 2015

“Dr. Alejandro Paz, MD, a board certified Family Medicine physician who practices in Escondido, will be at the Valley Center Office along with other practitioners from Graybill's Escondido Office.”—"Graybill to open Valley Center clinic Dec. 1", Valley Roadrunner, November 2015

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Alejandro Paz, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 10%

By Volume:

screening mammogram

In 2023, Dr. Alejandro Paz, MD performed more screening mammogram procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within California.

Top 25%

By Volume:

X-rays

By Affordability:

central DEXA

dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry

joint X-ray

knee X-ray

spine imaging

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within California, Dr. Alejandro Paz, MD performed more X-rays procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for central DEXA, dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA), joint X-ray, knee X-ray, and spine imaging that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. 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.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alejandro Paz, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Escondido, CA during 2012 were preventive care, X-rays, vaccines and women's imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alejandro Paz, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	68
diabetes management	20
doctor visit	629
hospital care	62
inpatient care	62
lab tests	55
musculoskeletal imaging	52
nursing home care	29
preventive care	231
spinal procedures	15
thoracic (chest) imaging	68
ultrasound (sonogram)	13
vaccines	176
women's imaging	68
X-rays	190

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alejandro Paz, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Escondido, CA during 2013 were X-rays, preventive care, vaccines and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alejandro Paz, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	37
breast procedures	90
breathing treatment	19
diagnostic imaging	12
doctor visit	685
hip imaging	24
hospital care	44
inpatient care	44
lab tests	46
musculoskeletal imaging	94
nursing home care	41
preventive care	295
spinal procedures	44
thoracic (chest) imaging	110
ultrasound (sonogram)	24
vaccines	217
women's imaging	90
X-rays	351

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alejandro Paz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	300
Female	518

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	555
Black	0
Hispanic	164
Asian	60
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	333
From 75 to 84	258
85 and over	133
Less than 65	94

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alejandro Paz, MD in 2013

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	27
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alejandro Paz, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Escondido, CA during 2014 were nursing home care, X-rays, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alejandro Paz, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	16
breast procedures	83
breathing treatment	16
doctor visit	739
hip imaging	25
hospital care	20
inpatient care	20
lab tests	21
musculoskeletal imaging	116
nursing home care	435
preventive care	280
spinal procedures	34
thoracic (chest) imaging	118
ultrasound (sonogram)	16
vaccines	197
women's imaging	83
X-rays	351

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alejandro Paz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	308
Female	505

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	568
Black	0
Hispanic	165
Asian	43
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	340
From 75 to 84	258
85 and over	136
Less than 65	79

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alejandro Paz, MD in 2014

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	27
Dementia	10
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alejandro Paz, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Escondido, CA during 2015 were nursing home care, X-rays, preventive care and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alejandro Paz, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	31
breast procedures	154
breathing treatment	13
cardiac procedures	26
diagnostic imaging	15
doctor visit	716
hip imaging	38
hospital care	37
inpatient care	37
lab tests	28
musculoskeletal imaging	147
nursing home care	772
preventive care	208
spinal procedures	43
thoracic (chest) imaging	161
ultrasound (sonogram)	79
vaccines	91
women's imaging	154
X-rays	483

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alejandro Paz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	742
Female	1214

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1438
Black	24
Hispanic	346
Asian	96
Other	30
Native American	22

**Age**
From 65 to 74	842
From 75 to 84	538
85 and over	370
Less than 65	206

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alejandro Paz, MD in 2015

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	26
Dementia	12
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alejandro Paz, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Escondido, CA during 2016 were X-rays, nursing home care, thoracic (chest) imaging and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alejandro Paz, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	97
blood draw	18
breast procedures	231
breathing treatment	31
cardiac procedures	80
diagnostic imaging	22
doctor visit	853
hospital care	102
inpatient care	67
lab tests	27
musculoskeletal imaging	193
neck imaging	14
nursing home care	714
outpatient care	35
pelvic imaging	27
preventive care	328
spinal procedures	81
thoracic (chest) imaging	342
ultrasound (sonogram)	304
vaccines	175
vascular procedures	42
women's imaging	243
X-rays	819

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alejandro Paz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	589
Female	917

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1176
Black	0
Hispanic	215
Asian	56
Other	33
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	647
From 75 to 84	453
85 and over	253
Less than 65	153

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alejandro Paz, MD in 2016

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	25
Dementia	10
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alejandro Paz, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Escondido, CA during 2017 were X-rays, ultrasound (sonogram), preventive care and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alejandro Paz, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	135
breast procedures	254
breathing treatment	14
cardiac procedures	262
diabetes management	13
diagnostic imaging	38
diagnostic procedures	12
doctor visit	848
ear procedures	12
hospital care	51
lab tests	32
musculoskeletal imaging	200
neck imaging	23
outpatient care	51
preventive care	394
spinal procedures	103
stress testing	12
thoracic (chest) imaging	374
ultrasound (sonogram)	573
vaccines	226
vascular procedures	127
women's imaging	254
X-rays	903

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alejandro Paz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	756
Female	1118

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1460
Black	27
Hispanic	251
Asian	76
Other	47
Native American	13

**Age**
From 65 to 74	834
From 75 to 84	579
85 and over	294
Less than 65	167

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alejandro Paz, MD in 2017

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	24
Dementia	10
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alejandro Paz, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Escondido, CA during 2018 were ultrasound (sonogram), X-rays, preventive care and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alejandro Paz, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	163
blood draw	11
breast procedures	275
cardiac procedures	317
diagnostic imaging	33
diagnostic procedures	11
doctor visit	773
ear procedures	11
hospital care	25
lab tests	27
musculoskeletal imaging	207
neck imaging	15
outpatient care	25
pelvic imaging	26
preventive care	392
spinal procedures	80
stress testing	21
thoracic (chest) imaging	33
ultrasound (sonogram)	671
vaccines	192
vascular procedures	137
women's imaging	288
X-rays	579

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alejandro Paz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	806
Female	1229

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1600
Black	25
Hispanic	235
Asian	102
Other	55
Native American	18

**Age**
From 65 to 74	945
From 75 to 84	596
85 and over	324
Less than 65	170

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alejandro Paz, MD in 2018

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	24
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alejandro Paz, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Escondido, CA during 2019 were X-rays, ultrasound (sonogram), women's imaging and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alejandro Paz, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	144
breast procedures	396
breathing treatment	15
cardiac procedures	205
diagnostic imaging	53
doctor visit	1004
hospital care	41
inpatient care	15
lab tests	62
musculoskeletal imaging	191
neck imaging	18
outpatient care	26
pelvic imaging	29
preventive care	400
spinal procedures	85
thoracic (chest) imaging	52
ultrasound (sonogram)	602
vaccines	139
vascular procedures	138
women's imaging	410
X-rays	665

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alejandro Paz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	758
Female	1256

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	25
Hispanic	225
Asian	95
Other	60
Native American	16

**Age**
From 65 to 74	936
From 75 to 84	612
85 and over	303
Less than 65	163

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alejandro Paz, MD in 2019

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	24
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alejandro Paz, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Escondido, CA during 2020 were X-rays, ultrasound (sonogram), women's imaging and breast procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alejandro Paz, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	115
breast procedures	281
cardiac procedures	166
diagnostic imaging	39
doctor visit	539
hospital care	28
inpatient care	28
musculoskeletal imaging	149
neck imaging	17
preventive care	218
spinal procedures	70
thoracic (chest) imaging	27
ultrasound (sonogram)	415
vascular procedures	105
women's imaging	281
X-rays	531

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alejandro Paz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	568
Female	966

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1213
Black	0
Hispanic	188
Asian	63
Other	41
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	736
From 75 to 84	464
85 and over	238
Less than 65	96

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alejandro Paz, MD in 2020

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	25
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alejandro Paz, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Escondido, CA during 2021 were X-rays, ultrasound (sonogram), preventive care and women's imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alejandro Paz, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	90
breast procedures	290
cardiac procedures	186
diagnostic imaging	30
doctor visit	434
hospital care	15
inpatient care	15
musculoskeletal imaging	236
neck imaging	19
preventive care	351
spinal procedures	58
thoracic (chest) imaging	15
ultrasound (sonogram)	409
vaccines	117
vascular procedures	123
women's imaging	290
X-rays	600

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alejandro Paz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	538
Female	900

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1126
Black	18
Hispanic	174
Asian	68
Other	41
Native American	11

**Age**
From 65 to 74	688
From 75 to 84	458
85 and over	216
Less than 65	76

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alejandro Paz, MD in 2021

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	25
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alejandro Paz, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Escondido, CA during 2022 were X-rays, ultrasound (sonogram), women's imaging and breast procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alejandro Paz, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	94
breast procedures	301
cardiac procedures	159
diagnostic imaging	36
doctor visit	408
hospital care	21
inpatient care	21
musculoskeletal imaging	197
neck imaging	19
pelvic imaging	23
preventive care	277
spinal procedures	83
thoracic (chest) imaging	26
ultrasound (sonogram)	398
vaccines	60
vascular procedures	55
women's imaging	312
X-rays	573

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alejandro Paz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	486
Female	883

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1077
Black	20
Hispanic	160
Asian	59
Other	42
Native American	11

**Age**
From 65 to 74	626
From 75 to 84	435
85 and over	225
Less than 65	83

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alejandro Paz, MD in 2022

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	25
Dementia	6
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alejandro Paz, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Alejandro Paz, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Escondido, CA were X-rays, nursing home care, ultrasound (sonogram) and preventive care.

abdominal imaging	92
blood draw	14
breast procedures	220
cardiac procedures	175
diabetes management	16
diagnostic imaging	30
diagnostic procedures	11
doctor visit	693
ear procedures	11
hip imaging	29
hospital care	40
inpatient care	34
lab tests	37
musculoskeletal imaging	162
neck imaging	17
nursing home care	398
outpatient care	34
pelvic imaging	26
preventive care	306
spinal procedures	63
stress testing	16
thoracic (chest) imaging	120
ultrasound (sonogram)	318
vaccines	159
vascular procedures	103
women's imaging	224
X-rays	549

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alejandro Paz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	531
Female	864

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	12
Asian / Pacific Islander	65
Non-Hispanic White	928
Native American / Alaskan Native	8
Hispanic	193
Other	35

**Age**
75 to 84	422
85 and over	226
Less than 65	117
65 to 74	629

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

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Alejandro Paz, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	22
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

Education & Training

He has a state license in California.

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Alejandro Paz, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UC San Diego Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Alejandro Paz, MD has a high overall rating with an average of 4.0 out of 5 stars based on 4 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Alejandro Paz, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Escondido, CA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$2,476 FARXIGA $1,438	SYMBICORT $336	BREZTRI $263	BYDUREON $210	BYDUREON PEN $75	Other $154
Novo Nordisk Inc	$2,071 Victoza $578	RYBELSUS $393	Tresiba $274	Ozempic $272	Saxenda $208	Other $346
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$870 INVOKANA $514	XARELTO $302	meters $32	SPRAVATO $22
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$770 TANZEUM $397	BREO $63	FLOVENT $40	ARNUITY $38	LEVITRA $33	Other $199
St. Jude Medical, Inc.	$753 Neuro-Chronic Pain $465	Prodigy and Prodigy MRI $288
Other	$7,333 ENTRESTO $379	Synthroid $340	LINZESS $271	TOUJEO $261	ELIQUIS $251	Other $5,832

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$14,018
Education	$255

Biography

Dr. Alejandro Paz practices family medicine. Dr. Paz's patients gave him an average rating of 4.0 stars (out of 5). He attended medical school at the University of Utah School of Medicine. He is professionally affiliated with UC San Diego Health. According to UC San Diego Health, he is currently accepting new patients at his office in Escondido, CA.