Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Angel Caldera, M.D.

Internal Medicine · Round Rock, TX
Practice pattern: Remote & Electrophysiology — Practice combining remote and electrophysiology services
Low-engagement
302 UNIVERSITY BLVD, Round Rock, TX 78665
5125090200
In practice since 2006 (19 years)
NPI: 1518057884 verify on NPPES ↗
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
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What this data tells you about Dr. Caldera

Dr. Angel Caldera is an internal medicine specialist in Round Rock, TX, with 19 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Caldera performed 1,778 Medicare services across 1,353 unique beneficiaries.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Caldera received a total of $21,179 from 30 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 409 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in internal 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. Caldera 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.

✓ 19 years in practice ▲ Top 20% volume in TX $21,179 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary

Medicare Utilization ↗
1,778
Medicare services
Top 20% in TX for internal medicine
1,353
Unique beneficiaries
$70
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · Not a quality rating · How to read this →
~94 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
Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) 419 $67 $209
Remote pacemaker monitoring, 90 days 248 $20 $162
Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity 186 $59 $139
Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) 164 $95 $280
EKG interpretation and report 158 $5 $41
Evaluation of cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote up to 30 days 116 $19 $83
Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes 108 $9 $86
Initial hospital admission, high complexity 76 $129 $392
Programming of dual lead pacemaker system 52 $27 $184
Insertion of tube in coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist 50 $148 $1,257
Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery 39 $557 $3,932
Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system 28 $13 $102
Coronary stent placement 24 $408 $2,938
Placement and subsequent removal of device to protect brain from embolism through catheter using imaging guidance 23 $97 $7,814
Hospital discharge management, 30+ min 23 $84 $207
Blood draw (venipuncture) 21 $8 $24
Insertion of tube in right heart chambers and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist 15 $207 $1,610
Initial hospital care with same-day admission and discharge with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 70 minutes 15 $108 $326
New patient office visit (45-59 min) 13 $94 $322
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.
23.3% high complexity
0.0% medium
76.7% routine

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$21,179
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $3,026/year across 7 years
Top 5% in TX for internal medicine
30
Companies
409
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.

Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$21,123 (99.7%)
Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$56 (0.3%)

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$4,067
2023
$6,316
2022
$3,671
2021
$2,334
2020
$792
2019
$1,311
2018
$2,687

Payments by company (2024)

Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$6,602
Medtronic, Inc.
$3,231
Philips Electronics North America Corporation
$1,563
ABIOMED
$1,543
Abbott Laboratories
$1,478
ShockWave Medical, Inc
$1,113
Shockwave Medical, Inc
$895
Boston Scientific Corporation
$781
BIOTRONIK INC.
$486
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$471
JenaValve Technology, Inc.
$396
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$387
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$320
Penumbra, Inc.
$272
Surmodics, Inc.
$265
Terumo Medical Corporation
$253
Inari Medical, Inc.
$230
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$177
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
$171
Teleflex LLC
$144
ATRICURE, INC.
$134
Saranas, Inc.
$61
Amgen Inc.
$60
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$28
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
$26
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.
$24
Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc.
$21
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$19
Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
$14
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$13
Top 3 companies account for 53.8% of total payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
(1661) Clin Edu IGT · (9281) Turbo Elite · AMPLATZER AMULET · AMPLATZER Occluders · ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM · AVALUS · AngioSeal · Artis Q floor · Artis icono floor · BRILINTA · CAMZYOS · CHOICE · COREVALVE EVOLUT R · CoreValve Evolut · Corlanor · DIAMONDBACK CORONARY · DIAMONDBACK PERIPHERAL · EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) · EKOSONIC · EPIC · Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve · Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve · Emerge Push · Ensite Cardiac Mapping System · FARXIGA · FFR LINK · FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER · GENERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION · GENERAL - STRUCTURAL HEART · GENERAL - VASCULAR INTERVENTION · GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT · GORE CARDIOFORM Septal Occluder · General - Structural Heart · GlideWire · Glidesheath · Heartrail · Hi-Torque Command guide wire · IGT_D Peripheral · INSPIRE · Image Guided Therapy Devices _ Peripheral · Impella · Indigo System · JARDIANCE · JOT DX · JenaValve Pericardial TAVR System · LEQVIO · LUX-Dx Insertable Cardiac Monitor · LifeVest · MANTA Vascular Closure Device · MITRACLIP · Manta · MetaCross · Misago · Mitra Clip system · NAVITOR · OPTIMIZER · Orsiro Mission · PCI Optimization · Peripheral Orbital Atherectomy System · Pounce Thrombectomy System · PressureWire FFR · Prod. Category: OCT · ROTAPRO · Repatha · S · SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA · SHOCKWAVE INTRAVASCULAR LITHOTRIPSY (IVL) SYSTEM WITH THE SHOCKWAVE C2+ CORONARY · SHOCKWAVE IVL SYSTEM WITH THE SHOCKWAVE C2 CORONARY IVL CATHETER · SYNERGY · Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter · Sublime 014 Rx PTA Balloon Dilatation Catheter · TURNPIKE · Turnpike LP Catheter · Vascular Lithotripsy · WATCHMAN · Xience Sierra Coronary Stent · iFR
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 →

Most payments (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians. Total industry engagement is in the top 5% for internal medicine in TX.

Equivalent to $1,191 per 100 Medicare services performed
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Geographic Context

Internal medicine physicians within 10 mi
786
Per 100K population
122.1
County median income
$108,309
Nearest hospital
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - ROUND ROCK
3.1 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. Caldera is a remote & electrophysiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 20% in TX), with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 5% of TX peers, with 19 years of NPI registration.

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. Caldera experienced with office visit, established patient (30-39 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Caldera performed 419 office visit, established patient (30-39 min) 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. Caldera receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Caldera received a total of $21,179 from 30 companies across 409 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. Caldera's costs compare to other internal medicine physicians in Round Rock?
Dr. Caldera's average Medicare payment per service is $70. 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. Caldera) 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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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.

This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. The Transparency Score measures data completeness — how much federal information exists for this provider — not clinical performance, patient outcomes, or quality of care. Always verify information directly with the provider and consult a licensed clinician before making medical decisions.

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