Dr. Jose Gamez, M.D
What this data tells you about Dr. Gamez
Dr. Jose Gamez is a psychiatry in Hialeah, FL, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Gamez performed 2,940 Medicare services across 1,647 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Gamez received a total of $524,246 from 32 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 996 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in psychiatry. The majority of payments are for speaking programs and promotional activities, reflecting participation in industry-sponsored events. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Gamez is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗Top procedures by volume
Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes | 935 | $75 | $150 |
| Nursing facility visit, low complexity | 867 | $63 | $110 |
| Initial nursing facility care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes | 566 | $68 | $180 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 182 | $112 | $180 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 148 | $76 | $180 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 123 | $68 | $110 |
| Nursing facility visit, moderate complexity | 48 | $86 | $110 |
| Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation with medical services | 29 | $163 | $220 |
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | 16 | $69 | $180 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 14 | $102 | $180 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 12 | $148 | $300 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
Payments by company (2024)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
The majority of payments (93%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in psychiatry and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware. Total industry engagement is in the top 1% for psychiatry in FL.
Geographic Context
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Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | Monthly updates |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Gamez is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 2% in FL), and high industry engagement (speaking/promotional, top 1%), with 19 years of practice experience.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
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All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.
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