Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Ourania Preventza, M.D.

Q: Does Dr. Preventza receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?

Yes. Dr. Preventza received a total of $16,726 from 18 companies across 84 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.

Q: What does Data Coverage mean?

Data Coverage (currently High for Dr. Preventza) 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.

Thoracic Surgery · San Antonio, TX

6800 W INTERSTATE 10 STE 200, San Antonio, TX 78201

2105195797

Registered in NPPES since 2007

NPI: 1508984303 verify on NPPES ↗

High

DATA COVERAGE

Data in 3 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. Preventza 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. Preventza

Dr. Ourania Preventza is a thoracic surgery specialist in San Antonio, TX, with 19 years of NPI registration.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Preventza received a total of $16,726 from 18 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 84 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. Preventza is 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.

✓ 19 years of NPI registration $16,726 industry payments

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗

$16,726

Total received (2018-2024)

Avg $2,389/year across 7 years

Top 25% in TX for thoracic surgery

A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.

Companies

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

$780

2023

$1,096

2022

$1,331

2021

$1,692

2020

$2,392

2019

$3,129

2018

$6,306

Payments by company (2024)

Artivion, Inc.

$433

Edwards Lifesciences Corporation

$140

Medtronic, Inc.

$132

Ethicon US, LLC

$75

Top 3 companies account for 90.4% of 2024 payments

All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›

W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.

$8,776

Medtronic Vascular, Inc.

$3,071

Bolton Medical Inc

$1,186

Medtronic, Inc.

$1,054

Cook Medical LLC

$559

Artivion, Inc.

$433

Edwards Lifesciences Corporation

$377

Abbott Laboratories

$265

ShockWave Medical, Inc

$173

Endologix, LLC

$143

HeartFlow, Inc.

$139

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.

$135

Shockwave Medical, Inc

$111

EKOS Corporation

$88

Boston Scientific Corporation

$79

Ethicon US, LLC

$75

Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc

$44

Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC

$19

Top 3 companies account for 77.9% of all-time payments

Associated products mentioned in payments ›

Aortic and Mitral Tissue Stented Valves · COREVALVE EVOLUT R · CardioMEMS HF System · CentriMag · Conformable TAG Thoracic Endoprosthesis · Cook Medical Custom Made Device · Cook Medical Thoracic · CoreValve Evolut · Da Vinci Surgical System · EDWARDS INTUITY Elite valve system · EKOSONIC · ENDURANT IIS · EVARREST · EXCLUDER AAA Endoprosthesis · Endurant · FFRct · GORE TAG Thoracic Branch Endoprosthesis · Grafts · HeartWare HVAD · Jotec Products · MOSAIC · Ovation · Product in Development · Relay Plus · SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA · SHOCKWAVE IVL SYSTEM WITH THE SHOCKWAVE C2 CORONARY IVL CATHETER · Stents · TAG Thoracic Endoprosthesis · TREO ABDOMINAL STENT-GRAFT SYSTEM · Trifecta GT Tissue Heart Valve · VALIANT CAPTIVIA · Valiant Captivia · Valiant Navion · Varithena Administration Pack · XARELTO · Zenith

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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County median income

$70,571

Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)

CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF SAN ANTONIO
3.2 mi

Data Sources

Provider Registry	✓ NPPES	NPPES snapshot; verify current record
Medicare Enrollment	✓ PECOS	PECOS snapshot
Practice Data	— No data	N/A
Industry Payments	✓ Open Payments	CY 2024
Disciplinary History	— Not included	N/A

This provider has data in 3 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of High. This reflects how much public data is available about a provider. How we calculate this →

Summary

Dr. Preventza is a thoracic surgery specialist, with 19 years of NPI registration.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Dr. Preventza receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?

Yes. Dr. Preventza received a total of $16,726 from 18 companies across 84 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.

What does Data Coverage mean?

Data Coverage (currently High for Dr. Preventza) 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?

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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 ↗, 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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