Total Payments
$1.0M
2024 Payments
$134,088
Companies
43
Transactions
1,640
Medicare Patients
8,073
Medicare Billing
$932,080
Payment Breakdown by Category
Other$665,203 (66.2%)
Consulting$168,732 (16.8%)
Travel$121,519 (12.1%)
Food & Beverage$48,977 (4.9%)
Education$13.68 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $348,780 | 70 | 34.7% |
| Current or prospective ownership or investment interest | $294,771 | 7 | 29.3% |
| Consulting Fee | $168,732 | 73 | 16.8% |
| Travel and Lodging | $121,519 | 247 | 12.1% |
| Food and Beverage | $48,977 | 1,232 | 4.9% |
| Acquisitions | $11,091 | 2 | 1.1% |
| Honoraria | $6,500 | 3 | 0.6% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program | $3,000 | 3 | 0.3% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | $1,050 | 1 | 0.1% |
| Education | $13.68 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Grant | $10.95 | 1 | 0.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $416,800 | 192 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $177,707 | 279 | $0 (2024) |
| Ethicon Inc. | $115,815 | 3 | $0 (2022) |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $87,635 | 173 | $0 (2020) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $81,586 | 560 | $0 (2024) |
| Kalila Medical, Inc. | $28,090 | 4 | $0 (2017) |
| Biosense Webster, Inc. | $18,105 | 215 | $0 (2024) |
| CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC. | $12,412 | 23 | $0 (2024) |
| Haemonetics Corporation | $10,640 | 4 | $0 (2023) |
| ATRICURE, INC. | $10,505 | 18 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $134,088 | 255 | Medtronic, Inc. ($63,704) |
| 2023 | $62,942 | 208 | Medtronic, Inc. ($26,733) |
| 2022 | $110,569 | 269 | Medtronic, Inc. ($63,550) |
| 2021 | $73,220 | 160 | Abbott Laboratories ($23,796) |
| 2020 | $133,595 | 111 | Ethicon Inc. ($104,724) |
| 2019 | $110,812 | 239 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($56,805) |
| 2018 | $63,294 | 214 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. ($29,437) |
| 2017 | $315,926 | 184 | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION ($250,773) |
All Payment Transactions
1,640 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 66
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/20/2024 | Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. | ACUSON Origin Diagnostic Ultrasound System (Device) | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,700.00 | General |
| Category: US - Ultrasound Systems | ||||||
| 12/19/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $8,750.00 | General |
| 12/19/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $625.00 | General |
| 12/19/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $625.00 | General |
| 12/19/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $92.00 | General |
| 12/16/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $21,938.00 | General |
| 12/13/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,670.00 | General |
| 12/13/2024 | E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | CAMZYOS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $14.03 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular | ||||||
| 12/12/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $5,000.00 | General |
| 12/10/2024 | Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. | ACUSON Origin Diagnostic Ultrasound System (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $680.00 | General |
| Category: US - Ultrasound Systems | ||||||
| 12/10/2024 | Biosense Webster, Inc. | CARTO 3 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $62.84 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 12/09/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $174.60 | General |
| 12/09/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $140.60 | General |
| 12/09/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.70 | General |
| 12/09/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.70 | General |
| 12/07/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $423.26 | General |
| 12/07/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $277.12 | General |
| 12/07/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Electrophysiology Cable (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $70.69 | General |
| Category: Electrophysiology Cable_EP | ||||||
| 12/07/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Electrophysiology Cable (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $49.96 | General |
| Category: Electrophysiology Cable_EP | ||||||
| 12/06/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $277.12 | General |
| 12/06/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $247.93 | General |
| 12/06/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $102.76 | General |
| 12/06/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Electrophysiology Cable (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $38.48 | General |
| Category: Electrophysiology Cable_EP | ||||||
| 12/06/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Electrophysiology Cable (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.44 | General |
| Category: Electrophysiology Cable_EP | ||||||
| 12/06/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $9.90 | General |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 31 | 1,886 | 2,984 | $830,923 | $211,544 |
| 2022 | 32 | 2,042 | 3,139 | $864,820 | $230,634 |
| 2021 | 33 | 2,114 | 3,035 | $921,709 | $248,392 |
| 2020 | 33 | 2,031 | 2,892 | $948,354 | $241,509 |
Total Patients
8,073
Total Services
12,050
Medicare Billing
$932,080
Procedure Codes
129
All Medicare Procedures & Services
129 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 6
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93656 | Comprehensive electrophysiologic evaluation with catheter destruction of abnormality causing atrial fibrillation (uncoordinated contraction of upper chambers of heart) by pulmonary vein isolation | Facility | 2023 | 48 | 52 | $170,508 | $38,559 | 22.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 157 | 222 | $45,732 | $21,124 | 46.2% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 224 | 319 | $44,341 | $21,093 | 47.6% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2023 | 93 | 93 | $37,014 | $15,455 | 41.8% |
| 93657 | Destruction of tissue of upper heart chamber through tube to treat abnormal heart rhythm | Facility | 2023 | 37 | 54 | $66,420 | $13,000 | 19.6% |
| 93653 | Comprehensive electrophysiologic evaluation with catheter destruction of abnormality of upper chamber of heart causing supraventricular tachycardia (rapid heart rate) | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $39,312 | $10,467 | 26.6% |
| 33340 | Repair of left upper heart chamber with implant with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $42,823 | $10,363 | 24.2% |
| 33249 | Insertion of implantable defibrillator system | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $35,316 | $8,355 | 23.7% |
| 93000 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | Office | 2023 | 379 | 667 | $40,020 | $7,325 | 18.3% |
| 93655 | Insertion of catheters and destruction of tissue to treat abnormal heart rhythm | Facility | 2023 | 26 | 29 | $35,641 | $6,981 | 19.6% |
| 93296 | Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system or implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days | Office | 2023 | 151 | 404 | $39,592 | $6,950 | 17.6% |
| 93280 | Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | Office | 2023 | 86 | 129 | $22,396 | $6,857 | 30.6% |
| 93294 | Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system, remote up to 90 days | Office | 2023 | 101 | 269 | $28,514 | $5,897 | 20.7% |
| 33208 | Insertion of pacemaker and upper and lower heart chamber electrode | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $27,184 | $5,548 | 20.4% |
| 99443 | Telephone medical discussion with physician, 21-30 minutes | Office | 2023 | 44 | 48 | $9,600 | $4,618 | 48.1% |
| 93623 | Programming of heart rhythm stimulation after drug infusion | Facility | 2023 | 54 | 57 | $33,345 | $3,792 | 11.4% |
| 93295 | Evaluation of single, dual, or multiple lead implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days | Office | 2023 | 49 | 135 | $27,945 | $3,478 | 12.4% |
| 99442 | Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes | Office | 2023 | 47 | 55 | $8,360 | $3,437 | 41.1% |
| 93284 | Programming of multiple lead implantable defibrillator system | Office | 2023 | 31 | 45 | $11,408 | $2,922 | 25.6% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 18 | 19 | $5,282 | $2,569 | 48.6% |
| 93283 | Programming of dual lead implantable defibrillator system | Office | 2023 | 22 | 32 | $7,692 | $2,270 | 29.5% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 29 | 35 | $4,935 | $2,164 | 43.8% |
| 93662 | Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 28 | 30 | $25,980 | $1,779 | 6.8% |
| 93248 | Heart rhythm review and interpretation of continous external ekg over 8-15 days | Office | 2023 | 64 | 69 | $5,451 | $1,325 | 24.3% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $2,948 | $1,136 | 38.5% |
About Dr. Amin Al-Ahmad, MD
Dr. Amin Al-Ahmad, MD is a Specialist healthcare provider based in Austin, Texas. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 02/09/2007. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1790826923.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Amin Al-Ahmad, MD has received a total of $1.0M in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $134,088 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 1,640 transactions from 43 companies. The most common payment nature is "Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program" ($348,780).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Al-Ahmad has provided services to 8,073 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 12,050 services with total Medicare billing of $932,080. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 129 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Specialist
- Other Specialties Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiovascular Disease
- Location Austin, TX
- Active Since 02/09/2007
- Last Updated 04/18/2024
- Taxonomy Code 174400000X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1790826923
Products in Payments
- GENERAL - THERAPIES (Device) $239,330
- CLINICAL TRIAL PRODUCT (Device) $56,431
- GENERAL THERAPIES (Device) $29,873
- ENSITE PRECISION (Device) $25,834
- Carto 3 System (Device) $20,387
- EnSite Precision Cardiac Mapping System (Device) $16,430
- TEG6S HEMOSTASIS SYSTEM (Device) $10,109
- Ensite Cardiac Mapping System (Device) $8,991
- WATCHMAN FLX (Device) $8,750
- Rhythmia Mapping System (Device) $8,678
- WATCHMAN Access System (Device) $8,623
- THERAPIES (Device) $7,499
- ACUSON Origin Diagnostic Ultrasound System (Device) $6,460
- FLEXABILITY (Device) $6,264
- PURE EP SYSTEM (Device) $6,141
- Micra (Device) $5,572
- CARDIVA VASCADE MVP VVCS 6-12F (Device) $4,864
- GENERAL THERAPIES (Device) $4,743
- Vascular Closure Device (Device) $4,659
- (2858) General Consulting (Device) $4,613
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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