Dr. Michela Caruso, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Caruso
Dr. Michela Caruso is a radiology - diagnostic in Mesquite, TX, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Caruso performed 9,503 Medicare services across 1,096 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Caruso received a total of $914 from 30 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 42 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in radiology - diagnostic. 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. Caruso 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron sucrose injection (Venofer) | 4,500 | $0 | $2 |
| Contrast dye for imaging (iodine-based) | 2,100 | $0 | $3 |
| CT guidance for radiation therapy | 637 | $93 | $609 |
| Dexamethasone injection (steroid) | 340 | $0 | $1 |
| Continuing radiation therapy consultation per week | 268 | $66 | $343 |
| Calculation of radiation therapy dose | 260 | $51 | $365 |
| Radiation treatment management, 5 treatment sessions | 205 | $148 | $1,067 |
| Intensity modulated treatment delivery, single or multiple fields/arcs,via narrow spatially and temporally modulated beams, binary, dynamic mlc, per treatment session | 204 | $283 | $2,762 |
| Design and construction of complex radiation treatment device | 158 | $98 | $710 |
| Radiation treatment delivery,3 or more separate treatment areas, custom blocking, tangential ports, wedges, rotational beam, compensators, electron beam; 6-10 mev | 59 | $183 | $700 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 55 | $62 | $250 |
| Complex radiation therapy planning | 54 | $128 | $1,022 |
| Radiation treatment delivery,3 or more separate treatment areas, custom blocking, tangential ports, wedges, rotational beam, compensators, electron beam; 11-19 mev | 53 | $190 | $700 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 52 | $11 | $96 |
| Injection of additional new drug or substance into vein | 52 | $12 | $108 |
| X-ray during radiation therapy | 42 | $11 | $126 |
| Obtaining data needed to develop the optimal radiation treatment, 1 treatment area | 35 | $209 | $704 |
| Design and construction of radiation treatment device for high precision radiation therapy | 34 | $358 | $2,640 |
| Obtaining data needed to develop the optimal radiation treatment, 3 or more treatment areas or any number of treatment areas where special treatment is involved | 33 | $362 | $1,339 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 32 | $8 | $20 |
| 3d radiation therapy planning | 32 | $372 | $4,374 |
| Administration of chemotherapy into vein, 1 hour or less | 32 | $103 | $707 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 32 | $165 | $709 |
| High precision radiation therapy planning | 30 | $1,411 | $6,431 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, 1 hour or less | 29 | $51 | $313 |
| Design and construction of simple radiation treatment device | 26 | $31 | $296 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, additional sequential infusion, 1 hour or less | 25 | $23 | $157 |
| Nuclear medicine study from skull base to mid-thigh with ct scan | 23 | $1,159 | $4,802 |
| Fluorodeoxyglucose f-18 fdg, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 45 millicuries | 20 | $91 | $657 |
| Ct scan of chest with contrast | 18 | $62 | $821 |
| Injection of drug or substance into vein | 18 | $29 | $247 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 17 | $129 | $565 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 15 | $8 | $36 |
| Injection, diphenhydramine hcl, up to 50 mg | 13 | $1 | $7 |
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
2.9 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. Caruso is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 13% 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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