Dr. Lyssa Ochoa, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Ochoa
Dr. Lyssa Ochoa is a surgery in San Antonio, TX, with 16 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Ochoa performed 1,762 Medicare services across 1,427 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Ochoa received a total of $37,369 from 38 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 244 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in surgery. Payments are distributed across multiple categories and often reflect legitimate professional engagement with the medical industry. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Ochoa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 355 | $53 | $170 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 311 | $62 | $142 |
| Ultrasound of one leg arteries or artery grafts | 134 | $91 | $270 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 103 | $118 | $320 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure, each additional 15 minutes | 79 | $8 | $20 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 77 | $132 | $301 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 49 | $181 | $505 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 48 | $122 | $283 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | 45 | $30 | $61 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 44 | $136 | $380 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 43 | $10 | $50 |
| Prothrombin time test (blood clotting) | 43 | $4 | $50 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 43 | $38 | $99 |
| Review by radiologist of abdominal aorta image | 37 | $88 | $265 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 36 | $61 | $144 |
| Blood count, hemoglobin | 35 | $2 | $50 |
| Review by radiologist of arm or leg artery image | 34 | $115 | $333 |
| Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts | 29 | $128 | $301 |
| Balloon dilation of artery of leg, initial vessel | 26 | $2,945 | $10,193 |
| Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 26 | $76 | $233 |
| Balloon dilation of artery of leg, each additional vessel | 24 | $632 | $2,277 |
| Ultrasound of hemodialysis access | 24 | $96 | $271 |
| Balloon dilation of artery of leg | 21 | $1,288 | $7,125 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 19 | $152 | $403 |
| Ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts | 17 | $72 | $234 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 17 | $133 | $401 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 5-10 minutes | 16 | $25 | $44 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes | 16 | $52 | $89 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 11 | $99 | $219 |
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 ›
Payments are distributed across multiple categories with no single dominant type. Total industry engagement is in the top 8% for surgery in TX.
Geographic Context
5.8 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. Ochoa is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 4% in TX), and high industry engagement (mixed engagement, top 8%), with 16 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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