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Dr. Alberto Lopez, MD

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(Alberto Lopez, MD, FACC)

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Specializes in: Cardiology (Heart Disease)

Central University of Venezuela Faculty of Medicine

6624 Fannin Street Suite 2600
Houston, TX 77030

(713) 790-9401

Dr. Alberto Lopez, MD is a cardiologist in Houston, TX specializing in cardiology (heart disease). He graduated from Central University of Venezuela Faculty of Medicine. Dr. Alberto Lopez, MD is affiliated with St. Luke's Health, TEXAS HEART MEDICAL GROUP and The Texas Heart Institute Center for Cardiovascular Care.

Office Locations

Address:

6624 Fannin Street Suite 2600
Houston, TX 77030

ablation	22
cardiac procedures	788
catheterization	21
diagnostic procedures	21
doctor visit	192
hospital care	55
implant surgery	29
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	9
inpatient care	42
minimally invasive procedures	84
nuclear scan	247
outpatient care	13
stress testing	669
thoracic (chest) imaging	55
ultrasound (sonogram)	69
X-rays	55

**Gender**
Male	533
Female	305

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	710
Black	41
Hispanic	70
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	443
From 75 to 84	290
85 and over	70
Less than 65	35

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	32
Dementia	5
Cancer	11

ablation	30
cardiac procedures	671
cardioversion	11
catheterization	29
diagnostic procedures	29
doctor visit	258
hospital care	68
implant surgery	11
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	10
inpatient care	54
minimally invasive procedures	84
nuclear scan	203
outpatient care	14
stress testing	559
thoracic (chest) imaging	42
ultrasound (sonogram)	72
X-rays	42

**Gender**
Male	490
Female	287

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	649
Black	38
Hispanic	70
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	365
From 75 to 84	287
85 and over	93
Less than 65	32

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	34
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

ablation	35
cardiac procedures	726
catheterization	34
diagnostic procedures	34
doctor visit	303
hospital care	78
implant surgery	32
inpatient care	60
minimally invasive procedures	119
nuclear scan	184
outpatient care	18
stress testing	585
thoracic (chest) imaging	19
ultrasound (sonogram)	75
X-rays	19

**Gender**
Male	1032
Female	590

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1340
Black	76
Hispanic	156
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	772
From 75 to 84	624
85 and over	164
Less than 65	62

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	10
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	34
Dementia	6
Cancer	12

ablation	25
cardiac procedures	743
cardioversion	14
catheterization	24
diagnostic procedures	24
doctor visit	382
hospital care	100
implant surgery	17
inpatient care	84
minimally invasive procedures	83
nuclear scan	223
outpatient care	16
stress testing	615
thoracic (chest) imaging	21
ultrasound (sonogram)	87
X-rays	21

**Gender**
Male	548
Female	303

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	712
Black	37
Hispanic	78
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	409
From 75 to 84	320
85 and over	90
Less than 65	32

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	33
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

ablation	9
cardiac procedures	780
catheterization	8
diagnostic procedures	8
doctor visit	338
hospital care	65
implant surgery	17
inpatient care	66
minimally invasive procedures	33
nuclear scan	232
stress testing	685
thoracic (chest) imaging	67
ultrasound (sonogram)	70
X-rays	67

**Gender**
Male	610
Female	341

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	805
Black	41
Hispanic	79
Asian	12
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	434
From 75 to 84	366
85 and over	118
Less than 65	33

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	34
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

ablation	33
cardiac procedures	862
cardioversion	12
catheterization	44
diagnostic procedures	44
doctor visit	381
hospital care	66
implant surgery	30
inpatient care	41
minimally invasive procedures	131
nuclear scan	241
outpatient care	25
stress testing	717
ultrasound (sonogram)	71

**Gender**
Male	586
Female	346

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	767
Black	46
Hispanic	87
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	451
From 75 to 84	360
85 and over	94
Less than 65	27

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	33
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

ablation	17
cardiac procedures	830
cardioversion	16
catheterization	16
diagnostic procedures	16
doctor visit	353
hospital care	36
implant surgery	15
inpatient care	16
minimally invasive procedures	70
nuclear scan	185
outpatient care	20
stress testing	726
ultrasound (sonogram)	73

**Gender**
Male	555
Female	287

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	723
Black	18
Hispanic	68
Asian	0
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	368
From 75 to 84	357
85 and over	100
Less than 65	17

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	32
Dementia	7
Cancer	12

cardiac procedures	831
catheterization	10
diagnostic procedures	10
doctor visit	245
implant surgery	15
minimally invasive procedures	37
nuclear scan	212
stress testing	756
ultrasound (sonogram)	50

**Gender**
Male	539
Female	255

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	677
Black	23
Hispanic	70
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	343
From 75 to 84	334
85 and over	100
Less than 65	17

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	32
Dementia	9
Cancer	13

ablation	42
cardiac procedures	1431
cardioversion	13
catheterization	41
diagnostic procedures	41
doctor visit	727
hospital care	45
implant surgery	29
inpatient care	11
minimally invasive procedures	124
nuclear scan	197
outpatient care	34
stress testing	1304
ultrasound (sonogram)	57

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alberto Lopez, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Alberto Lopez, MD treated as a cardiologist in Houston, TX were cardiac procedures, stress testing, nuclear scan and minimally invasive procedures.

ablation	26
cardiac procedures	855
cardioversion	13
catheterization	26
diagnostic procedures	26
doctor visit	356
hospital care	64
implant surgery	23
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	10
inpatient care	46
minimally invasive procedures	88
nuclear scan	213
outpatient care	20
stress testing	735
thoracic (chest) imaging	40
ultrasound (sonogram)	70
X-rays	40

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alberto Lopez, MD.

**Gender**
Male	489
Female	271

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	32
Asian / Pacific Islander	1
Non-Hispanic White	638
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	67
Other	4

**Age**
75 to 84	293
85 and over	82
Less than 65	25
65 to 74	358

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alberto Lopez, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Alberto Lopez, MD treated were hypertension, ischemic heart disease, high cholesterol and heart failure.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	9
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	4
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	23
Cancer	9
Dementia	5

Education & Training

Dr. Alberto Lopez, MD graduated from Central University of Venezuela Faculty of Medicine. He has a state license in Texas.

Medical School: Central University of Venezuela Faculty of Medicine

Licensed In: Texas

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Alberto Lopez, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

St. Luke's Health

TEXAS HEART MEDICAL GROUP

The Texas Heart Institute Center for Cardiovascular Care

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Alberto Lopez, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Wellcare Medicare (HMO and PPO & EPO Exchange Plans), Galaxy Health Network (PPO), HealthSmart (PPO), United HealthCare (HMO, PPO, POS, NPP), AETNA (HMO, PPO, POS), Humana National Transplant Network * Patient must be in Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center, Cigna ( HMO, PPO, EPO), Superior Health Plan and their related Medicare HMO and PPO, & EPO Exchange Plans, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas ( HMO, POS, PPO, Fed Employees, Self-Insured), BeechStreet (PPO), MultiPlan / Private Health Care Systems (PHCS, PPO, MultiplePlan, Complementary, MultiPlan Primary,, Evolutions Healthcare Systems (PPO), USA Managed Care (PPO), ZELIS (PPO, Select PPO, Premier Select), Interlink Health Services * Patient must be in Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center, LifeTrac Transplant Network * Patient must be in Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center, OptumHealth Care Solutions * Patient must be in Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center, Independent Medical Systems (PPO), Shell Adult Cardiac Center of Excellence, Motiva Enterprises Adult Cardiac Center of Excellence and Ambetter (Medicare HMO and PPO & EPO Exchange Plans).

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Alberto Lopez, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Wellcare Medicare (HMO and PPO & EPO Exchange Plans)

Galaxy Health Network (PPO)

HealthSmart (PPO)

United HealthCare (HMO, PPO, POS, NPP)

AETNA (HMO, PPO, POS)

Humana National Transplant Network * Patient must be in Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center

Cigna ( HMO, PPO, EPO)

Superior Health Plan and their related Medicare HMO and PPO, & EPO Exchange Plans

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas ( HMO, POS, PPO, Fed Employees, Self-Insured)

BeechStreet (PPO)

MultiPlan / Private Health Care Systems (PHCS, PPO, MultiplePlan, Complementary, MultiPlan Primary,

Evolutions Healthcare Systems (PPO)

USA Managed Care (PPO)

ZELIS (PPO, Select PPO, Premier Select)

Interlink Health Services * Patient must be in Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center

LifeTrac Transplant Network * Patient must be in Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center

OptumHealth Care Solutions * Patient must be in Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center

Independent Medical Systems (PPO)

Shell Adult Cardiac Center of Excellence

Motiva Enterprises Adult Cardiac Center of Excellence

Ambetter (Medicare HMO and PPO & EPO Exchange Plans)

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$137,959 Ablation $77,008	Arctic Front $19,588	Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators - ICDs $10,919	Micra $4,174	Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy - CRT $2,134	Other $24,135
St. Jude Medical, Inc.	$13,987 Electrophysiology $6,758	CRM $2,607	Ensite $2,432	St. Jude Medical $2,004	Ampere RF Ablation Generator $151	Other $35
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$3,023 XARELTO $3,002	INVOKANA $21
Abbott Laboratories	$2,228 Ensite Cardiac Mapping System $1,741	Cardiac Mapping System $295	CardioMEMS $113	Mitra Clip system $17	AVEIR $16	Other $46
Amgen Inc.	$1,017 Repatha $747	Corlanor $17	$253
Other	$7,252 ELIQUIS $655	Vascepa $480	MULTAQ $423	BYSTOLIC $399	Lexiscan $301	Other $4,995

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$94,594
Travel and Lodging	$35,979
Food and Beverage	$18,682
Consulting Fee	$15,982
Education	$228

Biography

Dr. Alberto Lopez specializes in adult cardiology, physical therapy, and cardiac electrophysiology (heart rhythm) and practices in Houston, TX. Dr. Lopez obtained a license to practice in Texas.