Dr. Surya Raguthu, M.D.,
What this data tells you about Dr. Raguthu
Dr. Surya Raguthu is a physical medicine & rehabilitation in Brownsville, TX, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Raguthu performed 5,916 Medicare services across 1,417 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Raguthu received a total of $8,794 from 13 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 73 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in physical medicine & rehabilitation. 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. Raguthu 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical therapy exercise, per 15 min | 1,410 | $17 | $128 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 887 | $66 | $284 |
| Neuromuscular re-education therapy, per 15 min | 709 | $20 | $133 |
| Functional activity therapy | 610 | $28 | $137 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 377 | $11 | $191 |
| Dexamethasone injection (steroid) | 334 | $0 | $4 |
| Betamethasone steroid injection | 283 | $5 | $20 |
| Needle measurement of electrical activity in arm or leg muscles, complete study | 208 | $74 | $357 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance | 111 | $72 | $354 |
| Limited ultrasound scan of joint or other extremity structure except blood vessels | 108 | $32 | $224 |
| Nerve conduction, 9-10 studies | 106 | $159 | $926 |
| Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, each additional level | 103 | $85 | $360 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 91 | $122 | $642 |
| Injection into tendon at attachment to bone or muscle | 82 | $26 | $238 |
| Evaluation for physical therapy, typically 45 minutes | 78 | $54 | $333 |
| Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | 67 | $131 | $678 |
| Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level | 67 | $69 | $342 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint using ultrasound guidance | 63 | $33 | $282 |
| Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | 56 | $184 | $848 |
| Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, each additional facet joint | 38 | $184 | $665 |
| Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation | 32 | $12 | $25 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | 23 | $45 | $234 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 21 | $93 | $420 |
| Injection of substance into middle or upper spine canal using imaging guidance | 19 | $194 | $964 |
| Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | 19 | $337 | $1,615 |
| Re-evaluation for physical therapy, typically 20 minutes | 14 | $54 | $222 |
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 (57%) 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 physical medicine & rehabilitation in TX.
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. Raguthu is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 9% in TX), and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 8%), 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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