Dr. Gilberto Garza Lozano, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Garza Lozano
Dr. Gilberto Garza Lozano is an internal medicine specialist in Laredo, TX, with 18 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Garza Lozano performed 2,381 Medicare services across 884 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Garza Lozano received a total of $6,337 from 38 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 485 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. Garza Lozano 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) | 1,077 | $80 | $220 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 362 | $60 | $200 |
| Online digital evaluation and management service for an established patient for up to 7 days, total time 21 or more minutes | 339 | $34 | $60 |
| Chronic care management, first 20 min/month | 132 | $44 | $75 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 116 | $124 | $225 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 80 | $61 | $150 |
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | 67 | $61 | $305 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 59 | $94 | $325 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity | 52 | $148 | $317 |
| 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 | 42 | $30 | $80 |
| 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 | 26 | $38 | $180 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity | 18 | $199 | $446 |
| Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit | 11 | $158 | $334 |
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
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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. Garza Lozano is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 15% in TX), with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 13% of TX peers, with 18 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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