Total Payments
$13,485
2024 Payments
$8,260
Companies
20
Transactions
203
Medicare Patients
571
Medicare Billing
$58,727
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$10,346 (76.7%)
Travel$3,121 (23.1%)
Education$19.07 (0.1%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $10,346 | 186 | 76.7% |
| Travel and Lodging | $3,121 | 16 | 23.1% |
| Education | $19.07 | 1 | 0.1% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medtronic, Inc. | $6,177 | 93 | $0 (2024) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $2,692 | 49 | $0 (2024) |
| Curonix LLC | $1,576 | 20 | $0 (2024) |
| MML US, Inc. | $938.74 | 7 | $0 (2024) |
| Vertos Medical, Inc. | $693.76 | 7 | $0 (2024) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $661.16 | 9 | $0 (2024) |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $145.29 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Relievant Medsystems, Inc. | $100.04 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| IMPEL PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | $89.54 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| Nevro Corp. | $84.49 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $8,260 | 131 | Medtronic, Inc. ($4,066) |
| 2023 | $3,441 | 53 | Abbott Laboratories ($1,145) |
| 2022 | $1,724 | 16 | Medtronic, Inc. ($1,300) |
| 2021 | $61.54 | 3 | Allergan, Inc. ($61.54) |
All Payment Transactions
203 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 9
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/31/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.48 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 12/27/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.48 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 12/24/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.77 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 12/10/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $147.78 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 12/10/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | ACCURIAN (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.08 | General |
| Category: Neuro Pain (includes Interventional) | ||||||
| 12/09/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $4.21 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 12/09/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $3.94 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 12/04/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $7.74 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | Curonix LLC | PNS FREEDOM-4A PERMANENT NEUROSTIMULATOR RECEIVER KIT CHANNEL A (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $146.53 | General |
| Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT | ||||||
| 11/20/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | PICO 7 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.93 | General |
| Category: Negative Pressure Wound Therapy | ||||||
| 11/19/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.70 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 11/15/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $160.30 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 11/15/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | ETERNA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $155.09 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 11/14/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.46 | General |
| Category: WaveWriter Alpha_NMD | ||||||
| 11/12/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.38 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 11/06/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.15 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 11/06/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $1.90 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 11/03/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | SYNCHROMEDII (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $59.08 | General |
| Category: Drug Infusion Systems | ||||||
| 11/03/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | SYNCHROMEDII (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $56.44 | General |
| Category: Drug Infusion Systems | ||||||
| 11/02/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | SYNCHROMEDII (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $128.04 | General |
| Category: Drug Infusion Systems | ||||||
| 11/02/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | SYNCHROMEDII (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $98.67 | General |
| Category: Drug Infusion Systems | ||||||
| 11/02/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | SYNCHROMEDII (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $72.04 | General |
| Category: Drug Infusion Systems | ||||||
| 11/02/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | SYNCHROMEDII (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $36.59 | General |
| Category: Drug Infusion Systems | ||||||
| 11/02/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | SYNCHROMEDII (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $34.43 | General |
| Category: Drug Infusion Systems | ||||||
| 11/02/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | SYNCHROMEDII (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $33.10 | General |
| Category: Drug Infusion Systems | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 10 | 388 | 524 | $192,092 | $49,570 |
| 2022 | 7 | 117 | 117 | $15,988 | $5,538 |
| 2021 | 4 | 66 | 66 | $9,794 | $3,618 |
Total Patients
571
Total Services
707
Medicare Billing
$58,727
Procedure Codes
21
All Medicare Procedures & Services
21 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 125 | 223 | $66,736 | $23,013 | 34.5% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 70 | 70 | $21,476 | $9,380 | 43.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 70 | 88 | $15,400 | $6,404 | 41.6% |
| 62323 | Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | Facility | 2023 | 37 | 40 | $24,000 | $3,179 | 13.2% |
| 64493 | Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 21 | $22,800 | $2,182 | 9.6% |
| 64483 | Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 18 | $11,400 | $1,618 | 14.2% |
| 27096 | Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 18 | $9,586 | $1,434 | 15.0% |
| 64494 | Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 21 | $15,200 | $1,232 | 8.1% |
| 64484 | Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, each additional level | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $4,200 | $578.76 | 13.8% |
| 20553 | Injection of trigger points, 3 or more muscles | Office | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $1,294 | $549.56 | 42.5% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 20 | 20 | $6,120 | $1,888 | 30.9% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $3,672 | $1,693 | 46.1% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 16 | 16 | $3,280 | $1,056 | 32.2% |
| 87428 | Detection test by immunoassay technique for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus and influenza | Office | 2022 | 17 | 17 | $1,275 | $521.95 | 40.9% |
| 80047 | Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals (calcium, ionized) | Office | 2022 | 13 | 13 | $702.00 | $177.51 | 25.3% |
| 85025 | Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count | Office | 2022 | 18 | 18 | $666.00 | $139.06 | 20.9% |
| 36415 | Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | Office | 2022 | 21 | 21 | $273.00 | $62.61 | 22.9% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 22 | 22 | $5,886 | $2,293 | 39.0% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 17 | 17 | $3,245 | $1,231 | 37.9% |
| 81000 | Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope, non-automated | Office | 2021 | 13 | 13 | $481.00 | $52.26 | 10.9% |
| 36415 | Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | Office | 2021 | 14 | 14 | $182.00 | $42.00 | 23.1% |
About Dr. Alexander Behnaz, MD
Dr. Alexander Behnaz, MD is a Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation healthcare provider based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/31/2018. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1902398449.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Alexander Behnaz, MD has received a total of $13,485 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $8,260 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 203 transactions from 20 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($10,346).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Behnaz has provided services to 571 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 707 services with total Medicare billing of $58,727. Data is available for 3 years (2021–2023), covering 21 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
- Location Pittsburgh, PA
- Active Since 05/31/2018
- Last Updated 02/12/2024
- Taxonomy Code 208100000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1902398449
Products in Payments
- INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) $3,326
- SYNCHROMEDII (Device) $2,552
- PROCLAIM (Device) $1,834
- PNS FREEDOM-4A PERMANENT NEUROSTIMULATOR RECEIVER KIT CHANNEL A (Device) $1,576
- ReActiv8 (Device) $938.74
- mild Device Kit (Device) $693.76
- ETERNA (Device) $632.56
- Infinion 16 (Device) $422.70
- Exparel (Drug) $145.29
- KYPHON EXPRESS II KYPHOPAK TRAY (Device) $144.11
- VANTA ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) $130.16
- Intracept (Device) $100.04
- WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) $97.92
- Trudhesa (Drug) $89.54
- Senza (Device) $84.49
- SPRINT PNS System (Device) $80.81
- BOTOX (Biological) $78.87
- Prialt (Drug) $35.43
- OCTRODE (Device) $28.31
- VYEPTI (Biological) $24.53
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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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