Medicare Enrolled

Dr. John Gresham, M.D.

Interventional Cardiology · San Antonio, TX
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology— Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Low-engagement
540 OAK CENTRE DR STE 260, San Antonio, TX 78258
2104990448
In practice since 2007 (18 years)
NPI: 1619170347 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. Gresham 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. Gresham

Dr. John Gresham is an interventional cardiology in San Antonio, TX, with 18 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Gresham performed 5,256 Medicare services across 3,168 unique beneficiaries.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Gresham received a total of $9,986 from 49 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 456 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in interventional cardiology. 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. Gresham 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.

✓ 18 years in practice▲ Top 11% volume in TX$ $9,986 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary

Medicare Utilization ↗
5,256
Medicare services
Top 11% in TX for interventional cardiology
3,168
Unique beneficiaries
$80
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · Not a quality rating · How to read this →
~292 Medicare services per year of practice

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.

ProcedureVolumeAvg. paidAvg. submitted
Office visit, established patient (30-39 min)1,646$91$216
Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead699$10$35
Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity535$62$150
Echocardiogram, transthoracic489$146$398
Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test436$42$300
EKG interpretation and report303$6$25
Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional139$17$46
Technetium tc-99m tetrofosmin, diagnostic, per study dose114$56$542
Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect95$329$911
New patient office visit (45-59 min)95$115$357
Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician90$54$140
Office visit, established patient (20-29 min)88$61$206
Initial hospital admission, high complexity77$136$465
Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes67$10$87
Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers62$133$375
Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts55$183$493
Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers55$88$235
Cardiac catheterization42$220$960
Destruction of first incompetent vein of arm or leg using radiofrequency and imaging guidance28$834$2,758
Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous with review and report by health care professional22$47$172
Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system21$34$86
Emergency department visit, moderate complexity20$95$234
Evaluation of implantable heart and blood vessel monitoring system, remote up to 30 days19$18$56
Programming of dual lead pacemaker system16$60$127
Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow16$139$388
Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity16$102$330
New patient office visit (30-44 min)11$62$249
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. A higher procedure volume generally indicates more experience with that procedure.
10.8% high complexity
15.9% medium
73.3% routine

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$9,986
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $1,427/year across 7 years
Top 44% in TX for interventional cardiology
49
Companies
456
Individual payments
All payments are legal and publicly reported · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →

Payment profile

Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.

Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$9,872 (98.9%)
Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$114 (1.1%)

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$1,329
2023
$1,159
2022
$745
2021
$867
2020
$1,111
2019
$1,428
2018
$3,347

Payments by company (2024)

Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$1,586
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$1,142
Amgen Inc.
$750
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.
$713
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$579
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$499
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$377
ABIOMED
$346
PFIZER INC.
$325
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.
$319
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
$311
Amarin Pharma Inc.
$295
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$274
Boston Scientific Corporation
$265
United Therapeutics Corporation
$229
ATRICURE, INC.
$212
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$183
Abbott Laboratories
$133
Biocompatibles, Inc.
$125
Allergan Inc.
$123
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$107
Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$87
CVRx, Inc.
$68
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, plc
$66
EKOS Corporation
$65
Penumbra, Inc.
$61
InfoBionic, Inc
$56
Bardy Diagnostics, Inc.
$49
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$48
Acist Medical Systems, Inc.
$48
ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
$46
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$41
Tactile Systems Technology Inc
$40
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$40
Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$38
HeartFlow, Inc.
$38
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$37
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
$36
Novo Nordisk Inc
$32
SCPHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$28
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.
$25
Amicus Therapeutics, Inc.
$23
AngioDynamics, Inc.
$21
Surmodics, Inc.
$21
Medtronic, Inc.
$20
AGEPHA Pharma FZ LLC
$17
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.
$16
MEDICOMP INC
$14
ARALEZ PHARMACEUTICALS US INC.
$10
Top 3 companies account for 34.8% of total payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
AVAPRO · Adempas · Arcalyst · Asclera · Assurity Pacemaker · BRILINTA · BYSTOLIC · Barostim Neo System · CAMZYOS · CHANTIX · CROSSBOSS · CVI Systems · Cardiac Monitor · Carnation Ambulatory Monitor · ClosureFast · ClosureRFG · ClosureRFS · Corlanor · DIAMONDBACK PERIPHERAL · EKOSONIC · ELIQUIS · ENTRESTO · EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX · Edarbi · FARXIGA · FFRct · FUROSCIX · Flexitouch Plus · GALAFOLD · GENERAL - VASCULAR INTERVENTION · HAWKONE · Impella · Indigo · Indigo System · JARDIANCE · Kerendia · LEQVIO · LINZESS · LODOCO · LifeVest · Livalo · MRI Ready Leads · MULTAQ · MoMe Kardia · NAMZARIC · NEXLETOL · NONE · OPSUMIT · OPSUMIT MACITENTAN · ORENITRAM · Ozempic · PRADAXA · PRALUENT · PRALUENT ALIROCUMAB INJECTION · Pacemakers · Repatha · Reveal LINQ · Rybelsus · Sublime 014 Rx PTA Balloon Dilatation Catheter · UPTRAVI · VARITHENA · VERQUVO · VYNDAMAX · Vascepa · VenaSeal · Verquvo · WATCHMAN · WATCHMAN Access System · WATCHMAN FLX · XARELTO · XIENCE SKYPOINT · Xience Sierra Coronary Stent System · ZONTIVITY
Should you be concerned? Payments from pharmaceutical and device companies are legal and common — 57% of U.S. physicians receive at least one. They often reflect legitimate consulting, research, or education. 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 →

Most payments (99%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.

Equivalent to $190 per 100 Medicare services performed
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Geographic Context

Interventional Cardiologys within 10 mi
34
Per 100K population
1.7
County median income
$70,571
Nearest hospital
SOUTH TEXAS SPINE AND SURGICAL HOSPITAL
0.0 mi

Data Sources

Provider Registry NPPESWeekly updates
Medicare Enrollment PECOSMonthly updates
Practice Data Medicare Util.Annual (CY lag)
Industry Payments Open PaymentsCY 2024
Disciplinary History— Not publicN/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. Gresham is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 11% in TX), and low-engagement industry engagement, with 18 years of practice experience.

This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dr. Gresham experienced with office visit, established patient (30-39 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Gresham performed 1,646 office visit, established patient (30-39 min) services. Research suggests that higher procedure volume is often associated with better outcomes, particularly for complex procedures. Note that Medicare data only captures patients aged 65 and older, so the total practice volume across all patients is likely higher.
Does Dr. Gresham receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Gresham received a total of $9,986 from 49 companies across 456 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common among physicians — 57% of all U.S. physicians receive at least one industry payment. 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. Gresham's costs compare to other interventional cardiologys in San Antonio?
Dr. Gresham's average Medicare payment per service is $80. 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. Gresham) 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 a long track record of practice, Medicare participation, and industry disclosure. 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?
Each data source has its own update cycle. Provider registry data (NPPES) is updated weekly. Medicare enrollment (PECOS) is updated monthly. Medicare practice data has a ~2 year lag — the most recent available is typically 2 years prior. Industry payment data (Open Payments) is published annually, usually in June, covering the prior calendar year. We display the data date prominently on each section so you always know how current it is. See our data freshness policy →
About this page

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.

This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. The Transparency Score measures 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. Payments from industry are legal and do not indicate wrongdoing. 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 →