Dr. Roderick Vergel De Dios, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Vergel De Dios
Dr. Roderick Vergel De Dios is a family medicine in McAllen, TX, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Vergel De Dios performed 2,291 Medicare services across 1,376 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Vergel De Dios received a total of $2,485 from 28 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 165 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in family 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. Vergel De Dios 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) | 461 | $60 | $160 |
| Collection and interpretation of physical parameters stored in computers and/or transmitted by the patient and/or caregiver to qualified health care professional, requiring 30 minutes or more, per 30 days | 192 | $40 | $200 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 170 | $112 | $220 |
| Automated urinalysis | 126 | $2 | $30 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 99 | $8 | $75 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 79 | $10 | $120 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 77 | $10 | $60 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 72 | $13 | $60 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) 1 to 3 leads with review by physician | 72 | $10 | $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 | 66 | $31 | $100 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 53 | $92 | $170 |
| Administration of psychological or neuropsychological test by technician, each additional 30 minutes | 52 | $26 | $110 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 52 | $84 | $225 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 50 | $10 | $60 |
| Measurement of brain wave activity (eeg), awake and drowsy | 48 | $288 | $984 |
| Measurement of nerve conduction using visual stimulation testing with report | 48 | $50 | $170 |
| Measurement of brain wave activity (eeg), digital analysis | 48 | $209 | $705 |
| Evaluation of neuropsychological test, first hour | 48 | $100 | $328 |
| Administration of psychological or neuropsychological test by technician, first 30 minutes | 48 | $25 | $87 |
| Complete ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 43 | $97 | $490 |
| Urine microalbumin test (kidney screening) | 41 | $6 | $30 |
| Creatinine test (kidney function) | 41 | $5 | $30 |
| Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent derived from cell cultures | 40 | $32 | $60 |
| Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, non-automated | 39 | $4 | $50 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 39 | $59 | $120 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 39 | $29 | $30 |
| Testing of autonomic (sympathetic) nervous system function | 30 | $91 | $150 |
| Testing of autonomic (sympathetic and parasympathetic) nervous system function, at least 5 minutes of tilt | 26 | $113 | $301 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 5-10 minutes | 20 | $31 | $120 |
| Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation | 17 | $12 | $60 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 16 | $143 | $472 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 15 | $182 | $302 |
| 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 | 13 | $40 | $100 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 11 | $9 | $80 |
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 (97%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
3.4 mi
Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | — Not enrolled | N/A |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | N/A |
This provider has data in 3 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. Vergel De Dios is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 11% in TX), and low-engagement industry engagement, with 19 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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