Dr. Carmelo Otero, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Otero
Dr. Carmelo Otero is a surgery specialist in San Antonio, TX, with 19 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Otero performed 2,205 Medicare services across 899 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Otero received a total of $35,017 from 52 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 168 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in surgery. Payments are distributed across multiple categories and often reflect legitimate professional engagement with the medical industry. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Otero 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contrast dye for imaging (iodine-based) | 1,033 | $0 | $3 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 256 | $95 | $364 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, low complexity | 97 | $38 | $142 |
| Ultrasound of hemodialysis access | 91 | $93 | $449 |
| Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 88 | $53 | $249 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 77 | $131 | $496 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 66 | $119 | $474 |
| Complete ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 57 | $89 | $386 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 53 | $135 | $585 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 40 | $138 | $574 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 38 | $180 | $745 |
| Complete ultrasound of artery and vein blood flow pre-op assessment on side of body for hemodialysis access | 32 | $88 | $452 |
| Insertion of needle and/or tube into hemodialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist | 31 | $180 | $669 |
| Insertion of needle and/or tube into hemodialysis circuit with review by radiologist | 30 | $116 | $467 |
| Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion or removal of central vein access device | 25 | $14 | $305 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 21 | $38 | $151 |
| Injection, midazolam hydrochloride, per 1 mg | 20 | $0 | $3 |
| Injection, fentanyl citrate, 0.1 mg | 20 | $1 | $7 |
| Insertion of tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older) | 18 | $171 | $859 |
| Revision of hemodialysis graft | 18 | $563 | $2,149 |
| Removal of tunneled central venous tube | 16 | $103 | $408 |
| Review by radiologist of abdominal aorta image | 15 | $90 | $392 |
| Review by radiologist of both arms or legs arteries image | 14 | $124 | $499 |
| Relocation of upper arm surface vein with connection to arm artery for hemodialysis | 13 | $514 | $2,072 |
| Revision of hemodialysis graft with removal of blood clot | 13 | $549 | $2,295 |
| Insertion of tube into abdominal, pelvic, or leg artery, initial second order branch | 12 | $622 | $2,597 |
| Creation of artery-vein connection using tube graft for hemodialysis | 11 | $496 | $1,891 |
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 ›
Payments are distributed across multiple categories with no single dominant type. Total industry engagement is in the top 8% for surgery in TX.
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. Otero is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 4% in TX), with mixed engagement industry engagement in the top 8% 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 →
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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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