Dr. Javier Bocanegra, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Bocanegra
Dr. Javier Bocanegra is a family medicine in San Antonio, TX, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Bocanegra performed 4,827 Medicare services across 2,893 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Bocanegra received a total of $10,885 from 44 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 743 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in family medicine. 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. Bocanegra 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 530 | $5 | $5 |
| Automated urinalysis | 449 | $2 | $12 |
| Blood glucose (sugar) level | 372 | $4 | $15 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 362 | $10 | $27 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 356 | $13 | $50 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 274 | $81 | $175 |
| Urine microalbumin test (kidney screening) | 250 | $6 | $12 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 223 | $37 | $70 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 220 | $115 | $240 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 207 | $52 | $124 |
| Chest X-ray, 2 views | 172 | $23 | $90 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 139 | $10 | $65 |
| Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg | 123 | $0 | $15 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 115 | $124 | $175 |
| Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent, 0.5 ml dosage | 110 | $20 | $44 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 101 | $24 | $25 |
| Testing of autonomic (sympathetic) nervous system function | 98 | $84 | $450 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 67 | $9 | $20 |
| Chronic care management, first 20 min/month | 67 | $39 | $75 |
| Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity | 59 | $83 | $225 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 59 | $137 | $325 |
| Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 58 | $61 | $250 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 58 | $144 | $350 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 57 | $114 | $350 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner supervision of a patient receiving medicare-covered services provided by a participating home health agency (patient not present) requiring complex and multidisciplinary care modalities involving regular physician or allow | 57 | $78 | $125 |
| Complete ultrasound of abdomen and pelvis artery and vein blood flow | 55 | $199 | $400 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 51 | $73 | $320 |
| Injection, vitamin b-12 cyanocobalamin, up to 1000 mcg | 33 | $1 | $15 |
| Bone density scan (DEXA) | 19 | $36 | $250 |
| Adm sarscv2 bvl 50mcg/.5ml a | 16 | $39 | $45 |
| Knee X-ray, 3 views | 16 | $25 | $115 |
| Pneumococcal vaccine, 23-valent | 15 | $125 | $132 |
| Pneumonia vaccine administration | 15 | $24 | $25 |
| X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | 13 | $25 | $95 |
| Hip X-ray, 2-3 views | 11 | $36 | $110 |
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 (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians. Total industry engagement is in the top 4% for family medicine in TX.
Geographic Context
3.1 mi
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. Bocanegra is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 4% in TX), and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 4%), with 19 years of practice experience.
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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