Total Payments
$15,238
2024 Payments
$7,082
Companies
31
Transactions
261
Medicare Patients
10,904
Medicare Billing
$671,314
Payment Breakdown by Category
Travel$9,113 (59.8%)
Food & Beverage$5,845 (38.4%)
Education$279.89 (1.8%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $9,113 | 11 | 59.8% |
| Food and Beverage | $5,845 | 247 | 38.4% |
| Education | $279.89 | 3 | 1.8% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medtronic, Inc. | $6,104 | 18 | $0 (2024) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $2,650 | 13 | $0 (2020) |
| The Spectranetics Corporation | $1,757 | 15 | $0 (2017) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $742.32 | 21 | $0 (2024) |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $581.65 | 44 | $0 (2024) |
| ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | $452.86 | 26 | $0 (2024) |
| Inari Medical, Inc. | $429.90 | 5 | $0 (2024) |
| Cardiovascular Systems Inc. | $269.67 | 15 | $0 (2023) |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | $261.84 | 20 | $0 (2023) |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $250.74 | 2 | $0 (2018) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $7,082 | 50 | Medtronic, Inc. ($5,931) |
| 2023 | $717.03 | 37 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation ($221.21) |
| 2022 | $483.28 | 33 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC ($125.77) |
| 2021 | $600.15 | 28 | Abbott Laboratories ($222.15) |
| 2020 | $284.50 | 18 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation ($52.83) |
| 2019 | $510.86 | 32 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) ($137.65) |
| 2018 | $3,380 | 32 | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION ($2,610) |
| 2017 | $2,180 | 31 | The Spectranetics Corporation ($1,757) |
All Payment Transactions
261 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 11
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/23/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | CARDIOMEMS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.28 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 12/16/2024 | ShockWave Medical, Inc | Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.76 | General |
| Category: Lithoplasty | ||||||
| 12/11/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $37.99 | General |
| 12/11/2024 | PFIZER INC. | VYNDAQEL (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.13 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 12/10/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $35.07 | General |
| 12/09/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $5,802.36 | General |
| 11/28/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | VIANCE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.09 | General |
| Category: Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO) Devices | ||||||
| 11/27/2024 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | LifeVest (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $24.04 | General |
| Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus | ||||||
| 11/20/2024 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | LifeVest (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $14.77 | General |
| Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus | ||||||
| 11/19/2024 | Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.86 | General |
| 11/13/2024 | Amgen Inc. | Repatha (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.73 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 11/05/2024 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | LifeVest (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $5.21 | General |
| Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus | ||||||
| 10/24/2024 | Inari Medical, Inc. | FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S (Device), CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $111.27 | General |
| Category: VTE | ||||||
| 10/23/2024 | Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.37 | General |
| 10/17/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | LEQVIO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.43 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 10/15/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | SPIDERFX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.97 | General |
| Category: Embolic Protection Devices | ||||||
| 09/27/2024 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | LifeVest (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $20.80 | General |
| Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus | ||||||
| 09/25/2024 | iRhythm Technologies, Inc. | ZIO XT Patch (Device), Zio monitor | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.28 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 09/23/2024 | ShockWave Medical, Inc | Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.95 | General |
| Category: Lithoplasty | ||||||
| 09/18/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | ENTRESTO (Drug), LEQVIO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.25 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 08/28/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | LEQVIO (Drug), ENTRESTO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.48 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 08/22/2024 | Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.08 | General |
| 08/07/2024 | Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | INSPIRE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.95 | General |
| Category: NEUROLOGY | ||||||
| 08/06/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | VERQUVO (Drug), VERQUVO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.54 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 08/05/2024 | Inari Medical, Inc. | FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S (Device), CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $178.64 | General |
| Category: VTE | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 39 | 3,726 | 5,949 | $976,282 | $217,497 |
| 2022 | 36 | 3,128 | 3,755 | $811,210 | $178,189 |
| 2021 | 30 | 2,256 | 4,084 | $648,484 | $149,458 |
| 2020 | 24 | 1,794 | 3,715 | $686,039 | $126,170 |
Total Patients
10,904
Total Services
17,503
Medicare Billing
$671,314
Procedure Codes
138
All Medicare Procedures & Services
138 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 6
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92928 | Insertion of stents with balloon dilation of coronary artery or branch, single artery or branch | Facility | 2023 | 57 | 82 | $149,572 | $33,473 | 22.4% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 223 | 339 | $80,082 | $30,378 | 37.9% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 178 | 181 | $86,995 | $23,726 | 27.3% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 152 | 354 | $61,475 | $21,237 | 34.5% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Facility | 2023 | 365 | 368 | $103,404 | $18,387 | 17.8% |
| 93458 | Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 98 | 99 | $101,305 | $17,048 | 16.8% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 72 | 72 | $26,654 | $8,386 | 31.5% |
| 92941 | Removal of plaque and blood clot, insertion of stent and/or balloon dilation of single vessel | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $27,994 | $6,998 | 25.0% |
| 93010 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | Facility | 2023 | 897 | 1,085 | $48,970 | $6,645 | 13.6% |
| 93000 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | Office | 2023 | 311 | 481 | $47,332 | $5,056 | 10.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 69 | 73 | $11,530 | $4,451 | 38.6% |
| 78452 | Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | Facility | 2023 | 69 | 71 | $25,094 | $3,926 | 15.6% |
| 93312 | Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | Facility | 2023 | 46 | 47 | $18,064 | $3,808 | 21.1% |
| 92920 | Balloon dilation of single coronary artery or branch | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $17,600 | $3,507 | 19.9% |
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 77 | 81 | $8,583 | $3,133 | 36.5% |
| 93880 | Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | Facility | 2023 | 104 | 105 | $15,150 | $2,796 | 18.5% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 36 | 36 | $8,422 | $2,606 | 30.9% |
| 93970 | Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | Facility | 2023 | 98 | 99 | $15,482 | $2,421 | 15.6% |
| 99291 | Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 13 | $8,027 | $2,016 | 25.1% |
| 99239 | Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 23 | 23 | $5,746 | $1,971 | 34.3% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 19 | $6,416 | $1,891 | 29.5% |
| 99152 | Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 144 | 179 | $8,370 | $1,699 | 20.3% |
| 93971 | Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | Facility | 2023 | 94 | 99 | $10,230 | $1,551 | 15.2% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Office | 2023 | 25 | 25 | $7,650 | $1,342 | 17.5% |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 15 | $3,582 | $1,306 | 36.5% |
About Dr. Augustine Njoku, M.D
Dr. Augustine Njoku, M.D is a Cardiovascular Disease healthcare provider based in Tyler, Texas. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/24/2008. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1174784904.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Augustine Njoku, M.D has received a total of $15,238 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $7,082 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 261 transactions from 31 companies. The most common payment nature is "Travel and Lodging" ($9,113).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Njoku has provided services to 10,904 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 17,503 services with total Medicare billing of $671,314. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 138 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Cardiovascular Disease
- Other Specialties Cardiovascular Disease
- Location Tyler, TX
- Active Since 06/24/2008
- Last Updated 08/28/2019
- Taxonomy Code 207RC0000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1174784904
Products in Payments
- GENERAL STRUCTURAL HEART (Device) $2,458
- LifeVest (Device) $452.86
- FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S (Device) $429.90
- TURBO POWER (Device) $413.62
- LEQVIO (Drug) $312.01
- ENTRESTO (Drug) $269.64
- XARELTO (Drug) $261.84
- ELIQUIS (Drug) $235.97
- HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Assist Device (Device) $205.71
- VERQUVO (Drug) $199.48
- Integrity (Device) $186.00
- CROSSBOSS (Device) $138.11
- OPTIS (Device) $130.77
- STELLAREX (Device) $116.55
- Diamondback Coronary (Device) $113.32
- PROTEKDUO (Device) $110.18
- CardioMEMS HF System (Device) $109.85
- KENGREAL (Drug) $91.41
- Repatha (Biological) $86.34
- Nubeqa (Drug) $85.61
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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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