Dr. Rafael Berio-Muniz, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Berio-Muniz
Dr. Rafael Berio-Muniz is a cardiovascular disease specialist in Corpus Christi, TX, with 19 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Berio-Muniz performed 3,073 Medicare services across 1,947 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Berio-Muniz received a total of $5,648 from 27 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 216 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. Berio-Muniz 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 | 789 | $10 | $65 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 657 | $83 | $154 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 190 | $143 | $813 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 164 | $45 | $65 |
| Evaluation of implantable heart and blood vessel monitoring system, remote up to 30 days | 156 | $18 | $75 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 134 | $61 | $197 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 117 | $65 | $115 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 104 | $47 | $403 |
| Remote pacemaker monitoring, 90 days | 101 | $22 | $69 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 96 | $108 | $242 |
| Prothrombin time test (blood clotting) | 63 | $4 | $16 |
| Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | 61 | $15 | $57 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 58 | $260 | $1,088 |
| Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | 56 | $177 | $283 |
| Evaluation of single, dual, or multiple lead implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days | 55 | $27 | $132 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 42 | $144 | $554 |
| Heart rhythm review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 27 | $18 | $73 |
| Heart rhythm recording continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 25 | $9 | $45 |
| Evaluation of cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote up to 30 days | 24 | $19 | $100 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 23 | $10 | $147 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with review and report by health care professional | 22 | $13 | $78 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with transmission of patient triggered events with review and report by health care professional | 20 | $647 | $2,031 |
| Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system | 20 | $44 | $103 |
| EKG interpretation and report | 19 | $6 | $44 |
| Insertion of tube in coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 15 | $181 | $1,107 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 12 | $2 | $87 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 12 | $180 | $385 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 11 | $133 | $563 |
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. Berio-Muniz is an electrophysiology & cardiac specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with low-engagement industry engagement, 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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