Dr. Adonis Zuniga Goldwater, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Zuniga Goldwater
Dr. Adonis Zuniga Goldwater is an internal medicine specialist in Laredo, TX, with 19 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Zuniga Goldwater performed 2,497 Medicare services across 1,608 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Zuniga Goldwater received a total of $6,297 from 37 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 394 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. Zuniga Goldwater 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 (30-39 min) | 575 | $81 | $178 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 567 | $57 | $120 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 234 | $124 | $240 |
| Annual depression screening | 188 | $18 | $42 |
| Advance care planning consultation, first 30 min | 174 | $60 | $158 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 130 | $57 | $133 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 96 | $9 | $34 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 21-30 minutes | 54 | $61 | $135 |
| Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (covid-19) | 53 | $41 | $85 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 53 | $106 | $248 |
| Dexamethasone injection (steroid) | 48 | $0 | $29 |
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | 44 | $60 | $149 |
| Subsequent nursing facility care with high level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 45 minutes | 44 | $110 | $216 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 34 | $7 | $49 |
| Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus | 33 | $16 | $42 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 32 | $128 | $312 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 26 | $30 | $50 |
| Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg | 26 | $0 | $28 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity | 23 | $204 | $402 |
| Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of medicare enrollment | 20 | $155 | $286 |
| Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for streptococcus, group a (strep) | 15 | $16 | $41 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity | 15 | $139 | $299 |
| Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | 13 | $15 | $36 |
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.
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. Zuniga Goldwater is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 14% in TX), with low-engagement 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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