Dr. Curtis Solomon, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Solomon
Dr. Curtis Solomon is an internal medicine specialist in San Marcos, TX, with 18 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Solomon performed 3,277 Medicare services across 2,164 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Solomon received a total of $3,573 from 30 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 218 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in internal 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. Solomon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 1,396 | $86 | $206 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 386 | $10 | $60 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 194 | $92 | $202 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 156 | $43 | $157 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 122 | $59 | $241 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 119 | $10 | $39 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 83 | $97 | $320 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 82 | $190 | $983 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 73 | $10 | $47 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 66 | $134 | $393 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | 63 | $15 | $70 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 63 | $100 | $268 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 60 | $120 | $278 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress | 38 | $1,063 | $2,599 |
| EKG interpretation and report | 38 | $6 | $27 |
| Rubidium rb-82, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 60 millicuries | 38 | $1,145 | $1,560 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 36 | $52 | $236 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) | 36 | $27 | $161 |
| Ultrasound of heart | 36 | $32 | $144 |
| Coronary stent placement | 27 | $438 | $1,804 |
| Heart rhythm review and interpretation of continous external ekg over 8-15 days | 23 | $20 | $79 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 21 | $63 | $139 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 20 | $139 | $398 |
| Hospital discharge management, 30+ min | 17 | $84 | $205 |
| External shock to heart to regulate heart beat | 15 | $83 | $390 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 15 | $82 | $334 |
| Insertion of tube in right and left heart chambers and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 15 | $260 | $1,232 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel during diagnosis or treatment, initial vessel | 14 | $53 | $523 |
| Heart rhythm recording of continous external ekg over 8-15 days | 13 | $9 | $45 |
| Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber, coronary artery and bypass graft for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 12 | $218 | $1,106 |
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 (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
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. Solomon is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 11% 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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