Dr. Alejandro Arizmendi, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Arizmendi
Dr. Alejandro Arizmendi is an internal medicine specialist in Helotes, TX, with 19 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Arizmendi performed 9,161 Medicare services across 6,001 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Arizmendi received a total of $14,043 from 65 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 941 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in internal 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. Arizmendi 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) | 1,355 | $61 | $173 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 1,179 | $77 | $254 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 838 | $1 | $10 |
| Annual alcohol misuse screening, 5 to 15 minutes | 640 | $17 | $40 |
| Annual, face-to-face intensive behavioral therapy for cardiovascular disease, individual, 15 minutes | 637 | $25 | $62 |
| Advance care planning consultation, first 30 min | 626 | $75 | $150 |
| Ceftriaxone antibiotic injection | 616 | $0 | $10 |
| Annual depression screening | 614 | $17 | $40 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 597 | $123 | $267 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 472 | $10 | $61 |
| Urinalysis, manual | 189 | $3 | $15 |
| Face-to-face behavioral counseling for obesity, 15 minutes | 189 | $24 | $62 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 178 | $29 | $34 |
| Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg | 176 | $0 | $10 |
| Flu vaccine, high-dose | 173 | $72 | $160 |
| Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus | 134 | $16 | $30 |
| Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (covid-19) | 95 | $41 | $50 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 60 | $96 | $392 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity | 58 | $210 | $458 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 55 | $10 | $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 | 50 | $37 | $126 |
| Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of medicare enrollment | 35 | $148 | $391 |
| Removal of impacted ear wax | 33 | $31 | $125 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 33 | $55 | $257 |
| Removal of tissue from wound, 20.0 sq cm or less | 24 | $73 | $149 |
| Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for streptococcus, group a (strep) | 22 | $16 | $35 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity | 22 | $156 | $389 |
| Bone density scan (DEXA) | 18 | $36 | $117 |
| Administration and interpretation of patient-focused health risk assessment | 16 | $2 | $30 |
| Electrocardiogram, routine ecg with 12 leads; performed as a screening for the initial preventive physical examination with interpretation and report | 14 | $4 | $43 |
| Urine microalbumin (protein) analysis | 13 | $6 | $25 |
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 (99%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians. Total industry engagement is in the top 6% for internal medicine in TX.
Geographic Context
9.3 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. Arizmendi is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 4% in TX), with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 6% of TX peers, with 19 years of NPI registration.
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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