Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Orlando Diaz, M.D.

Vascular & Interventional Radiology Physician · Houston, TX
Practice pattern: Mixed Practice— Diverse clinical practice across multiple procedure types
Consulting-driven
2190 NORTH LOOP W, Houston, TX 77018
7134417558
In practice since 2006 (20 years)
NPI: 1861453417 verify on NPPES ↗
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
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What this data tells you about Dr. Diaz

Dr. Orlando Diaz is a vascular & interventional radiology physician in Houston, TX, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Diaz performed 504 Medicare services across 441 unique beneficiaries.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Diaz received a total of $584,136 from 26 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 1052 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in vascular & interventional radiology 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. Diaz 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.

✓ 20 years in practice▲ 504 Medicare services$ $584,136 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary

Medicare Utilization ↗
504
Medicare services
Bottom 36% in TX for vascular & interventional radiology physician
Lower Medicare volume may reflect subspecialty focus, hospital-based work, or a higher share of non-Medicare patients.
441
Unique beneficiaries
$169
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · Not a quality rating · How to read this →
~25 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
Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access102$12$173
Insertion of tube into internal neck artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist80$361$5,731
Insertion of tube into brain artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist79$220$4,555
3d radiographic procedure with computerized image postprocessing73$31$264
Insertion of tube into external neck artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist52$138$1,383
Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min)23$117$573
Insertion of tube into intracranial artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist22$225$4,328
Imaging of blood vessel21$75$560
Occlusion of central nervous system or spinal cord artery18$975$12,471
Review by radiologist of image for insertion of material to block blood flow17$59$474
Limited or follow-up ct scan17$37$333
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 ↗
$584,136
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $83,448/year across 7 years
Top 0% in TX for vascular & interventional radiology physician
26
Companies
1,052
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
$335,995 (57.5%)
Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$202,713 (34.7%)
Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$45,428 (7.8%)

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$109,995
2023
$110,508
2022
$88,045
2021
$98,932
2020
$21,038
2019
$77,303
2018
$78,315

Payments by company (2024)

Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
MicroVention, Inc.
$243,012
Medtronic USA, Inc.
$91,093
Medical Device Business Services, Inc.
$79,235
Penumbra, Inc.
$68,899
Rapid Medical Ltd
$42,464
Balt USA, LLC
$20,108
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
$16,090
ASAHI INTECC CO., LTD.
$11,145
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.
$5,147
Medtronic, Inc.
$2,972
Stryker Corporation
$1,237
Imperative Care, Inc
$1,140
ASAHI INTECC USA, INC.
$508
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.
$259
AngioDynamics, Inc.
$227
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$119
Silk Road Medical, Inc.
$116
Kaneka Medical America LLC
$93
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$74
QAPEL MEDICAL INC
$58
BIOTRONIK INC.
$39
Scientia Vascular
$30
Biocompatibles, Inc.
$22
Shionogi Inc
$18
CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC.
$16
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$15
Top 3 companies account for 70.8% of total payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
103CM · 3D · 3D Revascularization · ACE · APOLLOTM · ARTIS icono biplane · ASAHI Neurovascular Guide Wire · ASAHI PTCA Guide Wire · ATLAS · AXIUM PRIMETM · AZUR CX DETACHABLE · AdvantageRib · Aristotle Guidewire · Artis Q · Artis icono floor · Axium · Ballast 088 Long Sheath · Benchmark · CARDIVA VASCADE 6/7F VCS · CEREBASE · CEREPAK UNIFORM · COMANECI 17 · CoreValve Evolut · ECLIPSE 2L · EMBOGUARD · EMBOTRAP · EMBOTRAP II Revascularization Device · ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System · EVOLVE · Embotrap · FRED · FRED Jr · GENERAL STRUCTURAL HEART · HYDROSOFT ADVANCED · HawkOne · Jet 7 · KYPHON Balloon Kyphoplasty · LVIS · LVIS Jr. · MO.MA ULTRA · Marathon · Mo.Ma · Mulpleta · N/A · NANOKNIFE · ONYX 18 · Onyx · Optima Coil System · PERIPHERAL VASCULAR · PHIL · PIPELINE · PK Papyrus · PULSERIDER · Penumbra Coil 400 · Penumbra SMART Coil · Penumbra System · Pipeline · Prestige Coil System · Pulsar Vascular PulseRider Aneurysm Neck Reconstruction Device · REAL System · RED 72 · SOFIA · SOLITAIRE X · STENT · STERNALOCK 360 SYSTEM · STERNALOCK BLU SYSTEM · SURPASS · Scepter C · Scepter XC Balloon Catheter · Smart · Smart Coil · Solitaire · Spectra · TARGET · THERASPHERE-BIO · TIGERTRIEVER 17 REVASCULARIZATION DEVICE · TREVO · TRUFILL · VANTAGE ANTERIOR FIXATION SYSTEM · WEB · WEB ANEURYSM EMBOLIZATION SYSTEM · WEB Aneurysm Embolization System · XARELTO · ZOOM 88-T LARGE DISTAL PLATFORM · ZOOM RDL RADIAL ACCESS SYSTEM · ZOOM REPERFUSION CATHETER
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 (58%) are consulting fees, which typically reflect recognized clinical expertise sought by manufacturers. Total industry engagement is in the top 0% for vascular & interventional radiology physician in TX.

Equivalent to $115,900 per 100 Medicare services performed
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Geographic Context

Vascular & Interventional Radiology Physicians within 10 mi
70
Per 100K population
1.5
County median income
$73,104
Nearest hospital
MEMORIAL HERMANN HOSPITAL SYSTEM
2.1 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. Diaz is a mixed practice specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, and high industry engagement (consulting-driven, top 0%), with 20 years of practice experience.

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. Diaz experienced with ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Diaz performed 102 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. Diaz receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Diaz received a total of $584,136 from 26 companies across 1,052 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. Diaz's costs compare to other vascular & interventional radiology physicians in Houston?
Dr. Diaz's average Medicare payment per service is $169. 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. Diaz) 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 →