Dr. Fernando Colato Zavaleta
What this data tells you about Dr. Colato Zavaleta
Dr. Fernando Colato Zavaleta is a cardiovascular disease in Bryan, TX, with 17 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Colato Zavaleta performed 9,234 Medicare services across 4,592 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Colato Zavaleta received a total of $6,049 from 34 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 402 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. Colato Zavaleta 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) | 983 | $88 | $305 |
| Remote patient monitoring management, 20 min/month | 974 | $37 | $97 |
| Principal care management services for a single high-risk disease, first 30 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month | 958 | $47 | $139 |
| Management using the results of remote vital sign monitoring per calendar month, each additional 20 minutes | 954 | $30 | $79 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 796 | $45 | $244 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 689 | $10 | $50 |
| Remote patient monitoring device, 30 days | 608 | $38 | $106 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 599 | $129 | $635 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 415 | $60 | $210 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 305 | $129 | $410 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 203 | $54 | $220 |
| Rubidium rb-82, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 60 millicuries | 194 | $613 | $786 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress | 191 | $1,077 | $3,800 |
| Evaluation of cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote up to 30 days | 186 | $18 | $80 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 149 | $129 | $606 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 117 | $137 | $530 |
| Remote monitoring of physiologic parameters, initial set-up and patient education on use of equipment | 110 | $14 | $36 |
| Remote pacemaker monitoring, 90 days | 107 | $21 | $100 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 104 | $103 | $472 |
| Principal care management services for a single high-risk disease, each additional 30 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month | 103 | $36 | $94 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 59 | $202 | $931 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 56 | $93 | $300 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 47 | $10 | $35 |
| Heart rhythm recording of continous external ekg over 8-15 days | 43 | $7 | $45 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 38 | $178 | $530 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | 31 | $16 | $67 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 31 | $10 | $45 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers, follow-up | 27 | $6 | $25 |
| Heart rhythm recording continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 21 | $9 | $45 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 19 | $19 | $75 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 17 | $83 | $355 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 17 | $2 | $10 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 min | 16 | $146 | $645 |
| External shock to heart to regulate heart beat | 15 | $84 | $355 |
| Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system | 15 | $40 | $105 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 15 | $140 | $515 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 11 | $316 | $1,345 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 11 | $102 | $590 |
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. Colato Zavaleta is a remote & cardiac specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 4% in TX), and low-engagement industry engagement, with 17 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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