Total Payments
$9,900
2024 Payments
$601.49
Companies
33
Transactions
448
Medicare Patients
4,417
Medicare Billing
$663,530
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$8,448 (85.3%)
Travel$1,076 (10.9%)
Education$376.18 (3.8%)
Other$0.00 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $8,448 | 433 | 85.3% |
| Travel and Lodging | $1,076 | 3 | 10.9% |
| Education | $376.18 | 12 | 3.8% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | $1,668 | 133 | $0 (2023) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $1,566 | 14 | $0 (2024) |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $1,084 | 56 | $0 (2024) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $1,063 | 44 | $0 (2024) |
| ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | $767.18 | 31 | $0 (2024) |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $719.13 | 36 | $0 (2023) |
| Amgen Inc. | $650.53 | 25 | $0 (2024) |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $313.45 | 23 | $0 (2023) |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $274.67 | 15 | $0 (2024) |
| PFIZER INC. | $225.87 | 10 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $601.49 | 14 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($194.73) |
| 2023 | $964.12 | 41 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) ($370.76) |
| 2022 | $1,214 | 65 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc ($415.63) |
| 2021 | $627.60 | 32 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP ($189.68) |
| 2020 | $438.45 | 28 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc ($177.71) |
| 2019 | $1,533 | 86 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($388.51) |
| 2018 | $1,465 | 84 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc ($302.57) |
| 2017 | $3,057 | 98 | Abbott Laboratories ($1,447) |
All Payment Transactions
448 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 18
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/11/2024 | Amgen Inc. | Repatha (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.78 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 08/29/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | MITRACLIP (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.54 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 08/27/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN FLX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $139.31 | General |
| Category: WATCHMAN FLX_IC | ||||||
| 08/19/2024 | PFIZER INC. | ELIQUIS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.83 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR;METABOLIC DISEASE | ||||||
| 05/10/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $33.71 | General |
| Category: General - Angiography_PI | ||||||
| 04/18/2024 | Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | EVKEEZA (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.50 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR AND METABOLISM | ||||||
| 03/22/2024 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | LifeVest (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $31.28 | General |
| Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus | ||||||
| 03/15/2024 | Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | INSPIRE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $76.54 | General |
| Category: NEUROLOGY | ||||||
| 02/28/2024 | Baxter Healthcare | Hillrom - Cardiac Ambulatory Monitor (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $82.33 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Arrhythmia Monitoring | ||||||
| 02/27/2024 | Baxter Healthcare | Hillrom - Cardiac Ambulatory Monitor (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $44.11 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Arrhythmia Monitoring | ||||||
| 02/15/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | VERQUVO (Drug), VERQUVO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.68 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 02/08/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.57 | General |
| 01/10/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.60 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 01/04/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.71 | General |
| Category: General - Angiography_PI | ||||||
| 12/06/2023 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | LifeVest (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $26.38 | General |
| Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus | ||||||
| 12/06/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.25 | General |
| Category: General - Atherectomy_PI | ||||||
| 11/28/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.71 | General |
| Category: General - Angiography_PI | ||||||
| 11/15/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Ranger (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.38 | General |
| Category: Ranger_PI | ||||||
| 11/13/2023 | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | JARDIANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.27 | General |
| Category: DIABETES | ||||||
| 11/11/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Ranger (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.83 | General |
| Category: Ranger_PI | ||||||
| 11/07/2023 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | LifeVest (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $12.81 | General |
| Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus | ||||||
| 11/01/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Peripheral RotaWire and wireClip Torquer (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.53 | General |
| Category: Peripheral RotaWire_PI | ||||||
| 10/26/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | JETSTREAM SC (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.13 | General |
| Category: JETSTREAM_PI | ||||||
| 10/18/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.30 | General |
| Category: General - Guidewires_PI | ||||||
| 10/14/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.18 | General |
| Category: General - Vascular Intervention_PI | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 22 | 1,037 | 1,581 | $612,152 | $151,375 |
| 2022 | 25 | 1,131 | 1,684 | $735,037 | $186,516 |
| 2021 | 21 | 1,037 | 1,563 | $723,762 | $173,088 |
| 2020 | 26 | 1,212 | 1,807 | $567,201 | $152,552 |
Total Patients
4,417
Total Services
6,635
Medicare Billing
$663,530
Procedure Codes
99
All Medicare Procedures & Services
99 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 | 140 | 273 | $55,965 | $23,604 | 42.2% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 67 | 167 | $50,100 | $20,402 | 40.7% |
| 36478 | Laser destruction of incompetent vein of arm or leg using imaging guidance | Office | 2023 | 12 | 21 | $126,000 | $16,172 | 12.8% |
| 78452 | Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | Office | 2023 | 43 | 46 | $64,400 | $15,819 | 24.6% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Office | 2023 | 85 | 88 | $92,400 | $13,152 | 14.2% |
| A9502 | Technetium tc-99m tetrofosmin, diagnostic, per study dose | Office | 2023 | 43 | 92 | $21,620 | $8,348 | 38.6% |
| 93925 | Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | Office | 2023 | 32 | 37 | $18,315 | $6,648 | 36.3% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 78 | 106 | $13,568 | $6,238 | 46.0% |
| 93458 | Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 30 | 32 | $38,400 | $6,137 | 16.0% |
| 92928 | Insertion of stents with balloon dilation of coronary artery or branch, single artery or branch | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 14 | $25,200 | $5,956 | 23.6% |
| J2785 | Injection, regadenoson, 0.1 mg | Office | 2023 | 31 | 132 | $16,500 | $5,649 | 34.2% |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 34 | 48 | $8,832 | $4,401 | 49.8% |
| 93970 | Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | Office | 2023 | 27 | 29 | $11,774 | $4,047 | 34.4% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 24 | 24 | $6,840 | $2,821 | 41.2% |
| 93015 | Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | Office | 2023 | 46 | 50 | $12,500 | $2,766 | 22.1% |
| 93922 | Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | Office | 2023 | 31 | 34 | $8,772 | $2,205 | 25.1% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Facility | 2023 | 39 | 40 | $12,000 | $1,975 | 16.5% |
| 93000 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | Office | 2023 | 126 | 171 | $10,225 | $1,646 | 16.1% |
| 93356 | Heart muscle strain imaging | Office | 2023 | 44 | 44 | $13,200 | $1,275 | 9.7% |
| 99152 | Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | Office | 2023 | 17 | 27 | $2,700 | $1,075 | 39.8% |
| 36415 | Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | Office | 2023 | 47 | 57 | $456.00 | $446.88 | 98.0% |
| 99211 | Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | Office | 2023 | 14 | 17 | $1,105 | $311.27 | 28.2% |
| 99153 | Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure, each additional 15 minutes | Office | 2023 | 16 | 32 | $1,280 | $280.28 | 21.9% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 154 | 296 | $60,680 | $26,283 | 43.3% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2022 | 84 | 158 | $47,400 | $20,628 | 43.5% |
About Dr. Bakhtiar Ali, M.D
Dr. Bakhtiar Ali, M.D is a Internal Medicine healthcare provider based in Tucker, Georgia. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/24/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1396767695.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Bakhtiar Ali, M.D has received a total of $9,900 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $601.49 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 448 transactions from 33 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($8,448).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Ali has provided services to 4,417 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 6,635 services with total Medicare billing of $663,530. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 99 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Internal Medicine
- Other Specialties Cardiovascular Disease, Interventional Cardiology
- Location Tucker, GA
- Active Since 07/24/2006
- Last Updated 01/09/2013
- Taxonomy Code 207R00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1396767695
Products in Payments
- XARELTO (Drug) $1,650
- Xience V coronary stent system (Device) $1,203
- BRILINTA (Drug) $855.90
- LifeVest (Device) $767.18
- ENTRESTO (Drug) $676.69
- Repatha (Biological) $447.57
- ELIQUIS (Drug) $417.27
- VERQUVO (Drug) $274.67
- JETSTREAM (Device) $249.28
- Corlanor (Drug) $202.96
- FARXIGA (Drug) $174.62
- AMPLATZER Vascular Plugs (Device) $161.48
- WATCHMAN FLX (Device) $139.31
- KENGREAL (Drug) $131.85
- Hillrom - Cardiac Ambulatory Monitor (Device) $126.44
- PRALUENT (Biological) $117.26
- Ranexa (Drug) $114.19
- INSPIRE (Device) $76.54
- PCI Optimization (Device) $74.96
- PRALUENT (Drug) $74.14
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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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