Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $919.70 | 36 | 100.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABBVIE INC. | $381.57 | 17 | $0 (2024) |
| Janssen Biotech, Inc. | $138.62 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Olympus America Inc. | $106.65 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| Daiichi Sankyo Inc. | $82.34 | 4 | $0 (2020) |
| STERIS CORPORATION | $45.56 | 2 | $0 (2020) |
| Cook Medical LLC | $34.11 | 2 | $0 (2021) |
| Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc | $27.84 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | $25.16 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $22.55 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | $21.78 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $170.97 | 7 | ABBVIE INC. ($96.65) |
| 2023 | $222.74 | 5 | Janssen Biotech, Inc. ($138.62) |
| 2022 | $103.45 | 5 | ABBVIE INC. ($103.45) |
| 2021 | $166.75 | 8 | AbbVie Inc. ($72.91) |
| 2020 | $63.50 | 3 | STERIS CORPORATION ($45.56) |
| 2019 | $126.99 | 6 | Daiichi Sankyo Inc. ($64.40) |
| 2018 | $65.30 | 2 | Olympus America Inc. ($47.38) |
All Payment Transactions
36 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/24/2024 | Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc | IQIRVO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.84 | General |
| Category: Rare Disease | ||||||
| 08/22/2024 | Olympus America Inc. | EVIS X1 VIDEO SYSTEM CENTER (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.70 | General |
| Category: Gastroenterology | ||||||
| 08/14/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | MAVYRET (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.32 | General |
| Category: VIROLOGY | ||||||
| 07/02/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | MAVYRET (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.38 | General |
| Category: VIROLOGY | ||||||
| 03/26/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | MAVYRET (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.00 | General |
| Category: VIROLOGY | ||||||
| 02/07/2024 | Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | TRULANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.78 | General |
| Category: Gastroenterology | ||||||
| 01/30/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | MAVYRET (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.95 | General |
| Category: VIROLOGY | ||||||
| 08/16/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | GI GENIUS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.60 | General |
| Category: Gastrointestinal AI | ||||||
| 08/11/2023 | AbbVie Inc. | MAVYRET (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.70 | General |
| Category: VIROLOGY | ||||||
| 07/25/2023 | AbbVie Inc. | RINVOQ (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.77 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 05/07/2023 | Janssen Biotech, Inc. | STELARA (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $138.62 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
| 02/08/2023 | AbbVie Inc. | MAVYRET (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.05 | General |
| Category: VIROLOGY | ||||||
| 12/13/2022 | ABBVIE INC. | MAVYRET (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.76 | General |
| Category: VIROLOGY | ||||||
| 10/18/2022 | ABBVIE INC. | MAVYRET (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.46 | General |
| Category: VIROLOGY | ||||||
| 09/14/2022 | ABBVIE INC. | MAVYRET (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.38 | General |
| Category: VIROLOGY | ||||||
| 08/27/2022 | ABBVIE INC. | RINVOQ (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.18 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 08/06/2022 | ABBVIE INC. | SKYRIZI (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.67 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 12/29/2021 | Cook Medical LLC | Instinct (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $15.83 | General |
| Category: Endoscopy | ||||||
| 06/23/2021 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE CARDIOFORM Septal Occluder (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.16 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 06/16/2021 | Cook Medical LLC | Instinct (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $18.28 | General |
| Category: Endoscopy | ||||||
| 05/26/2021 | AbbVie Inc. | MAVYRET (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.21 | General |
| Category: VIROLOGY | ||||||
| 05/19/2021 | Olympus America Inc. | VISIGLIDE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.81 | General |
| Category: Endotherapy | ||||||
| 04/12/2021 | AbbVie Inc. | HUMIRA (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.92 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 03/30/2021 | AbbVie Inc. | MAVYRET (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.78 | General |
| Category: VIROLOGY | ||||||
| 02/16/2021 | Olympus America Inc. | VISIGLIDE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.76 | General |
| Category: Endotherapy | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 15 | 609 | 759 | $313,073 | $64,764 |
| 2022 | 14 | 427 | 472 | $234,940 | $41,063 |
| 2021 | 3 | 59 | 69 | $50,782 | $6,007 |
| 2020 | 1 | 16 | 30 | $10,500 | $1,724 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
34 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 68 | 170 | $26,860 | $10,735 | 40.0% |
| 45385 | Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare | Facility | 2023 | 55 | 57 | $69,426 | $9,705 | 14.0% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 51 | 55 | $16,555 | $5,570 | 33.6% |
| 45390 | Removal of large bowel tissue using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 19 | $15,149 | $5,199 | 34.3% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 68 | 68 | $16,184 | $4,972 | 30.7% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 38 | 48 | $11,328 | $4,849 | 42.8% |
| 43239 | Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 69 | 71 | $56,232 | $4,794 | 8.5% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 67 | 76 | $12,084 | $4,562 | 37.7% |
| 45380 | Biopsy of large bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 44 | 45 | $48,690 | $3,377 | 6.9% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 23 | 23 | $8,349 | $2,828 | 33.9% |
| 43238 | Ultrasound guided needle aspiration or biopsy of esophagus using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 13 | $7,017 | $2,088 | 29.8% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 35 | 35 | $7,770 | $2,071 | 26.6% |
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 27 | 39 | $3,393 | $1,529 | 45.1% |
| 43237 | Ultrasound exam of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope through mouth | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $5,016 | $1,168 | 23.3% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 13 | $3,068 | $1,022 | 33.3% |
| 74328 | Review by radiologist of image from tube placement into bile duct using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 16 | $5,952 | $296.32 | 5.0% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 83 | 83 | $21,504 | $7,251 | 33.7% |
| 45385 | Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare | Facility | 2022 | 29 | 31 | $42,902 | $5,375 | 12.5% |
| 43239 | Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 58 | 58 | $57,294 | $4,537 | 7.9% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 53 | 60 | $9,540 | $4,367 | 45.8% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 37 | 38 | $8,992 | $3,070 | 34.1% |
| 45390 | Removal of large bowel tissue using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $10,086 | $2,970 | 29.4% |
| 45380 | Biopsy of large bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 29 | 29 | $37,098 | $2,776 | 7.5% |
| 99232 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 18 | 45 | $7,386 | $2,582 | 35.0% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 33 | 35 | $15,278 | $2,577 | 16.9% |
About Ali Aamar
Ali Aamar is a Gastroenterology healthcare provider based in Houston, Texas. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/08/2014. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1922419209.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Ali Aamar has received a total of $919.70 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $170.97 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 36 transactions from 12 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($919.70).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Aamar has provided services to 1,111 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,330 services with total Medicare billing of $113,558. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 34 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Gastroenterology
- Location Houston, TX
- Active Since 05/08/2014
- Last Updated 08/06/2025
- Taxonomy Code 207RG0100X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1922419209
Products in Payments
- MAVYRET (Drug) $249.99
- STELARA (Biological) $138.62
- INJECTAFER (Drug) $82.34
- EVIS EXERA (Device) $47.38
- RINVOQ (Biological) $40.95
- Humira (Biological) $40.04
- VISIGLIDE (Device) $34.57
- Instinct (Device) $34.11
- SKYRIZI (Biological) $28.67
- IQIRVO (Drug) $27.84
- Roth Net Retrievers (Device) $26.95
- GORE CARDIOFORM Septal Occluder (Device) $25.16
- EVIS X1 VIDEO SYSTEM CENTER (Device) $24.70
- CAPTIVATOR COLD (Device) $22.55
- HUMIRA (Biological) $21.92
- TRULANCE (Drug) $21.78
- Roth Net Retriever 360 (Device) $18.61
- ELEVIEW (Device) $17.92
- GI GENIUS (Device) $15.60
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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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