Dr. Christel Cuevas
What this data tells you about Dr. Cuevas
Dr. Christel Cuevas is a cardiovascular disease specialist in Corpus Christi, TX, with 14 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Cuevas performed 2,233 Medicare services across 1,384 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Cuevas received a total of $3,982 from 31 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 193 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. Cuevas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 540 | $9 | $60 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 497 | $85 | $206 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 418 | $43 | $157 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 156 | $93 | $202 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 136 | $146 | $691 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 66 | $330 | $1,427 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 60 | $132 | $393 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress | 54 | $1,022 | $2,478 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 53 | $50 | $277 |
| Rubidium rb-82, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 60 millicuries | 52 | $1,004 | $1,515 |
| Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | 51 | $235 | $1,128 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 45 | $156 | $398 |
| EKG interpretation and report | 23 | $6 | $27 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 21 | $10 | $39 |
| Remote pacemaker/defibrillator monitoring, 90 days | 18 | $16 | $98 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 16 | $69 | $279 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 16 | $146 | $748 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 11 | $11 | $47 |
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 (90%) 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. Cuevas is a cardiac & electrophysiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with low-engagement industry engagement.
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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