Dr. Ricardo Swatts, NURSE PRACTITIONER
What this data tells you about Dr. Swatts
Dr. Ricardo Swatts is a geriatric psychiatry physician in El Paso, TX, with 4 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Swatts performed 2,858 Medicare services across 1,146 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Swatts received a total of $298 from 5 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 11 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in geriatric psychiatry physician. 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. Swatts 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 | 630 | $41 | $112 |
| Residence visit for established patient with high level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 60 minutes | 513 | $114 | $318 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 472 | $35 | $105 |
| Remote patient monitoring management, 20 min/month | 289 | $31 | $86 |
| Remote patient monitoring device, 30 days | 271 | $32 | $93 |
| Residence visit for new patient with high level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 75 minutes | 147 | $109 | $391 |
| Comprehensive assessment of and care planning for patients requiring chronic care management services (list separately in addition to primary monthly care management service) | 118 | $35 | $112 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner re-certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians a | 111 | $27 | $50 |
| Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 108 | $53 | $152 |
| Remote monitoring of physiologic parameters, initial set-up and patient education on use of equipment | 97 | $12 | $108 |
| Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 10 minutes | 36 | $21 | $43 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and | 34 | $32 | $78 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner supervision of a patient receiving medicare-covered services provided by a participating home health agency (patient not present) requiring complex and multidisciplinary care modalities involving regular physician or allow | 32 | $67 | $159 |
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. Swatts is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 12% 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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