Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $8,399 | 56 | 38.2% |
| Education | $8,000 | 3 | 36.4% |
| Food and Beverage | $5,590 | 156 | 25.4% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | $15,693 | 119 | $0 (2024) |
| TELA Bio, Inc. | $2,219 | 17 | $0 (2023) |
| Covidien LP | $1,026 | 5 | $0 (2020) |
| Merit Medical Systems Inc | $923.70 | 4 | $0 (2020) |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $537.42 | 5 | $0 (2017) |
| Integra LifeSciences Corporation | $334.29 | 12 | $0 (2024) |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $232.13 | 7 | $0 (2024) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $129.20 | 2 | $0 (2020) |
| TEI Biosciences Inc | $93.61 | 6 | $0 (2019) |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | $83.37 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $182.33 | 8 | Teleflex LLC ($51.73) |
| 2023 | $1,992 | 22 | TELA Bio, Inc. ($1,693) |
| 2022 | $8,955 | 37 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($8,075) |
| 2021 | $1,225 | 22 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($1,104) |
| 2020 | $2,632 | 38 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($1,473) |
| 2019 | $2,663 | 46 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($2,411) |
| 2018 | $2,616 | 28 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($2,499) |
| 2017 | $1,725 | 14 | Covidien LP ($1,007) |
All Payment Transactions
215 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 9
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/05/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.01 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 10/28/2024 | Integra LifeSciences Corporation | OMNIGRAFT (Device), Integra, Integra | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.65 | General |
| Category: Recon-Skin and Wound | ||||||
| 09/23/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | SIGNIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.13 | General |
| Category: Surgical Stapling | ||||||
| 06/24/2024 | Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | VOQUEZNA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.14 | General |
| Category: GASTROENTEROLOGY | ||||||
| 05/24/2024 | Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | GATTEX (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.46 | General |
| Category: INTERNAL MEDICINE | ||||||
| 04/04/2024 | Teleflex LLC | Titan SGS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $51.73 | General |
| Category: SURGICAL | ||||||
| 02/14/2024 | Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | GATTEX (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.78 | General |
| Category: INTERNAL MEDICINE | ||||||
| 01/26/2024 | Ethicon US, LLC | Echelon; Endopath (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.43 | General |
| Category: Endo-Mechanical | ||||||
| 11/30/2023 | AbbVie Inc. | STRATTICE RECONSTRUCTIVE TISSUE MATRIX BPS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.50 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA EMERGENCY, INJURY, SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/20/2023 | Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | GATTEX (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.65 | General |
| Category: INTERNAL MEDICINE | ||||||
| 11/13/2023 | RedHill Biopharma Inc. | Talicia (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.10 | General |
| Category: Antibiotic | ||||||
| 11/06/2023 | AbbVie Inc. | STRATTICE RECONSTRUCTIVE TISSUE MATRIX BPS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.20 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA EMERGENCY, INJURY, SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/05/2023 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (OviTex) (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $167.90 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 11/05/2023 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (OviTex) (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $34.69 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 11/04/2023 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (OviTex) (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $167.21 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 11/04/2023 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (OviTex) (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $66.35 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 11/04/2023 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (OviTex) (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $51.43 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 11/04/2023 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (OviTex) (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $35.61 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 11/04/2023 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (OviTex) (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.13 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 11/04/2023 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (OviTex) (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.20 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 11/03/2023 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (OviTex) (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $1,025.17 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 11/03/2023 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (OviTex) (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $99.37 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 10/17/2023 | Shield Therapeutics Inc | ACCRUFER (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.58 | General |
| Category: Hematology | ||||||
| 06/30/2023 | Shield Therapeutics Inc | ACCRUFER (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.67 | General |
| Category: Hematology | ||||||
| 06/10/2023 | Integra LifeSciences Corporation | OMNIGRAFT (Device), Integra, Integra | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $51.34 | General |
| Category: Recon-Skin and Wound | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | 132 | 164 | $79,743 | $19,674 |
| 2022 | 5 | 111 | 121 | $22,186 | $12,937 |
| 2021 | 4 | 105 | 114 | $17,529 | $9,391 |
| 2020 | 8 | 171 | 211 | $43,096 | $27,260 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
23 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47562 | Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $23,049 | $5,618 | 24.4% |
| 49650 | Repair of groin hernia using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $17,643 | $4,673 | 26.5% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 35 | 39 | $17,355 | $3,737 | 21.5% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 24 | 41 | $7,967 | $2,437 | 30.6% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 34 | 34 | $10,829 | $2,298 | 21.2% |
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 25 | $2,900 | $910.32 | 31.4% |
| 47562 | Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $8,196 | $5,998 | 73.2% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 37 | 46 | $4,855 | $2,448 | 50.4% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 37 | 37 | $5,323 | $2,193 | 41.2% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 50 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 12 | $1,992 | $1,234 | 61.9% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 14 | 14 | $1,820 | $1,065 | 58.5% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 33 | 33 | $6,040 | $3,467 | 57.4% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 28 | 37 | $4,045 | $2,249 | 55.6% |
| 99203 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 30-44 minutes | Office | 2021 | 26 | 26 | $3,720 | $1,952 | 52.5% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Office | 2021 | 18 | 18 | $3,724 | $1,723 | 46.3% |
| 47562 | Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope | Facility | 2020 | 21 | 21 | $14,273 | $10,812 | 75.8% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 38 | 40 | $7,225 | $4,105 | 56.8% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes | Office | 2020 | 28 | 28 | $5,282 | $3,014 | 57.1% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes | Office | 2020 | 20 | 34 | $4,705 | $2,557 | 54.3% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 14 | 15 | $3,470 | $2,386 | 68.8% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Office | 2020 | 25 | 33 | $3,633 | $1,871 | 51.5% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 14 | 29 | $3,035 | $1,592 | 52.5% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes | Office | 2020 | 11 | 11 | $1,473 | $921.30 | 62.5% |
About Dr. Joel Rodriguez, M.D
Dr. Joel Rodriguez, M.D is a Surgery healthcare provider based in San Antonio, Texas. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 03/01/2011. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1730487794.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Joel Rodriguez, M.D has received a total of $21,989 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $182.33 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 215 transactions from 31 companies. The most common payment nature is "Travel and Lodging" ($8,399).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Rodriguez has provided services to 519 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 610 services with total Medicare billing of $69,261. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 23 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Surgery
- Other Specialties Surgery
- Location San Antonio, TX
- Active Since 03/01/2011
- Last Updated 08/19/2014
- Taxonomy Code 208600000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1730487794
Products in Payments
- Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) $12,693
- DAVINCI XI (Device) $3,000
- OviTex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (OviTex) (Device) $2,199
- Peritoneal Dialysis Systems (Device) $843.70
- Tacker (Device) $771.84
- ECHELON FLEX Stapler (Device) $670.80
- SURGIMEND (Device) $312.49
- ProGrip (Device) $204.75
- CROSSBOSS (Device) $113.42
- GATTEX (Drug) $83.37
- OMNIGRAFT (Device) $83.31
- HeRO Graft (Device) $80.00
- Kerecis Omega3 SurgiClose (Device) $75.88
- Talicia (Drug) $70.65
- Zilretta (Drug) $62.95
- Titan SGS (Device) $51.73
- TI KNOT (Device) $40.03
- ACCRUFER (Drug) $38.25
- Cook Medical General Surgery (Device) $37.80
- Restrata Wound Matrix (Device) $33.35
Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.
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