Dr. Viki Forlano, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Forlano
Dr. Viki Forlano is a family medicine in San Angelo, TX, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Forlano performed 6,257 Medicare services across 1,656 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Forlano received a total of $5,932 from 34 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 270 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. Forlano 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denosumab injection (Prolia/Xgeva) | 3,480 | $18 | $33 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 743 | $8 | $8 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 504 | $78 | $217 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 264 | $56 | $149 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 240 | $9 | $58 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 179 | $126 | $230 |
| Residence visit for established patient with straightforward medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 15 minutes | 154 | $31 | $108 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 120 | $11 | $50 |
| Home visit, established patient, low complexity | 85 | $52 | $164 |
| Flu vaccine, high-dose | 75 | $61 | $63 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 75 | $17 | $17 |
| Nursing facility visit, low complexity | 54 | $46 | $135 |
| Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit | 35 | $156 | $330 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity | 27 | $214 | $439 |
| Pneumonia vaccine administration | 25 | $27 | $50 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity | 24 | $158 | $311 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 19 | $10 | $67 |
| Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of medicare enrollment | 18 | $143 | $316 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 17 | $13 | $81 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 17 | $23 | $88 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 15 | $10 | $87 |
| Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 20 valent (pcv20), for intramuscular use | 14 | $241 | $529 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg | 14 | $5 | $12 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 13 | $122 | $284 |
| Free thyroxine (T4) test | 12 | $8 | $59 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 12 | $8 | $34 |
| Urinalysis, manual | 11 | $3 | $19 |
| Pneumococcal vaccine, 23-valent | 11 | $131 | $190 |
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 (70%) 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. Forlano is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 2% in TX), and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 11%), 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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