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Carmelo Otero, M.D.

NPI 1588683155ActiveIndividual· Surgery· San Antonio, TX

Surgery (M.D.) in San Antonio, Texas, trained at University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine (class of 1981). 315 Medicare patients in 2024, $197,373 paid; nearly all of their 267 Part D prescriptions were generic (94%). Angiodynamics, Inc. was the largest of 8 companies reporting payments in 2025, $9,296 in all, mostly device and supply loans.

Overview

NPI1588683155
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialM.D.
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedJul 18, 2006
Last updated in NPPESOct 10, 2024
Certified by providerOct 10, 2024

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Surgery Primary208600000XG7417TX

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Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Cardiac Surgery (TX)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients315
Services billed1,485 across 94 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$197,373

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)267 · 370 30-day fills
Patients135
Total drug cost$11,169
Generic share94% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolUniversity of Puerto Rico School of Medicine
Graduation year1981
Medicare specialtyCardiac Surgery
Secondary specialtiesThoracic Surgery, Vascular Surgery

Medical group

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$9,296 · 15 payments from 8 companies
  • 2024$11,054 · 21 payments from 15 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Long term medical supply or device loan$8,722 · 1 payment
  • Food and Beverage$573.69 · 14 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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