Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Joanna Beros, M.D.

Critical Care Medicine · San Antonio, TX
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology — Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
4458 MEDICAL DR, San Antonio, TX 78229
2106907400
Registered in NPPES since 2008
NPI: 1851556823 verify on NPPES ↗
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
Informational, not a quality rating. This page presents federal public records about Dr. Beros from CMS (NPPES, Open Payments, Medicare Provider Utilization, PECOS). It is not medical advice, an endorsement, or a judgment of clinical quality. Always consult the provider directly and a licensed clinician for medical decisions. Read methodology →
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What this data tells you about Dr. Beros

Dr. Joanna Beros is a critical care medicine specialist in San Antonio, TX, with 18 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Beros performed 1,301 Medicare services in 2023. These records do not provide a deduplicated patient total.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Beros received a total of $4,880 from 20 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 144 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly reported through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their effect on care. A reliable breakdown by payment category is not available in this snapshot. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.

The Data Coverage level for Dr. Beros is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.

✓ 18 years of NPI registration ▲ Top 24% volume in TX $4,880 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary — 2023

Medicare Utilization ↗
1,301
Medicare services
Top 24% in TX for critical care medicine
Not available
Unique patients (not deduplicated)
$99
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →

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
Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity
Subsequent hospital inpatient or observation care for an existing patient involving high-level medical decision making, with at least 50 minutes total time on the date of the encounter.
503 $90 $255
Critical care, first 30-74 min
Emergency medical care for a critically ill or injured patient lasting between 30 and 74 minutes. This service involves direct patient care and medical decision making to stabilize the patient.
323 $162 $668
Office visit, established patient (30-39 min)
A follow-up office visit for an existing patient lasting between 30 and 39 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition.
117 $84 $259
Pulmonary gas exchange test
A test to examine how well the lungs exchange gases.
58 $34 $128
Expiratory airflow and volume test
A test that measures the amount of air you can exhale and the speed at which you can breathe it out. It evaluates lung function by assessing expiratory airflow and volume.
54 $16 $85
Office visit, established patient (20-29 min)
An office visit for an existing patient lasting between 20 and 29 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition.
46 $59 $174
Initial hospital admission, high complexity
Initial hospital inpatient or observation care for a new patient involving high-level medical decision making, with at least 75 minutes total time on the date of the encounter.
46 $133 $496
Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity
Follow-up hospital visit for an existing patient involving moderate medical decision making. The visit requires at least 35 minutes of time spent on the date of service.
46 $59 $177
Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min)
An office or outpatient visit for an existing patient lasting between 40 and 54 minutes. This level of service is determined by the total time spent on the date of the encounter.
35 $122 $354
Lung volume test using sensors
A test that measures the amount of air in the lungs using sensors.
30 $27 $124
Exercise-induced lung stress test
A test performed to evaluate how the lungs function during physical exertion. It helps identify breathing difficulties or lung conditions that occur specifically when exercising.
17 $23 $85
Spirometry test before and after medication
A test that measures the amount of air you can exhale and the speed of your breathing before and after taking a medication.
14 $25 $143
Emergent tracheostomy
An emergency procedure to create an opening in the windpipe to insert a breathing tube, guided by an endoscope.
12 $107 $275
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. These counts do not measure clinical quality or years of experience.

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$4,880
Total received (2019-2024)
Avg $813/year across 6 years
Top 26% in TX for critical care medicine
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
20
Companies
144
Payment records
Payments are publicly reported; disclosure does not establish legality · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →

Payment categories are unavailable while the source breakdown is being rebuilt. Company and year totals do not identify how much belongs to each category.

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$838
2023
$1,293
2022
$834
2021
$179
2020
$20
2019
$1,717

Payments by company (2024)

Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.
$227
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
$136
Amgen Inc.
$77
GENZYME CORPORATION
$70
TELA Bio, Inc.
$56
United Therapeutics Corporation
$51
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$47
Mylan Specialty L.P.
$42
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$33
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$28
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$26
Grifols USA, LLC
$24
Electromed, Inc.
$21
Top 3 companies account for 52.5% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2019-2024) ›
AstraZeneca UK Limited
$1,613
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
$740
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.
$717
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$247
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$214
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$196
GENZYME CORPORATION
$191
Mylan Specialty L.P.
$152
ABIOMED
$147
Amgen Inc.
$140
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$116
Electromed, Inc.
$98
United Therapeutics Corporation
$97
TELA Bio, Inc.
$56
Grifols USA, LLC
$50
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$26
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
$25
Baxter Healthcare
$23
Philips Electronics North America Corporation
$18
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
$15
Top 3 companies account for 62.9% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
(8874) inCourage · AIRSUPRA · AREXVY · BREZTRI · DUPIXENT · FASENRA · GLASSIA · Impella · NUCALA · OFEV · OPSUMIT · OviTex 2S · PURIFIED CORTROPHIN GEL · Prolastin-C Liquid · SMARTVEST · TEZSPIRE · TRELEGY ELLIPTA · TYVASO · UPTRAVI · WINREVAIR · XARELTO · YUPELRI · Yupelri
Should you be concerned? Industry payments are disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their purpose, legality, or effect on care. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →
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Geographic Context

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County median income
$70,571
Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)
UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM
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Data Sources

Provider Registry NPPES NPPES snapshot; verify current record
Medicare Enrollment PECOS PECOS snapshot
Practice Data Medicare Util. Annual (CY lag)
Industry Payments Open Payments CY 2024
Disciplinary History — Not included N/A

This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This reflects how much public data is available about a provider. How we calculate this →

Summary

Dr. Beros is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 24% in TX), with 18 years of NPI registration.

This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dr. Beros experienced with hospital follow-up visit, high complexity?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Beros performed 503 hospital follow-up visit, high complexity services. These records cover Medicare fee-for-service activity, including eligible younger beneficiaries; they do not measure total practice volume or clinical quality.
Does Dr. Beros receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Beros received a total of $4,880 from 20 companies across 144 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their legality or effect on care. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Dr. Beros's costs compare to other critical care medicines in San Antonio?
Dr. Beros's average Medicare payment per service is $99. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Dr. Beros) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating the presence of registry, enrollment, activity or payment records, not verified experience or clinical quality. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
Is this data up to date?
Source publication dates and the snapshots loaded on this site can differ. Rebuilding a page does not refresh its source records. Check the Medicare reporting year and the payment interval shown above; consult the linked official sources for newer releases and current registry details. See our data freshness policy →
About this page

This page combines public CMS records with calculated summaries and explanatory procedure labels. These transformations are not verbatim federal records. Sources: 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.

This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. Data Coverage reflects data completeness — how much federal information exists for this provider — not clinical performance, patient outcomes, or quality of care. Always verify information directly with the provider and consult a licensed clinician before making medical decisions.

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Data Disclaimer — Data sourced from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), Open Payments program, Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data, and Provider Enrollment & Certification data (PECOS). Published under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This website is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or authorized by CMS, HHS, or the U.S. Government. Data may contain errors as reported to CMS by providers and reporting entities. Industry payment disclosure alone establishes neither wrongdoing nor legality. Medicare data reflects only patients aged 65+ or those with qualifying disabilities. For corrections, contact CMS directly. This information does not constitute medical advice and should not be used as the sole basis for choosing a healthcare provider. Procedure descriptions use plain language and do not reference CPT® codes, which are copyrighted by the American Medical Association. Full methodology → · Report a data error → · Privacy policy →