Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $85,258 | 20 | 73.1% |
| Education | $10,226 | 10 | 8.8% |
| Travel and Lodging | $8,820 | 23 | 7.6% |
| Honoraria | $7,095 | 3 | 6.1% |
| Food and Beverage | $5,299 | 93 | 4.5% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| CSL Plasma Inc. | $85,258 | 20 | $0 (2024) |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $13,939 | 33 | $0 (2020) |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | $13,594 | 58 | $0 (2021) |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $2,574 | 12 | $0 (2022) |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $574.84 | 9 | $0 (2022) |
| Novo Nordisk Inc | $260.89 | 9 | $0 (2021) |
| Ethicon Inc. | $248.77 | 4 | $0 (2018) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $95.48 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| Ambu Inc. | $93.92 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
| Covidien LP | $45.10 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $85,258 | 20 | CSL Plasma Inc. ($85,258) |
| 2023 | $14.29 | 1 | TELA Bio, Inc. ($14.29) |
| 2022 | $1,681 | 7 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. ($1,550) |
| 2021 | $587.22 | 11 | Novo Nordisk Inc ($225.89) |
| 2020 | $134.55 | 2 | Ethicon US, LLC ($73.79) |
| 2019 | $18,194 | 47 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($13,221) |
| 2018 | $7,925 | 32 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. ($6,998) |
| 2017 | $2,903 | 29 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. ($2,559) |
All Payment Transactions
149 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 6
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/18/2024 | CSL Plasma Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $855.00 | General |
| 11/20/2024 | CSL Plasma Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $6,365.00 | General |
| 11/20/2024 | CSL Plasma Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $855.00 | General |
| 11/20/2024 | CSL Plasma Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $855.00 | General |
| 11/06/2024 | CSL Plasma Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,180.00 | General |
| 10/30/2024 | CSL Plasma Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,565.00 | General |
| 10/30/2024 | CSL Plasma Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,470.00 | General |
| 10/30/2024 | CSL Plasma Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,327.50 | General |
| 10/30/2024 | CSL Plasma Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,185.00 | General |
| 10/30/2024 | CSL Plasma Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,330.00 | General |
| 10/23/2024 | CSL Plasma Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,235.00 | General |
| 10/16/2024 | CSL Plasma Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,280.00 | General |
| 10/02/2024 | CSL Plasma Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,135.00 | General |
| 09/18/2024 | CSL Plasma Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,417.50 | General |
| 08/28/2024 | CSL Plasma Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,660.00 | General |
| 08/21/2024 | CSL Plasma Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $6,692.50 | General |
| 08/14/2024 | CSL Plasma Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $10,355.00 | General |
| 07/31/2024 | CSL Plasma Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $8,930.00 | General |
| 07/24/2024 | CSL Plasma Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $8,930.00 | General |
| 07/10/2024 | CSL Plasma Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $12,635.00 | General |
| 05/25/2023 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (OviTex) (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.29 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 09/10/2022 | Ethicon US, LLC | Echelon Flex (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $36.16 | General |
| Category: Endo-Mechanical | ||||||
| 09/09/2022 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.90 | General |
| 09/09/2022 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.49 | General |
| 09/08/2022 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $639.35 | General |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 11 | 11 | $11,115 | $1,146 |
| 2020 | 2 | 25 | 28 | $15,778 | $1,950 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
3 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 | 11 | 11 | $11,115 | $1,146 | 10.3% |
| 43239 | Biopsy of the esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope | Facility | 2020 | 13 | 14 | $14,146 | $1,471 | 10.4% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Facility | 2020 | 12 | 14 | $1,632 | $479.05 | 29.4% |
About Dr. Alok Gandhi, DO
Dr. Alok Gandhi, DO is a Surgery healthcare provider based in Rochester, New York. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/18/2007. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1184824294.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Alok Gandhi, DO has received a total of $116,697 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $85,258 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 149 transactions from 11 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($85,258).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Gandhi has provided services to 36 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 39 services with total Medicare billing of $3,096. Data is available for 2 years (2020–2021), covering 3 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Surgery
- Location Rochester, NY
- Active Since 07/18/2007
- Last Updated 04/15/2021
- Taxonomy Code 208600000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1184824294
Products in Payments
- Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) $13,939
- SEAMGUARD Bioabsorbable Staple Line Reinforcement (Device) $11,360
- LINX Reflux Management System (Device) $1,222
- BIO-A Tissue Reinforcement (Device) $847.13
- SEAMGUARD Staple Line Reinforcement (Device) $744.48
- SYNECOR Biomaterial (Device) $441.78
- STRATAFIX (Device) $237.99
- ECHELON FLEX Stapler (Device) $189.62
- GORE SEAMGUARD Bioabsorbable Staple Line Reinforce (Device) $101.27
- BIO-A Tissue Reinforcement (Device) $99.54
- LIGASURE (Device) $95.48
- PROLENE Polypropylene Suture (Device) $84.61
- Enseal (Device) $77.10
- SwiftSet (Device) $45.10
- Echelon Flex (Device) $36.16
- Saxenda (Drug) $35.00
- OviTex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (OviTex) (Device) $14.29
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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