Medicare Enrolled

Juan Diocares

Gastroenterology · Temple, TX
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology — Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
2401 S 31ST ST, Temple, TX 76508
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Registered in NPPES since 2014
NPI: 1568873651 verify on NPPES ↗
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
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What this data tells you about Diocares

Juan Diocares is a gastroenterology specialist in Temple, TX, with 12 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Diocares performed 680 Medicare services in 2023. These records do not provide a deduplicated patient total.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Diocares received a total of $3,887 from 34 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 196 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 Diocares is Very 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.

✓ 12 years of NPI registration ▲ Top 45% volume in TX $3,887 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary — 2023

Medicare Utilization ↗
680
Medicare services
Top 45% in TX for gastroenterology
Not available
Unique patients (not deduplicated)
$105
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →

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
Upper GI endoscopy with biopsy
A procedure to collect tissue samples from the esophagus, stomach, or upper small intestine using a flexible tube with a camera. The samples are examined to check for abnormalities.
120 $41 $680
Colon polyp removal with endoscopic snare
This procedure removes polyps or growths from the large bowel using a flexible tube with a camera and a wire loop tool. The snare is used to cut off the growths during the examination.
119 $196 $1,067
New patient office visit (45-59 min)
An initial office visit for a new patient lasting between 45 and 59 minutes. This code covers the total time spent by the physician or qualified healthcare professional on the date of the encounter.
96 $108 $334
Office visit, established patient (30-39 min)
A follow-up office visit for an existing patient lasting between 30 and 39 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition.
58 $93 $217
Esophageal dilation with guide wire and endoscope
A flexible endoscope is used to insert a guide wire into the esophagus, followed by dilation to widen the esophageal passage.
49 $86 $701
Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity
Initial hospital inpatient or observation care for a new patient involving moderate-level medical decision making, with at least 55 minutes total time on the date of the encounter.
46 $98 $278
Office visit, established patient (20-29 min)
An office visit for an existing patient lasting between 20 and 29 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition.
41 $66 $148
Colonoscopy with biopsy
A procedure to collect tissue samples from the large intestine using a flexible tube with a camera. The samples are examined to check for abnormalities or disease.
30 $59 $847
Endoscopic ultrasound-guided needle biopsy
A procedure using an ultrasound-equipped endoscope to guide a needle for tissue sampling of the esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel.
26 $188 $1,110
Endoscopic ultrasound of esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel
An ultrasound exam of the esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel performed using a flexible endoscope.
23 $159 $955
New patient office visit (30-44 min)
An initial office visit for a new patient lasting between 30 and 44 minutes. This code is used when the total time spent on the date of the encounter falls within this range.
22 $81 $219
Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity
Follow-up hospital visit for an existing patient involving moderate medical decision making. The visit requires at least 35 minutes of time spent on the date of service.
21 $54 $146
New patient office visit, 15-29 minutes
An initial office visit for a new patient lasting 15 to 29 minutes. This code is used when the total time spent on the date of the encounter meets this duration threshold.
17 $45 $151
Colonoscopy
A diagnostic exam of the large bowel using a flexible endoscope to visualize the interior of the colon.
12 $139 $781
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. These counts do not measure clinical quality or years of experience.

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$3,887
Total received (2020-2024)
Avg $777/year across 5 years
Top 45% in TX for gastroenterology
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
34
Companies
196
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
$1,596
2023
$651
2022
$1,211
2021
$407
2020
$22

Payments by company (2024)

ABBVIE INC.
$447
Janssen Biotech, Inc.
$317
Lilly USA, LLC
$116
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
$110
Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC
$88
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
$86
Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$64
AIMMUNE THERAPEUTICS, INC.
$54
GENZYME CORPORATION
$54
Celgene Corporation
$40
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
$30
Ardelyx, Inc.
$28
IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
$28
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
$25
QOL Medical, LLC
$23
Braintree Laboratories, Inc.
$20
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$19
VIVUS LLC
$17
PFIZER INC.
$15
Celltrion USA Inc.
$13
Top 3 companies account for 55.2% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2020-2024) ›
ABBVIE INC.
$948
Boston Scientific Corporation
$513
AbbVie Inc.
$503
Janssen Biotech, Inc.
$331
Lilly USA, LLC
$143
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
$141
Celgene Corporation
$141
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
$116
Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC
$88
INTERCEPT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
$73
GENZYME CORPORATION
$70
Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$64
NESTLE HEALTHCARE NUTRITION INC.
$63
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
$60
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$59
AIMMUNE THERAPEUTICS, INC.
$54
Ardelyx, Inc.
$52
QOL Medical, LLC
$45
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
$41
Nestle HealthCare Nutrition Inc.
$40
AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$39
PFIZER INC.
$36
VIVUS LLC
$34
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation
$31
Amgen Inc.
$31
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$29
IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
$28
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.
$27
Braintree Laboratories, Inc.
$20
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$19
Micro-tech Endoscopy USA, Inc.
$18
RedHill Biopharma Inc.
$14
Celltrion USA Inc.
$13
Endogastric Solutions, Inc
$4
Top 3 companies account for 50.5% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
AVSOLA · CREON · DIFICID · DUPIXENT · ESOPHYX · EXALT Model D · FERAHEME · GATTEX · HUMIRA · IBSRELA · INJECTAFER · LINZESS · Linzess · Lockado · MAVYRET · MOTEGRITY · OCALIVA · OMVOH · QSYMIA · Qsymia · REBYOTA · RINVOQ · SKYRIZI · STELARA · SUCRAID · SUTAB · Sucraid · TREMFYA · TRULANCE · Talicia · VEGZELMA · VIBERZI · VOQUEZNA · XELJANZ · XIFAXAN · ZENPEP · ZEPOSIA
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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Data Sources

Provider Registry NPPES NPPES snapshot; verify current record
Medicare Enrollment PECOS PECOS snapshot
Practice Data Medicare Util. Annual (CY lag)
Industry Payments Open Payments CY 2024
Disciplinary History — Not included N/A

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

Summary

Diocares is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Diocares experienced with upper gi endoscopy with biopsy?
Based on Medicare claims data, Diocares performed 120 upper gi endoscopy with biopsy services. These records cover Medicare fee-for-service activity, including eligible younger beneficiaries; they do not measure total practice volume or clinical quality.
Does Diocares receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Diocares received a total of $3,887 from 34 companies across 196 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.
How do Diocares's costs compare to other gastroenterologists in Temple?
Diocares's average Medicare payment per service is $105. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Diocares) 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?
Source publication dates and the snapshots loaded on this site can differ. Rebuilding a page does not refresh its source records. Check the Medicare reporting year and the payment interval shown above; consult the linked official sources for newer releases and current registry details. See our data freshness policy →
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 ↗, 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.

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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Data Disclaimer — Data sourced from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), Open Payments program, Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data, and Provider Enrollment & Certification data (PECOS). Published under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This website is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or authorized by CMS, HHS, or the U.S. Government. Data may contain errors as reported to CMS by providers and reporting entities. Industry payment disclosure alone establishes neither wrongdoing nor legality. Medicare data reflects only patients aged 65+ or those with qualifying disabilities. For corrections, contact CMS directly. This information does not constitute medical advice and should not be used as the sole basis for choosing a healthcare provider. Procedure descriptions use plain language and do not reference CPT® codes, which are copyrighted by the American Medical Association. Full methodology → · Report a data error → · Privacy policy →