Dr. Ashish Vala, M.D

Family Medicine Sugar Land, TX Male
NPI: 1225267412
Total Payments
$3,022
2024 Payments
$154.76
Companies
35
Transactions
152
Medicare Patients
3,345
Medicare Billing
$1.1M

Payment Breakdown by Category

Food & Beverage$2,895 (95.8%)
Travel$127.53 (4.2%)
Other$0.00 (0.0%)

Payments by Nature

Nature of Payment Amount Transactions Share
Food and Beverage $2,895 151 95.8%
Travel and Lodging $127.53 1 4.2%

Top Paying Companies

Company Total Records Latest Year
Amgen Inc. $596.50 29 $0 (2023)
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. $281.77 12 $0 (2024)
UCB, Inc. $278.46 13 $0 (2023)
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $251.72 6 $0 (2024)
Horizon Pharma plc $232.80 23 $0 (2018)
Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $225.66 15 $0 (2022)
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $223.44 11 $0 (2021)
Celgene Corporation $100.18 1 $0 (2017)
Bioventus LLC $90.21 5 $0 (2023)
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. $70.81 4 $0 (2024)

Payment History by Year

Year Amount Transactions Top Company
2024 $154.76 8 DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. ($49.95)
2023 $602.85 21 Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated ($229.48)
2022 $194.73 10 Amgen Inc. ($91.86)
2021 $561.91 30 Amgen Inc. ($152.40)
2020 $299.00 17 Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ($73.81)
2019 $252.07 14 Amgen Inc. ($108.84)
2018 $472.42 28 DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. ($176.21)
2017 $484.41 24 Horizon Pharma plc ($109.54)

All Payment Transactions

152 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 7

Date Company Product Nature Form Amount Type
09/27/2024 Avanos Medical TRIVISC SODIUM HYALURONATE (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $14.50 General
Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT
09/19/2024 DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. ORTHOVISC (Device), MONOVISC Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $29.65 General
Category: Sports Early Intervention
09/13/2024 Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. HORIZANT (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $13.89 General
Category: CEREBROVASCULARCNS
08/20/2024 Fidia Pharma USA Inc. HYMOVIS (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $21.48 General
Category: OSTEOARTHRITIS
06/12/2024 Kyowa Kirin, Inc. Crysvita (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $15.98 General
Category: fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) blocking antibody.
05/08/2024 DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. MONOVISC (Device), ORTHOVISC Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $20.30 General
Category: Sports Early Intervention
04/05/2024 Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Exparel (Drug), Iovera, Zilretta Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $22.24 General
Category: Pain Management
03/21/2024 Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. EUFLEXXA (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $16.72 General
Category: ORTHOPEDICS
12/02/2023 IBSA Pharma Inc. LICART (Drug), TIROSINT Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $16.96 General
Category: non-opioid analgesic
11/15/2023 Amgen Inc. Enbrel (Biological) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $31.72 General
Category: Inflammation
11/08/2023 Amgen Inc. EVENITY (Biological), Prolia Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $15.60 General
Category: Bone Health
10/28/2023 Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Iovera (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $25.22 General
Category: Pain Management
10/28/2023 Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Iovera (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $8.97 General
Category: Pain Management
10/27/2023 Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Iovera (Device) Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $127.53 General
Category: Pain Management
10/27/2023 Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Iovera (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $41.45 General
Category: Pain Management
10/05/2023 Bioventus LLC GELSYN-3 (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $20.38 General
Category: Not Applicable
09/20/2023 UCB, Inc. Cimzia (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $26.49 General
Category: Immunology
09/15/2023 Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Iovera (Device), Zilretta Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $26.31 General
Category: Pain Management
08/02/2023 Alvogen Inc TERIPARATIDE (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $23.96 General
Category: OSTEOPOROSIS
07/12/2023 Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. STRENSIQ (Biological) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $23.36 General
Category: Rare Disease
06/28/2023 Teleflex LLC UROLIFT (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $21.38 General
Category: Interventional Urology
06/21/2023 Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. Arcalyst (Drug) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $22.11 General
Category: Not Applicable
06/13/2023 UCB, Inc. Cimzia (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $26.67 General
Category: Immunology
05/31/2023 Ethicon US, LLC N/A (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $42.03 General
Category: Endo-Mechanical
05/16/2023 Amgen Inc. Enbrel (Biological), Otezla Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $30.29 General
Category: Inflammation
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Medicare Billing by Year

Year Procedures Beneficiaries Services Submitted Medicare Paid
2023 14 829 12,109 $1.1M $234,688
2022 12 702 12,115 $929,551 $295,170
2021 13 897 11,296 $920,847 $338,773
2020 13 917 6,020 $662,308 $200,570
Total Patients
3,345
Total Services
41,540
Medicare Billing
$1.1M
Procedure Codes
52

All Medicare Procedures & Services

52 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3

HCPCS Description Setting Year Patients Services Charges Medicare Paid Ratio
J7331 Hyaluronan or derivative, synojoynt, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg Office 2023 76 6,520 $338,520 $74,656 22.1%
20611 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance Office 2023 140 683 $193,734 $52,841 27.3%
J7322 Hyaluronan or derivative, hymovis, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg Office 2023 43 3,336 $333,600 $44,510 13.3%
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes Office 2023 173 430 $98,860 $38,926 39.4%
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes Office 2023 52 80 $18,924 $5,144 27.2%
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views Office 2023 87 143 $18,304 $4,875 26.6%
73721 Mri scan of leg joint without contrast Office 2023 18 21 $35,910 $3,560 9.9%
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes Office 2023 35 35 $6,140 $2,899 47.2%
72148 Mri scan of lower spinal canal without contrast Office 2023 16 16 $25,760 $2,535 9.8%
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes Office 2023 13 13 $3,120 $1,547 49.6%
72100 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views Office 2023 33 34 $4,590 $936.53 20.4%
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views Office 2023 26 32 $3,040 $855.16 28.1%
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views Office 2023 17 22 $2,970 $799.11 26.9%
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg Office 2023 100 744 $22,320 $602.78 2.7%
J7322 Hyaluronan or derivative, hymovis, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg Office 2022 68 5,280 $360,000 $127,159 35.3%
J7331 Hyaluronan or derivative, synojoynt, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg Office 2022 52 4,860 $225,990 $68,645 30.4%
20611 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance Office 2022 118 619 $176,250 $47,616 27.0%
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes Office 2022 138 310 $48,050 $29,609 61.6%
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes Office 2022 86 144 $15,270 $9,096 59.6%
72148 Mri scan of lower spinal canal without contrast Office 2022 19 19 $30,590 $3,155 10.3%
73721 Mri scan of leg joint without contrast Office 2022 16 18 $30,780 $2,708 8.8%
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes Office 2022 40 40 $6,200 $2,697 43.5%
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views Office 2022 51 72 $9,216 $2,365 25.7%
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views Office 2022 20 32 $3,040 $856.84 28.2%
72114 X-ray lower and sacral spine, minimum of 6 views Office 2022 13 13 $2,925 $636.23 21.8%
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About Dr. Ashish Vala, M.D

Dr. Ashish Vala, M.D is a Family Medicine healthcare provider based in Sugar Land, Texas. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/08/2009. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1225267412.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Ashish Vala, M.D has received a total of $3,022 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $154.76 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 152 transactions from 35 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($2,895).

As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Vala has provided services to 3,345 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 41,540 services with total Medicare billing of $1.1M. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 52 distinct procedure/service records.

Practice Information

  • Specialty Family Medicine
  • Other Specialties Sports Medicine
  • Location Sugar Land, TX
  • Active Since 07/08/2009
  • Last Updated 05/29/2025
  • Taxonomy Code 207Q00000X
  • Entity Type Individual
  • NPI Number 1225267412

Products in Payments

  • Enbrel (Biological) $435.36
  • Cimzia (Drug) $278.46
  • Iovera (Device) $229.48
  • Horizant (Drug) $225.66
  • COSENTYX (Biological) $223.44
  • Otezla (Drug) $206.77
  • MONOVISC (Device) $159.56
  • VIMOVO (Drug) $152.33
  • ORTHOVISC (Device) $122.21
  • EUFLEXXA (Device) $70.81
  • AUTOFILL (Device) $67.00
  • HYMOVIS (Device) $57.58
  • RAYOS (Drug) $56.23
  • SAPHNELO (Biological) $54.18
  • N/A (Device) $42.03
  • EVENITY (Biological) $37.24
  • PENNSAID (Drug) $36.97
  • GELSYN 3 (Device) $35.22
  • GELSYN-3 (Device) $32.34
  • Zilretta (Drug) $29.88

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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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