Dr. Carlos Cigarroa, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Cigarroa
Dr. Carlos Cigarroa is an internal medicine specialist in Laredo, TX, with 19 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Cigarroa performed 7,397 Medicare services across 4,226 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Cigarroa received a total of $6,378 from 23 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 256 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. Cigarroa 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) | 2,060 | $80 | $140 |
| EKG interpretation and report | 1,461 | $5 | $30 |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with tracing | 1,405 | $4 | $30 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 360 | $71 | $187 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 299 | $86 | $205 |
| Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | 257 | $25 | $65 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous with review by health care professional | 157 | $13 | $350 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 157 | $57 | $97 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 148 | $160 | $327 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 129 | $75 | $120 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 122 | $10 | $48 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) | 118 | $21 | $100 |
| Programming of dual lead implantable defibrillator system | 89 | $32 | $78 |
| Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | 78 | $56 | $185 |
| Review by radiologist of 1 arm or leg vein of 1 arm or leg image | 64 | $37 | $250 |
| Injection, dipyridamole, per 10 mg | 64 | $3 | $10 |
| Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system | 53 | $21 | $45 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | 46 | $16 | $48 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 40 | $198 | $500 |
| Coronary stent placement | 39 | $373 | $2,198 |
| Heart rhythm review and interpretation of continous external ekg over 8-15 days | 31 | $19 | $40 |
| Heart rhythm recording continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 30 | $8 | $30 |
| Heart rhythm review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 30 | $17 | $40 |
| Heart rhythm recording of continous external ekg over 8-15 days | 30 | $9 | $30 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 26 | $6 | $60 |
| Insertion of pacemaker and upper and lower heart chamber electrode | 20 | $369 | $1,501 |
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | 20 | $60 | $115 |
| Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | 19 | $14 | $25 |
| Injection, furosemide, up to 20 mg | 17 | $0 | $20 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 14 | $16 | $117 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 14 | $58 | $120 |
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 (100%) 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. Cigarroa is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 4% 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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