Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $1,246 | 30 | 97.5% |
| Travel and Lodging | $31.82 | 1 | 2.5% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARGON MEDICAL DEVICES, INC. | $293.48 | 4 | $0 (2023) |
| Shockwave Medical, Inc | $153.18 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| Veryan Medical Incorporated | $145.23 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| AngioDynamics, Inc. | $143.68 | 5 | $0 (2024) |
| Cardiovascular Systems Inc. | $125.00 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Cook Medical LLC | $85.10 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| Stryker Corporation | $46.10 | 2 | $0 (2019) |
| Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. | $43.20 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Philips Electronics North America Corporation | $40.08 | 2 | $0 (2018) |
| Avinger Inc. | $39.74 | 2 | $0 (2019) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $310.18 | 6 | Veryan Medical Incorporated ($145.23) |
| 2023 | $138.45 | 2 | ARGON MEDICAL DEVICES, INC. ($114.51) |
| 2022 | $173.38 | 2 | Shockwave Medical, Inc ($153.18) |
| 2021 | $30.89 | 2 | Terumo Medical Corporation ($16.80) |
| 2019 | $270.44 | 8 | ARGON MEDICAL DEVICES, INC. ($178.97) |
| 2018 | $233.61 | 7 | Cardiovascular Systems Inc. ($125.00) |
| 2017 | $120.67 | 4 | Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. ($43.20) |
All Payment Transactions
31 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | CONCERTOTM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.97 | General |
| Category: Vascular Embolization | ||||||
| 06/11/2024 | Laborie Medical Technologies Corp. | Optilume BPH Drug Coated Balloon Catheter (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $15.05 | General |
| Category: Urology | ||||||
| 05/28/2024 | Veryan Medical Incorporated | BioMimics 3D Vascular Stent System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $145.23 | General |
| Category: Vascular Stent | ||||||
| 04/24/2024 | AngioDynamics, Inc. | ALPHAVAC (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $59.75 | General |
| Category: VIT | ||||||
| 04/03/2024 | AngioDynamics, Inc. | ALPHAVAC (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $31.82 | General |
| Category: VIT | ||||||
| 02/03/2024 | Cook Medical LLC | ZILVER PTX (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $37.36 | General |
| Category: Peripheral Intervention | ||||||
| 10/13/2023 | ARGON MEDICAL DEVICES, INC. | IVCF (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $114.51 | General |
| Category: VASCULAR | ||||||
| 01/30/2023 | Inari Medical, Inc. | FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S (Device), CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.94 | General |
| Category: VTE | ||||||
| 10/21/2022 | Shockwave Medical, Inc | SHOCKWAVE IVL SYSTEM WITH THE SHOCKWAVE C2 CORONARY IVL CATHETER (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $153.18 | General |
| Category: Lithoplasty | ||||||
| 07/22/2022 | Becton, Dickinson and Company | COVERA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.20 | General |
| Category: BD Interventional Peripheral Intervention | ||||||
| 11/09/2021 | Medtronic, Inc. | IN.PACT AV (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.09 | General |
| Category: Drug-Coated Balloons | ||||||
| 03/17/2021 | Terumo Medical Corporation | METACROSS OTW (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $16.80 | General |
| Category: Lesion Therapy | ||||||
| 11/04/2019 | ARGON MEDICAL DEVICES, INC. | OPTION (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $97.93 | General |
| Category: VASCULAR | ||||||
| 10/29/2019 | Avinger Inc. | PANTHERIS (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $16.24 | General |
| Category: VASCULAR | ||||||
| 09/13/2019 | ARGON MEDICAL DEVICES, INC. | OPTION (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $67.29 | General |
| Category: VASCULAR | ||||||
| 02/26/2019 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | VIABAHN Endoprosthesis (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.29 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 02/14/2019 | AngioDynamics, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.84 | General |
| Category: VIT | ||||||
| 02/09/2019 | Stryker Corporation | IVS - VERTEBRAL AUGMENTATION PRODUCTS (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $27.05 | General |
| Category: INTERVENTIONAL SPINE | ||||||
| 02/09/2019 | Stryker Corporation | IVS - VERTEBRAL AUGMENTATION PRODUCTS (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $19.05 | General |
| Category: INTERVENTIONAL SPINE | ||||||
| 01/29/2019 | ARGON MEDICAL DEVICES, INC. | OPTION (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $13.75 | General |
| Category: VASCULAR | ||||||
| 12/21/2018 | AngioDynamics, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.91 | General |
| Category: VIT | ||||||
| 12/13/2018 | Cardiovascular Systems Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $125.00 | General |
| 09/19/2018 | Covidien LP | Palindrome (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.64 | General |
| Category: Dialysis/Vascular Access | ||||||
| 08/10/2018 | Cook Medical LLC | COOK MEDICAL EMBOLIZATION (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $28.57 | General |
| Category: Peripheral Intervention | ||||||
| 06/08/2018 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | IN.PACT Admiral (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.85 | General |
| Category: Drug-Coated Balloons | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 10 | 325 | 397 | $69,626 | $21,091 |
| 2022 | 14 | 446 | 503 | $102,431 | $31,191 |
| 2021 | 11 | 464 | 565 | $118,487 | $36,353 |
| 2020 | 16 | 465 | 546 | $107,767 | $31,644 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
51 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 60 | 92 | $17,844 | $6,060 | 34.0% |
| 49083 | Drainage of fluid from abdominal cavity using imaging guidance | Facility | 2023 | 25 | 49 | $14,847 | $4,271 | 28.8% |
| 36558 | Insertion of tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older) | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $3,913 | $2,872 | 73.4% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 25 | 25 | $9,300 | $2,614 | 28.1% |
| 32555 | Aspiration of fluid from chest cavity using imaging guidance | Facility | 2023 | 21 | 22 | $6,886 | $1,861 | 27.0% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 12 | 13 | $2,548 | $965.22 | 37.9% |
| 99152 | Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 81 | 85 | $2,890 | $915.20 | 31.7% |
| 76937 | Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | Facility | 2023 | 43 | 47 | $4,089 | $569.70 | 13.9% |
| 77001 | Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion or removal of central vein access device | Facility | 2023 | 26 | 32 | $3,680 | $485.52 | 13.2% |
| 76942 | Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 19 | $3,629 | $476.23 | 13.1% |
| 99232 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 80 | 117 | $22,815 | $6,926 | 30.4% |
| 36558 | Insertion of tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older) | Facility | 2022 | 17 | 18 | $5,418 | $3,929 | 72.5% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 50 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 35 | 35 | $13,020 | $3,887 | 29.9% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 25 | 25 | $11,100 | $3,523 | 31.7% |
| 36561 | Insertion of central venous tube with port (5 years or older) | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $10,846 | $3,194 | 29.4% |
| 32555 | Aspiration of fluid from chest cavity using imaging guidance | Facility | 2022 | 27 | 28 | $8,764 | $2,562 | 29.2% |
| 49083 | Drainage of fluid from abdominal cavity using imaging guidance | Facility | 2022 | 17 | 21 | $6,363 | $1,798 | 28.3% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 21 | 22 | $4,312 | $1,603 | 37.2% |
| 99152 | Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 94 | 100 | $3,400 | $1,106 | 32.5% |
| 20220 | Biopsy of bone using needle or trocar | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $2,200 | $772.82 | 35.1% |
| 76937 | Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | Facility | 2022 | 49 | 51 | $4,437 | $586.61 | 13.2% |
| 76942 | Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | Facility | 2022 | 20 | 23 | $4,393 | $567.86 | 12.9% |
| 77001 | Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion or removal of central vein access device | Facility | 2022 | 27 | 29 | $3,335 | $460.18 | 13.8% |
| 77002 | Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $2,028 | $275.89 | 13.6% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 88 | 146 | $28,470 | $8,890 | 31.2% |
About Dr. Athanasios Vlahos, MD
Dr. Athanasios Vlahos, MD is a Vascular & Interventional Radiology healthcare provider based in Hinsdale, Illinois. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/18/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1588617757.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Athanasios Vlahos, MD has received a total of $1,278 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $310.18 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 31 transactions from 18 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($1,246).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Vlahos has provided services to 1,700 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 2,011 services with total Medicare billing of $120,278. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 51 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Vascular & Interventional Radiology
- Location Hinsdale, IL
- Active Since 05/18/2006
- Last Updated 03/23/2015
- Taxonomy Code 2085R0204X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1588617757
Products in Payments
- OPTION (Device) $178.97
- SHOCKWAVE IVL SYSTEM WITH THE SHOCKWAVE C2 CORONARY IVL CATHETER (Device) $153.18
- BioMimics 3D Vascular Stent System (Device) $145.23
- IVCF (Device) $114.51
- ALPHAVAC (Device) $91.57
- COOK MEDICAL EMBOLIZATION (Device) $47.74
- IVS - VERTEBRAL AUGMENTATION PRODUCTS (Device) $46.10
- BPV-Aspira (Device) $43.20
- ZILVER PTX (Device) $37.36
- Simplicity (Device) $28.61
- IN.PACT Admiral (Device) $24.85
- FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S (Device) $23.94
- CONCERTOTM (Device) $20.97
- COVERA (Device) $20.20
- METACROSS OTW (Device) $16.80
- PANTHERIS (Device) $16.24
- Optilume BPH Drug Coated Balloon Catheter (Device) $15.05
- VIABAHN Endoprosthesis (Device) $14.29
- IN.PACT AV (Device) $14.09
- Palindrome (Device) $12.64
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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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