Dr. Narciso Gonzalez, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Gonzalez
Dr. Narciso Gonzalez is a pain medicine specialist in San Antonio, TX, with 18 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Gonzalez performed 6,172 Medicare services across 1,821 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Gonzalez received a total of $6,746 from 43 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 443 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in pain 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. Gonzalez 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dexamethasone injection (steroid) | 1,613 | $0 | $1 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 1,041 | $91 | $254 |
| Drug screening test | 817 | $61 | $162 |
| Drug test(s), definitive, utilizing (1) drug identification methods able to identify individual drugs and distinguish between structural isomers (but not necessarily stereoisomers), including, but not limited to gc/ms (any type, single or tandem) and lc/ms | 798 | $195 | $402 |
| Assessment of emotional or behavioral problems | 400 | $3 | $17 |
| Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg | 187 | $0 | $2 |
| Injection of drug or substance into vein | 175 | $28 | $78 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 166 | $67 | $180 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 160 | $38 | $99 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 76 | $10 | $31 |
| Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement | 67 | $86 | $180 |
| Joint injection, major joint | 64 | $53 | $157 |
| Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | 63 | $245 | $1,020 |
| Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | 61 | $180 | $699 |
| Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level | 43 | $97 | $348 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure, each additional 15 minutes | 43 | $8 | $22 |
| Blood glucose (sugar) test performed by hand-held instrument | 42 | $3 | $8 |
| Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | 36 | $467 | $1,641 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 36 | $39 | $110 |
| Drug test(s), definitive, utilizing (1) drug identification methods able to identify individual drugs and distinguish between structural isomers (but not necessarily stereoisomers), including, but not limited to gc/ms (any type, single or tandem) and lc/ms | 33 | $242 | $513 |
| Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into spine and pelvis nerve using imaging guidance | 32 | $198 | $645 |
| Injection of trigger points, 3 or more muscles | 31 | $44 | $140 |
| Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, each additional facet joint | 29 | $257 | $706 |
| Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | 23 | $199 | $743 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 23 | $118 | $382 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 22 | $176 | $498 |
| Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | 18 | $183 | $758 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 17 | $85 | $221 |
| Injection of substance into middle or upper spine canal using imaging guidance | 16 | $200 | $758 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 15 | $127 | $379 |
| Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, each additional level | 13 | $92 | $370 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 20 mg | 12 | $5 | $9 |
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 (94%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
4.8 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. Gonzalez is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 9% in TX), with low-engagement industry engagement, with 18 years of NPI registration.
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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