Dr. Andres Vargas Estrada, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Vargas Estrada
Dr. Andres Vargas Estrada is a cardiovascular disease in Tallahassee, FL, with 15 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Vargas Estrada performed 840 Medicare services across 634 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Vargas Estrada received a total of $18,803 from 35 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 267 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in cardiovascular disease. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Vargas Estrada 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 113 | $88 | $205 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 101 | $10 | $79 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 100 | $43 | $212 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 74 | $60 | $152 |
| Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | 56 | $88 | $234 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 51 | $208 | $527 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 42 | $92 | $169 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 32 | $45 | $191 |
| Destruction of first incompetent vein of arm or leg using radiofrequency and imaging guidance | 30 | $830 | $2,724 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 30 | $114 | $273 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 28 | $327 | $743 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 27 | $124 | $290 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 26 | $10 | $53 |
| Injection of chemical agent into single incompetent vein of leg using ultrasound guidance | 23 | $993 | $2,310 |
| Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 23 | $83 | $189 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 19 | $164 | $358 |
| Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber, coronary artery and bypass graft for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 15 | $217 | $611 |
| Coronary stent placement | 13 | $442 | $846 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel or graft with review by radiologist, initial vessel | 13 | $76 | $159 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 12 | $145 | $473 |
| Insertion of tube in right heart chambers for measurement | 12 | $97 | $1,199 |
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 ›
Most payments (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
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. Vargas Estrada is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 15%), with 15 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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