Medicare Enrolled
Dr. Ricardo Gonzalez, MD
Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery (Obstetrics & Gynecology) Physician · Houston, TX
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology
— Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
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. Gonzalez
Dr. Ricardo Gonzalez is an urogynecology and reconstructive pelvic surgery physician in Houston, TX, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Gonzalez performed 1,350 Medicare services in 2023. These records do not provide a deduplicated patient total.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Gonzalez received a total of $422,870 from 56 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 656 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly reported through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their effect on care. A reliable breakdown by payment category is not available in this snapshot. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Gonzalez is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
✓ 20 years of NPI registration
▲ Top 26% volume in TX
$422,870 industry payments
Medicare Practice Summary — 2023
Medicare Utilization ↗1,350
Medicare services
Top 26% in TX for urogynecology and reconstructive pelvic surgery (obstetrics & gynecology) physician
Not available
Unique patients (not deduplicated)
$113
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bladder ultrasound after voiding An ultrasound scan performed after urination to measure the amount of urine remaining in the bladder. |
282 | $8 | $112 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) A follow-up office visit for an existing patient lasting between 30 and 39 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition. |
221 | $86 | $314 |
| Electronic assessment of bladder emptying A test that uses electronic monitoring to evaluate how well the bladder empties urine. |
141 | $9 | $442 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) An office or outpatient visit for an existing patient lasting between 40 and 54 minutes. This level of service is determined by the total time spent on the date of the encounter. |
140 | $135 | $421 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 89 | $164 | $600 |
| Cystourethroscopy A diagnostic exam of the bladder and urethra using an endoscope to visually inspect the urinary tract. |
78 | $175 | $1,081 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) An office visit for an existing patient lasting between 20 and 29 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition. |
65 | $62 | $212 |
| Laser prostate fragmentation with bleeding control This procedure uses a laser to break up prostate tissue and control bleeding through an endoscope. |
54 | $654 | $4,211 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) An initial office visit for a new patient lasting between 45 and 59 minutes. This code covers the total time spent by the physician or qualified healthcare professional on the date of the encounter. |
48 | $122 | $483 |
| Non-needle muscle activity measurement of bladder and bowel openings This procedure measures and records the electrical activity of muscles at the bladder and bowel openings without using needles. |
38 | $26 | $1,032 |
| Transrectal ultrasound of the pelvis An ultrasound imaging procedure where a probe is inserted into the rectum to visualize pelvic structures. |
30 | $107 | $498 |
| Injection, garamycin, gentamicin, up to 80 mg | 28 | $2 | $3 |
| Complex urodynamic pressure flow study A test that measures the pressure of urine flow in the bladder during voiding to evaluate how well the bladder and urethra are functioning. |
25 | $274 | $1,599 |
| Abdominal device insertion with pressure and urine flow study A procedure involving the placement of a device into the abdomen, accompanied by a study to measure pressure and urine flow rate. |
25 | $152 | $767 |
| Voiding cystourethrogram An imaging procedure that uses X-rays to visualize the bladder and urethra while urine is being passed. |
22 | $85 | $965 |
| Radiologist review of bladder and urethra images with contrast A radiologist reviews medical images of the urinary bladder and urethra taken with contrast dye, including images captured after the patient has urinated. |
22 | $84 | $318 |
| Waterjet prostate destruction via urethra A procedure that uses a high-pressure water jet to destroy prostate tissue, accessed through the urethra. |
18 | $541 | $2,500 |
| Laser vaporization of prostate A procedure that uses a laser to remove excess prostate tissue through an endoscope. The process includes controlling any bleeding that occurs during the treatment. |
13 | $556 | $3,617 |
| Other procedure on male genital system A surgical or medical intervention performed on the male genital organs that does not fall under other specific categories. |
11 | $127 | $1,595 |
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. These counts do not measure clinical quality or years of experience.
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗$422,870
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $60,410/year across 7 years
Top 3% in TX for urogynecology and reconstructive pelvic surgery (obstetrics & gynecology) physician
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
56
Companies
656
Payment records
Payments are publicly reported; disclosure does not establish legality · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →
Payment categories are unavailable while the source breakdown is being rebuilt. Company and year totals do not identify how much belongs to each category.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
2024
$45,106
2023
$33,912
2022
$14,020
2021
$37,237
2020
$38,719
2019
$140,914
2018
$112,961
Payments by company (2024)
Boston Scientific Corporation
$43,679
Medtronic, Inc.
$371
PROCEPT BioRobotics Corporation
$361
AngioDynamics, Inc.
$238
Janssen Biotech, Inc.
$118
I/O Urology Corp.
$117
Baxter Healthcare
$61
ABBVIE INC.
$46
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.
$45
Novo Nordisk Inc
$44
Endo USA, Inc.
$18
Ambu Inc.
$9
Top 3 companies account for 98.5% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Boston Scientific Corporation
$225,879
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$120,434
PROCEPT BioRobotics Corporation
$54,306
Allergan Inc.
$6,490
Allergan, Inc.
$3,701
NxThera, Inc.
$3,405
Medtronic, Inc.
$1,655
Medtronic USA, Inc.
$775
Coloplast Corp
$666
COLOPLAST CORP
$499
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$477
AngioDynamics, Inc.
$431
Axonics, Inc.
$365
ABBVIE INC.
$349
Janssen Biotech, Inc.
$323
Uromedica, Incorporated
$308
Olympus America Inc.
$301
PFIZER INC.
$291
Dendreon Pharmaceuticals LLC
$261
AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$229
Teleflex LLC
$160
AbbVie, Inc.
$118
I/O Urology Corp.
$117
UroGen Pharma, Inc.
$108
Terumo Medical Corporation
$107
Axonics Modulation Technologies, Inc.
$82
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.
$71
ConvaTec Inc.
$68
Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$68
Amgen Inc.
$62
Baxter Healthcare
$61
NeoTract Inc.
$61
180 Medical, Inc.
$54
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$51
Antares Pharma, Inc.
$48
AbbVie Inc.
$45
Novo Nordisk Inc
$44
Myriad Genetic Laboratories, Inc.
$39
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$37
Mission Pharmacal Company
$30
Hollister Incorporated
$29
ABC Home Medical Supply, Inc.
$23
Ambu Inc.
$22
Alafair Biosciences, Inc.
$22
AKRIMAX PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
$20
DENTSPLY IH Inc.
$20
Duchesnay USA Incorporated
$19
Endo USA, Inc.
$18
Laborie Medical Technologies Corp.
$17
Avadel Specialty Pharmaceuticals, LLC
$17
TOLMAR Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$17
BioTissue Holdings, Inc.
$15
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
$15
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$14
UROVANT SCIENCES INC
$14
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$12
Top 3 companies account for 94.7% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
AFINITOR · ALTIS · AMS · AMS 700 CXR RTE KIT · AQUABEAM ROBOTIC SYSTEM · AQUABEAM SYSTEM · AVEED · AXIS · Advantage System · Altis · Androgel · AquaBeam Robotic System · Axonics · Axonics r-SNM System · Azur CX Detachable · BOTOX · BOTOX THERAPEUTIC · BRACAnalysis CDx · Bulkamid · CAPIO · CATHETER · CarePath · Coloplast TFL Drive · ELIGARD · ERLEADA · Erleada · FEMALE INCONTINENCE · GEMTESA · GENERAL BPH · GENERAL BPH · GENERAL FEMALE SUI · GENERAL KIDNEY STONE DISEASE · GENERAL PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE · GENERAL THERAPIES · GENERAL - BPH · GENERAL - PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE · GENERAL - THERAPIES · GENERAL BPH · GENERAL FEMALE SUI · GENERAL KIDNEY STONE DISEASE · GENERAL PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE · GENERAL THERAPIES · GENTLECATH · GREENLIGHT · Gateway Advantage · General - BPH · GreenLight XPS · Greenlight · HawkOne · INTERSTIM · INTRAROSA · Infyna Chic · LITHOVUE · LUPRON DEPOT · LoFric · Lupron Depot · MYRBETRIQ · Moses 550 D\F\L · Moxy · Myrbetriq · NANOKNIFE · NEOX · NOCDURNA · Noctiva · Nubeqa · OTREXUP · Osphena · PERCLOT · PREMARIN · PREMARIN ORALS · PROVENGE · Prolia · REZUM · Rezum · Rezum Generator · Rivfloza · SOLERO · SOLYX · SUSPEND · Solyx SIS System · Stendra · TACTRA · THERAPIES · TOVIAZ · TRINTELLIX · UROLIFT · Upsylon · Uribel · UroLift · UroLift System · Urocit-K · VRAYLAR · VaPro · VersaWrap · XENFORM · XIAFLEX · XTANDI · XYOSTED · ZYTIGA · iTIND System · rezum Generator
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Geographic Context
Urogynecology and reconstructive pelvic surgery physicians in nearby ZIP areas
14
County median income
$73,104
Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)
MEMORIAL HERMANN - TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER
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0.0 mi
Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | NPPES snapshot; verify current record |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | PECOS snapshot |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not included | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This reflects how much public data is available about a provider. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Gonzalez is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 26% in TX), with 20 years of NPI registration.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Dr. Gonzalez experienced with bladder ultrasound after voiding?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Gonzalez performed 282 bladder ultrasound after voiding services. These records cover Medicare fee-for-service activity, including eligible younger beneficiaries; they do not measure total practice volume or clinical quality.
Does Dr. Gonzalez receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Gonzalez received a total of $422,870 from 56 companies across 656 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their legality or effect on care. 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. Gonzalez's costs compare to other urogynecology and reconstructive pelvic surgery physicians in Houston?
Dr. Gonzalez's average Medicare payment per service is $113. 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. Gonzalez) 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 the presence of registry, enrollment, activity or payment records, not verified experience or clinical quality. 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 →
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This page combines public CMS records with calculated summaries and explanatory procedure labels. These transformations are not verbatim federal records. Sources: 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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