Dr. Eric Taylor, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Taylor
Dr. Eric Taylor is a cardiovascular disease in McAllen, TX, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Taylor performed 1,916 Medicare services across 1,281 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Taylor received a total of $71,552 from 28 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 902 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. Taylor 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | 307 | $31 | $186 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 292 | $63 | $139 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 247 | $10 | $60 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 140 | $95 | $206 |
| Programming of cardiac rhythm monitor system | 136 | $21 | $132 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 93 | $62 | $141 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 84 | $10 | $39 |
| Programming of dual lead implantable defibrillator system | 83 | $43 | $257 |
| Programming of multiple lead implantable defibrillator system | 68 | $47 | $286 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 68 | $119 | $320 |
| Insertion of pacemaker and upper and lower heart chamber electrode | 61 | $394 | $1,699 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 61 | $101 | $268 |
| Programming of multiple lead pacemaker system | 47 | $36 | $216 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, low complexity | 44 | $39 | $78 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | 41 | $65 | $198 |
| Insertion of heart rhythm monitor under skin | 26 | $54 | $282 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 19 | $37 | $84 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 18 | $135 | $393 |
| Insertion of implantable defibrillator system | 17 | $677 | $2,943 |
| Insertion of left lower heart electrode for pacemaker or defibrillator | 15 | $353 | $1,487 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 15 | $93 | $202 |
| Comprehensive electrophysiologic evaluation with catheter destruction of abnormality of upper chamber of heart causing supraventricular tachycardia (rapid heart rate) | 12 | $639 | $2,457 |
| Insertion of catheters for recording and pacing of right heart chambers rhythm and induction of abnormal rhythm | 11 | $472 | $3,071 |
| Evaluation of single or dual chamber pacing cardioverter-defibrillator and generator at time of implantation or replacement | 11 | $128 | $1,520 |
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 (76%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians. Total industry engagement is in the top 8% for cardiovascular disease in TX.
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. Taylor is a electrophysiology & device specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 8%), with 20 years of practice experience.
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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