Dr. Carlos Viesca, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Viesca
Dr. Carlos Viesca is an anesthesiology in El Paso, TX, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Viesca performed 2,961 Medicare services across 875 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Viesca received a total of $32,174 from 38 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 472 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in anesthesiology. 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. Viesca 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic care management, first 20 min/month | 980 | $46 | $182 |
| Dexamethasone injection (steroid) | 572 | $0 | $25 |
| Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg | 401 | $0 | $2 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 253 | $95 | $354 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 186 | $67 | $249 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 120 | $10 | $41 |
| 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 | 100 | $44 | $181 |
| High osmolar contrast material, 200-249 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml | 80 | $0 | $15 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 56 | $122 | $457 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 53 | $132 | $580 |
| Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, each additional level | 26 | $39 | $360 |
| Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | 25 | $268 | $1,056 |
| Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | 22 | $101 | $718 |
| Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level | 19 | $58 | $349 |
| Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance | 15 | $84 | $713 |
| Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into upper or middle spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | 15 | $122 | $1,038 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | 15 | $45 | $93 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 5-10 minutes | 12 | $43 | $200 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | 11 | $63 | $290 |
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 (77%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians. Total industry engagement is in the top 2% for anesthesiology 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. Viesca is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 4% in TX), and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 2%), with 20 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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