Medicare Enrolled
Dr. Thor Tejada, M.D.
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician · Live Oak, TX
Practice pattern: Electrophysiology & Remote— Practice combining electrophysiology and remote services
Low-engagement
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. Tejada
Dr. Thor Tejada is a clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician in Live Oak, TX, with 17 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Tejada performed 5,562 Medicare services across 3,381 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Tejada received a total of $10,638 from 35 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 251 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Tejada is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
✓ 17 years in practice▲ Top 18% volume in TX$ $10,638 industry payments
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗5,562
Medicare services
Top 18% in TX for clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician
3,381
Unique beneficiaries
$57
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · Not a quality rating · How to read this →
~327 Medicare services per year of practice
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) | 959 | $95 | $258 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 713 | $11 | $50 |
| EKG interpretation and report | 541 | $6 | $23 |
| Evaluation of cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote up to 30 days | 449 | $20 | $71 |
| Remote pacemaker monitoring, 90 days | 417 | $22 | $88 |
| Remote pacemaker/defibrillator monitoring, 90 days | 312 | $17 | $81 |
| Interrogation device evaluation(s), (remote) up to 30 days; implantable cardiovascular physiologic monitor system, implantable loop recorder system, or subcutaneous cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote data acquisition(s), receipt of transmissions and tec | 299 | $28 | $144 |
| Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | 205 | $28 | $113 |
| Prothrombin time test (blood clotting) | 151 | $4 | $14 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 145 | $60 | $176 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 118 | $126 | $400 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 112 | $10 | $32 |
| Evaluation of single, dual, or multiple lead implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days | 101 | $28 | $173 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 90 | $97 | $335 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 82 | $91 | $252 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 61 | $65 | $174 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 59 | $134 | $492 |
| External shock to heart to regulate heart beat | 58 | $80 | $325 |
| Comprehensive electrophysiologic evaluation with catheter destruction of abnormality causing atrial fibrillation (uncoordinated contraction of upper chambers of heart) by pulmonary vein isolation | 55 | $718 | $2,733 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 55 | $136 | $347 |
| Programming of dual lead implantable defibrillator system | 47 | $43 | $165 |
| Destruction of tissue of upper heart chamber through tube to treat abnormal heart rhythm | 47 | $235 | $1,025 |
| Insertion of catheters and destruction of tissue to treat abnormal heart rhythm | 46 | $235 | $1,024 |
| Programming of single lead pacemaker system | 41 | $25 | $96 |
| Programming of heart rhythm stimulation after drug infusion | 38 | $63 | $585 |
| Heart rhythm review and interpretation of continous external ekg over 8-15 days | 35 | $19 | $66 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel with review by radiologist | 35 | $58 | $866 |
| Insertion of heart rhythm monitor under skin | 33 | $59 | $235 |
| Evaluation of implantable heart and blood vessel monitoring system, remote up to 30 days | 33 | $18 | $66 |
| Programming of multiple lead implantable defibrillator system | 30 | $44 | $181 |
| Insertion of pacemaker and upper and lower heart chamber electrode | 26 | $377 | $1,416 |
| Programming of multiple lead pacemaker system | 25 | $33 | $135 |
| Repair of left upper heart chamber with implant with review by radiologist | 24 | $426 | $2,099 |
| Heart rhythm review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 20 | $16 | $60 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 19 | $80 | $278 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 18 | $2 | $10 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | 17 | $14 | $49 |
| Removal of heart rhythm monitor from under the skin | 16 | $52 | $231 |
| Comprehensive electrophysiologic evaluation with catheter destruction of abnormality of upper chamber of heart causing supraventricular tachycardia (rapid heart rate) | 16 | $630 | $2,047 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 14 | $164 | $498 |
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. A higher procedure volume generally indicates more experience with that procedure.
25.1% high complexity
1.0% medium
74.0% routine
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗$10,638
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $1,520/year across 7 years
Bottom 34% in TX for clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician
35
Companies
251
Individual payments
All payments are legal and publicly reported · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →
Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$10,581 (99.5%)
Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$57 (0.5%)
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
2024$1,619
2023$763
2022$1,181
2021$1,679
2020$2,132
2019$1,290
2018$1,975
Payments by company (2024)
Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Biosense Webster, Inc.
$1,743
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$1,660
Medical Device Business Services, Inc.
$1,454
Abbott Laboratories
$1,242
Boston Scientific Corporation
$1,021
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$874
ATRICURE, INC.
$770
Medtronic, Inc.
$409
ABIOMED
$173
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.
$166
Acutus Medical, Inc.
$152
AtriCure, Inc.
$130
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$123
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$86
AGEPHA Pharma FZ LLC
$74
PFIZER INC.
$73
BIOTRONIK INC.
$72
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$55
CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC.
$50
AltaThera Pharmaceuticals LLC
$48
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$30
CVRx, Inc.
$27
MEDICOMP INC
$26
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$23
Shockwave Medical, Inc
$19
Philips Electronics North America Corporation
$17
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$15
ShockWave Medical, Inc
$15
Bardy Diagnostics, Inc.
$15
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$14
Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc.
$14
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.
$14
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$14
Baylis Medical Company Inc
$11
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$11
Top 3 companies account for 45.7% of total payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
(7999) SRC Undivided · ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM · Allure Quadra RF CRT Pacemaker · Arcalyst · Arctic Front · Assurity Pacemaker · Azure · Barostim Neo System · BioMonitor · CARDIVA VASCADE 6/7F VCS · CARTO 3 · CHANTIX · COBALT DR MRI SURESCAN · Cardiac Monitor · Carnation Ambulatory Monitor · Carto 3 · Carto 3 System · Carto Smarttouch · CartoSound · Confidense · ELIQUIS · EMBLEM MRI S-ICD · ENSITE PRECISION · ENTRESTO · EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYS · EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX · Edora · EnSite Precision Cardiac Mapping System · GENERAL TACHY · GENERAL THERAPIES · GENERAL - TACHY · GENERAL - THERAPIES · GENERAL TACHY · GENERAL THERAPIES · General - Brady · INSPIRE · Impella · JOT DX · LINQ II · LODOCO · LUX-Dx Insertable Cardiac Monitor · LifeVest · MULTAQ · NA · NC TREK coronary catheters · NRG · ONPATTRO · Optimizer · Optis Coronary Imaging System · Quadra Assura CRT Defibrillator · Reveal LINQ · Rivacor · SENSITHERM MULTI · SHOCKWAVE INTRAVASCULAR LITHOTRIPSY (IVL) SYSTEM WITH THE SHOCKWAVE C2+ CORONARY · SHOCKWAVE IVL SYSTEM WITH THE SHOCKWAVE C2 CORONARY IVL CATHETER · SelectSecure · Sotalol Hydrochloride · Soundstar · TENDRIL · VERQUVO · Verquvo · ViewMate Intracardiac Echo · WATCHMAN · WATCHMAN Access System · WATCHMAN FLX · XARELTO · XIENCE SIERRA · Xience Sierra Coronary Stent · Xience Sierra Coronary Stent System
Should you be concerned? Payments from pharmaceutical and device companies are legal and common — 57% of U.S. physicians receive at least one. They often reflect legitimate consulting, research, or education. 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 →
Most payments (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Equivalent to $191 per 100 Medicare services performed
Geographic Context
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physicians within 10 mi
16
Per 100K population
0.8
County median income
$70,571
Nearest hospital
LAUREL RIDGE TREATMENT CENTER
5.9 mi
5.9 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. Tejada is a electrophysiology & remote specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 18% in TX), and low-engagement industry engagement, with 17 years of practice experience.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Dr. Tejada experienced with office visit, established patient (30-39 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Tejada performed 959 office visit, established patient (30-39 min) services. Research suggests that higher procedure volume is often associated with better outcomes, particularly for complex procedures. Note that Medicare data only captures patients aged 65 and older, so the total practice volume across all patients is likely higher.
Does Dr. Tejada receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Tejada received a total of $10,638 from 35 companies across 251 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common among physicians — 57% of all U.S. physicians receive at least one industry payment. 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. Tejada's costs compare to other clinical cardiac electrophysiology physicians in Live Oak?
Dr. Tejada's average Medicare payment per service is $57. 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. Tejada) 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 a long track record of practice, Medicare participation, and industry disclosure. 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?
Each data source has its own update cycle. Provider registry data (NPPES) is updated weekly. Medicare enrollment (PECOS) is updated monthly. Medicare practice data has a ~2 year lag — the most recent available is typically 2 years prior. Industry payment data (Open Payments) is published annually, usually in June, covering the prior calendar year. We display the data date prominently on each section so you always know how current it is. See our data freshness policy →
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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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