Dr. Jose Cantu, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Cantu
Dr. Jose Cantu is an internal medicine in Texas City, TX, with 18 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Cantu performed 2,821 Medicare services across 1,381 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Cantu received a total of $40,835 from 47 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 1015 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. Cantu 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 1,034 | $62 | $83 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 350 | $81 | $103 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 291 | $89 | $179 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 241 | $62 | $118 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, low complexity | 144 | $30 | $39 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 121 | $132 | $199 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 119 | $97 | $136 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 min | 91 | $168 | $284 |
| Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume changes before and after medication administration | 54 | $26 | $271 |
| Test to determine lung volumes using gas dilution or washout | 54 | $29 | $110 |
| Test to examine how well the lungs exchange gases | 54 | $41 | $100 |
| Irrigation and suction of lung airways to obtain cells using an endoscope | 50 | $96 | $269 |
| Nursing facility visit, moderate complexity | 44 | $69 | $92 |
| Ultrasound scan of chest | 39 | $42 | $61 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 33 | $119 | $196 |
| Drainage of fluid from chest cavity with insertion of indwelling tube using imaging guidance | 18 | $108 | $672 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 17 | $83 | $146 |
| Home sleep study test (hst) with type ii portable monitor, unattended; minimum of 7 channels: eeg, eog, emg, ecg/heart rate, airflow, respiratory effort and oxygen saturation | 17 | $120 | $200 |
| Initial nursing facility care with high level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 45 minutes | 16 | $130 | $166 |
| Sleep study including heart rate, breathing, and sleep time | 12 | $92 | $200 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 11 | $142 | $221 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 11 | $29 | $30 |
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 (47%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians. Total industry engagement is in the top 3% for internal medicine in TX.
Geographic Context
12.7 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. Cantu is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 13% in TX), and high industry engagement (mixed engagement, top 3%), with 18 years of practice experience.
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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