Dr. Zarina Calingo, NP-C
What this data tells you about Dr. Calingo
Dr. Zarina Calingo is a nurse practitioner - family in Abilene, TX, with 14 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Calingo performed 4,725 Medicare services across 1,914 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Calingo received a total of $3,323 from 17 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 108 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in nurse practitioner - family. 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. Calingo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Management using the results of remote vital sign monitoring per calendar month, each additional 20 minutes | 560 | $24 | $80 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 395 | $8 | $16 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 379 | $10 | $60 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 378 | $59 | $253 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 372 | $8 | $32 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 361 | $13 | $60 |
| Ldl cholesterol level | 355 | $10 | $70 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 250 | $9 | $28 |
| Remote patient monitoring management, 20 min/month | 236 | $29 | $98 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 223 | $45 | $178 |
| Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test | 213 | $16 | $48 |
| Urine microalbumin test (kidney screening) | 134 | $6 | $66 |
| Creatinine test (kidney function) | 134 | $5 | $44 |
| Free thyroxine (T4) test | 134 | $9 | $71 |
| Remote patient monitoring device, 30 days | 125 | $30 | $120 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 122 | $103 | $258 |
| Dexamethasone injection (steroid) | 42 | $0 | $1 |
| Vitamin D level test | 31 | $29 | $161 |
| Urinalysis with microscopic exam | 27 | $3 | $22 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 25 | $30 | $58 |
| Iron level test | 24 | $6 | $19 |
| Iron binding capacity test | 24 | $8 | $29 |
| Urine culture, bacterial colony count | 23 | $8 | $29 |
| Flu vaccine, high-dose | 21 | $72 | $163 |
| Prostate cancer screening; prostate specific antigen test (psa) | 21 | $19 | $69 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 20 | $7 | $53 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner re-certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians a | 20 | $24 | $80 |
| Uric acid level test | 17 | $4 | $15 |
| Antibiotic sensitivity test | 17 | $8 | $35 |
| Vitamin B-12 level test | 15 | $15 | $53 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity | 14 | $130 | $402 |
| Amplifed dna or rna probe detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (covid-19) antigen | 13 | $47 | $100 |
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. Total industry engagement is in the top 8% for nurse practitioner - family in TX.
Geographic Context
8.9 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 measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Calingo is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 2% in TX), and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 8%).
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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