Medicare Enrolled
Dr. Ruben Saez, MD
Hematology & Oncology · Plano, TX
Practice pattern: Mixed Practice— Diverse clinical practice across multiple procedure types
Consulting-driven
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
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What this data tells you about Dr. Saez
Dr. Ruben Saez is a hematology & oncology in Plano, TX, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Saez performed 33,819 Medicare services across 2,829 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Saez received a total of $100,091 from 102 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 947 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in hematology & oncology. The majority of payments are for consulting, which typically reflects recognized clinical expertise sought by manufacturers. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Saez is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
✓ 20 years in practice▲ Top 27% volume in TX$ $100,091 industry payments
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗33,819
Medicare services
Top 27% in TX for hematology & oncology
2,829
Unique beneficiaries
$12
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · Not a quality rating · How to read this →
~1,691 Medicare services per year of practice
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anti-nausea injection (fosaprepitant) | 10,950 | $0 | $5 |
| Iron sucrose injection (Venofer) | 6,100 | $0 | $2 |
| Dexamethasone injection (steroid) | 2,548 | $0 | $1 |
| Denosumab injection (Prolia/Xgeva) | 2,220 | $19 | $66 |
| Epoetin alfa injection (Retacrit) for anemia | 2,070 | $6 | $28 |
| Immune globulin infusion (Octagam) | 2,050 | $34 | $232 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 1,031 | $8 | $36 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 913 | $8 | $20 |
| Anti-nausea injection (Aloxi/palonosetron) | 771 | $1 | $115 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 653 | $10 | $64 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 449 | $91 | $368 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 439 | $60 | $250 |
| Injection of additional new drug or substance into vein | 297 | $12 | $108 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 228 | $60 | $247 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 208 | $11 | $96 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 206 | $91 | $357 |
| Administration of chemotherapy into vein, 1 hour or less | 202 | $98 | $707 |
| Ferritin level test (iron stores) | 171 | $13 | $60 |
| Iron level test | 171 | $6 | $27 |
| Iron binding capacity test | 171 | $9 | $35 |
| Injection, zoledronic acid, 1 mg | 147 | $7 | $431 |
| Microscopic examination for white blood cells with manual cell count | 134 | $4 | $22 |
| Complete blood count (CBC), automated | 134 | $6 | $34 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, additional sequential infusion, 1 hour or less | 122 | $22 | $157 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, 1 hour or less | 117 | $46 | $313 |
| Injection, diphenhydramine hcl, up to 50 mg | 114 | $1 | $7 |
| Lactate dehydrogenase (enzyme) level | 101 | $6 | $31 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 93 | $131 | $496 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 87 | $133 | $694 |
| Administration of chemotherapy into vein, each additional hour | 86 | $21 | $161 |
| Carcinoembryonic antigen (cea) protein level | 84 | $19 | $99 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 74 | $100 | $470 |
| Infusion, normal saline solution , 1000 cc | 67 | $2 | $19 |
| Magnesium level test | 64 | $7 | $29 |
| Administration of additional new drug or substance into vein, 1 hour or less | 60 | $49 | $344 |
| Enhancing oncology model (eom) monthly enhanced oncology services (meos) payment for eom enhanced services | 59 | $72 | $70 |
| Fluorodeoxyglucose f-18 fdg, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 45 millicuries | 58 | $89 | $657 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, each additional hour | 55 | $15 | $100 |
| Nuclear medicine study from skull base to mid-thigh with ct scan | 51 | $1,115 | $4,802 |
| Unclassified drugs | 49 | $1 | $8 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis concurrent with another infusion | 41 | $15 | $94 |
| Administration of additional new drug or substance into vein using push technique | 36 | $42 | $289 |
| Immunologic analysis for detection of tumor antigen, quantitative; ca 15-3 | 31 | $20 | $128 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 29 | $119 | $565 |
| Injection of drug or substance into vein | 27 | $28 | $247 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 20 | $163 | $709 |
| Infusion into a vein for hydration, 31-60 minutes | 16 | $25 | $256 |
| Vitamin D level test | 15 | $29 | $250 |
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. A higher procedure volume generally indicates more experience with that procedure.
7.3% high complexity
76.3% medium
16.4% routine
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗$100,091
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $14,299/year across 7 years
Top 6% in TX for hematology & oncology
102
Companies
947
Individual payments
All payments are legal and publicly reported · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →
Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Consulting
Expert advisory fees, typically reflecting recognized clinical expertise
$67,627 (67.6%)
Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$17,237 (17.2%)
Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$15,227 (15.2%)
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
2024$11,579
2023$18,008
2022$19,179
2021$12,867
2020$3,245
2019$23,175
2018$12,038
Payments by company (2024)
Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Seagen Inc.
$11,510
Celgene Corporation
$10,017
GENZYME CORPORATION
$7,763
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$5,856
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$5,442
Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc.
$4,952
Exelixis Inc.
$4,125
PharmaEssentia USA Corporation
$3,982
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$3,267
Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc.
$3,196
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
$3,111
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
$3,082
Clovis Oncology, Inc.
$3,036
ADC Therapeutics America, Inc.
$2,497
Kite Pharma, Inc.
$2,227
Coherus Biosciences Inc.
$2,162
Janssen Biotech, Inc.
$2,001
Dova Pharmaceuticals
$1,817
Seattle Genetics, Inc.
$1,788
CTI BioPharma Corp.
$1,768
BeiGene USA, Inc.
$1,571
Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc
$1,185
TESARO, Inc.
$1,025
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.
$1,006
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$949
PFIZER INC.
$882
Incyte Corporation
$870
Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC
$773
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$626
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$534
BeiGene, Ltd.
$525
Genentech USA, Inc.
$439
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
$408
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$367
Amgen Inc.
$362
EMD Serono, Inc.
$355
Genmab U.S., Inc.
$330
Eisai Inc.
$235
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation
$223
Pharmacyclics LLC, An AbbVie Company
$220
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$184
Lilly USA, LLC
$151
Blueprint Medicines Corporation
$145
Tempus AI, Inc
$136
ARRAY BIOPHARMA INC
$128
ABBVIE INC.
$122
SOBI, INC
$121
Sirtex Medical Inc
$119
JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$115
EISAI INC.
$114
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
$106
Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$98
Genentech, Inc.
$94
Deciphera Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$88
Dendreon Pharmaceuticals LLC
$86
TerSera Therapeutics LLC
$83
AbbVie, Inc.
$82
Taiho Oncology, Inc.
$79
Pharmacosmos Therapeutics Inc.
$77
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$76
Stemline Therapeutics Inc.
$74
Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$73
Puma Biotechnology, Inc.
$72
Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation
$67
Mirati Therapeutics, Inc.
$62
TAIHO ONCOLOGY, INC.
$56
AbbVie Inc.
$56
Medtronic USA, Inc.
$54
Pharming Healthcare, Inc.
$52
Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$51
Acrotech Biopharma LLC
$50
Sobi, Inc
$48
PUMA BIOTECHNOLOGY, INC.
$47
Myriad Genetic Laboratories, Inc.
$46
Pharmacyclics LLC, an AbbVie Company
$42
SERVIER PHARMACEUTICALS LLC
$40
AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$40
Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$39
Octapharma USA, Inc.
$28
Epizyme, Inc.,
$28
Heron Therapeutics, Inc.
$26
Array BioPharma Inc.
$24
Geron Corporation
$24
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$23
ACCORD HEALTHCARE, INC.
$21
MorphoSys, US Inc.
$20
ImmunoGen, Inc.
$20
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$18
AIMMUNE THERAPEUTICS, INC.
$18
GE HealthCare
$17
Foundation Medicine, Inc.
$17
Verastem, Inc.
$16
Acrotech Biopharma Inc.
$16
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$15
MEDIVATION FIELD SOLUTIONS LLC
$15
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
$15
AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$14
Innate Pharma, Inc
$14
Integra LifeSciences Corporation
$14
Secura Bio, Inc.
$14
Advanced Accelerator Applications
$11
Emmaus Medical, Inc.
$9
Top 3 companies account for 29.3% of total payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
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Should you be concerned? Payments from pharmaceutical and device companies are legal and common — 57% of U.S. physicians receive at least one. They often reflect legitimate consulting, research, or education. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →
The majority of payments (68%) are consulting fees, which typically reflect recognized clinical expertise sought by manufacturers. Total industry engagement is in the top 6% for hematology & oncology in TX.
Equivalent to $296 per 100 Medicare services performed
Geographic Context
Hematology & Oncologys within 10 mi
129
Per 100K population
11.6
County median income
$117,588
Nearest hospital
TEXAS HEALTH PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL PLANO
0.0 mi
0.0 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. Saez is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 27% in TX), and high industry engagement (consulting-driven, top 6%), 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 →
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Dr. Saez experienced with anti-nausea injection (fosaprepitant)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Saez performed 10,950 anti-nausea injection (fosaprepitant) services. Research suggests that higher procedure volume is often associated with better outcomes, particularly for complex procedures. Note that Medicare data only captures patients aged 65 and older, so the total practice volume across all patients is likely higher.
Does Dr. Saez receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Saez received a total of $100,091 from 102 companies across 947 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common among physicians — 57% of all U.S. physicians receive at least one industry payment. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Dr. Saez's costs compare to other hematology & oncologys in Plano?
Dr. Saez's average Medicare payment per service is $12. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Dr. Saez) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating a long track record of practice, Medicare participation, and industry disclosure. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
Is this data up to date?
Each data source has its own update cycle. Provider registry data (NPPES) is updated weekly. Medicare enrollment (PECOS) is updated monthly. Medicare practice data has a ~2 year lag — the most recent available is typically 2 years prior. Industry payment data (Open Payments) is published annually, usually in June, covering the prior calendar year. We display the data date prominently on each section so you always know how current it is. See our data freshness policy →
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