Physician Profile
Alec M. Cartagena, DO
Unclaimed ProfileAbout Dr. Cartagena
Alec M. Cartagena, DO practices anesthesiology in Yonkers, NY. Alec is also listed as specializing in anesthesiology — pain medicine. According to Medicare claims data, Alec cared for 131 Medicare patients across 376 services. The services billed most often include injection, propofol, 10 mg, low osmolar contrast material, 200-299 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml, and injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg. The provider's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164910238.
Factual summary compiled by Guide.md from public records; not written by this provider.
Education & Training
Specialty
Credentials & Licensing
Medicare information
Exactly as CMS reports it (National Downloadable File, Opt-Out Affidavits, Order & Referring). Not an insurance directory; confirm coverage with the office.
Contact Information
- (914) 378-7000
- Email not available
Practice Locations
127 S BROADWAY ASTORIA
Yonkers, NY 10701
1000 10th Ave
New York, NY 10019
1111 Amsterdam Ave
New York, NY 10025
Conditions Commonly Evaluated or Treated
Within Anesthesiology generally. Availability varies by clinician, training and location — this profile has not been claimed, so nothing here is a personal claim by the provider.
Conditions
Anesthesia complications
Back & spine
- Arthritis of the spine
- Degenerative disc disease
- Failed back surgery syndrome
- Herniated disc
- Lower back pain
- Neck pain
- Sacroiliac joint pain
- Spinal compression fracture
- Spinal stenosis
- Spondylolisthesis
- Tailbone pain
- Upper Back Pain
Chronic pain
Facial & jaw pain
General pain
Head & facial pain
Headaches
Joint pain
Mental health
Muscle pain
Musculoskeletal pain
Nerve pain
- Abdominal wall nerve pain
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
- Foot Numbness and Tingling
- Groin nerve pain after hernia surgery
- Nerve damage after surgery
- Neuropathy
- Outer thigh burning and numbness
- Phantom limb pain
- Pinched nerve
- Piriformis syndrome
- Sciatica
- Shingles pain
- Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
Pelvic pain
Post-surgery recovery
Sedation & anesthesia
Spine pain
Procedures & services
Ablation
Head & facial procedures
Implants & devices
- Pain pump implant
- Pain pump refill and check
- Peripheral nerve stimulator implant
- Spinal cord stimulator implant
- Spinal cord stimulator trial
Infusion therapies
Infusion therapy
Joint injections
Muscle injections
Nerve blocks
- Abdominal Nerve Block
- Celiac Plexus Nerve Block
- Ganglion impar block
- Groin nerve block
- Pudendal nerve block
- Superior hypogastric plexus block
Nerve injections
- Celiac plexus block
- Lumbar sympathetic block
- Nerve block
- Rib nerve block
- Shoulder nerve block
- Stellate ganglion block
Nerve procedures
Pain relief procedures
Regional anesthesia
Sedation
Sedation & anesthesia
- General anesthesia
- Labor epidural
- Moderate dental sedation
- Pre-surgery anesthesia consult
- Sedation for dental work
- Spinal spinal block
Spine injections
- Epidural steroid injection
- Facet joint injection
- Medial branch block
- Sacroiliac joint injection
- Tailbone epidural injection
Spine procedures
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
376 services · 131 patients · 8 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Procedure | 20610 |
18 | Less often than most peers in Anesthesiology |
| Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement | Imaging | 77002 |
18 | Less often than most peers in Anesthesiology |
| Anesthesia for injection, drainage or aspiration procedures on spine or spinal cord of lower back accessed through skin using imaging guidance | Anaesthesia | 01938 |
17 | Less often than most peers in Anesthesiology |
| Anesthesia for nerve destruction procedures on spine or spinal cord of lower back accessed through skin using imaging guidance | Anaesthesia | 01940 |
16 | Less often than most peers in Anesthesiology |
| Injection, propofol, 10 mg | Drug given | J2704 |
173 | Less often than most peers in Anesthesiology |
| Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | Drug given | J3301 |
25 | Less often than most peers in Anesthesiology |
| Low osmolar contrast material, 200-299 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml | Billing code | Q9966 |
87 | Less often than most peers in Anesthesiology |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more | Office visit | 99213 |
22 | Less often than most peers in Anesthesiology |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
Related providers
Connections drawn from the registry and from what providers have told us. A link here is not a referral or an endorsement.
Also at this address 4
Providers at the same street address. Each files their own registry entry, so a shared practice often appears under several different names.
Other anesthesiologists in Yonkers 8
Same specialty, same city.
Trained at Other 8
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
More connections — 16 related providers in 2 groups
Class of 2018 at Other 8
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Also performs Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint 8
Providers in NY who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Common questions
What kind of doctor is Dr. Cartagena?
Dr. Cartagena is an anesthesiologist in Yonkers, NY. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry, where it is listed as “Anesthesiology”.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Cartagena's address?
Dr. Cartagena is listed at 127 S Broadway Astoria, Yonkers, NY 10701. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
How can I make an appointment with Dr. Cartagena?
The number on file is (914) 378-7000. Contact the office directly to confirm availability and scheduling.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Cartagena's NPI number?
Dr. Cartagena's National Provider Identifier is 1164910238. It is issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and is unique and permanent — it does not change if they move practice.
NPI registry
Where did Dr. Cartagena train?
Dr. Cartagena attended Other, graduating in 2018. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How long has Dr. Cartagena been practicing?
Dr. Cartagena has 8 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 2018, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What procedures does Dr. Cartagena perform?
According to Medicare billing data, Dr. Cartagena performs procedures including aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint; reads or performs imaging such as fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement; provides treatments such as anesthesia for injection, drainage or aspiration procedures on spine or spinal cord of lower back accessed through skin using imaging guidance and anesthesia for nerve destruction procedures on spine or spinal cord of lower back accessed through skin using imaging guidance, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
Medicare claims
Has Dr. Cartagena confirmed this information?
Not yet. This profile is built from public federal data and has not been confirmed by Dr. Cartagena. If this is you, claiming it is free.
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