Dr. Celso Uribe, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Uribe
Dr. Celso Uribe is a surgery in San Antonio, TX, with 11 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Uribe performed 1,395 Medicare services across 1,218 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Uribe received a total of $4,689 from 28 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 74 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in surgery. 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. Uribe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 260 | $48 | $235 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 203 | $55 | $263 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 157 | $135 | $553 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 102 | $94 | $373 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 96 | $36 | $165 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 70 | $76 | $326 |
| Ultrasound of one leg arteries or artery grafts | 61 | $87 | $366 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 15-29 minutes | 59 | $50 | $211 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 41 | $137 | $547 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | 31 | $11 | $41 |
| Ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts | 31 | $69 | $341 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 30 | $9 | $36 |
| Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts | 27 | $112 | $525 |
| Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 26 | $81 | $348 |
| Strapping, unna boot | 24 | $61 | $234 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 22 | $124 | $523 |
| Review by radiologist of arm or leg artery image | 18 | $60 | $239 |
| Review by radiologist of abdominal aorta image | 17 | $48 | $195 |
| Smoking and tobacco use intensive counseling, 4-10 minutes | 16 | $14 | $43 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 15 | $125 | $486 |
| Ultrasound of hemodialysis access | 14 | $97 | $372 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 14 | $168 | $641 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, low complexity | 14 | $38 | $145 |
| Balloon dilation of artery of leg, initial vessel | 12 | $385 | $1,530 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | 12 | $58 | $242 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 12 | $100 | $382 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 11 | $161 | $700 |
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 (76%) 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. Uribe is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 6% in TX), and low-engagement industry engagement.
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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