Total Payments
$1.2M
2024 Payments
$299,276
Companies
13
Transactions
1,445
Medicare Patients
815
Medicare Billing
$187,993
Payment Breakdown by Category
Other$570,140 (46.9%)
Education$486,218 (40.0%)
Travel$95,097 (7.8%)
Food & Beverage$44,644 (3.7%)
Consulting$19,435 (1.6%)
Gifts$383.72 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | $486,218 | 288 | 40.0% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $481,110 | 189 | 39.6% |
| Travel and Lodging | $95,097 | 425 | 7.8% |
| Honoraria | $89,030 | 25 | 7.3% |
| Food and Beverage | $44,644 | 497 | 3.7% |
| Consulting Fee | $19,435 | 13 | 1.6% |
| Gift | $383.72 | 8 | 0.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | $1.1M | 1,193 | $0 (2024) |
| Davol Inc. | $117,448 | 162 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $31,334 | 52 | $0 (2024) |
| NOVADAQ TECHNOLOGIES INC. | $2,069 | 3 | $0 (2017) |
| Covidien LP | $1,372 | 6 | $0 (2019) |
| C. R. Bard, Inc. & Subsidiaries | $1,169 | 7 | $0 (2022) |
| TELA Bio, Inc. | $537.17 | 6 | $0 (2024) |
| CONMED Corporation | $285.14 | 5 | $0 (2024) |
| BAXTER HEALTHCARE | $220.25 | 4 | $0 (2020) |
| Osiris Therapeutics Inc. | $153.29 | 3 | $0 (2019) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $299,276 | 283 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. ($283,072) |
| 2023 | $235,221 | 244 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($210,359) |
| 2022 | $262,826 | 307 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($241,268) |
| 2021 | $139,430 | 167 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($119,886) |
| 2020 | $88,272 | 94 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($81,015) |
| 2019 | $109,482 | 168 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($67,320) |
| 2018 | $72,588 | 141 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($53,769) |
| 2017 | $8,824 | 41 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($4,558) |
All Payment Transactions
1,445 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 58
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/31/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $120.06 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/30/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/20/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical 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 | $1,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/18/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/18/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/18/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/18/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/18/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/18/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/18/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/18/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/17/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $113.75 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/17/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.01 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/13/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/12/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $88.90 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/11/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/11/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical 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 | $625.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/11/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical 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 | $625.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/06/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/04/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical 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 | $4,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/04/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical 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 | $2,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/04/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $150.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/03/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $233.89 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/26/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/22/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8 | 219 | 237 | $127,007 | $43,134 |
| 2022 | 10 | 300 | 350 | $309,314 | $94,163 |
| 2021 | 6 | 173 | 191 | $68,314 | $28,015 |
| 2020 | 7 | 123 | 148 | $186,311 | $22,682 |
Total Patients
815
Total Services
926
Medicare Billing
$187,993
Procedure Codes
31
All Medicare Procedures & Services
31 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 88 | 88 | $31,680 | $11,716 | 37.0% |
| 49650 | Repair of groin hernia using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 22 | 22 | $24,882 | $9,986 | 40.1% |
| 14301 | Repair of wound by transferring skin, 30.1-60.0 sq cm | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $21,166 | $8,256 | 39.0% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 50 | 68 | $19,040 | $7,405 | 38.9% |
| 49594 | Initial repair of entrapped hernia of abdomen, 3-10 cm in length | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $20,889 | $3,377 | 16.2% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $3,336 | $1,162 | 34.8% |
| 15860 | Injection of agent into vein to assess blood flow of skin graft or flap | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $3,836 | $619.36 | 16.1% |
| 99442 | Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes | Office | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $2,178 | $614.02 | 28.2% |
| 15734 | Creation of muscle graft to trunk | Facility | 2022 | 14 | 39 | $124,098 | $34,367 | 27.7% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 116 | 116 | $41,760 | $15,031 | 36.0% |
| 49650 | Repair of groin hernia using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 26 | 26 | $31,930 | $11,103 | 34.8% |
| 49655 | Repair of trapped incisional hernia using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 16 | 16 | $34,912 | $9,140 | 26.2% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 45 | 66 | $18,480 | $7,365 | 39.9% |
| 47562 | Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 14 | 14 | $19,572 | $7,191 | 36.7% |
| 14301 | Repair of wound by transferring skin, 30.1-60.0 sq cm | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $22,200 | $4,537 | 20.4% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 70 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 16 | 18 | $7,416 | $2,857 | 38.5% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 23 | 25 | $4,950 | $1,761 | 35.6% |
| 15860 | Injection of agent into vein to assess blood flow of skin graft or flap | Facility | 2022 | 18 | 18 | $3,996 | $810.40 | 20.3% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Office | 2021 | 69 | 69 | $24,654 | $8,781 | 35.6% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 37 | 40 | $11,800 | $6,932 | 58.7% |
| 49650 | Repair of groin hernia using an endoscope | Facility | 2021 | 14 | 14 | $16,756 | $6,048 | 36.1% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 26 | 37 | $10,297 | $4,162 | 40.4% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 14 | 17 | $3,281 | $1,228 | 37.4% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 13 | 14 | $1,526 | $863.80 | 56.6% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 33 | 36 | $55,248 | $6,266 | 11.3% |
About Dr. Andrea Pakula, M.D
Dr. Andrea Pakula, M.D is a Surgery healthcare provider based in Thousand Oaks, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 01/14/2011. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1568767960.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Andrea Pakula, M.D has received a total of $1.2M in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $299,276 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 1,445 transactions from 13 companies. The most common payment nature is "Education" ($486,218).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Pakula has provided services to 815 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 926 services with total Medicare billing of $187,993. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 31 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Surgery
- Other Specialties Surgical Critical Care, Surgical Critical Care
- Location Thousand Oaks, CA
- Active Since 01/14/2011
- Last Updated 12/16/2020
- Taxonomy Code 208600000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1568767960
Products in Payments
- Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) $913,597
- DA VINCI SP (Device) $144,650
- PHASIX (Device) $35,831
- PROGRIP (Device) $9,916
- ABSORBATACK (Device) $7,408
- VENTRALIGHT (Device) $6,200
- DEXTILE (Device) $5,495
- Dextile (Device) $5,250
- DAVINCI XI (Device) $3,000
- Phasix (Device) $2,847
- SPY Technology (Device) $2,069
- Phasix Mesh (Device) $1,510
- ProGrip (Device) $1,142
- DAV-XenMatrix AB (Device) $810.67
- Sonicision (Device) $633.33
- LigaSure (Device) $453.74
- OviTex 2S (Device) $393.29
- DAV-Phasix (Device) $369.23
- AIRSEAL (Device) $285.14
- Surgical Care - TachoSil (Biological) $160.21
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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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