Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $117,829 | 28 | 62.0% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $31,410 | 11 | 16.5% |
| Travel and Lodging | $23,943 | 70 | 12.6% |
| Food and Beverage | $13,579 | 188 | 7.1% |
| Education | $2,203 | 5 | 1.2% |
| Honoraria | $1,100 | 2 | 0.6% |
| Gift | $8.74 | 1 | 0.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter Healthcare | $130,198 | 137 | $0 (2024) |
| Covidien LP | $23,235 | 23 | $0 (2020) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $16,711 | 17 | $0 (2023) |
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | $6,626 | 56 | $0 (2024) |
| Stryker Corporation | $3,853 | 11 | $0 (2023) |
| Heron Therapeutics, Inc. | $2,313 | 2 | $0 (2022) |
| TELA Bio, Inc. | $1,626 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | $850.88 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| Intra-Sana Laboratories | $762.90 | 6 | $0 (2023) |
| Halyard Health, Inc. | $698.39 | 11 | $0 (2017) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $40,732 | 59 | Baxter Healthcare ($36,159) |
| 2023 | $28,660 | 43 | Baxter Healthcare ($23,897) |
| 2022 | $58,531 | 58 | Baxter Healthcare ($40,986) |
| 2021 | $5,845 | 21 | Baxter Healthcare ($4,335) |
| 2020 | $31,252 | 24 | Covidien LP ($21,999) |
| 2019 | $18,914 | 35 | BAXTER HEALTHCARE ($17,954) |
| 2018 | $3,456 | 34 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($2,549) |
| 2017 | $2,683 | 31 | Covidien LP ($916.51) |
All Payment Transactions
305 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 13
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/22/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $113.94 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 10/17/2024 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex 2S (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.74 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 10/15/2024 | Baxter Healthcare | FLOSEAL (Biological), TISSEEL | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $141.52 | General |
| Category: Surgical Care | ||||||
| 10/04/2024 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex 2S (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $746.25 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 10/02/2024 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex 2S (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $741.96 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 09/10/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | In-kind items and services | $68.45 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 09/10/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $48.13 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 09/10/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $46.37 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 09/10/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $38.14 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 09/06/2024 | Novo Nordisk Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.49 | General |
| 08/13/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $4.16 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 08/09/2024 | Baxter Healthcare | FLOSEAL (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.96 | General |
| Category: Surgical Care | ||||||
| 07/19/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $209.98 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 07/18/2024 | Baxter Healthcare | FLOSEAL (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $131.26 | General |
| Category: Surgical Care | ||||||
| 07/16/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE SYNECOR Biomaterial (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $140.00 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 07/11/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $668.72 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 07/11/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $19.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 07/03/2024 | Baxter Healthcare | TISSEEL (Biological) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $5,737.50 | General |
| Category: Surgical Care | ||||||
| 06/21/2024 | Baxter Healthcare | TISSEEL (Biological) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,590.00 | General |
| Category: Surgical Care | ||||||
| 06/21/2024 | Baxter Healthcare | TISSEEL (Biological) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,147.50 | General |
| Category: Surgical Care | ||||||
| 06/12/2024 | Baxter Healthcare | TISSEEL (Biological) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,590.00 | General |
| Category: Surgical Care | ||||||
| 06/12/2024 | Baxter Healthcare | TISSEEL (Biological) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,590.00 | General |
| Category: Surgical Care | ||||||
| 06/12/2024 | Baxter Healthcare | TISSEEL (Biological) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $50.45 | General |
| Category: Surgical Care | ||||||
| 06/12/2024 | Baxter Healthcare | TISSEEL (Biological) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $45.24 | General |
| Category: Surgical Care | ||||||
| 06/12/2024 | Baxter Healthcare | TISSEEL (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.66 | General |
| Category: Surgical Care | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 12 | 12 | $31,788 | $1,410 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
1 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43239 | Biopsy of the esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope | Facility | 2021 | 12 | 12 | $31,788 | $1,410 | 4.4% |
About Dr. Alan Saber, M.D
Dr. Alan Saber, M.D is a Surgery healthcare provider based in Cleveland, Ohio. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 03/17/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1861461113.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Alan Saber, M.D has received a total of $190,073 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $40,732 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 305 transactions from 28 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($117,829).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Saber has provided services to 12 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 12 services with total Medicare billing of $1,410. Data is available for 1 year (2021–2021), covering 1 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Surgery
- Other Specialties Surgery
- Location Cleveland, OH
- Active Since 03/17/2006
- Last Updated 06/30/2011
- Taxonomy Code 208600000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1861461113
Products in Payments
- PERI-STRIPS DRY (Device) $49,981
- TISSEEL (Biological) $33,664
- Sonicision (Device) $21,810
- PERI-STRIPS DRY (Biological) $18,724
- FLOSEAL (Device) $13,864
- No Related Product (Device) $7,142
- Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) $6,626
- FLOSEAL (Biological) $3,770
- Zynrelef (Drug) $2,313
- LIGASURE (Device) $2,031
- OviTex 2S (Device) $1,499
- SPY-PHI SYSTEM (Device) $1,130
- 1688 (Device) $1,079
- 1588 HD 3 CHIP CAMERA (Device) $826.39
- RELTONE 200 MG (Drug) $762.90
- New Product Development (Device) $760.34
- Product in Development (Device) $600.00
- ON-Q PUMP AND ACCESSORIES (Device) $493.92
- Wegovy (Drug) $415.16
- SURGICAL PAIN INCISIONAL PRODUCTS (Device) $412.31
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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