Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Beatriz Garza De Caldera, MD

Family Medicine · Laredo, TX
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology — Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
1700 E SAUNDERS ST STE A300, Laredo, TX 78041
9567288120
Registered in NPPES since 2005
NPI: 1508850835 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. Garza De Caldera

Dr. Beatriz Garza De Caldera is a family medicine specialist in Laredo, TX, with 21 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Garza De Caldera performed 551 Medicare services in 2023. These records do not provide a deduplicated patient total.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Garza De Caldera received a total of $4,793 from 34 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 320 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. Garza De Caldera 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.

✓ 21 years of NPI registration ▲ Top 46% volume in TX $4,793 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary — 2023

Medicare Utilization ↗
551
Medicare services
Top 46% in TX for family medicine
Not available
Unique patients (not deduplicated)
$69
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
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.
396 $70 $220
Chronic care management, first 20 min/month
This service covers the first 20 minutes of clinical staff time directed by a healthcare professional each calendar month to manage chronic conditions.
81 $46 $75
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.
39 $60 $150
Annual wellness visit, follow-up
A follow-up annual wellness visit that includes a personalized prevention plan of service.
35 $124 $225
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 ↗
$4,793
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $685/year across 7 years
Top 13% in TX for family medicine
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
34
Companies
320
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
$710
2023
$824
2022
$701
2021
$219
2020
$311
2019
$847
2018
$1,181

Payments by company (2024)

Lilly USA, LLC
$121
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
$95
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$84
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$60
Theratechnologies Inc.
$58
Novo Nordisk Inc
$54
Amgen Inc.
$42
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$33
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$28
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$21
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.
$20
PFIZER INC.
$17
Lundbeck LLC
$17
AIMMUNE THERAPEUTICS, INC.
$16
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$15
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
$14
ABBVIE INC.
$14
Top 3 companies account for 42.3% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Lilly USA, LLC
$574
Novo Nordisk Inc
$499
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
$463
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation
$445
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$425
ABBVIE INC.
$354
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$298
Amarin Pharma Inc.
$283
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$156
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$144
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$144
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$131
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
$131
PFIZER INC.
$123
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
$101
Nestle HealthCare Nutrition Inc.
$66
Theratechnologies Inc.
$58
Amgen Inc.
$55
NESTLE HEALTHCARE NUTRITION INC.
$49
Purdue Pharma L.P.
$35
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$28
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.
$26
UCB, Inc.
$24
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$21
Phadia US Inc.
$20
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.
$20
Lundbeck LLC
$17
AIMMUNE THERAPEUTICS, INC.
$16
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.
$16
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$15
Exact Sciences Corporation
$15
Shire North American Group Inc
$15
IDORSIA PHARMACEUTICALS US INC
$14
Eisai Inc.
$14
Top 3 companies account for 32.1% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
AIRSUPRA · Amitiza · Auvelity · BELSOMRA · BREO · BREZTRI · BYDUREON · CHANTIX · COMIRNATY · CREON · Cologuard Collection Kit · Dayvigo · EGRIFTA · ELIQUIS · EMGALITY · FARXIGA · GEMTESA · INJECTAFER · INVOKANA · ImmunoCAP · JANUVIA · JARDIANCE · Kerendia · LINZESS · LYRICA · MOUNJARO · MYRBETRIQ · Movantik · NURTEC ODT · Otezla · Ozempic · PREVNAR - 13 · PREVNAR 13 · QULIPTA · QUVIVIQ · REXULTI · Rybelsus · SHINGRIX · SOLIQUA · STEGLATRO · STEGLUJAN · SYMBICORT · SYMPROIC · Saxenda · TOUJEO · TRELEGY ELLIPTA · TRINTELLIX · TRULICITY · Tresiba · Trintellix · UBRELVY · VIBERZI · VOQUEZNA · VRAYLAR · Vascepa · Veozah · Victoza · Vimpat · Wegovy · XARELTO · XIFAXAN · Xultophy 100/3.6 · ZENPEP
Should you be concerned? Industry payments are disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their purpose, legality, or effect on care. 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 →
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Geographic Context

Family medicine physicians in nearby ZIP areas
57
County median income
$62,506
Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)
DOCTORS HOSPITAL OF LAREDO
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. Garza De Caldera is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with 21 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. Garza De Caldera experienced with office visit, established patient (30-39 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Garza De Caldera performed 396 office visit, established patient (30-39 min) 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. Garza De Caldera receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Garza De Caldera received a total of $4,793 from 34 companies across 320 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. Garza De Caldera's costs compare to other family medicine physicians in Laredo?
Dr. Garza De Caldera's average Medicare payment per service is $69. 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. Garza De Caldera) 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 →
Is this data up to date?
Source publication dates and the snapshots loaded on this site can differ. Rebuilding a page does not refresh its source records. Check the Medicare reporting year and the payment interval shown above; consult the linked official sources for newer releases and current registry details. See our data freshness policy →
About this page

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.

This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. Data Coverage reflects 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. Industry payment disclosure alone establishes neither wrongdoing nor legality. 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 →