Dr. Joshua Rodriguez, M.D., PHARM. D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Rodriguez
Dr. Joshua Rodriguez is a pharmacist in El Paso, TX, with 14 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Rodriguez performed 33,425 Medicare services across 1,611 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Rodriguez received a total of $537 from 7 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 14 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in pharmacist. 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. Rodriguez 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron infusion (Feraheme) | 8,670 | $0 | $5 |
| Pembrolizumab injection (Keytruda) | 7,400 | $43 | $137 |
| Anti-nausea injection (fosaprepitant) | 6,000 | $0 | $5 |
| Darbepoetin injection (Aranesp) for anemia | 4,120 | $2 | $20 |
| Denosumab injection (Prolia/Xgeva) | 1,440 | $18 | $66 |
| Dexamethasone injection (steroid) | 1,106 | $0 | $1 |
| Injection, granisetron hydrochloride, 100 mcg | 570 | $0 | $24 |
| Anti-nausea injection (Aloxi/palonosetron) | 530 | $1 | $114 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 404 | $8 | $20 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 346 | $8 | $36 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 334 | $10 | $64 |
| Injection of additional new drug or substance into vein | 326 | $11 | $108 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 307 | $63 | $250 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 217 | $88 | $368 |
| Administration of chemotherapy into vein, 1 hour or less | 200 | $96 | $707 |
| Injection, carboplatin, 50 mg | 138 | $2 | $300 |
| Administration of non-hormonal anti-neoplastic chemotherapy under skin or into muscle | 102 | $54 | $211 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 102 | $61 | $247 |
| Injection, zoledronic acid, 1 mg | 89 | $7 | $431 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 87 | $98 | $470 |
| Injection, diphenhydramine hcl, up to 50 mg | 80 | $1 | $7 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 74 | $10 | $96 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, additional sequential infusion, 1 hour or less | 67 | $21 | $157 |
| Administration of chemotherapy into vein, each additional hour | 63 | $21 | $161 |
| Irrigation of implanted venous access drug delivery device | 58 | $18 | $114 |
| Administration of hormonal anti-neoplastic chemotherapy under skin or into muscle | 56 | $24 | $145 |
| Administration of additional new drug or substance into vein, 1 hour or less | 56 | $48 | $344 |
| Unclassified drugs | 40 | $1 | $8 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, 1 hour or less | 37 | $47 | $313 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 37 | $121 | $565 |
| Lactate dehydrogenase (enzyme) level | 36 | $6 | $31 |
| Carcinoembryonic antigen (cea) protein level | 33 | $19 | $99 |
| Microscopic examination for white blood cells with manual cell count | 30 | $4 | $22 |
| Complete blood count (CBC), automated | 30 | $6 | $34 |
| Administration of additional new drug or substance into vein using push technique | 30 | $42 | $289 |
| Ferritin level test (iron stores) | 29 | $13 | $60 |
| Iron level test | 27 | $6 | $27 |
| Iron binding capacity test | 27 | $9 | $35 |
| Infusion into a vein for hydration, each additional hour | 26 | $8 | $75 |
| Infusion, normal saline solution , 1000 cc | 23 | $2 | $19 |
| Intensity modulated treatment delivery, single or multiple fields/arcs,via narrow spatially and temporally modulated beams, binary, dynamic mlc, per treatment session | 20 | $272 | $2,762 |
| Vitamin B-12 level test | 17 | $15 | $76 |
| Folic acid level test | 16 | $14 | $73 |
| Fluorodeoxyglucose f-18 fdg, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 45 millicuries | 14 | $90 | $657 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 11 | $62 | $372 |
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 (75%) 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. Rodriguez is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 7% in TX), and 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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