Medicare Enrolled
Dr. Miguel Montero, M.D.
Vascular Surgery Physician · Houston, TX
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology— Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Consulting-driven
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. Montero 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. Montero
Dr. Miguel Montero is a vascular surgery physician in Houston, TX, with 14 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Montero performed 83 Medicare services across 70 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Montero received a total of $397,405 from 63 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 768 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in vascular surgery physician. The majority of payments are for consulting, which typically reflects recognized clinical expertise sought by manufacturers. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Montero is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
✓ 14 years in practice▲ 83 Medicare services$ $397,405 industry payments
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗83
Medicare services
Bottom 12% in TX for vascular surgery physician
Lower Medicare volume may reflect subspecialty focus, hospital-based work, or a higher share of non-Medicare patients.
70
Unique beneficiaries
$78
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · Not a quality rating · How to read this →
~6 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.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | 19 | $12 | $98 |
| Review by radiologist of arm or leg artery image | 18 | $68 | $338 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 17 | $74 | $210 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 15 | $164 | $545 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 14 | $92 | $255 |
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 ↗$397,405
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $56,772/year across 7 years
Top 1% in TX for vascular surgery physician
63
Companies
768
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.
Consulting
Expert advisory fees, typically reflecting recognized clinical expertise
$301,103 (75.8%)
Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$65,477 (16.5%)
Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$30,826 (7.8%)
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
2024$91,030
2023$140,415
2022$16,851
2021$34,568
2020$7,415
2019$49,095
2018$58,032
Payments by company (2024)
Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
LimFlow Inc.
$125,553
Inari Medical, Inc.
$88,062
Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.
$49,439
Boston Scientific Corporation
$38,576
Abbott Laboratories
$19,937
Cook Incorporated
$15,106
AngioDynamics, Inc.
$10,240
Philips Electronics North America Corporation
$10,057
Medtronic, Inc.
$5,180
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$4,840
Sanara MedTech Inc.
$3,808
Cook Medical LLC
$3,017
CORDIS US CORP.
$2,926
Wound Management Technologies, Inc
$2,592
BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
$2,562
Veryan Medical Incorporated
$2,253
ABIOMED
$1,604
Avinger Inc.
$1,517
ASAHI INTECC USA, INC.
$1,090
Silk Road Medical, Inc.
$839
Endologix, LLC
$753
Mercator MedSystems, Inc.
$713
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
$708
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$587
Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
$431
Surmodics, Inc.
$391
Integra LifeSciences Corporation
$364
Bolton Medical Inc
$332
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
$268
Avantec Vascular Corporation
$236
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$227
EKOS Corporation
$222
ShockWave Medical, Inc
$209
LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.
$207
BIOTRONIK INC.
$197
Penumbra, Inc.
$185
ASAHI INTECC CO., LTD.
$167
VentureMed Group, Inc.
$159
Becton, Dickinson and Company
$146
CVRx, Inc.
$133
Ethicon US, LLC
$121
Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC
$118
Tactile Systems Technology Inc
$110
Contego Medical, Inc
$108
TEI Medical Inc.
$107
Smith+Nephew, Inc.
$105
Terumo Medical Corporation
$97
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$94
Corcym Inc
$92
Intact Vascular, Inc.
$78
Stryker Corporation
$69
Urgo Medical North America, LLC
$61
Kerecis Limited
$59
Medline Industries, Inc.
$54
Endologix LLC
$47
CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC.
$46
Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$36
BIOTISSUE HOLDINGS INC.
$36
ETS Wound Care LLC
$31
Cardinal Health 200, LLC
$28
Ra Medical Systems, Inc.
$25
KCI USA, Inc.
$25
ABBVIE INC.
$24
Top 3 companies account for 66.2% of total payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
(4067) Tack Endo Sys BTK · (6536) Phoenix · (9281) Turbo Elite · (9520) IGT Devices Undivided · ABRE · ACTIV.A.C. · ADVANCE · AFX · AFX2 · ANASTOCLIP · ANGIO-SEAL · ANGIOJET · ARTIS icono biplane · ASAHI PTCA Guide Wire · AURYON LASER SYSTEM 100-120 VAC · Advance · AlphaVac · Armada 35 percutaneous catheter · Artis zee multi-purpose · Auryon Laser System 100-120 Vac · Barostim Neo System · BioMimics · BioMimics 3D Vascular Stent System · Bullfrog · CARDIVA VASCADE 5F VCS · CHROMOPHARE F300 · CLINICAL TRIAL PRODUCT · COOK · COOK MEDICAL NOT APPLICABLE · COOK MEDICAL PERIPHERAL INTERVENTION · COOK MEDICAL WIRE GUIDES · COOK MEDICAL ZILVER PTX · COYOTE · CROSSBOSS · CROSSER · CROSSLEAD · CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT · CVX-300 · CellerateRx · Cios Alpha · Conformable TAG Thoracic Endoprosthesis · Cook Medical AAA · Cook Medical AFEN · Cook Medical Angioplasty · Cook Medical Custom Made Device · Cook Medical Peripheral Intervention · Cook Medical Thoracic · Cook Medical Zilver PTX · Crosser iQ · DABRA 101 Catheter · DALVANCE · DIAMONDBACK PERIPHERAL · Diamondback Peripheral · EKOSONIC · ELLIPSYS VASCULAR ACCESS SYSTEM · ELUVIA · ENDURANT IIS · ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System · ETERNA · EXCLUDER AAA Endoprosthesis · Endurant · FLEX Scoring Catheter · FLEXITOUCH · FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER · Flexitouch Plus · Fox Sv PTA catheter and Armada 14 percutaneous catheter and Viatrac 14 Plus peripheral catheter · FreeStyle Libre blood glucose Flash Monitoring System · GENERAL ATHERECTOMY · GENERAL THROMBECTOMY · GENERAL ANGIOGRAPHY · GENERAL ATHERECTOMY · GENERAL METALLIC STENTS · GENERAL THERAPIES · GENERAL THROMBECTOMY · GENERAL ULTRASOUND · GENERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION · GENERAL - ATHERECTOMY · GENERAL - BALLOONS · GENERAL - THERAPIES · GENERAL - THROMBECTOMY · GENERAL - VASCULAR INTERVENTION · GENERAL ANGIOGRAPHY · GENERAL ANGIOPLASTY · GENERAL ATHERECTOMY · GENERAL GUIDEWIRES · GENERAL METALLIC STENTS · GENERAL THERAPIES · GENERAL THROMBECTOMY · GENERAL ULTRASOUND · GENERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION · GORE EXCLUDER Iliac Branch Endoprosthesis · GORE TAG Thoracic Branch Endoprosthesis · GRAFIX · GRAFIX PL · General - Angioplasty · General - Atherectomy · General - Balloons · General - Therapies · General - Thrombectomy · General - Vascular Intervention · Grafix PL PRIME · Grafts · IGT D Peripheral · IGT_D Peripheral · INNOVA · INTERLOCK · IVUS Systems · Image Guided Therapy Devices _ Peripheral · Image Guided Therapy Devices _ Therapy · Impella · Indigo · JETSTREAM · JETSTREAM SC · Kerecis Omega3 SurgiClose · LIMFLOW SYSTEM · LUTONIX · LUTONIX Drug Coated Balloon · Lasers · Leapfrog Micro-Infusion Device · LifeVest · Lutonix Drug Coated Balloon · MIRRAGEN ADVANCED WOUND MATRIX · MYNX CONTROL · Micropuncture · MynxGrip Vascular Closure Device · NUZYRA · OMNIGRAFT · OPTEASE Retrievable Vena Cava Filter · Omnilink Elite vascular stent system · Ovation · PANTHERIS · PERCEVAL · PERFORMER · PERIPHERAL VASCULAR · PRIMATRIX · PROCLAIM · Penumbra System · Performer · Peripheral Orbital Atherectomy System · Peripheral RotaLink Plus · PluroGel Burn & Wound Dressings · Pristine · RADIAL 360 · RAIDEN3T · ROTALINK · Ranger · Rotarex · RotarexS 6 F x 135 cm · S · S.M.A.R.T. · SUPERA · SURGIFLO Hemostatic Matrix Family of Products · SYNERGY · Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter · Spectranetics Undiv · Stellarex · Stellarex Long · Sublime 014 Rx PTA Balloon Dilatation Catheter · Sublime Balloon Dilatation Catheter · Supera peripheral stent system · THERAPIES · TREO ABDOMINAL STENT-GRAFT SYSTEM · Tack Endovascular System · Torcon NB · Torus Stent Graft System · ULTRACOR · URGOCLEAN AG · VASHE WOUND SOLUTION 250 ML (8.5 FL OZ) FLIP TOP CAP · VENASEAL · VIABAHN Endoprosthesis with PROPATEN Bioactive Surface · Valiant Captivia · Varithena Administration Pack · Vascular Closure Device · Venclose Maven Catheter · Venovo · WALLSTENT · XARELTO · ZILVER PTX · ZILVER VENA · Zenith · Zilver PTX
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 →
The majority of payments (76%) are consulting fees, which typically reflect recognized clinical expertise sought by manufacturers. Total industry engagement is in the top 1% for vascular surgery physician in TX.
Equivalent to $478,802 per 100 Medicare services performed
Geographic Context
Vascular Surgery Physicians within 10 mi
60
Per 100K population
1.3
County median income
$73,104
Nearest hospital
WOMANS HOSPITAL OF TEXAS,THE
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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. Montero is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, and high industry engagement (consulting-driven, top 1%).
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. Montero experienced with ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Montero performed 19 ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access 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. Montero receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Montero received a total of $397,405 from 63 companies across 768 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. Montero's costs compare to other vascular surgery physicians in Houston?
Dr. Montero's average Medicare payment per service is $78. 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. Montero) 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 →
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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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