Dr. Humberto Maldonado, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Maldonado
Dr. Humberto Maldonado is an optician specialist in Austin, TX, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Maldonado performed 5,872 Medicare services across 4,329 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Maldonado received a total of $4,542 from 27 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 304 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in optician. 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. Maldonado 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 455 | $8 | $16 |
| Lactate dehydrogenase (enzyme) level | 403 | $6 | $25 |
| Uric acid level test | 400 | $4 | $22 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 399 | $10 | $54 |
| Glutamyltransferase (liver enzyme) level | 391 | $7 | $30 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 383 | $13 | $73 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 282 | $8 | $36 |
| Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test | 261 | $16 | $98 |
| Creatine kinase (cardiac enzyme) level, total | 230 | $6 | $32 |
| Vitamin D level test | 225 | $29 | $120 |
| Automated urinalysis | 212 | $2 | $19 |
| Chest X-ray, 2 views | 210 | $15 | $43 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 196 | $85 | $175 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 189 | $9 | $78 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 180 | $10 | $42 |
| Annual depression screening | 164 | $19 | $30 |
| Free thyroxine (T4) test | 135 | $9 | $39 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 122 | $56 | $140 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 118 | $130 | $200 |
| Vitamin B-12 level test | 93 | $15 | $100 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 84 | $31 | $35 |
| Flu vaccine, high-dose | 83 | $71 | $73 |
| PSA test (prostate cancer screening) | 78 | $18 | $85 |
| Magnesium level test | 74 | $7 | $40 |
| Thyroxine (thyroid chemical), total | 50 | $7 | $35 |
| Chronic care management, additional 20 min/month | 50 | $38 | $50 |
| Prostate cancer screening; prostate specific antigen test (psa) | 43 | $19 | $85 |
| Pneumonia vaccine administration | 42 | $31 | $35 |
| Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 20 valent (pcv20), for intramuscular use | 38 | $282 | $325 |
| Basic metabolic blood panel | 33 | $8 | $50 |
| Urine microalbumin test (kidney screening) | 32 | $6 | $46 |
| Creatinine test (kidney function) | 32 | $5 | $23 |
| Chronic care management, first 20 min/month | 29 | $48 | $100 |
| Bone density scan (DEXA) | 26 | $39 | $150 |
| Face-to-face behavioral counseling for obesity, 15 minutes | 24 | $25 | $35 |
| Adm sarscv2 bvl 50mcg/.5ml a | 19 | $41 | $50 |
| Urinalysis with microscopic exam | 18 | $3 | $23 |
| Sarscov2 vac bvl 50mcg/0.5ml | 18 | $0 | $0 |
| Ferritin level test (iron stores) | 16 | $13 | $85 |
| Administration of vaccine | 13 | $11 | $35 |
| Thyroid hormone, t3 measurement, free | 11 | $17 | $39 |
| Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of medicare enrollment | 11 | $166 | $395 |
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 | — Not enrolled | N/A |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | N/A |
This provider has data in 3 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. Maldonado is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 12% in TX), with low-engagement industry engagement, with 20 years of NPI registration.
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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