Dr. Emmalind Aponte, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Aponte
Dr. Emmalind Aponte is a hematology & oncology specialist in San Antonio, TX, with 18 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Aponte performed 42,743 Medicare services across 2,322 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Aponte received a total of $9,434 from 50 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 401 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in hematology & 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. Aponte 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darbepoetin injection (Aranesp) for anemia | 12,310 | $2 | $20 |
| Azacitidine chemotherapy injection | 9,550 | $0 | $13 |
| Anti-nausea injection (fosaprepitant) | 6,600 | $0 | $5 |
| Contrast dye for imaging (iodine-based) | 4,768 | $0 | $3 |
| Denosumab injection (Prolia/Xgeva) | 1,260 | $18 | $66 |
| Dexamethasone injection (steroid) | 1,064 | $0 | $1 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 768 | $8 | $20 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 694 | $8 | $36 |
| Injection, granisetron hydrochloride, 100 mcg | 690 | $0 | $24 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 612 | $10 | $64 |
| Anti-nausea injection (Aloxi/palonosetron) | 600 | $1 | $114 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 539 | $64 | $250 |
| Flow cytometry, additional marker | 514 | $17 | $180 |
| Injection, pegfilgrastim, excludes biosimilar, 0.5 mg | 252 | $82 | $1,348 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, additional sequential infusion, 1 hour or less | 221 | $22 | $157 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 179 | $89 | $368 |
| Administration of chemotherapy into vein, 1 hour or less | 178 | $95 | $707 |
| Measurement of immunoglobulin light chains | 140 | $16 | $60 |
| Administration of non-hormonal anti-neoplastic chemotherapy under skin or into muscle | 120 | $54 | $211 |
| Injection, zoledronic acid, 1 mg | 118 | $6 | $431 |
| Ferritin level test (iron stores) | 103 | $13 | $60 |
| Lactate dehydrogenase (enzyme) level | 102 | $6 | $31 |
| Iron level test | 98 | $6 | $27 |
| Iron binding capacity test | 98 | $8 | $35 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 95 | $10 | $96 |
| Red blood count automated, with additional calculations | 94 | $5 | $26 |
| Microscopic examination for white blood cells with manual cell count | 88 | $4 | $22 |
| Complete blood count (CBC), automated | 88 | $6 | $34 |
| Vitamin B-12 level test | 75 | $15 | $76 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, 1 hour or less | 72 | $46 | $313 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 70 | $59 | $247 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 68 | $118 | $565 |
| Injection of additional new drug or substance into vein | 59 | $11 | $108 |
| Administration of additional new drug or substance into vein, 1 hour or less | 56 | $49 | $344 |
| Injection, diphenhydramine hcl, up to 50 mg | 55 | $1 | $7 |
| Reticulated (young) platelet measurement | 50 | $35 | $143 |
| Ct scan of chest with contrast | 42 | $45 | $821 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 42 | $91 | $357 |
| CT scan of abdomen and pelvis with contrast | 40 | $165 | $1,067 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, each additional hour | 27 | $14 | $100 |
| Irrigation of implanted venous access drug delivery device | 22 | $18 | $114 |
| Application of on-body injector for under skin injection | 21 | $14 | $96 |
| Flow cytometry technique for dna or cell analysis, first marker | 20 | $53 | $298 |
| Infusion into a vein for hydration, 31-60 minutes | 15 | $23 | $256 |
| Folic acid level test | 14 | $14 | $73 |
| Protein measurement, serum | 14 | $11 | $99 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 14 | $100 | $470 |
| Immunologic analysis technique on serum (immunofixation) | 13 | $22 | $160 |
| Ct scan for measuring calcium and other minerals in bone | 11 | $92 | $447 |
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 (98%) 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. Aponte is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 23% in TX), with low-engagement industry engagement, with 18 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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