Dr. Jorge Alvarez, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Alvarez
Dr. Jorge Alvarez is an interventional cardiology in San Antonio, TX, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Alvarez performed 7,525 Medicare services across 5,518 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Alvarez received a total of $69,065 from 57 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 1209 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in interventional cardiology. The majority of payments are for speaking programs and promotional activities, reflecting participation in industry-sponsored events. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Alvarez 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 1,663 | $61 | $176 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 934 | $61 | $174 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 821 | $52 | $176 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 799 | $9 | $50 |
| EKG interpretation and report | 619 | $6 | $23 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 368 | $100 | $335 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 359 | $92 | $252 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 328 | $10 | $32 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 187 | $57 | $197 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 179 | $10 | $39 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 177 | $159 | $829 |
| Coronary stent placement | 153 | $390 | $1,503 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 151 | $77 | $260 |
| Heart muscle strain imaging | 137 | $9 | $32 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | 99 | $16 | $59 |
| Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery | 77 | $570 | $3,365 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 72 | $130 | $492 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 54 | $82 | $278 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 43 | $98 | $256 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 40 | $2 | $10 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | 39 | $14 | $49 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 39 | $28 | $77 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel during diagnosis or treatment, initial vessel | 27 | $38 | $775 |
| Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber, coronary artery and bypass graft for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 26 | $152 | $922 |
| Complete ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 21 | $15 | $58 |
| Insertion of tube in coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 17 | $117 | $672 |
| Insertion of tube in right and left heart chambers and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 17 | $224 | $1,027 |
| 3d radiographic procedure | 15 | $7 | $67 |
| Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 15 | $9 | $31 |
| External shock to heart to regulate heart beat | 14 | $78 | $325 |
| Repair of mitral valve through the skin, initial prosthesis | 12 | $1,316 | $4,704 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 12 | $122 | $400 |
| Insertion of blood flow assist device in lower heart chamber through skin with review by radiologist using artery access | 11 | $136 | $1,095 |
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 ›
The majority of payments (66%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in interventional cardiology and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware. Total industry engagement is in the top 10% for interventional cardiology in TX.
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. Alvarez is a cardiac imaging specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 5% in TX), and high industry engagement (speaking/promotional, top 10%), 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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