Agustin Escalante, MD
Basic profileThe University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center
Agustin Escalante is a Rheumatology/Immunology physician affiliated with The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center. OpenAlex indexes 74 publications with 5,717 citations (h-index 32).
Overview
Scholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index, productivity × impact (OpenAlex).
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
The practice address and phone this provider lists in the federal NPPES (CMS) registry.
Practice address
8300 Floyd Curl Dr
San Antonio, TX 782293931
Telephone
210-450-9000Provider last certified this registry record 19 Aug 2025.
Industry payments
4 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021 onward. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- KYOWA KIRIN, INC.Program year20251 payment
- Kyowa Kirin, Inc.Program year20241 payment
- SANOFI PASTEUR INC.Program year20241 payment
Payment records matched to this physician's NPI in CMS Open Payments, program years 2021 onward.
Medicare prescribing footprint (2024)
The drugs this prescriber writes for Medicare patients, grouped by drug class and therapeutic area. Every percentage is a share of their total prescribing, so you can see what they prescribe most. These are proportions, not patient counts or dollar amounts. No condition is inferred: the claims record what was prescribed, never why.
Cancer & immunology
41.9%TNF inhibitor16.1%Enbrel Sureclick47%Humira(Cf) Pen22%Enbrel21%Humira Pen10%Part D<11 patientsFolate Analog Metabolic Inhibitor14.3%Methotrexate100%Part D≥49 patients+ 5 more classes in this area
Metabolism & gastrointestinal
19.5%Corticosteroid15.7%Prednisone100%Part D≥67 patientsAminosalicylate2%Sulfasalazine100%Part D<11 patients+ 1 more class in this area
Antiparasitic
19.3%Antimalarial19.3%Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate100%Part D≥61 patients
Drug classes come from the WHO ATC and U.S. National Library of Medicine (RxClass) classifications; prescribing counts come from the CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers file. Each drug is counted once, under its primary class. Medicare fee-for-service only, so no Medicare Advantage, commercial, or pediatric prescribing is included. CMS publishes this data about 17 months after the fact.
NIH funding
3 NIH research awards on record, funded 1999–2011 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- The Disablement Process in Rheumatoid Arthritis
University of Texas Hlth Science Center
FY2011$553,634R01HD037151 - The Disablement Process in Rheumatoid Arthritis
University of Texas Hlth Science Center
FY2010$570,030R01HD037151 - The Disablement Process in Rheumatoid Arthritis
University of Texas Hlth Science Center
FY2009$574,410R01HD037151
Awards in the NIH RePORTER records where a principal investigator name matches this physician at an organization in their practice state. Latest award years shown; each row links to the project record on RePORTER.
Publications
Matched to this physician's OpenAlex author record; most-cited works shown first.
- Use of Hydroxychloroquine Is Associated With Improved Lipid Profile in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
JCR Journal of Clinical Rheumatology
2017 - Severe traumatic brain injuries in children: Does the type of trauma center matter?
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
2017 - Clinical and laboratory factors associated with interstitial lung disease in rheumatoid arthritis
Clinical Rheumatology
2015
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