Dr. Miguel Castellanos, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Castellanos
Dr. Miguel Castellanos is a cardiovascular disease in Orange, TX, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Castellanos performed 2,743 Medicare services across 1,885 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Castellanos received a total of $5,555 from 26 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 147 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. Castellanos 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 (30-39 min) | 546 | $89 | $227 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 395 | $10 | $45 |
| EKG interpretation and report | 341 | $6 | $17 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 271 | $50 | $151 |
| Interrogation device evaluation(s), (remote) up to 30 days; implantable cardiovascular physiologic monitor system, implantable loop recorder system, or subcutaneous cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote data acquisition(s), receipt of transmissions and tec | 145 | $27 | $260 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 109 | $130 | $306 |
| Evaluation of implantable heart and blood vessel monitoring system, remote up to 30 days | 95 | $19 | $62 |
| Evaluation of implantable heart and blood vessel monitoring system | 91 | $33 | $72 |
| Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | 86 | $54 | $146 |
| Remote pacemaker/defibrillator monitoring, 90 days | 75 | $17 | $49 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 70 | $66 | $170 |
| Remote pacemaker monitoring, 90 days | 67 | $22 | $84 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 62 | $117 | $348 |
| Evaluation of cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote up to 30 days | 53 | $19 | $69 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 52 | $133 | $444 |
| Ct scan of heart with evaluation of blood vessel calcium | 48 | $20 | $59 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 41 | $55 | $162 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with symptom monitoring, transmission and review and report by health care professional | 41 | $18 | $65 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 34 | $85 | $232 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 32 | $10 | $37 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 28 | $57 | $163 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with review and report by health care professional | 21 | $18 | $62 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 15 | $168 | $439 |
| Telephonic rhythm strip evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system, up to 90 days | 14 | $35 | $99 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 11 | $19 | $232 |
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
13.5 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. Castellanos is a electrophysiology & remote specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, 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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