Dr. Adrian Santamaria, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Santamaria
Dr. Adrian Santamaria is a sleep medicine physician in Tomball, TX, with 18 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Santamaria performed 2,257 Medicare services across 1,303 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Santamaria received a total of $132,766 from 47 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 505 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in sleep medicine (psychiatry & neurology) physician. The majority of payments are for speaking programs and promotional activities, reflecting participation in industry-sponsored events. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Santamaria 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) 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. |
692 | $93 | $300 |
| 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. |
687 | $64 | $200 |
| EEG, extended monitoring A test that records electrical activity in the brain while the patient is both awake and asleep. |
175 | $353 | $750 |
| 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. |
150 | $119 | $435 |
| Video EEG monitoring, 12-26 hours A 12 to 26-hour test that records brain wave activity while simultaneously capturing video of the patient's behavior. |
134 | $809 | $6,500 |
| 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. |
78 | $105 | $380 |
| Sleep study with continuous airway pressure, age 6+ A sleep study conducted in a sleep lab that monitors breathing and other body functions while administering continuous airway pressure. This test is performed on patients aged 6 years or older. |
70 | $98 | $365 |
| Sleep study in sleep lab (age 6+) An overnight test conducted in a sleep laboratory to monitor sleep patterns and bodily functions in patients aged 6 years or older. |
64 | $92 | $350 |
| Continuous EEG brain wave monitoring A test that records electrical activity in the brain over an extended period. It is used to monitor brain function continuously. |
48 | $203 | $3,500 |
| Video EEG monitoring, 61-84 hours This procedure involves monitoring brain wave activity using an electroencephalogram (EEG) while simultaneously recording video for a duration of 61 to 84 hours. A healthcare professional reviews the data and provides a report. |
41 | $257 | $1,100 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity Initial hospital inpatient or observation care for a new patient involving high-level medical decision making, with at least 75 minutes total time on the date of the encounter. |
39 | $140 | $550 |
| Electronic analysis of implanted neurostimulator Electronic evaluation of an implanted brain, spinal cord, or peripheral nerve stimulator device. |
26 | $15 | $120 |
| Sleep study with heart rate and breathing monitoring A sleep study that monitors heart rate, breathing, airflow, and physical effort during sleep. |
22 | $65 | $400 |
| Awake and drowsy EEG A test that records electrical activity in the brain while the patient is awake and drowsy. |
17 | $45 | $160 |
| Electronic analysis of implanted neurostimulator with complex programming This procedure involves electronically analyzing an implanted neurostimulator generator and performing complex programming for a cranial nerve stimulator. |
14 | $43 | $165 |
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 ›
The majority of payments (87%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in sleep medicine (psychiatry & neurology) physician and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware. Total industry engagement is in the top 6% for sleep medicine (psychiatry & neurology) physician in TX.
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. Santamaria is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 25% in TX), with speaking/promotional industry engagement in the top 6% of TX peers, 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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