Total Payments
$20,973
2024 Payments
$2,593
Companies
46
Transactions
585
Medicare Patients
6,080
Medicare Billing
$747,798
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$17,399 (83.0%)
Travel$3,547 (16.9%)
Education$26.77 (0.1%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $17,399 | 577 | 83.0% |
| Travel and Lodging | $3,547 | 5 | 16.9% |
| Education | $26.77 | 3 | 0.1% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $3,865 | 22 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $1,997 | 20 | $0 (2020) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $1,510 | 31 | $0 (2024) |
| ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | $1,442 | 31 | $0 (2024) |
| PFIZER INC. | $1,075 | 84 | $0 (2024) |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $1,008 | 57 | $0 (2024) |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $967.79 | 38 | $0 (2023) |
| Inari Medical, Inc. | $862.65 | 8 | $0 (2024) |
| BIOTRONIK INC. | $709.09 | 10 | $0 (2024) |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | $622.34 | 36 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,593 | 92 | Inari Medical, Inc. ($267.80) |
| 2023 | $5,866 | 89 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($3,166) |
| 2022 | $2,736 | 90 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($319.21) |
| 2021 | $2,260 | 54 | BIOTRONIK INC. ($413.97) |
| 2020 | $634.04 | 30 | PFIZER INC. ($156.72) |
| 2019 | $2,314 | 94 | Abbott Laboratories ($425.77) |
| 2018 | $1,758 | 73 | PFIZER INC. ($253.17) |
| 2017 | $2,813 | 63 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. ($1,565) |
All Payment Transactions
585 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 24
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/17/2024 | Amgen Inc. | Repatha (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.52 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 12/10/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | VERQUVO (Drug), VERQUVO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.00 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 12/09/2024 | CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC. | CARDIVA VASCADE MVP VVCS 6-12F (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.64 | General |
| Category: DEVICES | ||||||
| 12/04/2024 | ShockWave Medical, Inc | Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $222.94 | General |
| Category: Lithoplasty | ||||||
| 11/26/2024 | Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. | AMVUTTRA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.07 | General |
| Category: Genetic Disease | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | LifeVest (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $125.00 | General |
| Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus | ||||||
| 11/19/2024 | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | JARDIANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.89 | General |
| Category: DIABETES | ||||||
| 11/19/2024 | Amgen Inc. | Repatha (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.33 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 11/07/2024 | CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC. | SAVVYWIRE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.67 | General |
| Category: DEVICES | ||||||
| 11/07/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $3.54 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Heart Valves | ||||||
| 11/05/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | LEQVIO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.62 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 11/01/2024 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | LifeVest (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $8.44 | General |
| Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus | ||||||
| 10/31/2024 | ATRICURE, INC. | ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.63 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 10/24/2024 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | LifeVest (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $1.38 | General |
| Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus | ||||||
| 10/22/2024 | Novo Nordisk Inc | Ozempic (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.08 | General |
| Category: Diabetes | ||||||
| 10/17/2024 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | LifeVest (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $19.43 | General |
| Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus | ||||||
| 10/15/2024 | Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. | AMVUTTRA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.57 | General |
| Category: Genetic Disease | ||||||
| 10/11/2024 | SCPHARMACEUTICALS INC. | FUROSCIX (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.32 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 10/10/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.92 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Heart Valves | ||||||
| 10/09/2024 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | LifeVest (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $1.62 | General |
| Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus | ||||||
| 10/08/2024 | Amgen Inc. | Repatha (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.47 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 10/08/2024 | Amgen Inc. | Repatha (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.47 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 10/04/2024 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | LifeVest (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $9.69 | General |
| Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus | ||||||
| 09/26/2024 | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | JARDIANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.50 | General |
| Category: DIABETES | ||||||
| 09/24/2024 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | LifeVest (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $13.29 | General |
| Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 25 | 1,838 | 2,752 | $578,585 | $214,222 |
| 2022 | 20 | 1,855 | 2,681 | $567,133 | $209,707 |
| 2021 | 18 | 1,347 | 2,062 | $428,345 | $179,702 |
| 2020 | 20 | 1,040 | 1,641 | $316,353 | $144,166 |
Total Patients
6,080
Total Services
9,136
Medicare Billing
$747,798
Procedure Codes
87
All Medicare Procedures & Services
87 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 4
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 370 | 763 | $120,554 | $76,441 | 63.4% |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 121 | 244 | $61,000 | $24,243 | 39.7% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Office | 2023 | 121 | 134 | $92,880 | $23,217 | 25.0% |
| 78452 | Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | Office | 2023 | 32 | 32 | $35,200 | $13,089 | 37.2% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 86 | 91 | $25,025 | $12,240 | 48.9% |
| 93970 | Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | Office | 2023 | 46 | 46 | $20,700 | $8,088 | 39.1% |
| J2785 | Injection, regadenoson, 0.1 mg | Office | 2023 | 40 | 160 | $16,800 | $7,480 | 44.5% |
| A9500 | Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | Office | 2023 | 45 | 89 | $71,200 | $6,494 | 9.1% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 48 | 48 | $9,725 | $6,157 | 63.3% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Facility | 2023 | 82 | 86 | $20,640 | $4,852 | 23.5% |
| 93880 | Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | Office | 2023 | 24 | 26 | $11,830 | $4,436 | 37.5% |
| 93015 | Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | Office | 2023 | 67 | 67 | $17,755 | $4,256 | 24.0% |
| 93000 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | Office | 2023 | 293 | 344 | $17,200 | $4,010 | 23.3% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 19 | 21 | $6,300 | $3,316 | 52.6% |
| 99454 | Remote monitoring of physiologic parameters, initial supply of devices with daily recordings or programmed alerts transmission, each 30 days | Office | 2023 | 12 | 69 | $10,350 | $3,282 | 31.7% |
| 99457 | Management using the results of remote vital sign monitoring per calendar month, first 20 minutes | Office | 2023 | 11 | 70 | $8,050 | $3,051 | 37.9% |
| 93351 | Ultrasound of heart with continuous electrocardiogram (ecg) during rest, exercise and/or drug induced stress with review and report | Office | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $8,800 | $2,369 | 26.9% |
| 93010 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | Facility | 2023 | 285 | 311 | $4,301 | $2,076 | 48.3% |
| 93454 | Insertion of tube in coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 14 | $9,100 | $1,956 | 21.5% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 21 | 27 | $3,105 | $1,799 | 57.9% |
| 93228 | Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with review and report by health care professional | Office | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $1,260 | $305.76 | 24.3% |
| 93325 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | Office | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $2,200 | $245.19 | 11.1% |
| 76937 | Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 21 | $910.00 | $238.00 | 26.2% |
| 99152 | Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 21 | $420.00 | $209.40 | 49.9% |
| 93225 | Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous | Office | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $1,760 | $193.49 | 11.0% |
About Dr. Arvind Nirula, M.D
Dr. Arvind Nirula, M.D is a Cardiovascular Disease healthcare provider based in Fountain Valley, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 02/26/2007. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1437285095.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Arvind Nirula, M.D has received a total of $20,973 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $2,593 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 585 transactions from 46 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($17,399).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Nirula has provided services to 6,080 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 9,136 services with total Medicare billing of $747,798. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 87 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Cardiovascular Disease
- Location Fountain Valley, CA
- Active Since 02/26/2007
- Last Updated 11/09/2020
- Taxonomy Code 207RC0000X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1437285095
Products in Payments
- EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) (Device) $2,871
- ClosureFast (Device) $1,565
- LifeVest (Device) $1,442
- ELIQUIS (Drug) $1,424
- FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S (Device) $862.65
- XARELTO (Drug) $699.44
- ENTRESTO (Drug) $650.96
- VERQUVO (Drug) $577.91
- Impella (Device) $572.94
- Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve (Device) $517.49
- SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA (Device) $476.76
- JARDIANCE (Drug) $422.17
- Repatha (Biological) $364.32
- MULTAQ (Drug) $357.99
- LEQVIO (Drug) $357.45
- Confirm Rx (Device) $337.11
- Assure WCD (Device) $310.36
- CAMZYOS (Drug) $289.25
- Vascular Lithotripsy (Device) $261.59
- FARXIGA (Drug) $258.94
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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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