Dr. Roy T. Avalos is a cardiologist in Encinitas, California, practicing with San Diego Cardiovascular Associates at 320 Santa Fe Dr, Ste 204. His practice profile lists General Cardiology, Nuclear Cardiology, and Echocardiography as focus areas, and he sees patients in English and Spanish.
He completed medical school at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, internal medicine residency at UCLA (1997-2000), and a cardiovascular disease fellowship at UCLA (2000-2004). He is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and is affiliated with Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla and Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas.
His Scripps profile describes him as practicing non-invasive cardiology with an emphasis on preventive measures for heart disease, using cardiovascular technology for earlier diagnosis and treatment. He was named a 2018 Top Doctor in San Diego Magazine's "Physicians of Exceptional Excellence" survey.
Open Payments records show he received $14,649.78 across 433 records between 2021 and 2025, with the largest amounts from Amgen, Merck Sharp & Dohme, AOP Health US, ABIOMED, and Pfizer. Payments from industry to physicians are common and legal and are publicly reported.
Federal law requires drug and device companies to report what they pay clinicians: meals, travel, speaking, consulting, and research. Payments are common and legal; the point is that you can see them.
2021 to 2025
$14,650
433 payments
| 2021 | $936 |
| 2022 | $3,204 |
| 2023 | $2,789 |
| 2024 | $3,161 |
| 2025 | $4,560 |
Top payers
- Amgen Inc.$993
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC$993
- AOP Health US, LLC$948
- ABIOMED$943
- PFIZER INC.$899
Payment types
- Food and Beverage$14,628
- Education$22
A word of caution about these numbers
A payment does not mean your doctor is compromised or acting unethically. Most of these entries are drug samples left for patients, or lunch brought in for the office staff, and the amounts are usually small. Research funding and speaking at medical meetings are also normal parts of a clinical career.
As a rough guide, a total under $15,000 a year is usually not a concern. Much larger sums, especially from one company whose product your doctor recommends to you, are worth asking about. You are allowed to ask.
Summary prepared with AI assistance from the public sources linked above. It is not a review, a rating, or an endorsement.
