Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Patricia Lopez Po, MD

Family Medicine · El Paso, TX
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology— Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Low-engagement
5915 SILVER SPRINGS DR BLDG 3A, El Paso, TX 79912
9154975642
In practice since 2012 (13 years)
NPI: 1467797811 verify on NPPES ↗
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
Informational, not a quality rating. This page presents federal public records about Dr. Lopez Po from CMS (NPPES, Open Payments, Medicare Provider Utilization, PECOS). It is not medical advice, an endorsement, or a judgment of clinical quality. Always consult the provider directly and a licensed clinician for medical decisions. Read methodology →
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What this data tells you about Dr. Lopez Po

Dr. Patricia Lopez Po is a family medicine in El Paso, TX, with 13 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Lopez Po performed 1,209 Medicare services across 436 unique beneficiaries.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Lopez Po received a total of $6,715 from 48 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 291 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in family medicine. 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 Po 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.

✓ 13 years in practice▲ Top 24% volume in TX$ $6,715 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary

Medicare Utilization ↗
1,209
Medicare services
Top 24% in TX for family medicine
436
Unique beneficiaries
$65
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · Not a quality rating · How to read this →
~93 Medicare services per year of practice

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.

ProcedureVolumeAvg. paidAvg. submitted
Office visit, established patient (30-39 min)479$89$218
Chronic care management, first 20 min/month169$47$115
Remote patient monitoring device, 30 days140$37$103
Remote patient monitoring management, 20 min/month138$37$89
Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min)59$131$289
Office visit, established patient (20-29 min)49$60$158
New patient office visit (45-59 min)38$96$372
Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus34$16$50
Remote monitoring of physiologic parameters, initial set-up and patient education on use of equipment27$14$111
Amplifed dna or rna probe detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (covid-19) antigen24$50$200
Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead23$10$48
Drug injection, under skin or into muscle18$11$44
Comprehensive assessment of and care planning for patients requiring chronic care management services (list separately in addition to primary monthly care management service)11$47$75
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. A higher procedure volume generally indicates more experience with that procedure.

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$6,715
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $959/year across 7 years
Top 9% in TX for family medicine
48
Companies
291
Individual payments
All payments are legal and publicly reported · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →

Payment profile

Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.

Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$6,715 (100.0%)

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$637
2023
$779
2022
$577
2021
$1,014
2020
$959
2019
$252
2018
$2,498

Payments by company (2024)

Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Boston Scientific Corporation
$959
Lilly USA, LLC
$523
Nevro Corp.
$515
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$447
ABBVIE INC.
$443
PFIZER INC.
$344
Allergan, Inc.
$326
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.
$320
Nuvectra Corporation
$263
Novo Nordisk Inc
$214
Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd.
$187
Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$185
Abbott Laboratories
$128
Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$121
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
$110
Horizon Therapeutics plc
$109
Stryker Corporation
$96
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$95
SCILEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$94
Radius Health, Inc.
$90
Vertos Medical, Inc.
$87
ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
$84
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$74
Purdue Pharma L.P.
$71
Dexcom, Inc.
$65
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
$64
Medtronic USA, Inc.
$63
GRT US Holding, Inc.
$53
Amgen Inc.
$51
Merz North America, Inc.
$51
BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc.
$48
AbbVie Inc.
$47
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$41
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.
$37
AKRIMAX PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
$35
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
$33
IBSA Pharma Inc.
$31
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.
$29
Medtronic, Inc.
$26
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$24
Inogen, Inc.
$21
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.
$19
Amarin Pharma Inc.
$18
Athena Bioscience, LLC
$16
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation
$16
Exact Sciences Corporation
$16
Allergan Inc.
$15
Flexion Therapeutics, Inc.
$14
Top 3 companies account for 29.7% of total payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
AIMOVIG · AREXVY · Algovita · Amitiza · Axium INS DRG IPG · BELBUCA · BELSOMRA · BOTOX · BOTOX COSMETIC · BUNAVAIL 2.1 mg 30-count box · COLOGUARD DNA CAPTURE REAGENTS · COMIRNATY · Cologuard Collection Kit · Dexcom G6 Transmitter · ELIQUIS · EMGALITY · EVENITY · FARXIGA · FREESTYLE LIBRE 3 · FreeStyle Libre 2 · GENERAL - THERAPIES · GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT · General - Therapies · Horizant · INOGEN ONE G5 OXYGEN CONCENTRATOR - BLUETOOTH · INSPIRE · INTELLIS · IVS - DEKOMPRESSOR · IVS - IVAS · IVS - MULTIGEN 2RF · IVS - RF CANNULAENEEDLES · JARDIANCE · KYPHON Balloon Kyphoplasty · LYRICA · Licart · Livalo · MONOVISC · MOUNJARO · MOVANTIK · Morphabond ER · NURTEC ODT · OXYCONTIN · Octrode SCS Leads · Ozempic · PAXLOVID · PENNSAID · Primlev · Proclaim IPG · QULIPTA · Qdolo · Qutenza · RAYOS · Rybelsus · SHINGRIX · SPECTRA WAVEWRITER · SPECTRA WAVEWRITER (REFURBISHED) · SUPERION · SYMPROIC · Seglentis · Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System · TRULICITY · Tymlos · UBRELVY · Vascepa · Veozah · XEOMIN · XIFAXAN · ZEPBOUND · ZTLido · ZTLido 30 POUCH in 1 CARTON 1 PATCH in 1 POUCH · Zilretta · mild Device Kit
Should you be concerned? Payments from pharmaceutical and device companies are legal and common — 57% of U.S. physicians receive at least one. They often reflect legitimate consulting, research, or education. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →

Most payments (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians. Total industry engagement is in the top 9% for family medicine in TX.

Equivalent to $555 per 100 Medicare services performed
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Geographic Context

Family Medicines within 10 mi
197
Per 100K population
22.7
County median income
$58,859
Nearest hospital
RIO VISTA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
0.0 mi

Data Sources

Provider Registry NPPESWeekly updates
Medicare Enrollment PECOSMonthly updates
Practice Data Medicare Util.Annual (CY lag)
Industry Payments Open PaymentsCY 2024
Disciplinary History— Not publicN/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 Po is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 24% in TX), and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 9%).

This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dr. Lopez Po experienced with office visit, established patient (30-39 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Lopez Po performed 479 office visit, established patient (30-39 min) services. Research suggests that higher procedure volume is often associated with better outcomes, particularly for complex procedures. Note that Medicare data only captures patients aged 65 and older, so the total practice volume across all patients is likely higher.
Does Dr. Lopez Po receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Lopez Po received a total of $6,715 from 48 companies across 291 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common among physicians — 57% of all U.S. physicians receive at least one industry payment. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Dr. Lopez Po's costs compare to other family medicines in El Paso?
Dr. Lopez Po's average Medicare payment per service is $65. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Dr. Lopez Po) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating a long track record of practice, Medicare participation, and industry disclosure. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
Is this data up to date?
Each data source has its own update cycle. Provider registry data (NPPES) is updated weekly. Medicare enrollment (PECOS) is updated monthly. Medicare practice data has a ~2 year lag — the most recent available is typically 2 years prior. Industry payment data (Open Payments) is published annually, usually in June, covering the prior calendar year. We display the data date prominently on each section so you always know how current it is. See our data freshness policy →
About this page

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.

This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. The Transparency Score measures data completeness — how much federal information exists for this provider — not clinical performance, patient outcomes, or quality of care. Always verify information directly with the provider and consult a licensed clinician before making medical decisions.

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Data Disclaimer — Data sourced from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), Open Payments program, Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data, and Provider Enrollment & Certification data (PECOS). Published under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This website is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or authorized by CMS, HHS, or the U.S. Government. Data may contain errors as reported to CMS by providers and reporting entities. Payments from industry are legal and do not indicate wrongdoing. Medicare data reflects only patients aged 65+ or those with qualifying disabilities. For corrections, contact CMS directly. This information does not constitute medical advice and should not be used as the sole basis for choosing a healthcare provider. Procedure descriptions use plain language and do not reference CPT® codes, which are copyrighted by the American Medical Association. Full methodology → · Report a data error → · Privacy policy →