Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $3,250 | 146 | 90.5% |
| Education | $342.02 | 8 | 9.5% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | $410.78 | 33 | $0 (2024) |
| Inari Medical, Inc. | $275.65 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | $254.36 | 6 | $0 (2018) |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $236.39 | 10 | $0 (2018) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $223.22 | 10 | $0 (2024) |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $219.56 | 8 | $0 (2024) |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | $213.68 | 11 | $0 (2021) |
| ABIOMED | $159.09 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $157.67 | 6 | $0 (2023) |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $154.32 | 5 | $0 (2020) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $581.40 | 17 | Inari Medical, Inc. ($165.29) |
| 2023 | $558.61 | 22 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC ($202.60) |
| 2022 | $137.61 | 8 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) ($87.62) |
| 2021 | $236.15 | 12 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc ($73.46) |
| 2020 | $218.45 | 9 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. ($92.32) |
| 2018 | $867.39 | 35 | Astellas Pharma US Inc ($222.53) |
| 2017 | $992.35 | 51 | E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. ($184.76) |
All Payment Transactions
154 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 7
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/14/2024 | CORDIS US CORP. | MYNXGRIP (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.62 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular | ||||||
| 11/06/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $79.47 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 10/23/2024 | SCPHARMACEUTICALS INC. | FUROSCIX (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.44 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 09/11/2024 | Inari Medical, Inc. | FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S (Device), CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $109.50 | General |
| Category: VTE | ||||||
| 08/27/2024 | Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc. | Assure WCD (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $19.96 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 08/14/2024 | SCPHARMACEUTICALS INC. | FUROSCIX (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.85 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 07/03/2024 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | LifeVest (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $3.25 | General |
| Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus | ||||||
| 07/01/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | COREVALVE EVOLUT R (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $104.43 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Valve Systems | ||||||
| 06/18/2024 | Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc. | Assure WCD (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $19.96 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 06/13/2024 | Inari Medical, Inc. | FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S (Device), CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $55.79 | General |
| Category: VTE | ||||||
| 06/12/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN FLX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.18 | General |
| Category: WATCHMAN FLX_IC | ||||||
| 05/14/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | MYCARELINK (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.98 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Diagnostics and Monitoring | ||||||
| 05/02/2024 | Philips North America LLC | (CK4) MCOT (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $13.93 | General |
| Category: Medical Device | ||||||
| 04/10/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | VERQUVO (Drug), VERQUVO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.96 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 04/04/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.78 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 03/13/2024 | Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc. | Assure WCD (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $17.87 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 02/22/2024 | Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. | OPSUMIT (Drug), UPTRAVI | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.43 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 12/28/2023 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | LifeVest (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $3.10 | General |
| Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus | ||||||
| 12/04/2023 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | LifeVest (Device) | Education | Cash or cash equivalent | $53.00 | General |
| Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus | ||||||
| 11/30/2023 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | LifeVest (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $3.71 | General |
| Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus | ||||||
| 09/12/2023 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | LifeVest (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $15.31 | General |
| Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus | ||||||
| 09/03/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.21 | General |
| Category: General - Tachy_CRM | ||||||
| 08/25/2023 | CVRx, Inc. | Barostim Neo System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $15.19 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure and Hypertension | ||||||
| 08/15/2023 | CVRx, Inc. | Barostim Neo System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $15.19 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure and Hypertension | ||||||
| 07/31/2023 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | VERQUVO (Drug), VERQUVO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.93 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 21 | 1,607 | 2,363 | $328,646 | $122,711 |
| 2022 | 19 | 850 | 1,175 | $187,051 | $71,492 |
| 2021 | 18 | 674 | 892 | $171,782 | $68,612 |
| 2020 | 10 | 262 | 428 | $72,388 | $29,839 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
70 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| 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 | 241 | 550 | $57,320 | $33,218 | 58.0% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 147 | 154 | $29,715 | $15,050 | 50.6% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 100 | 105 | $37,818 | $13,918 | 36.8% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Facility | 2023 | 244 | 247 | $71,487 | $12,714 | 17.8% |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 77 | 136 | $29,592 | $12,294 | 41.5% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 48 | 86 | $14,834 | $7,865 | 53.0% |
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 104 | 211 | $12,229 | $7,678 | 62.8% |
| 93458 | Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 34 | 34 | $18,860 | $6,346 | 33.6% |
| 93010 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | Facility | 2023 | 321 | 529 | $14,840 | $3,262 | 22.0% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 21 | 21 | $5,137 | $2,370 | 46.1% |
| 93454 | Insertion of tube in coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $5,614 | $1,651 | 29.4% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 22 | 25 | $4,145 | $1,504 | 36.3% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Office | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $5,620 | $1,468 | 26.1% |
| 93308 | Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | Facility | 2023 | 37 | 53 | $10,750 | $1,010 | 9.4% |
| 78452 | Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $1,842 | $723.91 | 39.3% |
| 99152 | Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 40 | 41 | $4,207 | $398.52 | 9.5% |
| 93016 | Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | Facility | 2023 | 22 | 22 | $924.00 | $358.49 | 38.8% |
| 93018 | Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | Facility | 2023 | 22 | 22 | $616.00 | $237.82 | 38.6% |
| 93228 | Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with review and report by health care professional | Office | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $600.00 | $233.52 | 38.9% |
| 93000 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | Office | 2023 | 21 | 21 | $840.00 | $207.10 | 24.7% |
| 93321 | Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers, follow-up | Facility | 2023 | 24 | 24 | $1,350 | $131.52 | 9.7% |
| 93325 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | Facility | 2023 | 31 | 31 | $306.00 | $72.60 | 23.7% |
| 99232 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 156 | 293 | $31,899 | $16,107 | 50.5% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 70 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 70 | 73 | $25,945 | $11,202 | 43.2% |
| 99233 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 35 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 49 | 115 | $26,891 | $8,906 | 33.1% |
About Dr. Farouk Belal, M.D
Dr. Farouk Belal, M.D is a Interventional Cardiology healthcare provider based in Flint, Michigan. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 12/09/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1629053996.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Farouk Belal, M.D has received a total of $3,592 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $581.40 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 154 transactions from 36 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($3,250).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Belal has provided services to 3,393 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 4,858 services with total Medicare billing of $292,655. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 70 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Interventional Cardiology
- Other Specialties Interventional Cardiology, Interventional Cardiology
- Location Flint, MI
- Active Since 12/09/2005
- Last Updated 12/19/2019
- Taxonomy Code 207RI0011X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1629053996
Products in Payments
- LifeVest (Device) $410.78
- FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S (Device) $275.65
- ELIQUIS (Drug) $236.39
- VERQUVO (Drug) $219.56
- XARELTO (Drug) $213.68
- Impella (Device) $159.09
- ENTRESTO (Drug) $157.67
- Carto 3 System (Device) $104.81
- COREVALVE EVOLUT R (Device) $104.43
- BRILINTA (Drug) $99.96
- CoreValve Evolut (Device) $92.32
- DEFINITY (Drug) $66.85
- EKOSONIC (Device) $65.45
- Reveal LINQ (Device) $62.00
- IGT_D Systems (Device) $60.64
- Assure WCD (Device) $57.79
- VIGILANT (Device) $57.37
- OPSUMIT (Drug) $56.75
- PRADAXA (Drug) $51.25
- Allure CRT Pacemaker (Device) $41.15
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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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