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Dr. George Palomino, MD

(Dr. George Palomino, MD)

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Specializes in: Adult Cardiology
Professional interests include: hypertension (high blood pressure), ventricular fibrillation, heart problems, and more.
1352 E Walnut Street
Seguin, TX 78155

Dr. George Palomino, MD is a cardiologist in Live Oak, TX specializing in adult cardiology. Dr. George Palomino, MD is affiliated with Methodist Health System and Methodist Hospital Northeast.

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Office Locations

Methodist Hospital Northeast

12500 Judson Road Suite 300
Live Oak, TX 78233
(210) 967-0096
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12709 Toepperwein Road Suite 306
Live Oak, TX 78233
(210) 967-0096
(210) 967-0383
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1352 E Walnut Street
Seguin, TX 78155
(830) 244-0334
(210) 614-2413
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Some issues Dr. George Palomino, MD can help you with:

Heart Attack

A heart attack is a serious medical event that happens when the blood supplying oxygen to the heart is cut off, usually because of a blockage in an artery. This results in damage or death of part of the heart muscle. The heart can heal, but like any part of the body that was injured it leaves a scar. This scar tissue does not contract effectively, so the ability of the heart to pump is lowered after a heart attack.

A heart attack, sometimes called a myocardial infarction, can happen without warning. However there are certain factors that raise the risk of heart attack. Some of these are:

  • Age
  • Gender (most heart attack sufferers are male)
  • A family history of heart attacks
  • Smoking
  • Obesity
  • High cholesterol
  • High blood pressure
  • Diabetes
  • Unhealthy lifestyle choices (lack of exercise, poor diet, too much alcohol or stress)

Heart attacks typically feel like pain or pressure in the chest that can radiate out to the back, arm, or jaw. Some other symptoms can include fatigue or weakness, shortness of breath, sweating, and nausea.

Treatment aims to increase blood flow to the heart muscle by opening up blocked blood vessels. Medications are sometimes used to dissolve clots in the arteries. Aspirin and other medications such as Plavix can thin the blood and make clots less likely to form. Dilators can widen blood vessels to make room for more blood to flow. Doctors can also use a procedure called catheterization to look at the blood vessels around the heart directly, place stents, or widen vessels using angioplasty. In extreme cases bypass surgery can be used to help blood flow better. After recovery, it is important to lead a healthy lifestyle and take any prescribed medications in order to protect the heart.

Heart Problems

The heart is one of the most important organs in the body. This smooth muscle expands and contracts rhythmically an entire lifetime, pumping blood to the lungs and then to every other cell in the body. When heart problems occur, it becomes difficult for the body to get the nutrients and oxygen it needs via the blood. So while there are a variety of illnesses and disorders that affect the heart, most of them cause weakness, exhaustion and shortness of breath. The most common heart conditions include heart disease, angina, arrhythmia, and valve disorders.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States for both men and women. This includes coronary artery disease, heart attacks, congestive heart failure, and congenital heart disease. Some conditions, such as genetics, cannot be controlled. But there are many other things one can do to lower their risk for heart disease. Controlling high blood pressure and cholesterol levels, reducing or stopping smoking, exercising more and losing weight if needed, and eating a diet low in sodium can all protect the heart.

Angina is a squeezing type of chest pain that happens when the muscles around the heart don't get enough oxygen. It can be regular or infrequent. Usually, angina is caused by coronary heart disease. However, not all chest pain is angina. Chest pain can also be caused by a lung infection or panic attack, for example, so it is important to have any sudden pain checked.

Arrhythmia is the word for when the heart beats too fast, too slow, or irregularly with skipped beats. It can feel frightening, and depending on the type it can be dangerous, but in most cases arrhythmia is not serious and can be treated. It is very common, especially in older adults.

Heart valve problems can happen in any one of the the heart's four valves that keep blood flowing where it needs to go. Babies can be born with problems in their heart valves, or valves can be damaged by infections. The valves can stiffen and become less mobile, or they can stop closing properly and 'leak' when the heart beats. Valve problems can usually be repaired surgically.

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. George Palomino, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Affordability:

cardiac stress testing
myocardial perfusion SPECT
nuclear scan
nuclear stress test
SPECT scan
stress testing

In 2023, Dr. George Palomino, MD had a list price for cardiac (heart) stress testing, myocardial perfusion SPECT, nuclear scan, nuclear stress test (myocardial perfusion imaging), SPECT scan, and stress testing that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% 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 10%

By Affordability:

cardiac imaging
color Doppler echocardiography
Doppler echocardiography
electrocardiogram
spectral Doppler echocardiography
stress EKG

In 2023, Dr. George Palomino, MD had a list price for cardiac imaging, color Doppler echocardiography, Doppler echocardiography, electrocardiogram (EKG), spectral Doppler echocardiography, and stress EKG 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:

inpatient hospital care

By Affordability:

echocardiogram
transesophageal echocardiography
transthoracic echocardiography

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Texas, Dr. George Palomino, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for echocardiogram (echo), transesophageal echocardiography (TEE), and transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) 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. George Palomino, MD treated as a cardiologist in Live Oak, TX during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Palomino, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring 11
cardiac procedures 246
catheterization 14
diagnostic procedures 14
doctor visit 378
hospital care 331
inpatient care 331
lab tests 80
minimally invasive procedures 14
nuclear scan 37
stress testing 73
ultrasound (sonogram) 148
vascular procedures 14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Palomino, MD treated as a cardiologist in Live Oak, TX during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Palomino, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures 181
doctor visit 287
hospital care 331
inpatient care 317
lab tests 113
nuclear scan 36
outpatient care 14
stress testing 73
ultrasound (sonogram) 108

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Palomino, MD.

Gender
Male 202
Female 198
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 238
Black 0
Hispanic 132
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 138
From 75 to 84 125
85 and over 84
Less than 65 53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Palomino, MD in 2013

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 75
Stroke 13
Ischemic Heart Disease 75
Depression 26
Chronic Kidney Disease 54
Asthma 11
Osteoperosis 13
Atrial Fibrilation 29
Heart Failure 50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 27
Diabetes 53
Dementia 23
Cancer 11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Palomino, MD treated as a cardiologist in Live Oak, TX during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Palomino, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring 15
cardiac procedures 261
doctor visit 385
hospital care 282
inpatient care 282
lab tests 125
nuclear scan 54
stress testing 111
ultrasound (sonogram) 135

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Palomino, MD.

Gender
Male 160
Female 201
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 233
Black 0
Hispanic 108
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 139
From 75 to 84 124
85 and over 63
Less than 65 35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Palomino, MD in 2014

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 75
Stroke 13
Ischemic Heart Disease 75
Depression 30
Chronic Kidney Disease 48
Asthma 15
Osteoperosis 11
Atrial Fibrilation 30
Heart Failure 48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 28
Diabetes 47
Dementia 17
Cancer 11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Palomino, MD treated as a cardiologist in Live Oak, TX during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Palomino, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring 17
cardiac procedures 435
catheterization 13
diagnostic procedures 13
doctor visit 489
hospital care 528
inpatient care 528
lab tests 157
minimally invasive procedures 13
nuclear scan 94
stress testing 197
ultrasound (sonogram) 208
vascular procedures 13

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Palomino, MD.

Gender
Male 442
Female 514
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 628
Black 0
Hispanic 244
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 380
From 75 to 84 284
85 and over 182
Less than 65 110

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Palomino, MD in 2015

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 75
Stroke 11
Ischemic Heart Disease 75
Depression 29
Chronic Kidney Disease 50
Asthma 17
Osteoperosis 9
Atrial Fibrilation 24
Heart Failure 45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 25
Diabetes 43
Dementia 18
Cancer 10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Palomino, MD treated as a cardiologist in Live Oak, TX during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Palomino, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring 21
cardiac procedures 571
catheterization 38
diagnostic procedures 38
doctor visit 642
hospital care 786
inpatient care 786
minimally invasive procedures 51
nuclear scan 100
stress testing 202
ultrasound (sonogram) 310
vascular procedures 38

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Palomino, MD.

Gender
Male 260
Female 285
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 348
Black 58
Hispanic 127
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 212
From 75 to 84 181
85 and over 91
Less than 65 61

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Palomino, MD in 2016

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 75
Stroke 12
Ischemic Heart Disease 73
Depression 29
Chronic Kidney Disease 53
Asthma 31
Osteoperosis 8
Atrial Fibrilation 26
Heart Failure 46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 29
Diabetes 48
Dementia 22
Cancer 14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Palomino, MD treated as a cardiologist in Live Oak, TX during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and stress testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Palomino, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring 20
cardiac procedures 674
catheterization 36
diagnostic procedures 36
doctor visit 742
hospital care 781
inpatient care 781
minimally invasive procedures 54
nuclear scan 184
stress testing 316
ultrasound (sonogram) 302
vascular procedures 36

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Palomino, MD.

Gender
Male 314
Female 313
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 418
Black 57
Hispanic 135
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 242
From 75 to 84 227
85 and over 103
Less than 65 55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Palomino, MD in 2017

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 75
Stroke 11
Ischemic Heart Disease 70
Depression 27
Chronic Kidney Disease 55
Asthma 12
Osteoperosis 6
Atrial Fibrilation 27
Heart Failure 39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 28
Diabetes 45
Dementia 21
Cancer 13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Palomino, MD treated as a cardiologist in Live Oak, TX during 2018 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Palomino, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring 16
cardiac procedures 471
catheterization 16
diagnostic procedures 16
doctor visit 621
hospital care 279
inpatient care 279
minimally invasive procedures 16
nuclear scan 118
stress testing 208
ultrasound (sonogram) 231
vascular procedures 29

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Palomino, MD.

Gender
Male 364
Female 388
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 500
Black 63
Hispanic 167
Asian 11
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 270
From 75 to 84 259
85 and over 129
Less than 65 94

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Palomino, MD in 2018

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 75
Stroke 13
Ischemic Heart Disease 65
Depression 30
Chronic Kidney Disease 57
Asthma 13
Osteoperosis 9
Atrial Fibrilation 24
Heart Failure 35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 26
Diabetes 46
Dementia 23
Cancer 12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Palomino, MD treated as a cardiologist in Live Oak, TX during 2019 were enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP), hospital care, inpatient care and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Palomino, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring 16
cardiac procedures 329
catheterization 11
diagnostic procedures 11
doctor visit 712
enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP) 579
hospital care 450
inpatient care 450
minimally invasive procedures 23
nuclear scan 73
stress testing 89
ultrasound (sonogram) 213
vascular procedures 11

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Palomino, MD.

Gender
Male 453
Female 481
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 591
Black 111
Hispanic 208
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 347
From 75 to 84 323
85 and over 143
Less than 65 121

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Palomino, MD in 2019

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 75
Stroke 12
Ischemic Heart Disease 67
Depression 33
Chronic Kidney Disease 59
Asthma 14
Osteoperosis 7
Atrial Fibrilation 26
Heart Failure 43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 27
Diabetes 50
Dementia 25
Cancer 14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Palomino, MD treated as a cardiologist in Live Oak, TX during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Palomino, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures 279
catheterization 12
diagnostic procedures 12
doctor visit 617
hospital care 483
inpatient care 483
minimally invasive procedures 12
nuclear scan 52
stress testing 76
ultrasound (sonogram) 191
vascular procedures 12

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Palomino, MD.

Gender
Male 391
Female 390
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 484
Black 102
Hispanic 174
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 264
From 75 to 84 281
85 and over 140
Less than 65 96

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Palomino, MD in 2020

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 75
Stroke 13
Ischemic Heart Disease 68
Depression 29
Chronic Kidney Disease 62
Asthma 10
Osteoperosis 8
Atrial Fibrilation 27
Heart Failure 45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 27
Diabetes 49
Dementia 25
Cancer 14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Palomino, MD treated as a cardiologist in Live Oak, TX during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Palomino, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures 288
doctor visit 686
hospital care 340
inpatient care 340
nuclear scan 69
stress testing 122
ultrasound (sonogram) 166

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Palomino, MD.

Gender
Male 293
Female 326
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 406
Black 0
Hispanic 143
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 225
From 75 to 84 240
85 and over 99
Less than 65 55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Palomino, MD in 2021

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 75
Stroke 14
Ischemic Heart Disease 66
Depression 28
Chronic Kidney Disease 62
Asthma 7
Osteoperosis 10
Atrial Fibrilation 28
Heart Failure 45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 24
Diabetes 50
Dementia 24
Cancer 13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Palomino, MD treated as a cardiologist in Live Oak, TX during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Palomino, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures 329
doctor visit 593
hospital care 418
inpatient care 418
minimally invasive procedures 12
nuclear scan 56
stress testing 113
ultrasound (sonogram) 216

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Palomino, MD.

Gender
Male 342
Female 337
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 455
Black 68
Hispanic 141
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 226
From 75 to 84 276
85 and over 119
Less than 65 58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Palomino, MD in 2022

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 75
Stroke 17
Ischemic Heart Disease 58
Depression 30
Chronic Kidney Disease 50
Asthma 12
Osteoperosis 12
Atrial Fibrilation 36
Heart Failure 42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 28
Diabetes 51
Dementia 17
Cancer 16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Palomino, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. George Palomino, MD treated as a cardiologist in Live Oak, TX were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

ambulatory monitoring 16
cardiac procedures 369
catheterization 20
diagnostic procedures 20
doctor visit 559
hospital care 455
inpatient care 454
lab tests 118
minimally invasive procedures 24
nuclear scan 79
outpatient care 14
stress testing 143
ultrasound (sonogram) 202
vascular procedures 21

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Palomino, MD.

Gender
Male 292
Female 312
Ethnicity
Black / African American 41
Asian / Pacific Islander 1
Non-Hispanic White 391
Hispanic 143
Native American / Alaskan Native 0
Other 0
Age
75 to 84 210
85 and over 104
Less than 65 67
65 to 74 222

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

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. George Palomino, MD treated were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension 68
High Cholesterol 68
Stroke 11
Ischemic Heart Disease 62
Depression 26
Chronic Kidney Disease 50
Asthma 12
Osteoporosis 8
Heart Failure 39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 24
Diabetes 43
Atrial Fibrillation 25
Cancer 11
Dementia 19

Education & Training

He completed residency at University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center. He has a state license in Texas.

Residency: University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center (2000)

Licensed In: Texas

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. George Palomino, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Methodist Health System
Methodist Hospital Northeast

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General Payments

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

Payments by Company
TERUMO MEDICAL CORPORATION $1,546 Glidesheath
$1,546
Boston Scientific Corporation $1,481 WATCHMAN
$1,244 		CTO
$118 		Tachy System
$53 		TACHY GENERATOR
$37 		LATITUDE
$17 		Other
$12
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc $798 XARELTO
$798
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $486 ENTRESTO
$403 		LEQVIO
$82
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) $393 LifeVest
$393
Other $2,635 BRILINTA
$301 		Repatha
$283 		Barostim Neo System
$221 		ELIQUIS
$180 		Structural Heart
$143 		Other
$1,508
Types of Payments
Food and Beverage $4,870
Travel and Lodging $2,175
Education $294

Biography

Dr. George Palomino is an adult cardiology specialist. Dr. Palomino's areas of expertise include the following: heart failure, hypertension (high blood pressure), and preventive care. He is professionally affiliated with Methodist Health System. He attended the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, School of Medicine and subsequently trained at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center for residency. In addition to English, he speaks Spanish.

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