Dr. Francis Gerald Mijares, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Mijares
Dr. Francis Gerald Mijares is a family medicine specialist in Wichita Falls, TX, with 16 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Mijares performed 4,265 Medicare services across 3,093 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Mijares received a total of $10,457 from 36 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 680 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in family 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. Mijares 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) | 603 | $83 | $255 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 494 | $58 | $169 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 348 | $8 | $16 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 253 | $13 | $91 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 227 | $125 | $130 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 198 | $10 | $73 |
| Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test | 187 | $16 | $114 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 183 | $9 | $66 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 176 | $8 | $27 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 157 | $1 | $10 |
| Annual depression screening | 144 | $18 | $38 |
| Annual alcohol misuse screening, 5 to 15 minutes | 140 | $18 | $50 |
| Basic metabolic blood panel | 116 | $8 | $58 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 102 | $9 | $54 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner re-certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians a | 86 | $30 | $122 |
| Ceftriaxone antibiotic injection | 76 | $0 | $22 |
| Liver function blood test panel | 74 | $8 | $56 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 74 | $30 | $35 |
| Prostate cancer screening; prostate specific antigen test (psa) | 67 | $19 | $115 |
| Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for streptococcus, group a (strep) | 59 | $16 | $81 |
| Urinalysis with microscopic exam | 51 | $3 | $8 |
| Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (covid-19) | 47 | $40 | $87 |
| Free thyroxine (T4) test | 46 | $9 | $61 |
| Urine microalbumin test (kidney screening) | 41 | $5 | $40 |
| Flu vaccine, high-dose | 39 | $72 | $155 |
| Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent, preservative free, 0.5 ml dosage | 36 | $21 | $45 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and | 36 | $40 | $162 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 28 | $30 | $104 |
| Brief communication technology-based service, e.g. virtual check-in, by a physician or other qualified health care professional who can report evaluation and management services, provided to an established patient, not originating from a related e/m servic | 26 | $10 | $50 |
| Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus | 25 | $16 | $81 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 23 | $50 | $257 |
| Complete blood count (CBC), automated | 21 | $6 | $54 |
| Automated urinalysis | 18 | $2 | $16 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity | 18 | $213 | $658 |
| Pneumonia vaccine administration | 17 | $30 | $35 |
| Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 15 valent (pcv15), for intramuscular use | 15 | $241 | $300 |
| Microscopic examination for white blood cells with manual cell count | 14 | $4 | $24 |
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 (99%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians. Total industry engagement is in the top 5% for family medicine in TX.
Geographic Context
4.1 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. Mijares is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 5% in TX), with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 5% of TX peers, with 16 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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