Total Payments
$507,836
2024 Payments
$193,357
Companies
16
Transactions
495
Medicare Patients
1,600
Medicare Billing
$264,925
Payment Breakdown by Category
Other$204,526 (40.3%)
Consulting$179,012 (35.2%)
Travel$115,761 (22.8%)
Food & Beverage$7,955 (1.6%)
Research$582.54 (0.1%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $204,526 | 75 | 40.3% |
| Consulting Fee | $179,012 | 51 | 35.2% |
| Travel and Lodging | $115,761 | 222 | 22.8% |
| Food and Beverage | $7,955 | 138 | 1.6% |
| Unspecified | $582.54 | 9 | 0.1% |
Payments by Type
General
$507,253
486 transactions
Research
$582.54
9 transactions
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| MicroVention, Inc. | $256,385 | 281 | $0 (2024) |
| Rapid Medical Ltd | $78,572 | 34 | $0 (2024) |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $59,446 | 39 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $53,925 | 50 | $0 (2020) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $49,062 | 66 | $0 (2024) |
| Shape Memory Medical Inc. | $5,775 | 4 | $0 (2019) |
| Medicure Pharma Inc. | $1,900 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
| Imperative Care, Inc | $1,171 | 6 | $0 (2024) |
| GUERBET LLC | $500.00 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $316.79 | 5 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $193,357 | 124 | MicroVention, Inc. ($107,131) |
| 2023 | $101,000 | 87 | MicroVention, Inc. ($37,988) |
| 2022 | $14,570 | 26 | Medtronic, Inc. ($13,145) |
| 2021 | $33,339 | 29 | Medtronic, Inc. ($17,373) |
| 2020 | $17,978 | 19 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($10,251) |
| 2019 | $90,075 | 120 | MicroVention, Inc. ($74,601) |
| 2018 | $48,982 | 71 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($28,086) |
| 2017 | $8,534 | 19 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($6,060) |
All Payment Transactions
495 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 20
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/19/2024 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | EMBOGUARD (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $272.50 | General |
| Category: Neurovascular | ||||||
| 12/16/2024 | Rapid Medical Ltd | TIGERTRIEVER 17 REVASCULARIZATION DEVICE (Device), COMANECI 17 | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $6,829.41 | General |
| Category: Neurovascular | ||||||
| 12/12/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | PIPELINE (Device) | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,000.00 | General |
| Category: Flow Diversion | ||||||
| 12/09/2024 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | EMBOGUARD (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $11,717.50 | General |
| Category: Neurovascular | ||||||
| 12/02/2024 | Rapid Medical Ltd | TIGERTRIEVER 17 REVASCULARIZATION DEVICE (Device), COMANECI 17 | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,800.00 | General |
| Category: Neurovascular | ||||||
| 11/26/2024 | MicroVention, Inc. | STENT (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $8,370.00 | General |
| Category: NEUROLOGICAL PRODUCT | ||||||
| 11/26/2024 | MicroVention, Inc. | STENT (Device) | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,480.00 | General |
| Category: NEUROLOGICAL PRODUCT | ||||||
| 11/26/2024 | MicroVention, Inc. | STENT (Device) | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,550.00 | General |
| Category: NEUROLOGICAL PRODUCT | ||||||
| 11/26/2024 | MicroVention, Inc. | STENT (Device) | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,550.00 | General |
| Category: NEUROLOGICAL PRODUCT | ||||||
| 11/26/2024 | MicroVention, Inc. | STENT (Device) | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $620.00 | General |
| Category: NEUROLOGICAL PRODUCT | ||||||
| 11/26/2024 | MicroVention, Inc. | STENT (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $408.19 | General |
| Category: NEUROLOGICAL PRODUCT | ||||||
| 11/26/2024 | MicroVention, Inc. | STENT (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $230.48 | General |
| Category: NEUROLOGICAL PRODUCT | ||||||
| 11/26/2024 | MicroVention, Inc. | STENT (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $222.03 | General |
| Category: NEUROLOGICAL PRODUCT | ||||||
| 11/25/2024 | Rapid Medical Ltd | TIGERTRIEVER 17 REVASCULARIZATION DEVICE (Device), COMANECI 17 | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $13,380.00 | General |
| Category: Neurovascular | ||||||
| 11/25/2024 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | EMBOGUARD (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $272.50 | General |
| Category: Neurovascular | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | MicroVention, Inc. | ERIC RETRIEVAL DEVICE (Device), SOFIA 6F-131CM STR, CHAPERON GUIDING CATHETER | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $175.66 | General |
| Category: NEUROLOGICAL PRODUCT | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | MicroVention, Inc. | SOFIA 6F-131CM STR (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.00 | General |
| Category: NEUROLOGICAL PRODUCT | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | MicroVention, Inc. | SOFIA 6F-131CM STR (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.26 | General |
| Category: NEUROLOGICAL PRODUCT | ||||||
| 11/13/2024 | MicroVention, Inc. | WEB ANEURYSM EMBOLIZATION SYSTEM (Device) | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $7,440.00 | General |
| Category: NEUROLOGICAL PRODUCT | ||||||
| 11/13/2024 | MicroVention, Inc. | WEB ANEURYSM EMBOLIZATION SYSTEM (Device) | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,240.00 | General |
| Category: NEUROLOGICAL PRODUCT | ||||||
| 11/13/2024 | MicroVention, Inc. | WEB ANEURYSM EMBOLIZATION SYSTEM (Device) | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,240.00 | General |
| Category: NEUROLOGICAL PRODUCT | ||||||
| 11/13/2024 | MicroVention, Inc. | WEB ANEURYSM EMBOLIZATION SYSTEM (Device) | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $296.00 | General |
| Category: NEUROLOGICAL PRODUCT | ||||||
| 11/13/2024 | MicroVention, Inc. | WEB ANEURYSM EMBOLIZATION SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $121.00 | General |
| Category: NEUROLOGICAL PRODUCT | ||||||
| 11/11/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | SOLITAIRE X (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $90.34 | General |
| Category: Stents | ||||||
| 11/07/2024 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | EMBOGUARD (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,180.00 | General |
| Category: Neurovascular | ||||||
Research Studies & Clinical Trials
| Study Name | Company | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHIL | MicroVention, Inc. | $561.08 | 7 |
| WEB | MicroVention, Inc. | $21.46 | 2 |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 19 | 369 | 475 | $947,984 | $60,805 |
| 2022 | 16 | 433 | 605 | $826,457 | $71,389 |
| 2021 | 18 | 465 | 764 | $1.1M | $80,483 |
| 2020 | 9 | 333 | 523 | $386,875 | $52,248 |
Total Patients
1,600
Total Services
2,367
Medicare Billing
$264,925
Procedure Codes
62
All Medicare Procedures & Services
62 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99291 | Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 45 | 89 | $113,098 | $13,910 | 12.3% |
| 61624 | Occlusion of central nervous system or spinal cord artery | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 16 | $139,552 | $12,522 | 9.0% |
| 61645 | Removal of blood clot and injection to dissolve blood clot from head artery using fluoroscopic guidance | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $52,859 | $7,047 | 13.3% |
| 36223 | Insertion of tube into intracranial artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 19 | $183,500 | $3,768 | 2.1% |
| 36224 | Insertion of tube into internal neck artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 18 | $188,597 | $3,660 | 1.9% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 33 | 50 | $15,030 | $2,886 | 19.2% |
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 36 | 64 | $10,552 | $2,342 | 22.2% |
| 36226 | Insertion of tube into brain artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 14 | $138,804 | $2,274 | 1.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 28 | 28 | $10,732 | $1,919 | 17.9% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 21 | 21 | $12,321 | $1,677 | 13.6% |
| 99238 | Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | Facility | 2023 | 28 | 28 | $8,328 | $1,624 | 19.5% |
| 75898 | Imaging of blood vessel | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 23 | $11,469 | $1,475 | 12.9% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 15 | $8,582 | $1,448 | 16.9% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $6,088 | $1,179 | 19.4% |
| 75710 | Review by radiologist of arm or leg artery image | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 13 | $5,863 | $782.48 | 13.3% |
| 75894 | Review by radiologist of image for insertion of material to block blood flow | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $5,524 | $709.38 | 12.8% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $4,616 | $652.62 | 14.1% |
| 36140 | Insertion of needle or tube into artery of arm or leg | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 12 | $27,864 | $501.60 | 1.8% |
| 76377 | 3d radiographic procedure with computerized image postprocessing | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 15 | $4,605 | $427.05 | 9.3% |
| 99291 | Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 76 | 126 | $158,382 | $19,756 | 12.5% |
| 61624 | Occlusion of central nervous system or spinal cord artery | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $103,638 | $9,489 | 9.2% |
| 37215 | Insertion of stent and blood clot protection device in neck artery with review by radiologist | Facility | 2022 | 13 | 13 | $73,852 | $8,625 | 11.7% |
| 61645 | Removal of blood clot and injection to dissolve blood clot from head artery using fluoroscopic guidance | Facility | 2022 | 15 | 15 | $59,792 | $8,484 | 14.2% |
| 99231 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 92 | 188 | $30,644 | $5,392 | 17.6% |
| 36223 | Insertion of tube into intracranial artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | Facility | 2022 | 19 | 20 | $185,956 | $4,433 | 2.4% |
About Dr. Edgar Samaniego Ponton, M.D
Dr. Edgar Samaniego Ponton, M.D is a Vascular Neurology healthcare provider based in Iowa City, Iowa. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 04/24/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1093771511.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Edgar Samaniego Ponton, M.D has received a total of $507,836 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $193,357 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 495 transactions from 16 companies. The most common payment nature is "Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program" ($204,526).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Samaniego Ponton has provided services to 1,600 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 2,367 services with total Medicare billing of $264,925. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 62 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Vascular Neurology
- Other Specialties Neurology, Neurology
- Location Iowa City, IA
- Active Since 04/24/2006
- Last Updated 12/03/2025
- Taxonomy Code 2084V0102X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1093771511
Products in Payments
- WEB ANEURYSM EMBOLIZATION SYSTEM (Device) $94,782
- TIGERTRIEVER 17 REVASCULARIZATION DEVICE (Device) $76,322
- Pipeline (Device) $66,792
- EMBOGUARD (Device) $59,353
- PHIL (Device) $33,291
- PIPELINE (Device) $25,318
- HYDROSOFT ADVANCED (Device) $25,110
- STENT (Device) $17,761
- LVIS JUNIOR (Device) $5,923
- TrelliX (Device) $5,775
- RIST (Device) $4,533
- WEB Aneurysm Embolization System (Device) $4,384
- Solitaire (Device) $3,307
- AGGRASTAT (Drug) $1,900
- COMANECI 17 (Device) $1,350
- MindFrame Capture LP (Device) $1,200
- LVIS (Device) $1,046
- ZOOM 88-T LARGE DISTAL PLATFORM (Device) $966.15
- Comaneci (Device) $900.00
- SOFIA 6F-131CM STR (Device) $412.50
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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.