Dr. Jose Lares, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Lares
Dr. Jose Lares is an internal medicine specialist in Weslaco, TX, with 19 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Lares performed 1,766 Medicare services across 1,305 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Lares received a total of $1,293 from 13 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 34 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. Lares 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) | 250 | $79 | $150 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 190 | $8 | $15 |
| Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg | 177 | $0 | $10 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 144 | $38 | $75 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 101 | $47 | $115 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 95 | $10 | $35 |
| Ceftriaxone antibiotic injection | 84 | $0 | $25 |
| Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus | 80 | $16 | $25 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 58 | $10 | $45 |
| 2019-ncov coronavirus, sars-cov-2/2019-ncov (covid-19), any technique, multiple types or subtypes (includes all targets), non-cdc | 58 | $50 | $175 |
| Test or measurement for functional capacity, each 15 minutes | 56 | $20 | $55 |
| Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for streptococcus, group a (strep) | 53 | $16 | $30 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 48 | $13 | $65 |
| Annual depression screening | 47 | $18 | $65 |
| Flu vaccine, high-dose | 44 | $72 | $87 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 44 | $30 | $47 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 44 | $124 | $175 |
| Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | 38 | $6 | $55 |
| Chronic care management, first 20 min/month | 33 | $40 | $75 |
| Annual alcohol misuse screening, 5 to 15 minutes | 32 | $18 | $42 |
| Urinalysis, manual | 31 | $3 | $10 |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with tracing | 16 | $4 | $75 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 16 | $104 | $220 |
| EKG interpretation and report | 15 | $5 | $30 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity | 12 | $211 | $325 |
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. Lares is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 21% in TX), 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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