Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Jose Vinagre, MD

Internal Medicine · Indian Orchard, MA
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology — Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Low-engagement
811 WORCESTER ST, Indian Orchard, MA 01151
4134390609
In practice since 2006 (19 years)
NPI: 1053329045 verify on NPPES ↗
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
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What this data tells you about Dr. Vinagre

Dr. Jose Vinagre is an internal medicine specialist in Indian Orchard, MA, with 19 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Vinagre performed 1,011 Medicare services across 785 unique beneficiaries.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Vinagre received a total of $12,416 from 36 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 753 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in internal medicine. 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. Vinagre is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.

✓ 19 years in practice ▲ Top 26% volume in MA $12,416 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary

Medicare Utilization ↗
1,011
Medicare services
Top 26% in MA for internal medicine
785
Unique beneficiaries
$56
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →
~53 Medicare services per year of practice

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)
A follow-up office visit for an existing patient lasting between 30 and 39 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition.
266 $79 $308
Blood glucose test using hand-held instrument
A test that measures the level of sugar in the blood using a portable device. The result helps monitor blood glucose levels.
260 $3 $11
Annual wellness visit, follow-up
A follow-up annual wellness visit that includes a personalized prevention plan of service.
179 $132 $165
Office visit, established patient (20-29 min)
An office visit for an existing patient lasting between 20 and 29 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition.
161 $54 $204
Annual depression screening 107 $19 $50
Home health plan of care certification
Certification by a physician or allowed practitioner for Medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care. This includes contacting the home health agency and reviewing reports of patient status required by physicians.
24 $37 $224
Urinalysis, manual
A manual laboratory examination of a urine sample to check for various substances and cells.
14 $3 $10
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. A higher procedure volume generally indicates more experience with that procedure.

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$12,416
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $1,774/year across 7 years
Top 10% in MA for internal medicine
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
36
Companies
753
Individual payments
All payments are legal and publicly reported · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →

Payment profile

Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.

Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$12,262 (98.8%)
Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$154 (1.2%)

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$1,759
2023
$2,097
2022
$1,610
2021
$1,886
2020
$1,280
2019
$1,791
2018
$1,993

Payments by company (2024)

Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Lilly USA, LLC
$309
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$242
Abbott Laboratories
$240
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
$201
Novo Nordisk Inc
$194
Exact Sciences Corporation
$138
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$105
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$81
PFIZER INC.
$70
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$47
Tactile Systems Technology Inc
$34
Dexcom, Inc.
$25
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$24
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$17
Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$16
Corium, LLC
$15
Top 3 companies account for 45.0% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$2,283
PFIZER INC.
$1,413
Novo Nordisk Inc
$1,182
Lilly USA, LLC
$1,065
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$852
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
$747
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$711
Abbott Laboratories
$438
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$427
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$419
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation
$411
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$319
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$295
Exact Sciences Corporation
$292
AbbVie Inc.
$226
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
$209
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$204
Baxter Healthcare
$125
Allergan Inc.
$104
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
$93
Dexcom, Inc.
$93
Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd.
$68
Corium, LLC
$53
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.
$51
Amarin Pharma Inc.
$49
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$45
Allergan, Inc.
$38
Tactile Systems Technology Inc
$34
Amgen Inc.
$27
Eisai Inc.
$25
Valeritas, Inc.
$23
SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC.
$21
Shionogi Inc
$20
LIFESCAN, INC.
$20
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$17
Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$16
Top 3 companies account for 39.3% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
ADVAIR · AIRSUPRA · ANORO ELLIPTA · AREXVY · Amitiza · Azstarys · BASAGLAR · BELSOMRA · BREZTRI · BREZTRI AEROSPHERE · CAMZYOS · CHANTIX · COLOGUARD DNA CAPTURE REAGENTS · CREON · Cologuard Collection Kit · Dayvigo · Dexcom G6 Transmitter · ELIQUIS · EMGALITY · ENTRESTO · EUCRISA · FARXIGA · FASENRA · FLULAVAL · FORTEO · FREESTYLE LIBRE · FREESTYLE LIBRE 2 · FREESTYLE LIBRE 3 · Flexitouch Plus · GARDASIL · GARDASIL 9 · Hillrom - Carnation Ambulatory Monitor · INVOKANA · JANUVIA · JARDIANCE · KAPSPARGO · LEQVIO · LINZESS · LYRICA · Livalo · MOTEGRITY · MOUNJARO · MYRBETRIQ · Myrbetriq · NURTEC ODT · NovoLog · Otezla · Ozempic · PAXLOVID · PNEUMOVAX 23 · PREMARIN · PREVNAR - 13 · PREVNAR 13 · PREVNAR 20 · REXULTI · ROTATEQ · RYBELSUS · Rybelsus · SHINGRIX · SOLIQUA · SOLIQUA 100/33 · SPIRIVA RESPIMAT · STEGLATRO · STIOLTO RESPIMAT · SYMBICORT · Saxenda · Symproic · TOUJEO · TOVIAZ · TRELEGY ELLIPTA · TRULICITY · Trintellix · UBRELVY · Uloric · V-GO · VOQUEZNA · VRAYLAR · Vascepa · Veozah · Victoza · Wegovy · XARELTO · XIFAXAN · ZEPBOUND
Should you be concerned? Payments from pharmaceutical and device companies are legal and common — 57% of U.S. physicians receive at least one. They often reflect legitimate consulting, research, or education. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →

Most payments (99%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians. Total industry engagement is in the top 10% for internal medicine in MA.

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Geographic Context

Internal medicine physicians within 10 mi
574
Per 100K population
124.0
County median income
$70,535
Nearest hospital
MERCY MEDICAL CTR
3.3 mi

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 reflects how much public data is available about a provider. How we calculate this →

Summary

Dr. Vinagre is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 26% in MA), with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 10% of MA peers, with 19 years of NPI registration.

This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dr. Vinagre experienced with office visit, established patient (30-39 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Vinagre performed 266 office visit, established patient (30-39 min) services. Research suggests that higher procedure volume is often associated with better outcomes, particularly for complex procedures. Note that Medicare data only captures patients aged 65 and older, so the total practice volume across all patients is likely higher.
Does Dr. Vinagre receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Vinagre received a total of $12,416 from 36 companies across 753 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common among physicians — 57% of all U.S. physicians receive at least one industry payment. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Dr. Vinagre's costs compare to other internal medicine physicians in Indian Orchard?
Dr. Vinagre's average Medicare payment per service is $56. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Dr. Vinagre) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating a long track record of practice, Medicare participation, and industry disclosure. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
Is this data up to date?
Each data source has its own update cycle. Provider registry data (NPPES) is updated weekly. Medicare enrollment (PECOS) is updated monthly. Medicare practice data has a ~2 year lag — the most recent available is typically 2 years prior. Industry payment data (Open Payments) is published annually, usually in June, covering the prior calendar year. We display the data date prominently on each section so you always know how current it is. See our data freshness policy →
About this page

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.

This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. Data Coverage reflects data completeness — how much federal information exists for this provider — not clinical performance, patient outcomes, or quality of care. Always verify information directly with the provider and consult a licensed clinician before making medical decisions.

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Data Disclaimer — Data sourced from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), Open Payments program, Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data, and Provider Enrollment & Certification data (PECOS). Published under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This website is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or authorized by CMS, HHS, or the U.S. Government. Data may contain errors as reported to CMS by providers and reporting entities. Payments from industry are legal and do not indicate wrongdoing. Medicare data reflects only patients aged 65+ or those with qualifying disabilities. For corrections, contact CMS directly. This information does not constitute medical advice and should not be used as the sole basis for choosing a healthcare provider. Procedure descriptions use plain language and do not reference CPT® codes, which are copyrighted by the American Medical Association. Full methodology → · Report a data error → · Privacy policy →