Dr. Salvador Arellano, P.A.
What this data tells you about Dr. Arellano
Dr. Salvador Arellano is a physician assistant in Mcallen, TX, with 16 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Arellano performed 2,177 Medicare services across 502 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Arellano received a total of $242 from 2 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 7 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in physician assistant. 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. Arellano 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residence visit for established patient with high level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 60 minutes | 457 | $120 | $195 |
| Online digital evaluation and management service for an established patient for up to 7 days, total time 21 or more minutes | 443 | $30 | $57 |
| Home visit, established patient, moderate complexity | 219 | $82 | $150 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 148 | $80 | $145 |
| Online digital evaluation and management service for an established patient for up to 7 days, total time 11-20 minutes | 145 | $19 | $30 |
| Remote patient monitoring management, 20 min/month | 130 | $31 | $75 |
| Management using the results of remote vital sign monitoring per calendar month, each additional 20 minutes | 130 | $26 | $65 |
| Remote patient monitoring device, 30 days | 125 | $32 | $95 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 85 | $8 | $15 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 5-10 minutes | 69 | $35 | $100 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 68 | $9 | $40 |
| Urinalysis, manual | 57 | $3 | $15 |
| Administration and interpretation of patient-focused health risk assessment | 24 | $2 | $3 |
| Dexamethasone injection (steroid) | 23 | $0 | $1 |
| Brief communication technology-based service, e.g. virtual check-in, by a physician or other qualified health care professional who can report evaluation and management services, provided to an established patient, not originating from a related e/m servic | 21 | $9 | $25 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity | 20 | $124 | $220 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 13 | $98 | $230 |
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.
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. Arellano is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 5% in TX), with low-engagement industry engagement, with 16 years of NPI registration.
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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