Dr. Francisco Cota, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Cota
Dr. Francisco Cota is a cardiovascular disease in El Paso, TX, with 16 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Cota performed 1,125 Medicare services across 904 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Cota received a total of $9,950 from 32 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 447 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. Cota 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 (20-29 min) | 235 | $56 | $139 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 210 | $85 | $206 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 105 | $60 | $141 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 72 | $10 | $60 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 51 | $18 | $83 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 51 | $131 | $393 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 45 | $52 | $205 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 45 | $2 | $12 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers, follow-up | 44 | $5 | $24 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 37 | $10 | $39 |
| Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | 37 | $16 | $40 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 32 | $99 | $268 |
| Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | 30 | $24 | $124 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 29 | $93 | $202 |
| Insertion of tube in coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 24 | $162 | $806 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 20 | $10 | $47 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 20 | $75 | $208 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | 19 | $15 | $70 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 19 | $120 | $320 |
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
3.5 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. Cota is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, and low-engagement industry engagement, with 16 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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