Dr. Ron Guevara, D.O.
What this data tells you about Dr. Guevara
Dr. Ron Guevara is a family medicine in Robstown, TX, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Guevara performed 4,113 Medicare services across 1,823 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Guevara received a total of $724 from 15 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 40 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. Guevara 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) | 796 | $85 | $213 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 269 | $133 | $286 |
| Injection of additional new drug or substance into vein | 258 | $12 | $35 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 221 | $13 | $22 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, additional sequential infusion, 1 hour or less | 213 | $22 | $60 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 185 | $60 | $146 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 166 | $10 | $25 |
| Unclassified drugs | 166 | $1 | $254 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, 1 hour or less | 160 | $48 | $145 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis concurrent with another infusion | 152 | $15 | $50 |
| Infusion, normal saline solution , 1000 cc | 139 | $2 | $75 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, each additional hour | 134 | $16 | $45 |
| Advance care planning consultation, first 30 min | 122 | $55 | $169 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 118 | $124 | $226 |
| Chronic care management, first 20 min/month | 114 | $48 | $81 |
| Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 106 | $57 | $345 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 102 | $10 | $35 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 90 | $8 | $16 |
| Test for balance and posture | 80 | $36 | $100 |
| Dexamethasone injection (steroid) | 68 | $0 | $30 |
| Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume | 60 | $20 | $72 |
| Annual, face-to-face intensive behavioral therapy for cardiovascular disease, individual, 15 minutes | 54 | $25 | $52 |
| Annual alcohol misuse screening, 5 to 15 minutes | 52 | $18 | $35 |
| Annual depression screening | 40 | $18 | $35 |
| Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (covid-19) | 32 | $39 | $75 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner supervision of a patient receiving medicare-covered services provided by a participating home health agency (patient not present) requiring complex and multidisciplinary care modalities involving regular physician or allow | 29 | $74 | $211 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 25 | $10 | $35 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 25 | $84 | $322 |
| Urinalysis, manual | 24 | $3 | $15 |
| Chronic care management services for two or more chronic conditions, first 30 minutes provided personally by health care professional, per calendar month | 24 | $64 | $82 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity | 19 | $147 | $362 |
| Testing of autonomic nervous system function and heart rate response to deep breathing | 15 | $67 | $169 |
| Testing of autonomic (sympathetic) nervous system function | 15 | $94 | $251 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 14 | $59 | $210 |
| Face-to-face behavioral counseling for obesity, 15 minutes | 14 | $24 | $52 |
| Evaluation of neuropsychological test, first hour | 12 | $100 | $266 |
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 (96%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
20.9 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. Guevara is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 5% 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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