For clinicians
A responsive partner for spine referrals.
Routine, complex, revision, and second-opinion referrals are all welcome across cervical, thoracic, and lumbar pathology.
How to refer
One fax and four details. No portal, no account, and nothing for your staff to log into.
Fax for referrals and records
210-293-9381
Referrals, records, and imaging reports. Please do not fax films.
Office line for referring clinicians
Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM
Call rather than fax for anything urgent, or to check on a referral already sent.
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Fax the referral
Send it to 210-293-9381. Your own letterhead is fine, and the list below is everything the office needs to book the patient.
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Point the patient to the online appointment request
Tell them to visit adapaspine.com, choose a preferred time, and submit a request. The office responds within two business days to confirm availability.
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That is the whole process
The office confirms the appointment with the patient and calls you if anything on the referral needs clarifying. Nothing else is required from your staff.
What to include
These four are enough to book the patient. Anything further is welcome but not required.
- The patient's name and date of birth
- A phone number that reaches the patient
- Your working diagnosis
- What imaging exists and where it was done
If your letterhead does not carry a fax number, add one so the consultation note has somewhere to go. There is no need to send films. The office requests the imaging from wherever it was performed.
What you get back
The consultation note is faxed back by the end of the next business day. It carries the assessment, the imaging reviewed, the plan, and whether an operation is being considered.
The note goes to the fax number on your referral. If it has not reached you, call 210-293-9380 and the office will send it again.
Emergencies and urgent problems
Symptoms suggestive of cauda equina syndrome, rapidly progressive weakness, or new myelopathic signs require urgent emergency assessment. Patients with these symptoms should be directed to an emergency department rather than referred through a routine clinic pathway, as this allows for more rapid evaluation and management.
For problems that are urgent but not emergent, call 210-293-9380 rather than faxing, so we can expedite the process.
Why refer
Dr. Adapa is fellowship-trained in both orthopedic and neurosurgical spine technique, and treats the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine: degenerative disease, deformity, trauma, infection, and tumors. Non-operative care is the starting point, so a referral is not a decision to operate.
Conditions accepted
All conditions, including complex and revision cases and patients who have had surgery elsewhere. If a problem falls outside his scope, he will help the patient find the right specialist rather than sending them back to you undirected.
Refer a patient this week.
Request an appointment online in about two minutes. Appointment requests answered within two business days.