Dr. Jose Rivera, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Rivera
Dr. Jose Rivera is a cardiovascular disease in Plano, TX, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Rivera performed 19,439 Medicare services across 6,172 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Rivera received a total of $6,341 from 44 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 356 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. Rivera 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contrast dye for imaging (iodine-based) | 12,000 | $0 | $4 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 1,126 | $134 | $729 |
| EKG interpretation and report | 1,005 | $6 | $30 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 934 | $135 | $704 |
| Anticoagulant management of patient taking warfarin | 610 | $7 | $41 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 480 | $43 | $216 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 425 | $10 | $51 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 419 | $87 | $238 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 217 | $137 | $692 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 206 | $8 | $17 |
| Prothrombin time test (blood clotting) | 185 | $4 | $26 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 154 | $49 | $258 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries at rest and after exercise | 131 | $110 | $577 |
| Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts | 127 | $123 | $664 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 121 | $59 | $186 |
| Technetium tc-99m tetrofosmin, diagnostic, per study dose | 102 | $55 | $448 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 97 | $329 | $1,599 |
| Injection, perflutren lipid microspheres, per ml | 95 | $35 | $357 |
| Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 91 | $83 | $439 |
| Ct scan of blood vessels and grafts of heart with contrast | 83 | $83 | $406 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 80 | $175 | $891 |
| Rubidium rb-82, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 60 millicuries | 67 | $312 | $1,254 |
| Ultrasound of heart with continuous electrocardiogram (ecg) during rest, exercise and/or drug induced stress with review and report | 57 | $172 | $858 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 52 | $2 | $28 |
| Ct scan of blood vessels of chest with contrast | 49 | $195 | $1,215 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress | 49 | $1,056 | $4,869 |
| Complete ultrasound of abdomen and pelvis artery and vein blood flow | 49 | $198 | $979 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 49 | $60 | $168 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers, follow-up | 34 | $5 | $155 |
| Ct scan of abdominal aorta and both leg arteries with contrast | 33 | $218 | $1,552 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 33 | $72 | $361 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 27 | $115 | $310 |
| Heart rhythm review and interpretation of continous external ekg over 8-15 days | 25 | $18 | $98 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 25 | $135 | $517 |
| Ct scan of blood vessels of neck with contrast | 24 | $183 | $1,289 |
| Heart rhythm recording of continous external ekg over 8-15 days | 21 | $8 | $96 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 20 | $81 | $393 |
| Ultrasound of one leg arteries or artery grafts | 20 | $90 | $476 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | 19 | $14 | $65 |
| Ct scan of blood vessels of abdomen and pelvis with contrast | 18 | $277 | $1,426 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 18 | $95 | $352 |
| Ct scan of heart with evaluation of blood vessel calcium | 17 | $78 | $148 |
| Heart muscle strain imaging | 17 | $27 | $139 |
| Complete ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 17 | $87 | $468 |
| External shock to heart to regulate heart beat | 11 | $67 | $707 |
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. Rivera is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 1% in TX), and low-engagement industry engagement, with 20 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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