Dr. Eduardo Candanosa, M.D
What this data tells you about Dr. Candanosa
Dr. Eduardo Candanosa is an emergency medicine in McAllen, TX, with 14 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Candanosa performed 2,856 Medicare services across 1,176 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Candanosa received a total of $4,106 from 34 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 231 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in emergency 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. Candanosa 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 (20-29 min) | 516 | $60 | $100 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 290 | $91 | $150 |
| Automated urinalysis | 257 | $2 | $10 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 206 | $8 | $30 |
| 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 | 203 | $29 | $80 |
| Dexamethasone injection (steroid) | 180 | $0 | $1 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 142 | $8 | $20 |
| Management using the results of remote vital sign monitoring per calendar month, each additional 20 minutes | 113 | $27 | $45 |
| Remote patient monitoring management, 20 min/month | 106 | $33 | $99 |
| Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus | 98 | $16 | $45 |
| Ceftriaxone antibiotic injection | 85 | $0 | $10 |
| Chronic care management, first 20 min/month | 76 | $45 | $82 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 63 | $11 | $33 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 59 | $10 | $25 |
| Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg | 54 | $0 | $10 |
| Detection test by immunoassay technique for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus | 51 | $35 | $100 |
| Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for streptococcus, group a (strep) | 50 | $16 | $40 |
| Remote patient monitoring device, 30 days | 42 | $36 | $121 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 38 | $13 | $20 |
| EKG interpretation and report | 33 | $6 | $103 |
| Urine microalbumin (protein) analysis | 31 | $6 | $15 |
| Creatinine test (kidney function) | 31 | $5 | $15 |
| Emergency department visit, moderate complexity | 29 | $84 | $1,490 |
| Emergency department visit, high complexity | 28 | $139 | $2,176 |
| 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 | 24 | $33 | $80 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity | 19 | $211 | $453 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 18 | $120 | $250 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 min | 14 | $168 | $2,801 |
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. Total industry engagement is in the top 4% for emergency medicine in TX.
Geographic Context
3.4 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. Candanosa is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 1% in TX), and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 4%).
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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