Dr. Michael Benca, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Benca
Dr. Michael Benca is a cardiovascular disease specialist in San Marcos, TX, with 19 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Benca performed 2,642 Medicare services across 2,114 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Benca received a total of $4,004 from 27 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 195 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in cardiovascular disease. 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. Benca 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) | 897 | $87 | $289 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 456 | $10 | $54 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 297 | $122 | $687 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 220 | $117 | $375 |
| Remote pacemaker/defibrillator monitoring, 90 days | 138 | $15 | $53 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 111 | $105 | $660 |
| Remote pacemaker monitoring, 90 days | 109 | $21 | $68 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 93 | $61 | $159 |
| Heart rhythm review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 60 | $17 | $56 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 49 | $100 | $300 |
| EKG interpretation and report | 36 | $6 | $19 |
| Evaluation of single, dual, or multiple lead implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days | 30 | $25 | $140 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 28 | $58 | $311 |
| Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | 23 | $37 | $186 |
| Heart rhythm recording continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 21 | $9 | $32 |
| Heart rhythm review and interpretation of continous external ekg over 8-15 days | 20 | $20 | $61 |
| Limited ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity | 16 | $19 | $96 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 15 | $133 | $441 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous with review by health care professional | 12 | $14 | $62 |
| Heart rhythm recording of continous external ekg over 8-15 days | 11 | $9 | $32 |
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. Benca is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with low-engagement industry engagement, with 19 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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