Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Carlos Menendez, M.D.

Endocrinology · San Antonio, TX
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology — Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
9150 HUEBNER RD, San Antonio, TX 78240
2106927684
Registered in NPPES since 2006
NPI: 1346268513 verify on NPPES ↗
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
Informational, not a quality rating. This page presents federal public records about Dr. Menendez from CMS (NPPES, Open Payments, Medicare Provider Utilization, PECOS). It is not medical advice, an endorsement, or a judgment of clinical quality. Always consult the provider directly and a licensed clinician for medical decisions. Read methodology →
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What this data tells you about Dr. Menendez

Dr. Carlos Menendez is an endocrinology specialist in San Antonio, TX, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Menendez performed 1,149 Medicare services in 2023. These records do not provide a deduplicated patient total.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Menendez received a total of $12,176 from 56 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 596 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly reported through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their effect on care. A reliable breakdown by payment category is not available in this snapshot. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.

The Data Coverage level for Dr. Menendez is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.

✓ 20 years of NPI registration ▲ Top 36% volume in TX $12,176 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary — 2023

Medicare Utilization ↗
1,149
Medicare services
Top 36% in TX for endocrinology
Not available
Unique patients (not deduplicated)
$54
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →

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 (20-29 min)
An office visit for an existing patient lasting between 20 and 29 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition.
1,090 $52 $75
Ultrasound of head and neck soft tissue
This procedure uses sound waves to create images of the soft tissues in the head and neck area. It allows for the visualization of structures beneath the skin without using radiation.
33 $76 $106
New patient office visit (45-59 min)
An initial office visit for a new patient lasting between 45 and 59 minutes. This code covers the total time spent by the physician or qualified healthcare professional on the date of the encounter.
26 $112 $154
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. These counts do not measure clinical quality or years of experience.

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$12,176
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $1,739/year across 7 years
Top 29% in TX for endocrinology
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
56
Companies
596
Payment records
Payments are publicly reported; disclosure does not establish legality · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →

Payment categories are unavailable while the source breakdown is being rebuilt. Company and year totals do not identify how much belongs to each category.

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$1,474
2023
$1,653
2022
$1,908
2021
$1,662
2020
$1,579
2019
$2,159
2018
$1,741

Payments by company (2024)

Abbott Laboratories
$315
Lilly USA, LLC
$245
Dexcom, Inc.
$211
Novo Nordisk Inc
$150
CeQur Corporation
$107
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$106
Mannkind Corporation
$104
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$96
Amgen Inc.
$28
Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.
$27
IBSA Pharma Inc.
$25
RECORDATI_RARE_DISEASES_INC.
$22
Acella Pharmaceuticals, LLC
$21
ABBVIE INC.
$17
Top 3 companies account for 52.3% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Novo Nordisk Inc
$1,653
MannKind Corporation
$994
Lilly USA, LLC
$927
Mannkind Corporation
$869
Abbott Laboratories
$773
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$722
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$680
IBSA Pharma Inc.
$644
Amarin Pharma Inc.
$528
Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.
$335
AbbVie, Inc.
$261
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$257
Dexcom, Inc.
$234
Amgen Inc.
$228
Janssen Research & Development, LLC
$222
AbbVie Inc.
$210
CeQur Corporation
$208
Insulet Corporation
$205
Radius Health, Inc.
$196
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$194
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$185
Antares Pharma, Inc.
$149
ABBVIE INC.
$134
Valeritas, Inc.
$121
Currax Pharmaceuticals LLC
$99
Acerus Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$95
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation
$86
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.
$80
RECORDATI_RARE_DISEASES_INC.
$63
Aytu BioScience, Inc
$59
Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc.
$54
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
$53
Shire North American Group Inc
$48
Clarus Therapeutics Inc.
$46
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
$45
Medtronic, Inc.
$41
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$41
Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$38
VistaPharm, Inc.
$30
Nalpropion Pharmaceuticals LLC
$28
Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.
$27
Gemini Laboratories, LLC
$26
Corcept Therapeutics
$25
EUSA Pharma (US) LLC
$24
GRT US Holding, Inc.
$23
Zealand Pharma US, Inc.
$22
Bigfoot Biomedical Inc
$22
Alfasigma USA, Inc.
$21
ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
$21
Acella Pharmaceuticals, LLC
$21
Althera Pharmaceuticals LLC
$21
Tolmar, Inc.
$20
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$19
Companion Medical, Inc.
$17
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc.
$16
Nabriva Therapeutics, plc
$15
Top 3 companies account for 29.4% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
AFREZZA · Aimovig · Androgel · BAQSIMI · BYDUREON · CONTRAVE · CYCLOSET · CeQur Simplicity · DEXCOM CGM · Dexcom G6 Transmitter · ELIGARD · ENTRESTO · EVENITY · Edarbi · FARXIGA · FIASP · FREESTYLE LIBRE · FREESTYLE LIBRE 2 · FREESTYLE LIBRE 3 · FreeStyle Libre · FreeStyle Libre blood glucose Flash Monitoring System · GVOKE HYPOPEN · GVOKE PFS · HUMALOG · HUMULIN R 500 · INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM · INVOKANA · ISTURISA · InPen · JANUVIA · JARDIANCE · JATENZO · Kerendia · Korlym · LEQVIO · LINZESS · LYUMJEV · MOUNJARO · Minimed 670G System · NATPARA · NATPARA (PARATHYROID HORMONE) · NEXLETOL · NOCDURNA · NP Thyroid 60 · Natesto · OTREXUP · Omnipod · Ozempic · Prolia · Qutenza · RIOMET ER · RYBELSUS · Repatha · Roszet · Rybelsus · SIGNIFOR LAR · SOLIQUA · SOLIQUA 100/33 · SYNTHROID · Saxenda · Sivextro · Sylvant · Synthroid · TEPEZZA · TLANDO · TOUJEO · TRULICITY · TZIELD · Thyquidity · Tirosint · Tresiba · Tymlos · UBRELVY · UNITHROID · UNITY DIABETES MANAGEMENT SYSTEM · V-GO · VANTA ADAPTIVESTIM · Vascepa · Victoza · Wegovy · ZEPBOUND · t-slim insulin pump · t:slim X2 Insulin Pump with Control-IQ
Should you be concerned? Industry payments are disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their purpose, legality, or effect on care. 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 →
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Geographic Context

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County median income
$70,571
Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)
SAN ANTONIO BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE HOSPITAL
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Data Sources

Provider Registry NPPES NPPES snapshot; verify current record
Medicare Enrollment PECOS PECOS snapshot
Practice Data Medicare Util. Annual (CY lag)
Industry Payments Open Payments CY 2024
Disciplinary History — Not included N/A

This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This reflects how much public data is available about a provider. How we calculate this →

Summary

Dr. Menendez is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with 20 years of NPI registration.

This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dr. Menendez experienced with office visit, established patient (20-29 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Menendez performed 1,090 office visit, established patient (20-29 min) services. These records cover Medicare fee-for-service activity, including eligible younger beneficiaries; they do not measure total practice volume or clinical quality.
Does Dr. Menendez receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Menendez received a total of $12,176 from 56 companies across 596 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their legality or effect on care. 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. Menendez's costs compare to other endocrinologists in San Antonio?
Dr. Menendez's average Medicare payment per service is $54. 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. Menendez) 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 the presence of registry, enrollment, activity or payment records, not verified experience or clinical quality. 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?
Source publication dates and the snapshots loaded on this site can differ. Rebuilding a page does not refresh its source records. Check the Medicare reporting year and the payment interval shown above; consult the linked official sources for newer releases and current registry details. See our data freshness policy →
About this page

This page combines public CMS records with calculated summaries and explanatory procedure labels. These transformations are not verbatim federal records. Sources: 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. Data Coverage reflects 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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Data Disclaimer — Data sourced from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), Open Payments program, Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data, and Provider Enrollment & Certification data (PECOS). Published under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This website is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or authorized by CMS, HHS, or the U.S. Government. Data may contain errors as reported to CMS by providers and reporting entities. Industry payment disclosure alone establishes neither wrongdoing nor legality. Medicare data reflects only patients aged 65+ or those with qualifying disabilities. For corrections, contact CMS directly. This information does not constitute medical advice and should not be used as the sole basis for choosing a healthcare provider. Procedure descriptions use plain language and do not reference CPT® codes, which are copyrighted by the American Medical Association. Full methodology → · Report a data error → · Privacy policy →