Dr. Scotty Ortega, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Ortega
Dr. Scotty Ortega is a family medicine in Odessa, TX, with 17 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Ortega performed 12,384 Medicare services across 2,728 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Ortega received a total of $6,038 from 51 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 326 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. Ortega 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 3,927 | $60 | $98 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 2,948 | $90 | $146 |
| Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 10 minutes | 1,368 | $28 | $72 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 848 | $77 | $117 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 501 | $56 | $96 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 420 | $129 | $215 |
| Initial nursing facility care with high level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 45 minutes | 352 | $135 | $227 |
| Home visit, established patient, moderate complexity | 246 | $97 | $125 |
| Home visit, established patient, low complexity | 244 | $47 | $92 |
| Complex chronic care management services for two or more chronic conditions, each additional 60 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month | 175 | $53 | $71 |
| Chronic care management, first 20 min/month | 170 | $48 | $64 |
| Nursing facility visit, low complexity | 157 | $55 | $88 |
| Complex chronic care management services for two or more chronic conditions, first 60 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month | 134 | $99 | $134 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 116 | $124 | $130 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 89 | $121 | $171 |
| Ceftriaxone antibiotic injection | 82 | $0 | $28 |
| Chronic care management, additional 20 min/month | 70 | $36 | $49 |
| Dexamethasone injection (steroid) | 64 | $0 | $25 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 58 | $10 | $15 |
| Initial nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 35 minutes | 55 | $99 | $154 |
| Nursing facility visit, moderate complexity | 52 | $67 | $135 |
| Urinalysis, manual | 47 | $3 | $15 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 35 | $100 | $175 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 33 | $94 | $162 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 32 | $15 | $15 |
| Residence visit for new patient with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 60 minutes | 26 | $96 | $126 |
| Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent derived from cell cultures, preservative and antibiotic free | 21 | $32 | $35 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 21 | $64 | $146 |
| Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit | 21 | $158 | $175 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 16 | $134 | $210 |
| Residence visit for established patient with straightforward medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 15 minutes | 16 | $22 | $60 |
| Subsequent nursing facility care with high level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 45 minutes | 15 | $56 | $71 |
| Amplifed dna or rna probe detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (covid-19) antigen | 14 | $50 | $123 |
| Residence visit for new patient with low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 30 minutes | 11 | $38 | $92 |
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 (94%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians. Total industry engagement is in the top 10% for family medicine 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. Ortega is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 1% in TX), and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 10%), with 17 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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