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Dr. Carmelo Otero, MD
NPI1588683155PAC ID1557383882
- Medicare services, 2024
- 1,290
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 315
- Part D claims, 2024
- 267
- Publications
- 1
- MIPS score, 2024
- 24
- Practice address
- 215 N San Saba, Suite 201, San Antonio, TX 78207
- Practice phone
- Call (210) 212-8622
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
Total Vascular Care
Surgery Center - Medicare-Certified · San Antonio, Texas
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Dr. Carmelo Otero is a general surgeon in San Antonio, Texas
Dr. Otero practices at Total Vascular Care in San Antonio, Texas.
Dr. Otero's NPI, 1588683155, was assigned on July 18, 2006. Dr. Otero graduated from University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus in 1981. Dr. Otero holds Texas license G7417.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1588683155NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 1557383882
- NPI enumeration date
- July 18, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (210) 212-8622
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 71
- Medical school graduation
- 1981
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Carmelo Otero practices at Total Vascular Care in San Antonio, Texas
Dr. Otero's primary practice is Total Vascular Care, at 215 N San Saba, Suite 201, San Antonio, TX 78207. The practice phone is (210) 212-8622.
- Total Vascular Care215 N San Saba, Suite 201, San Antonio, TX 78207Phone(210) 212-8622
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Carmelo Otero is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Otero's primary practice is Total Vascular Care in San Antonio, Texas. Dr. Otero is also affiliated with Baptist Medical Center. The medical group on file is South Texas Renal Care Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Otero to 2 more group practices and clinics, 1 physician office and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Total Vascular CarePrimary
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Carmelo Otero's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Otero practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Total Vascular Care | Available with a free account |
| +4 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Carmelo Otero is one of 1,939 general surgeons in Texas
Surgery is Dr. Otero's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Otero is board certified in thoracic and cardiac surgery by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Otero's licenses on file in 5 states: Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico, Colorado and Georgia.
Specialties and state licenses
- Surgery, TexasPrimary
- Florida license
- Puerto Rico license
- Colorado license
- Georgia license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists heart valve surgery among the conditions Dr. Otero treats.
General surgeons near Dr. Otero
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Carmelo Otero billed Medicare for 1,290 services in 2024
CMS data shows 1,290 Medicare services from Dr. Otero across 26 procedure codes in 2024, for 315 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $138,983 for them.
Medicare services, 20241,290
Medicare patients315
Paid by Medicare$138,983
Procedure codes26
Dr. Otero's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 4962024: 5052%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 4202024: 48415%
- Surgery
- 2023: 1622024: 18715%
- Imaging
- 2023: 832024: 11437%
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 402024: 0100%
- Other services
- 2023: 1,0332024: 0100%
Where Dr. Otero's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office82964%
- In a facility46136%
Dr. Otero compared with the Texas median for general surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Otero
- Texas median
- Medicare services
- 1,290vs 11810.9 times
- Medicare patients
- 315vs 973.2 times
- Part D claims
- 233vs 425.5 times
Medians across 1,674 general surgeons in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Otero's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Carmelo Otero treated 315 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 69
CMS counts 315 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Otero in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 103 patients. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have diabetes. 34% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 6.17, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Otero's median patient age at 71, with 49% women.
Medicare patients, 2024315
Average age69
Average risk score6.17
Also on Medicaid34%
Dr. Otero's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Otero's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women14446%
- Men17154%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Otero's Medicare patients, 2024
- Chronic kidney disease75%
- Diabetes75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Ischemic heart disease57%
- Arthritis43%
- Heart failure43%
- Mood disorders31%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Otero's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 71
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women49%
- Men50%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Carmelo Otero wrote 267 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Otero wrote 267 Medicare Part D claims for 135 patients. 94% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 233 of them, across 6 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $7,796 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 229 claims across 4 drugs.
Part D claims, 2024267
Drugs named by CMS6
Total drug cost$7,796
Part D patients135
Dr. Otero's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic252 claims94%
- Brand-name15 claims6%
Dr. Otero's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Otero's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids33%87 of 267 claims
- Antibiotics9%23 of 267 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 2292024: 2332%
Drugs named by CMS: 6 in 2024, 4 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Carmelo Otero scored 24 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 24 out of 100 for Dr. Otero for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Otero accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 12 procedures of leg revascularization (restoring blood flow) by Dr. Otero, more than 66% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Otero's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 24of 100Final score
- 0of 100Quality
- 0of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 0of 100Improvement Activities
- 79of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Otero ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Leg revascularization (restoring blood flow)
- 66th percentile12 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Carmelo Otero has 1 publication on record
Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Otero.
Papers1
Recent publications by Dr. Otero
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Carmelo Otero received $47,125 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 220 general payments to Dr. Otero from 61 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Device or supply loans make up the largest share, 49% of the total. AngioDynamics, Inc. paid the most, $23,909.
General payments to Dr. Otero by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Otero by kind, 2016 to 2025
$47.1Kin total
- Device or supply loans$23,22249%
- Food and beverage$10,81723%
- Consulting fees$10,32622%
- Travel and lodging$2,7606%
Companies that paid Dr. Otero the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Carmelo Otero has 3 awards and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 3 awards for Dr. Otero, most recently ACS Fellow in 2011.
Awards and honors for Dr. Otero
- 2011
- ACS Fellow
- Undated
- Checkbook Top Doc
- CMS Stage 1 2012
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Carmelo Otero graduated from University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus
Dr. Otero graduated from University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus in 1981. Dr. Otero is a member of ACS.
- Medical school
- Board certified in thoracic and cardiac surgery
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Carmelo Otero accepts plans from 20 insurance carriers
Dr. Otero is in network with 20 carriers, including United Healthcare, Aetna and Cigna. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- United Healthcare
- Aetna
- Cigna
- Elevance
- Humana
- Alliant Health Plans
- Aspirus Health Plan
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- +12 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Otero accepts, by number of carriers
- HMO13
- PPO11
- Medicare5
- EPO4
- POS3
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Carmelo Otero's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Awards and committee roles | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Carmelo Otero's NPI number?
Dr. Carmelo Otero's NPI number is 1588683155. It was assigned on July 18, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Carmelo Otero?
Dr. Carmelo Otero is a general surgeon in San Antonio, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).
Where does Dr. Carmelo Otero practice?
Dr. Otero practices at 215 N San Saba, Suite 201, San Antonio, TX 78207. Dr. Otero's primary practice is Total Vascular Care in San Antonio, Texas. Dmand AI also links Dr. Otero to 2 group practices and clinics, 1 physician office and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Carmelo Otero's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Otero is (210) 212-8622.
What is Dr. Carmelo Otero's medical license number?
Dr. Otero holds Texas license G7417, one of the licenses on file in 5 states.
Which states has Dr. Carmelo Otero been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Otero in Texas (1985 to 2027), Florida (2024 to 2026), Puerto Rico (1991 to 2016), Colorado (1991 to 2003) and Georgia (1991 to 1995).
Which hospitals is Dr. Carmelo Otero affiliated with?
Dr. Otero is affiliated with Baptist Medical Center.
What medical group is Dr. Carmelo Otero part of?
Dr. Otero is linked to South Texas Renal Care Group. Dmand AI links Dr. Otero to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Carmelo Otero accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Otero billed Medicare for 1,290 services in 2024, and Dr. Otero accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Carmelo Otero's MIPS score?
Dr. Otero's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 24 out of 100, reported individually.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Carmelo Otero see?
CMS counts 315 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Otero in 2024, with an average age of 69.
Is Dr. Carmelo Otero board certified?
Yes. Dr. Otero is board certified in thoracic and cardiac surgery by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery.
What services does Dr. Carmelo Otero bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Otero's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), blood vessel study (93990) and blood vessel study (93922).
Where did Dr. Carmelo Otero go to medical school?
Dr. Otero graduated from University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus in 1981.
What drugs does Dr. Carmelo Otero prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Otero's most prescribed drugs by claims were Clopidogrel, Acetaminophen-Codeine and Ciprofloxacin HCl.
Has Dr. Carmelo Otero received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $47,125 in general payments to Dr. Otero from 61 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from AngioDynamics, Inc.
How long has Dr. Carmelo Otero been practicing?
Dr. Otero graduated from medical school in 1981, 45 years ago.
Does Dr. Carmelo Otero do research?
Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Otero.
What insurance does Dr. Carmelo Otero accept?
Dr. Otero is in network with 20 carriers, including United Healthcare, Aetna and Cigna. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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