Dr. Edsel Hesita, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Hesita
Dr. Edsel Hesita is a medical oncology specialist in San Antonio, TX, with 19 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Hesita performed 30,408 Medicare services across 2,786 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Hesita received a total of $2,178 from 31 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 71 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in medical oncology. 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. Hesita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron sucrose injection (Venofer) | 16,200 | $0 | $2 |
| Anti-nausea injection (fosaprepitant) | 6,150 | $0 | $5 |
| Injection, granisetron hydrochloride, 100 mcg | 1,060 | $0 | $24 |
| Dexamethasone injection (steroid) | 804 | $0 | $1 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 678 | $8 | $36 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 651 | $8 | $20 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 513 | $10 | $64 |
| Flow cytometry, additional marker | 495 | $18 | $180 |
| Anti-nausea injection (Aloxi/palonosetron) | 450 | $1 | $114 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 400 | $59 | $250 |
| Immunoglobulin level test | 282 | $9 | $56 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, additional sequential infusion, 1 hour or less | 275 | $21 | $157 |
| Administration of chemotherapy into vein, 1 hour or less | 210 | $95 | $707 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 205 | $90 | $368 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 176 | $10 | $96 |
| Measurement of immunoglobulin light chains | 170 | $17 | $60 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, 1 hour or less | 149 | $44 | $313 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 135 | $112 | $565 |
| Injection, zoledronic acid, 1 mg | 134 | $7 | $431 |
| Ferritin level test (iron stores) | 109 | $13 | $60 |
| Iron level test | 109 | $6 | $27 |
| Iron binding capacity test | 109 | $9 | $35 |
| Administration of non-hormonal anti-neoplastic chemotherapy under skin or into muscle | 98 | $52 | $211 |
| Beta-2 microglobulin (protein) level | 82 | $16 | $96 |
| Administration of chemotherapy into vein, each additional hour | 71 | $21 | $161 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 58 | $59 | $247 |
| Injection, diphenhydramine hcl, up to 50 mg | 58 | $1 | $7 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 52 | $81 | $357 |
| Immunologic analysis for detection of tumor antigen, quantitative; ca 15-3 | 49 | $20 | $128 |
| Lactate dehydrogenase (enzyme) level | 45 | $6 | $31 |
| Administration of additional new drug or substance into vein, 1 hour or less | 41 | $47 | $344 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 40 | $97 | $470 |
| Unclassified drugs | 36 | $1 | $8 |
| Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope, non-automated | 33 | $4 | $26 |
| Irrigation of implanted venous access drug delivery device | 27 | $18 | $114 |
| Protein measurement, serum | 26 | $11 | $99 |
| Immunologic analysis technique on serum (immunofixation) | 26 | $22 | $160 |
| Microscopic examination for white blood cells with manual cell count | 25 | $4 | $22 |
| Complete blood count (CBC), automated | 25 | $6 | $34 |
| Prothrombin time test (blood clotting) | 22 | $4 | $30 |
| Carcinoembryonic antigen (cea) protein level | 21 | $19 | $99 |
| Fluorodeoxyglucose f-18 fdg, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 45 millicuries | 21 | $86 | $657 |
| Infusion, normal saline solution , 1000 cc | 21 | $2 | $19 |
| Flow cytometry technique for dna or cell analysis, first marker | 20 | $56 | $298 |
| Nuclear medicine study from skull base to mid-thigh with ct scan | 17 | $1,050 | $4,802 |
| Vitamin B-12 level test | 16 | $15 | $76 |
| Folic acid level test | 14 | $14 | $73 |
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 (96%) 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. Hesita is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 30% in TX), with low-engagement industry engagement, 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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