Total Payments
$1,348
2024 Payments
$126.92
Companies
11
Transactions
48
Medicare Patients
6,132
Medicare Billing
$2.2M
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$1,348 (100.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $1,348 | 48 | 100.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medtronic, Inc. | $435.54 | 8 | $0 (2023) |
| Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc. | $317.64 | 15 | $0 (2024) |
| Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. | $218.87 | 5 | $0 (2023) |
| Amgen Inc. | $95.98 | 4 | $0 (2022) |
| AKEBIA THERAPEUTICS INC | $83.10 | 6 | $0 (2020) |
| Ardelyx, Inc. | $52.91 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. | $41.37 | 2 | $0 (2018) |
| ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | $36.14 | 2 | $0 (2019) |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | $26.59 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| CALLIDITAS THERAPEUTICS US INC. | $23.66 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $126.92 | 6 | Ardelyx, Inc. ($52.91) |
| 2023 | $416.15 | 8 | Medtronic, Inc. ($268.75) |
| 2022 | $254.53 | 7 | Medtronic, Inc. ($166.79) |
| 2021 | $18.03 | 1 | Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc. ($18.03) |
| 2020 | $45.79 | 2 | AKEBIA THERAPEUTICS INC ($23.62) |
| 2019 | $230.45 | 13 | Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc. ($86.43) |
| 2018 | $162.49 | 7 | Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. ($59.12) |
| 2017 | $93.18 | 4 | Amgen Inc. ($27.71) |
All Payment Transactions
48 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/26/2024 | Ardelyx, Inc. | IBSRELA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.61 | General |
| Category: GASTROENTEROLOGY | ||||||
| 08/22/2024 | CALLIDITAS THERAPEUTICS US INC. | TARPEYO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.66 | General |
| Category: Nephrology | ||||||
| 08/07/2024 | Ardelyx, Inc. | IBSRELA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.36 | General |
| Category: GASTROENTEROLOGY | ||||||
| 07/17/2024 | Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | JYNARQUE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.59 | General |
| Category: NEPHROLOGY | ||||||
| 05/15/2024 | Ardelyx, Inc. | IBSRELA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.94 | General |
| Category: GASTROENTEROLOGY | ||||||
| 03/13/2024 | Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc. | Velphoro (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.76 | General |
| Category: Phosphate binder for ESRD | ||||||
| 12/19/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | ELLIPSYS VASCULAR ACCESS SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $87.60 | General |
| Category: Catheters | ||||||
| 09/30/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | ELLIPSYS VASCULAR ACCESS SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $7.79 | General |
| Category: Catheters | ||||||
| 09/22/2023 | Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $106.69 | General |
| 06/26/2023 | Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc. | Velphoro (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.61 | General |
| Category: Phosphate binder for ESRD | ||||||
| 06/24/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | ELLIPSYS VASCULAR ACCESS SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.37 | General |
| Category: Catheters | ||||||
| 05/24/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | ELLIPSYS VASCULAR ACCESS SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $105.69 | General |
| Category: Catheters | ||||||
| 05/08/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | ELLIPSYS VASCULAR ACCESS SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $35.30 | General |
| Category: Catheters | ||||||
| 04/21/2023 | Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc. | Velphoro (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.10 | General |
| Category: Phosphate binder for ESRD | ||||||
| 10/28/2022 | Medtronic, Inc. | ELLIPSYS VASCULAR ACCESS SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $128.54 | General |
| Category: Catheters | ||||||
| 10/28/2022 | Medtronic, Inc. | ELLIPSYS VASCULAR ACCESS SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.66 | General |
| Category: Catheters | ||||||
| 10/19/2022 | Amgen Inc. | Parsabiv (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.26 | General |
| Category: Nephrology | ||||||
| 07/14/2022 | Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc. | Velphoro (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.74 | General |
| Category: Phosphate binder for ESRD | ||||||
| 05/16/2022 | Medtronic, Inc. | ELLIPSYS VASCULAR ACCESS SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.59 | General |
| Category: Catheters | ||||||
| 05/03/2022 | Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc. | Velphoro (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.35 | General |
| Category: Phosphate binder for ESRD | ||||||
| 02/15/2022 | Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc. | Velphoro (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.39 | General |
| Category: Phosphate binder for ESRD | ||||||
| 04/14/2021 | Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc. | Velphoro (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.03 | General |
| Category: Phosphate binder for ESRD | ||||||
| 10/29/2020 | AKEBIA THERAPEUTICS INC | AURYXIA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.62 | General |
| Category: NEPHROLOGY | ||||||
| 01/22/2020 | Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc. | Velphoro (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.17 | General |
| Category: Phosphate binder for ESRD | ||||||
| 11/25/2019 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | LifeVest (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $17.74 | General |
| Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 27 | 1,398 | 3,927 | $1.2M | $439,050 |
| 2022 | 21 | 1,360 | 11,695 | $2.2M | $535,109 |
| 2021 | 23 | 1,483 | 10,510 | $2.1M | $527,964 |
| 2020 | 24 | 1,891 | 12,537 | $3.0M | $734,740 |
Total Patients
6,132
Total Services
38,669
Medicare Billing
$2.2M
Procedure Codes
95
All Medicare Procedures & Services
95 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 4
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36902 | Insertion of needle and/or tube into hemodialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist | Office | 2023 | 80 | 101 | $269,628 | $99,969 | 37.1% |
| 90960 | Dialysis services, 4 or more physician visits per month (20 years or older) | Office | 2023 | 48 | 308 | $223,516 | $87,453 | 39.1% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 335 | 934 | $160,750 | $60,547 | 37.7% |
| 36905 | Removal and/or dissolving of blood clot in hemodialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment with imaging review by radiologist, with balloon tube | Office | 2023 | 19 | 23 | $122,828 | $43,014 | 35.0% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 191 | 216 | $84,021 | $30,607 | 36.4% |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 159 | 297 | $75,895 | $29,531 | 38.9% |
| 36215 | Insertion of tube into chest or arm artery, each first order branch | Office | 2023 | 37 | 42 | $97,694 | $19,171 | 19.6% |
| 99291 | Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 34 | 69 | $39,845 | $12,453 | 31.3% |
| 36901 | Insertion of needle and/or tube into hemodialysis circuit with review by radiologist | Office | 2023 | 17 | 19 | $28,022 | $10,667 | 38.1% |
| 75710 | Review by radiologist of arm or leg artery image | Office | 2023 | 54 | 72 | $24,502 | $9,092 | 37.1% |
| 36581 | Replacement of tunneled central venous tube | Office | 2023 | 17 | 18 | $32,064 | $8,118 | 25.3% |
| 90961 | Dialysis services, 2-3 physician visits per month (20 years or older) | Office | 2023 | 21 | 32 | $19,003 | $7,612 | 40.1% |
| 36907 | Balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist | Office | 2023 | 13 | 15 | $19,177 | $7,442 | 38.8% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 35 | 42 | $12,080 | $4,483 | 37.1% |
| 77001 | Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion or removal of central vein access device | Office | 2023 | 19 | 20 | $4,759 | $1,677 | 35.2% |
| 99152 | Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | Office | 2023 | 29 | 37 | $4,657 | $1,522 | 32.7% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 13 | 18 | $4,898 | $1,301 | 26.6% |
| 36589 | Removal of tunneled central venous tube | Office | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $4,268 | $1,279 | 30.0% |
| 93986 | Complete ultrasound of artery and vein blood flow pre-op assessment on side of body for hemodialysis access | Office | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $3,716 | $1,078 | 29.0% |
| 90935 | Hemodialysis procedure with physician evaluation | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 14 | $2,069 | $831.46 | 40.2% |
| 76937 | Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | Office | 2023 | 15 | 19 | $1,785 | $630.04 | 35.3% |
| 99153 | Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure, each additional 15 minutes | Office | 2023 | 13 | 25 | $731.36 | $231.45 | 31.6% |
| Q9967 | Low osmolar contrast material, 300-399 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml | Office | 2023 | 17 | 1,216 | $2,679 | $161.76 | 6.0% |
| J3010 | Injection, fentanyl citrate, 0.1 mg | Office | 2023 | 83 | 106 | $195.04 | $73.86 | 37.9% |
| J2930 | Injection, methylprednisolone sodium succinate, up to 125 mg | Office | 2023 | 12 | 14 | $166.60 | $60.10 | 36.1% |
About Dr. Akash Ahuja, MD
Dr. Akash Ahuja, MD is a Internal Medicine healthcare provider based in Evergreen Park, Illinois. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/08/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1306879929.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Akash Ahuja, MD has received a total of $1,348 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $126.92 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 48 transactions from 11 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($1,348).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Ahuja has provided services to 6,132 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 38,669 services with total Medicare billing of $2.2M. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 95 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Internal Medicine
- Other Specialties Nephrology
- Location Evergreen Park, IL
- Active Since 07/08/2006
- Last Updated 05/09/2025
- Taxonomy Code 207R00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1306879929
Products in Payments
- ELLIPSYS VASCULAR ACCESS SYSTEM (Device) $435.54
- Velphoro (Drug) $205.25
- AURYXIA (Drug) $83.10
- IBSRELA (Drug) $52.91
- Auryxia (Drug) $41.37
- Parsabiv (Biological) $40.01
- LifeVest (Device) $36.14
- LUTONIX (Device) $30.00
- FLUENCY (Device) $29.12
- Parsabiv (Drug) $28.26
- Prolia (Biological) $27.71
- VENOVO (Device) $26.79
- JYNARQUE (Drug) $26.59
- BPV-Glidepath Catheter (Device) $26.27
- Not Product Related (Medical Supply) $25.96
- TARPEYO (Drug) $23.66
- GATTEX (Drug) $15.74
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Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.
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