Dr. Bassem Arab, MD
Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $1,819 | 84 | 98.0% |
| Education | $36.86 | 3 | 2.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $380.41 | 19 | $0 (2024) |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | $275.51 | 11 | $0 (2024) |
| Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc. | $251.11 | 9 | $0 (2024) |
| Amgen Inc. | $224.59 | 10 | $0 (2024) |
| Travere Therapeutics, Inc. | $175.95 | 11 | $0 (2024) |
| Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $113.53 | 6 | $0 (2024) |
| CorMedix Inc. | $67.97 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Ardelyx, Inc. | $66.10 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | $53.49 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| Kyowa Kirin, Inc. | $52.57 | 2 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,253 | 55 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP ($332.81) |
| 2023 | $480.57 | 26 | Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. ($105.02) |
| 2022 | $122.61 | 6 | Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. ($32.62) |
All Payment Transactions
87 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 4
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/17/2024 | Ardelyx, Inc. | IBSRELA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.50 | General |
| Category: GASTROENTEROLOGY | ||||||
| 12/11/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | FARXIGA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.23 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular and Metabolism | ||||||
| 12/10/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | FARXIGA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.90 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular and Metabolism | ||||||
| 12/03/2024 | Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | JYNARQUE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.63 | General |
| Category: NEPHROLOGY | ||||||
| 11/20/2024 | CorMedix Inc. | DefenCath (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $42.12 | General |
| Category: Catheter Lock Solution | ||||||
| 11/12/2024 | Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | JYNARQUE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.72 | General |
| Category: NEPHROLOGY | ||||||
| 11/05/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | FARXIGA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.85 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular and Metabolism | ||||||
| 11/04/2024 | Ardelyx, Inc. | IBSRELA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.67 | General |
| Category: GASTROENTEROLOGY | ||||||
| 10/28/2024 | Travere Therapeutics, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.85 | General |
| 10/15/2024 | Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | JYNARQUE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.57 | General |
| Category: NEPHROLOGY | ||||||
| 10/14/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | Fabhalta (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.19 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
| 10/10/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | FARXIGA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.37 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular and Metabolism | ||||||
| 10/08/2024 | Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Kerendia (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.27 | General |
| Category: Cardio-renal | ||||||
| 10/02/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.12 | General |
| 10/01/2024 | Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc. | LUPKYNIS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.24 | General |
| Category: LUPUS NEPHRITIS | ||||||
| 10/01/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | LOKELMA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.28 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular and Metabolism | ||||||
| 09/23/2024 | CALLIDITAS THERAPEUTICS US INC. | TARPEYO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.29 | General |
| Category: Nephrology | ||||||
| 09/17/2024 | Amgen Inc. | KRYSTEXXA (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.92 | General |
| Category: Inflammation/Rare Disease | ||||||
| 09/16/2024 | Travere Therapeutics, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.39 | General |
| 09/10/2024 | Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | JYNARQUE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.06 | General |
| Category: NEPHROLOGY | ||||||
| 09/09/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | LOKELMA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.32 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular and Metabolism | ||||||
| 09/05/2024 | Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc. | LUPKYNIS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.98 | General |
| Category: LUPUS NEPHRITIS | ||||||
| 08/28/2024 | Ardelyx, Inc. | IBSRELA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.93 | General |
| Category: GASTROENTEROLOGY | ||||||
| 08/26/2024 | Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | JYNARQUE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.31 | General |
| Category: NEPHROLOGY | ||||||
| 08/20/2024 | Amgen Inc. | KRYSTEXXA (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.41 | General |
| Category: Inflammation/Rare Disease | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 10 | 374 | 838 | $289,413 | $76,637 |
| 2022 | 3 | 43 | 77 | $24,151 | $6,314 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
13 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| 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 | 83 | 286 | $59,202 | $16,863 | 28.5% |
| 90960 | Dialysis services, 4 or more physician visits per month (20 years or older) | Office | 2023 | 17 | 62 | $65,162 | $16,680 | 25.6% |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 51 | 139 | $41,283 | $12,422 | 30.1% |
| 90961 | Dialysis services, 2-3 physician visits per month (20 years or older) | Office | 2023 | 19 | 52 | $45,261 | $11,657 | 25.8% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 49 | 77 | $20,482 | $4,967 | 24.3% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 39 | 42 | $24,150 | $4,967 | 20.6% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 30 | 33 | $12,540 | $3,184 | 25.4% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 26 | 36 | $13,536 | $3,054 | 22.6% |
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 35 | 66 | $7,392 | $2,465 | 33.4% |
| 36415 | Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | Office | 2023 | 25 | 45 | $405.00 | $378.00 | 93.3% |
| 99233 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 35 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 13 | 34 | $10,098 | $2,642 | 26.2% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 70 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 14 | $8,050 | $2,104 | 26.1% |
| 99232 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 18 | 29 | $6,003 | $1,568 | 26.1% |
About Dr. Bassem Arab, MD
Dr. Bassem Arab, MD is a Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program healthcare provider based in San Antonio, Texas. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 03/28/2017. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1780116061.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Bassem Arab, MD has received a total of $1,856 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $1,253 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 87 transactions from 17 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($1,819).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Arab has provided services to 417 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 915 services with total Medicare billing of $82,951. Data is available for 2 years (2022–2023), covering 13 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
- Other Specialties Nephrology
- Location San Antonio, TX
- Active Since 03/28/2017
- Last Updated 06/30/2022
- Taxonomy Code 390200000X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1780116061
Products in Payments
- FARXIGA (Drug) $286.27
- JYNARQUE (Drug) $275.51
- LUPKYNIS (Drug) $251.11
- KRYSTEXXA (Biological) $218.40
- Kerendia (Drug) $113.53
- LOKELMA (Drug) $73.02
- DefenCath (Drug) $67.97
- IBSRELA (Drug) $66.10
- RAYALDEE (Drug) $49.85
- TARPEYO (Drug) $44.55
- BENLYSTA (Biological) $40.00
- Crysvita (Drug) $25.03
- Fabhalta (Drug) $22.19
- TAVNEOS (Drug) $21.44
- CRYSVITA (Drug) $17.75
- Parsabiv (Drug) $16.96
- Korsuva (Drug) $14.71
- JESDUVROQ (Drug) $13.49
- MOUNJARO (Drug) $13.29
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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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