Physician Profile
Joel W. Warfel, M.D.
Unclaimed ProfileAbout Dr. Warfel
Joel W. Warfel, M.D. practices anesthesiology in San Antonio, TX. Joel is also listed as specializing in student in an organized health care education program. According to Medicare claims data, Joel cared for 425 Medicare patients across 453 services. The services billed most often include ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access, insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin, and ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function.
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Education & Training
Specialty
Credentials & Licensing
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Medicare information
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Contact Information
- (210) 525-1668
- Email not available
Practice Locations
12446 WEST AVE STE 200
San Antonio, TX 78216
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
453 services · 425 patients · 11 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | Procedure | 36620 |
81 | More than most peers in Anesthesiology |
| Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older) | Procedure | 36556 |
29 | More often than most peers in Anesthesiology |
| Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into rib nerve | Procedure | 64420 |
21 | More often than most peers in Anesthesiology |
| Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | Imaging | 76937 |
86 | More than most peers in Anesthesiology |
| Anesthesia for procedure on heart and large blood vessels | Anaesthesia | 00560 |
28 | More often than most peers in Anesthesiology |
| Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | Imaging | 76942 |
21 | As often as other peers in Anesthesiology |
| Anesthesia for heart artery bypass grafting on heart-lung machine | Anaesthesia | 00567 |
14 | As often as other peers in Anesthesiology |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | Treatment | 93325 |
49 | More than most peers in Anesthesiology |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | Treatment | 93320 |
49 | More than most peers in Anesthesiology |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | Treatment | 93312 |
49 | More 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 San Antonio 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 2014 at Other 8
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Also performs Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin 8
Providers in TX who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Common questions
What kind of doctor is Joel W. Warfel?
Joel W. Warfel is an anesthesiologist in San Antonio, TX. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry, where it is listed as “Anesthesiology”.
NPI registry
What is Joel W. Warfel's address?
Joel W. Warfel is listed at 12446 West Ave Ste 200, San Antonio, TX 78216. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
How can I make an appointment with Joel W. Warfel?
The number on file is (210) 525-1668. Guide.md cannot book appointments or pass on messages — please call the office directly.
NPI registry
What is Joel W. Warfel's NPI number?
Joel W. Warfel's National Provider Identifier is 1518371954. 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 Joel W. Warfel train?
Joel W. Warfel attended Other, graduating in 2014. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How long has Joel W. Warfel been practicing?
Joel W. Warfel has 12 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 2014, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What procedures does Joel W. Warfel perform?
According to Medicare billing data, Joel W. Warfel performs procedures including insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin, insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion and injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into rib nerve; reads or performs imaging such as ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access and ultrasonic guidance for needle placement; provides treatments such as ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function and ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
Medicare claims
Has Joel W. Warfel confirmed this information?
Not yet. This profile is built from public federal data and has not been confirmed by Joel W. Warfel. If this is you, claiming it is free.
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