Medicare Enrolled
Dr. Colbert Perez, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease · Lubbock, TX
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology— Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Low-engagement
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
Informational, not a quality rating. This page presents federal public records about Dr. Perez from CMS (NPPES, Open Payments, Medicare Provider Utilization, PECOS). It is not medical advice, an endorsement, or a judgment of clinical quality. Always consult the provider directly and a licensed clinician for medical decisions. Read methodology →
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What this data tells you about Dr. Perez
Dr. Colbert Perez is a cardiovascular disease in Lubbock, TX, with 14 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Perez performed 13,438 Medicare services across 6,607 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Perez received a total of $28,254 from 52 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 899 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in cardiovascular disease. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Perez is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
✓ 14 years in practice▲ Top 2% volume in TX$ $28,254 industry payments
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗13,438
Medicare services
Top 2% in TX for cardiovascular disease
6,607
Unique beneficiaries
$149
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · Not a quality rating · How to read this →
~960 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic care management, first 20 min/month | 3,913 | $46 | $62 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 2,137 | $10 | $41 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 2,049 | $60 | $176 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 756 | $42 | $139 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 545 | $60 | $177 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 474 | $128 | $535 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 363 | $110 | $398 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 253 | $327 | $1,145 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 248 | $47 | $183 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 237 | $174 | $776 |
| Technetium tc-99m tetrofosmin, diagnostic, per study dose | 195 | $94 | $500 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 190 | $165 | $612 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | 167 | $30 | $76 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 156 | $99 | $335 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 146 | $38 | $123 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 145 | $118 | $467 |
| Coronary stent placement | 119 | $404 | $1,509 |
| Principal care management services for a single high-risk disease, first 30 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month | 111 | $45 | $60 |
| Heart rhythm recording, analysis, report, review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 108 | $189 | $500 |
| Removal of plaque in artery of leg, initial vessel | 93 | $4,995 | $25,569 |
| Review by radiologist of both arms or legs arteries image | 89 | $122 | $446 |
| Review by radiologist of abdominal aorta image | 81 | $84 | $329 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 79 | $120 | $467 |
| Remote pacemaker monitoring, 90 days | 67 | $20 | $84 |
| Remote pacemaker/defibrillator monitoring, 90 days | 67 | $15 | $61 |
| Removal of plaque and insertion of stents in arteries of leg | 53 | $8,546 | $35,005 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 47 | $81 | $301 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | 46 | $13 | $46 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 46 | $2 | $8 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 46 | $75 | $259 |
| Removal of plaque in artery of leg, each additional vessel | 42 | $793 | $3,476 |
| Removal of plaque in arteries of leg | 36 | $3,893 | $25,925 |
| External shock to heart to regulate heart beat | 35 | $82 | $495 |
| Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber, coronary artery and bypass graft for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 34 | $171 | $874 |
| Review by radiologist of arm or leg artery image | 32 | $115 | $389 |
| Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system | 26 | $36 | $89 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | 24 | $16 | $56 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 24 | $11 | $36 |
| Complete ultrasound of abdomen and pelvis artery and vein blood flow | 19 | $173 | $670 |
| Insertion of tube into intracranial artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | 18 | $1,453 | $3,636 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel or graft with review by radiologist, initial vessel | 18 | $70 | $239 |
| Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 15 | $16 | $56 |
| Injection of chemical agent into single incompetent vein of leg using ultrasound guidance | 14 | $998 | $3,685 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 14 | $19 | $64 |
| Insertion of pacemaker and upper and lower heart chamber electrode | 13 | $388 | $1,300 |
| Ultrasound scan of abdominal aorta | 13 | $102 | $225 |
| Removal of plaque, insertion of stent and/or balloon dilation of single coronary artery, branch or bypass graft | 12 | $489 | $1,691 |
| Ultrasound of one leg arteries or artery grafts | 12 | $90 | $362 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of blood vessel with review by radiologist, initial vessel | 11 | $726 | $3,289 |
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.
8.9% high complexity
14.0% medium
77.1% routine
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗$28,254
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $4,036/year across 7 years
Top 15% in TX for cardiovascular disease
52
Companies
899
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
$17,047 (60.3%)
Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$11,207 (39.7%)
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
2024$8,444
2023$5,979
2022$3,303
2021$2,216
2020$1,809
2019$2,849
2018$3,654
Payments by company (2024)
Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Amgen Inc.
$11,767
Medtronic, Inc.
$2,481
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$2,464
Abbott Laboratories
$2,390
Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
$1,480
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$880
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$759
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$716
CORDIS US CORP.
$491
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$441
Boston Scientific Corporation
$403
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$368
ABIOMED
$354
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$314
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$293
Philips Electronics North America Corporation
$259
PFIZER INC.
$252
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$218
Shockwave Medical, Inc
$180
CVRx, Inc.
$131
Imperative Care, Inc
$130
TRUVIC MEDICAL, INC.
$126
Endologix LLC
$125
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$108
AngioDynamics, Inc.
$101
Terumo Medical Corporation
$96
ShockWave Medical, Inc
$91
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.
$85
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$73
Cardinal Health 200, LLC
$64
Novo Nordisk Inc
$63
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.
$61
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$50
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.
$48
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$47
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation
$36
Philips North America LLC
$34
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, plc
$32
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
$25
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$23
Surmodics, Inc.
$23
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$22
Baxter Healthcare
$20
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$20
Braemar Manufacturing, LLC
$18
Cardinal Health 200 LLC
$17
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
$17
Teleflex LLC
$15
Amarin Pharma Inc.
$12
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.
$12
Ra Medical Systems, Inc.
$11
Bardy Diagnostics, Inc.
$8
Top 3 companies account for 59.2% of total payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
(2870) Laser serv and other Undivided · (5044) MCOT · (6554) Peripheral Vascular Undivided · (6571) Eagle Eye · (BI2) IGT Systems Undivided · (P84) IGT Devices Systems · ABRE · ANGIOJET · Absolute Pro vascular stent system · Advisa · AngioSeal · Arcalyst · BRILINTA · BRITE TIP RADIANZ · Barostim Neo System · CAMZYOS · CARDIOMEMS · CHANTIX · CHOCOLATE PTA BALLOON CATHETER · COMET · COREVALVE EVOLUT R · COROFLOW · COYOTE · Cardiac Monitoring Suite · Carnation Ambulatory Monitor · Claria MRI · CoreValve Evolut · Corlanor · Coronary Orbital Atherectomy System · DABRA · DIAMONDBACK PERIPHERAL · DRAGONFLY OPSTAR · Diamondback Peripheral · EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) · ELIQUIS · ELUVIA · ENDOCROSS Device · ENDURANT IIS · ENTRESTO · EVERFLEX · Euphora · FARXIGA · GENERAL STENTS · GENERAL ATHERECTOMY · GENERAL METALLIC STENTS · GENERAL ATHERECTOMY · GENERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION · GORE VIABAHN Endoprosthesis with Heparin · GRAFTMASTER · GUIDELINER · GUIDEZILLA · General - Thrombectomy · HAWKONE · HawkOne · HeartMate · IGT D Peripheral · IGT_D Peripheral · IN.PACT ADMIRAL · IN.PACT AV · IN.PACT Admiral · INJECTAFER · INNOVA · Image Guided Therapy Devices _ Peripheral · Impella · JARDIANCE · Kerendia · LEQVIO · LEXISCAN · LifeVest · Livalo · MULTAQ · MYNX CONTROL · MYNX CONTROLTM · Micra · Mo.Ma · Mynx Ace Vascular Closure Device · MynxGrip Vascular Closure Device · NC TREK coronary catheters · NEXLETOL · ONPATTRO · ONYX FRONTIER · OPSUMIT · Omnilink Elite vascular stent system · OptiCross 35 · Ozempic · PERCLOSE PROGLIDE · PERCLOSE PROSTYLE · PERCLOT · POLARIS · POWERFLEX · PRALUENT · PRECISE PRO RX · PRODIGY CATHETER · Perclose ProGlide suture mediated closure system · Performa · Peripheral Orbital Atherectomy System · Peripheral RotaLink Plus · Pounce Thrombectomy · RAIN SHEATH · ROTABLATOR · Ranger · Repatha · Resolute · S.M.A.R.T. · S.M.A.R.T. CONTROL · SABER · SHOCKWAVE IVL SYSTEM WITH THE SHOCKWAVE C2 CORONARY IVL CATHETER · SQRX PULSE GENERATOR · SUPERA · SYNERGY · Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter · SilverHawk · Supera peripheral stent system · THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT · TURBOHAWK · TurboHawk · VERQUVO · VIABAHN Endoprosthesis with Heparin Bioactive Surface · VYNDAQEL · Vascepa · Vascular Lithotripsy · Viance · Wegovy · Wolverine Coronary Cutting Balloon · XACT · XARELTO · XIENCE SIERRA · XIENCE SKYPOINT · Xience Alpine cornary stent system · 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 (60%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Equivalent to $210 per 100 Medicare services performed
Geographic Context
Cardiovascular Diseases within 10 mi
19
Per 100K population
88.6
County median income
$54,810
Nearest hospital
LUBBOCK HEART HOSPITAL LP
6.5 mi
6.5 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. Perez is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 2% in TX), and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 15%).
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. Perez experienced with chronic care management, first 20 min/month?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Perez performed 3,913 chronic care management, first 20 min/month 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. Perez receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Perez received a total of $28,254 from 52 companies across 899 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. Perez's costs compare to other cardiovascular diseases in Lubbock?
Dr. Perez's average Medicare payment per service is $149. 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. Perez) 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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