Dr. Bernardo De La Guardia, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. De La Guardia
Dr. Bernardo De La Guardia is a cardiovascular disease in The Woodlands, TX, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. De La Guardia performed 4,519 Medicare services across 2,854 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. De La Guardia received a total of $15,609 from 18 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 165 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. De La Guardia 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) | 823 | $89 | $210 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 695 | $10 | $90 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 357 | $45 | $125 |
| EKG interpretation and report | 352 | $6 | $50 |
| Interrogation device evaluation(s), (remote) up to 30 days; implantable cardiovascular physiologic monitor system, implantable loop recorder system, or subcutaneous cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote data acquisition(s), receipt of transmissions and tec | 258 | $27 | $145 |
| Remote pacemaker/defibrillator monitoring, 90 days | 237 | $16 | $125 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 235 | $143 | $1,300 |
| Remote pacemaker monitoring, 90 days | 189 | $22 | $125 |
| Evaluation of cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote up to 30 days | 136 | $19 | $125 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 128 | $9 | $420 |
| Evaluation of implantable heart and blood vessel monitoring system, remote up to 30 days | 123 | $19 | $145 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 120 | $53 | $395 |
| Rubidium rb-82, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 60 millicuries | 98 | $619 | $790 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress | 97 | $1,073 | $3,750 |
| Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | 84 | $55 | $225 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 82 | $130 | $650 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | 76 | $11 | $45 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 71 | $62 | $175 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 54 | $105 | $310 |
| Evaluation of single, dual, or multiple lead implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days | 52 | $26 | $205 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 51 | $204 | $2,600 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 41 | $97 | $270 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with review and report by health care professional | 31 | $17 | $83 |
| Insertion of pacemaker and upper and lower heart chamber electrode | 22 | $387 | $2,750 |
| Programming of multiple lead implantable defibrillator system | 20 | $82 | $290 |
| Insertion of tube in right and left heart chambers and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 17 | $254 | $2,850 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 21-30 minutes | 17 | $58 | $210 |
| Heart rhythm recording continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 14 | $9 | $39 |
| Heart rhythm review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 14 | $17 | $64 |
| Removal of heart rhythm monitor from under the skin | 13 | $43 | $220 |
| Insertion of heart rhythm monitor under skin | 12 | $56 | $2,878 |
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. De La Guardia is a electrophysiology & remote specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 20% in TX), and low-engagement industry engagement, with 20 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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