Dr. Joaquin Cigarroa, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Cigarroa
Dr. Joaquin Cigarroa is an internal medicine specialist in Laredo, TX, with 12 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Cigarroa performed 312 Medicare services across 277 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Cigarroa received a total of $5,943 from 20 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 131 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 36 | $10 | $39 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 34 | $62 | $141 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 29 | $11 | $60 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | 28 | $16 | $70 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 23 | $94 | $202 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 20 | $102 | $206 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 18 | $136 | $393 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 16 | $2 | $12 |
| Prothrombin time test (blood clotting) | 15 | $4 | $17 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 15 | $11 | $47 |
| Anticoagulant management of patient taking warfarin | 14 | $9 | $38 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 14 | $171 | $398 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 13 | $83 | $334 |
| Insertion of tube in right and left heart chambers and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 13 | $271 | $1,232 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 12 | $54 | $205 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 12 | $195 | $983 |
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 cardiac imaging specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 14% of TX peers.
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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