Dr. Faraz Kerendi, MD
NPI: 1376727842
Total Payments
$1.1M
2024 Payments
$135,793
Companies
38
Transactions
1,451
Medicare Patients
1,594
Medicare Billing
$606,532
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$896,555 (78.4%)
Travel$186,877 (16.3%)
Food & Beverage$39,213 (3.4%)
Other$14,000 (1.2%)
Education$6,556 (0.6%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $896,555 | 327 | 78.4% |
| Travel and Lodging | $186,877 | 538 | 16.3% |
| Food and Beverage | $39,213 | 577 | 3.4% |
| Education | $6,556 | 4 | 0.6% |
| Honoraria | $6,000 | 2 | 0.5% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program | $5,000 | 2 | 0.4% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $3,000 | 1 | 0.3% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATRICURE, INC. | $796,315 | 806 | $0 (2024) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $146,406 | 193 | $0 (2024) |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $107,700 | 75 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $27,222 | 93 | $0 (2020) |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $18,601 | 32 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $15,833 | 109 | $0 (2024) |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $13,590 | 50 | $0 (2024) |
| Ethicon Inc. | $7,566 | 5 | $0 (2024) |
| LivaNova USA, Inc. | $3,939 | 21 | $0 (2020) |
| Aziyo Biologics, Inc. | $1,018 | 9 | $0 (2022) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $135,793 | 168 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. ($67,874) |
| 2023 | $190,455 | 191 | ATRICURE, INC. ($80,072) |
| 2022 | $185,735 | 269 | AtriCure, Inc. ($114,569) |
| 2021 | $139,511 | 191 | ATRICURE, INC. ($136,120) |
| 2020 | $66,730 | 84 | ATRICURE, INC. ($59,057) |
| 2019 | $116,128 | 192 | AtriCure, Inc. ($100,011) |
| 2018 | $151,537 | 157 | AtriCure, Inc. ($137,488) |
| 2017 | $157,311 | 199 | AtriCure, Inc. ($136,236) |
All Payment Transactions
1,451 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 59
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/26/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | COREVALVE EVOLUT R (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $38.79 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Valve Systems | ||||||
| 12/20/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE EXCLUDER Thoracoabdominal Branch Endoprosthesis (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $72.02 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 12/18/2024 | ATRICURE, INC. | ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $133.36 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 12/11/2024 | ATRICURE, INC. | ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $136.05 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 12/11/2024 | Penumbra, Inc. | Indigo System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $131.67 | General |
| Category: Peripheral Intervention | ||||||
| 12/06/2024 | Ethicon Inc. | SURGICEL NU-KNIT (Device), ETHICON | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,767.50 | General |
| Category: Biosurgical | ||||||
| 12/06/2024 | Ethicon Inc. | SURGICEL NU-KNIT (Device), ETHICON | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,767.50 | General |
| Category: Biosurgical | ||||||
| 11/22/2024 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | EVARREST (Biological), SURGICEL NU-KNIT, ETHICON | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,262.50 | General |
| Category: Biosurgical | ||||||
| 11/19/2024 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | EVARREST (Biological), SURGICEL NU-KNIT, ETHICON | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,020.00 | General |
| Category: Biosurgical | ||||||
| 11/19/2024 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | EVARREST (Biological), SURGICEL NU-KNIT, ETHICON | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,767.50 | General |
| Category: Biosurgical | ||||||
| 11/16/2024 | ATRICURE, INC. | SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $43.95 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 11/13/2024 | Ethicon Inc. | SURGICEL NU-KNIT (Device), ETHICON | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,398.75 | General |
| Category: Biosurgical | ||||||
| 11/08/2024 | Ethicon US, LLC | EVARREST (Biological), SURGICEL NU-KNIT, ETHICON | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,515.00 | General |
| Category: Biosurgical | ||||||
| 11/04/2024 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | EVARREST (Biological), SURGICEL NU-KNIT, ETHICON | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $6,820.87 | General |
| Category: Biosurgical | ||||||
| 11/04/2024 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | EVARREST (Biological), SURGICEL NU-KNIT, ETHICON | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $306.48 | General |
| Category: Biosurgical | ||||||
| 11/01/2024 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | EVARREST (Biological), SURGICEL NU-KNIT, ETHICON | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,020.06 | General |
| Category: Biosurgical | ||||||
| 11/01/2024 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | EVARREST (Biological), SURGICEL NU-KNIT, ETHICON | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $112.95 | General |
| Category: Biosurgical | ||||||
| 11/01/2024 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | EVARREST (Biological), SURGICEL NU-KNIT, ETHICON | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $39.10 | General |
| Category: Biosurgical | ||||||
| 10/29/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | COREVALVE EVOLUT R (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $65.62 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Valve Systems | ||||||
| 10/25/2024 | Bolton Medical Inc | ACCESS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.40 | General |
| Category: NEUROLOGICAL PRODUCT | ||||||
| 10/23/2024 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | EVARREST (Biological), SURGICEL NU-KNIT, ETHICON | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,020.00 | General |
| Category: Biosurgical | ||||||
| 10/11/2024 | ATRICURE, INC. | SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $7,500.00 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 10/11/2024 | ATRICURE, INC. | EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $194.30 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 10/11/2024 | ATRICURE, INC. | SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $15.93 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 10/11/2024 | ATRICURE, INC. | SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $8.97 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 18 | 433 | 436 | $673,393 | $151,633 |
| 2022 | 16 | 421 | 423 | $743,538 | $159,340 |
| 2021 | 12 | 317 | 318 | $615,509 | $119,421 |
| 2020 | 16 | 423 | 1,553 | $844,186 | $176,137 |
Total Patients
1,594
Total Services
2,730
Medicare Billing
$606,532
Procedure Codes
64
All Medicare Procedures & Services
64 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33533 | Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 1 graft | Facility | 2023 | 25 | 25 | $152,900 | $31,131 | 20.4% |
| 33427 | Radical reconstruction of mitral valve on heart-lung machine | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $82,879 | $24,771 | 29.9% |
| 33430 | Replacement of mitral valve on heart-lung machine | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $75,060 | $24,704 | 32.9% |
| 33405 | Replacement of aortic valve on heart-lung machine | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $97,500 | $17,536 | 18.0% |
| 33361 | Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery | Facility | 2023 | 23 | 23 | $90,183 | $12,787 | 14.2% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2023 | 75 | 75 | $33,375 | $11,853 | 35.5% |
| 33519 | Coronary artery bypass using vein or artery graft, 3 grafts | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $13,678 | $4,992 | 36.5% |
| 33268 | Exclusion of appendage of left upper chamber of heart performed during other procedure on chest | Facility | 2023 | 39 | 39 | $14,274 | $3,917 | 27.4% |
| 21620 | Partial removal of chest bone | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 17 | $47,260 | $3,447 | 7.3% |
| 34716 | Exposure of underarm or upper chest artery with creation of conduit | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $11,665 | $2,889 | 24.8% |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 26 | 26 | $6,110 | $2,480 | 40.6% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $7,120 | $2,318 | 32.6% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 29 | 31 | $4,774 | $1,951 | 40.9% |
| 0442T | Freezing destruction of nerve plexus, accessed through the skin, using imaging guidance | Facility | 2023 | 20 | 20 | $14,000 | $1,906 | 13.6% |
| 76998 | Ultrasonic guidance during surgery | Facility | 2023 | 38 | 38 | $7,600 | $1,830 | 24.1% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $3,780 | $1,418 | 37.5% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $2,585 | $885.16 | 34.2% |
| G0180 | Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and | Office | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $1,650 | $471.90 | 28.6% |
| 33508 | Harvest of vein using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 28 | 28 | $7,000 | $345.52 | 4.9% |
| 33533 | Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 1 graft | Facility | 2022 | 31 | 31 | $185,009 | $36,723 | 19.8% |
| 33430 | Replacement of mitral valve on heart-lung machine | Facility | 2022 | 14 | 14 | $87,570 | $26,972 | 30.8% |
| 33859 | Repair of ascending aorta with graft on heart-lung machine with valve suspension for aortic disease | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $82,451 | $20,840 | 25.3% |
| 33405 | Replacement of aortic valve on heart-lung machine | Facility | 2022 | 19 | 19 | $118,625 | $19,508 | 16.4% |
| 33361 | Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery | Facility | 2022 | 30 | 30 | $117,630 | $17,416 | 14.8% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2022 | 89 | 89 | $39,605 | $15,051 | 38.0% |
About Dr. Faraz Kerendi, MD
Dr. Faraz Kerendi, MD is a Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) healthcare provider based in Austin, Texas. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 12/20/2007. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1376727842.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Faraz Kerendi, MD has received a total of $1.1M in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $135,793 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 1,451 transactions from 38 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($896,555).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Kerendi has provided services to 1,594 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 2,730 services with total Medicare billing of $606,532. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 64 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
- Location Austin, TX
- Active Since 12/20/2007
- Last Updated 07/02/2024
- Taxonomy Code 208G00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1376727842
Products in Payments
- EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX (Device) $278,206
- EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX, MODELS (Device) $133,736
- Epi-Sense Guided Coagulation System with VisiTrax, Models (Device) $128,368
- EVARREST (Biological) $115,685
- SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM (Device) $81,123
- EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYS (Device) $58,787
- EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION DEV (Device) $37,059
- Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve (Device) $12,741
- Mitra Clip system (Device) $10,077
- AVALUS (Device) $8,240
- AtriCure AtriClip LAA Exclusion System (Device) $6,847
- Avalus (Device) $6,627
- SURGICEL NU-KNIT (Device) $6,042
- CoreValve Evolut (Device) $4,294
- ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM WITH PRELOADED GILINOV-COSGROVE CLIP (Device) $3,683
- ETHICON (Device) $2,741
- VISTASEAL (Biological) $2,235
- STRATAFIX (Device) $2,171
- COREVALVE EVOLUT R (Device) $2,139
- Aortic Tissue Valve - Perceval (Device) $2,049
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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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