Dr. Carlos Casas, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Casas
Dr. Carlos Casas is an internal medicine specialist in Laredo, TX, with 19 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Casas performed 3,377 Medicare services across 1,649 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Casas received a total of $7,068 from 38 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. Casas 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 (20-29 min) | 546 | $50 | $120 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 314 | $60 | $90 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner re-certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians a | 276 | $28 | $60 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 262 | $91 | $125 |
| Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg | 208 | $0 | $1 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 176 | $74 | $150 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, low complexity | 135 | $37 | $60 |
| Blood glucose (sugar) test performed by hand-held instrument | 134 | $3 | $6 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 120 | $124 | $150 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 116 | $1 | $2 |
| Subsequent nursing facility care with high level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 45 minutes | 110 | $107 | $150 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 103 | $7 | $35 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 103 | $30 | $50 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 101 | $9 | $35 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 min | 89 | $162 | $250 |
| Nursing facility visit, moderate complexity | 85 | $75 | $129 |
| Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent derived from cell cultures | 76 | $32 | $50 |
| Hospital discharge management, 30+ min | 74 | $85 | $125 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 57 | $130 | $220 |
| Nursing facility visit, low complexity | 48 | $47 | $90 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and | 36 | $39 | $75 |
| Ceftriaxone antibiotic injection | 36 | $0 | $3 |
| Removal of impacted ear wax by washing | 29 | $10 | $30 |
| Flu vaccine, quadrivalent | 24 | $49 | $50 |
| Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | 18 | $6 | $25 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity | 17 | $156 | $240 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity | 17 | $195 | $300 |
| Detection test by immunoassay technique for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus and influenza | 16 | $51 | $80 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 14 | $95 | $150 |
| Initial nursing facility care with high level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 45 minutes | 14 | $139 | $185 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 12 | $154 | $275 |
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | 11 | $62 | $90 |
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 (98%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
12.8 mi
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. Casas is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 10% in TX), with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 12% 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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