Dr. Gabriel Lopez, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Lopez
Dr. Gabriel Lopez is an optician specialist in Corpus Christi, TX, with 19 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Lopez performed 8,399 Medicare services across 3,113 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Lopez received a total of $15,338 from 15 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 533 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. Lopez 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 2,060 | $1 | $6 |
| Administration of psychological or neuropsychological test, first 30 minutes | 1,609 | $30 | $130 |
| Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg | 1,086 | $0 | $5 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 777 | $79 | $310 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 678 | $136 | $410 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 489 | $10 | $72 |
| Drug screening test | 456 | $60 | $178 |
| Prolonged office or other outpatient evaluation and management service(s) beyond the maximum required time of the primary procedure which has been selected using total time on the date of the primary service; each additional 15 minutes by the physician or | 334 | $25 | $90 |
| Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | 120 | $99 | $336 |
| Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | 109 | $74 | $267 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance | 89 | $91 | $265 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 83 | $169 | $577 |
| Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation | 82 | $12 | $64 |
| Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | 75 | $96 | $271 |
| Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level | 73 | $39 | $158 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 69 | $102 | $477 |
| Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, each additional level | 66 | $44 | $156 |
| Injection of substance into middle or upper spine canal using imaging guidance | 44 | $78 | $324 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 34 | $9 | $100 |
| Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance | 30 | $74 | $251 |
| Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | 18 | $108 | $317 |
| Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level | 18 | $46 | $181 |
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
8.3 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. Lopez is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 8% in TX), with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 12% of TX peers, with 19 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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