Dr. Joseph Navarijo, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Navarijo
Dr. Joseph Navarijo is a cardiovascular disease specialist in Houston, TX, with 19 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Navarijo performed 3,052 Medicare services across 2,370 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Navarijo received a total of $36,360 from 27 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 173 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in cardiovascular disease. The majority of payments are for speaking programs and promotional activities, reflecting participation in industry-sponsored events. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Navarijo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| EKG interpretation and report | 1,342 | $6 | $45 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 252 | $44 | $179 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 148 | $90 | $354 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 147 | $10 | $45 |
| Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | 133 | $68 | $86 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 121 | $20 | $69 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 95 | $49 | $195 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 86 | $352 | $2,000 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 86 | $2 | $9 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 81 | $133 | $750 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | 80 | $14 | $49 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 80 | $27 | $92 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 74 | $85 | $291 |
| Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 44 | $18 | $59 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus during surgery on heart or great blood vessels with report | 40 | $173 | $614 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 39 | $31 | $106 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, low complexity | 35 | $41 | $138 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 24 | $29 | $103 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 23 | $65 | $219 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 22 | $10 | $55 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 22 | $103 | $461 |
| Ultrasound of one leg arteries or artery grafts | 20 | $19 | $114 |
| External shock to heart to regulate heart beat | 16 | $88 | $299 |
| Ultrasound of heart with continuous electrocardiogram (ecg) during rest, exercise and/or drug induced stress with review and report | 15 | $67 | $226 |
| Injection of x-ray contrast during ultrasound of heart | 15 | $28 | $94 |
| Heart muscle strain imaging | 12 | $9 | $32 |
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 ›
The majority of payments (92%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in cardiovascular disease and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware.
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. Navarijo is a cardiac imaging specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with speaking/promotional industry engagement in the top 13% 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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