In 2023, Dr. Carmelo Otero, MD performed more dialysis access revision with thrombectomy, hemodialysis access duplex ultrasound, hemodialysis access procedures, and vascular procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Texas.

Top 10%

By Affordability:

tunneled central line placement

In 2023, Dr. Carmelo Otero, MD had a list price for tunneled central line placement that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Texas. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Volume:

ankle brachial index

arteriovenous anastomosis

inpatient hospital care

tunneled central line removal

vascular ultrasound

By Affordability:

hemodialysis access duplex ultrasound

hemodialysis access imaging

vascular access ultrasound

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Texas, Dr. Carmelo Otero, MD performed more ankle brachial index (ABI), arteriovenous (AV) anastomosis, inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital), tunneled central line removal, and vascular ultrasound procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for hemodialysis access duplex ultrasound, hemodialysis access imaging, and vascular access ultrasound that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Carmelo Otero, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in San Antonio, TX during 2012 were vascular procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), dialysis access procedures and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carmelo Otero, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	26
bypass surgery	25
cardiac procedures	50
dialysis access procedures	147
doctor visit	410
hospital care	92
inpatient care	92
open surgery	50
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	50
ultrasound (sonogram)	217
vascular procedures	696
X-rays	68

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Carmelo Otero, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in San Antonio, TX during 2013 were vascular procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), dialysis access procedures and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carmelo Otero, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	20
bypass surgery	19
cardiac procedures	38
dialysis access procedures	102
doctor visit	414
hospital care	61
inpatient care	61
open surgery	38
rehabilitation	30
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	38
ultrasound (sonogram)	212
vascular procedures	572
X-rays	51

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carmelo Otero, MD.

**Gender**
Male	195
Female	191

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	215
Black	0
Hispanic	135
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	121
From 75 to 84	120
85 and over	66
Less than 65	79

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carmelo Otero, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	72
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	58
Dementia	20
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Carmelo Otero, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in San Antonio, TX during 2014 were vascular procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carmelo Otero, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	25
cardiac procedures	50
dialysis access procedures	46
doctor visit	562
endarterectomy	11
hospital care	128
inpatient care	128
neck surgery	11
open surgery	50
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	50
ultrasound (sonogram)	157
vascular procedures	390
X-rays	23

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carmelo Otero, MD.

**Gender**
Male	234
Female	213

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	258
Black	0
Hispanic	156
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	144
From 75 to 84	128
85 and over	89
Less than 65	86

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carmelo Otero, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	74
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	54
Dementia	28
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Carmelo Otero, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in San Antonio, TX during 2015 were vascular procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), inpatient care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carmelo Otero, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	50
angioplasty	51
bypass surgery	23
cardiac procedures	46
catheterization	23
device removal	14
dialysis access procedures	216
doctor visit	307
endarterectomy	15
hospital care	224
inpatient care	224
neck surgery	15
open surgery	59
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	59
thoracostomy	13
ultrasound (sonogram)	241
vascular procedures	722
X-rays	68

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carmelo Otero, MD.

**Gender**
Male	460
Female	394

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	366
Black	0
Hispanic	422
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	330
From 75 to 84	236
85 and over	74
Less than 65	214

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carmelo Otero, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	74
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	74
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	68
Dementia	25
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Carmelo Otero, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in San Antonio, TX during 2016 were vascular procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), dialysis access procedures and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carmelo Otero, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	36
angioplasty	69
bypass surgery	27
cardiac procedures	54
catheterization	35
dialysis access procedures	211
doctor visit	108
hospital care	125
inpatient care	125
minimally invasive procedures	16
open surgery	54
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	54
ultrasound (sonogram)	226
vascular procedures	639
X-rays	63

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carmelo Otero, MD.

**Gender**
Male	210
Female	146

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	140
Black	0
Hispanic	192
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	130
From 75 to 84	86
85 and over	35
Less than 65	105

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carmelo Otero, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	35
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	71
Dementia	22
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Carmelo Otero, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in San Antonio, TX during 2017 were vascular procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carmelo Otero, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	26
bypass surgery	18
cardiac procedures	36
catheterization	20
dialysis access procedures	86
doctor visit	188
hospital care	112
inpatient care	112
open surgery	36
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	36
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	11
ultrasound (sonogram)	198
vascular procedures	375

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carmelo Otero, MD.

**Gender**
Male	186
Female	142

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	135
Black	0
Hispanic	159
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	122
From 75 to 84	79
85 and over	32
Less than 65	95

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carmelo Otero, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	71
Dementia	21
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Carmelo Otero, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in San Antonio, TX during 2018 were vascular procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), dialysis access procedures and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carmelo Otero, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	51
bypass surgery	17
cardiac procedures	34
dialysis access procedures	176
doctor visit	491
hospital care	141
inpatient care	141
minimally invasive procedures	56
open surgery	34
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	34
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	15
ultrasound (sonogram)	438
vascular procedures	825

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carmelo Otero, MD.

**Gender**
Male	290
Female	211

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	141
Black	0
Hispanic	315
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	164
From 75 to 84	127
85 and over	49
Less than 65	161

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carmelo Otero, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	75
Dementia	22
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Carmelo Otero, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in San Antonio, TX during 2019 were vascular procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), dialysis access procedures and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carmelo Otero, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	60
bypass surgery	12
cardiac procedures	24
catheterization	18
dialysis access procedures	288
doctor visit	485
hospital care	219
inpatient care	219
minimally invasive procedures	26
open surgery	24
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	24
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	25
ultrasound (sonogram)	503
vascular procedures	929

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carmelo Otero, MD.

**Gender**
Male	278
Female	235

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	145
Black	41
Hispanic	316
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	173
From 75 to 84	125
85 and over	44
Less than 65	171

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carmelo Otero, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	72
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	75
Dementia	18
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Carmelo Otero, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in San Antonio, TX during 2020 were vascular procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), dialysis access procedures and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carmelo Otero, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	79
catheterization	16
dialysis access procedures	321
doctor visit	422
hospital care	317
inpatient care	317
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	24
ultrasound (sonogram)	412
vascular procedures	807

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carmelo Otero, MD.

**Gender**
Male	262
Female	229

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	129
Black	0
Hispanic	311
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	158
From 75 to 84	106
85 and over	37
Less than 65	190

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carmelo Otero, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	74
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	75
Dementia	22
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Carmelo Otero, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in San Antonio, TX during 2021 were vascular procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), dialysis access procedures and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carmelo Otero, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	64
catheterization	11
dialysis access procedures	242
doctor visit	430
hospital care	158
inpatient care	158
minimally invasive procedures	39
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	20
ultrasound (sonogram)	408
vascular procedures	802

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carmelo Otero, MD.

**Gender**
Male	244
Female	197

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	129
Black	0
Hispanic	263
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	148
From 75 to 84	100
85 and over	40
Less than 65	153

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carmelo Otero, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	74
Dementia	24
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Carmelo Otero, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in San Antonio, TX during 2022 were vascular procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carmelo Otero, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	53
catheterization	52
device removal	42
dialysis access procedures	320
doctor visit	424
hospital care	369
inpatient care	369
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	30
ultrasound (sonogram)	433
vascular procedures	734

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carmelo Otero, MD.

**Gender**
Male	299
Female	222

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	136
Black	51
Hispanic	323
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	165
From 75 to 84	130
85 and over	55
Less than 65	171

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carmelo Otero, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	75
Dementia	16
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carmelo Otero, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Carmelo Otero, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in San Antonio, TX were vascular procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), dialysis access procedures and inpatient care.

anastomosis	49
angioplasty	46
bypass surgery	20
cardiac procedures	41
catheterization	25
device removal	28
dialysis access procedures	195
doctor visit	385
endarterectomy	13
hospital care	176
inpatient care	176
minimally invasive procedures	34
neck surgery	13
open surgery	43
rehabilitation	30
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	43
thoracostomy	13
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	20
ultrasound (sonogram)	313
vascular procedures	681
X-rays	54

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carmelo Otero, MD.

**Gender**
Male	241
Female	198

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	8
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	163
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	235
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	112
85 and over	47
Less than 65	129
65 to 74	150

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carmelo Otero, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Carmelo Otero, MD treated were high cholesterol, hypertension, chronic kidney disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	64
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	63
Atrial Fibrillation	14
Dementia	19
Cancer	11

Education & Training

He has a state license in Texas.

Licensed In: Texas

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Carmelo Otero, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Sunshine Heart Inc	$7,674 C-Pulse $7,674
Biom'Up SA	$5,668 HEMOBLAST Bellows $5,668
AngioDynamics, Inc.	$4,898 Auryon Laser System 100-120 Vac $4,898
Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.	$4,565 Lutonix Drug Coated Balloon $64	WAVELINQ $27	COVERA $23	Oncology $18	$4,433
Baxter Healthcare	$3,199 SEPRAFILM $2,826	PREVELEAK $124	Non-Franchise (NOF) - NonProduct $117	COSEAL $97	TISSEEL $35
Other	$12,594 TAG Thoracic Endoprosthesis $1,160	Mitra Clip system $979	Phoenix $714	ACTHAR $536	VIABAHN Endoprosthesis $535	Other $8,670