Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $1,887 | 27 | 71.9% |
| Travel and Lodging | $581.32 | 1 | 22.2% |
| Entertainment | $155.76 | 1 | 5.9% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| ERBE USA INC | $940.31 | 10 | $0 (2024) |
| Endogastric Solutions, Inc | $822.11 | 4 | $0 (2023) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $270.81 | 6 | $0 (2019) |
| NOVADAQ TECHNOLOGIES INC. | $198.29 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Romark Laboratories, LC | $181.12 | 2 | $0 (2018) |
| NuVasive, Inc. | $150.00 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
| Gilead Sciences Inc | $20.53 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Allergan Inc. | $17.38 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | $16.08 | 2 | $0 (2019) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $116.00 | 1 | ERBE USA INC ($116.00) |
| 2023 | $13.58 | 1 | Endogastric Solutions, Inc ($13.58) |
| 2022 | $297.25 | 2 | ERBE USA Inc ($297.25) |
| 2021 | $150.00 | 1 | NuVasive, Inc. ($150.00) |
| 2019 | $704.01 | 13 | ERBE USA Inc ($313.11) |
| 2018 | $937.40 | 6 | Endogastric Solutions, Inc ($698.09) |
| 2017 | $406.04 | 5 | NOVADAQ TECHNOLOGIES INC. ($198.29) |
All Payment Transactions
29 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/18/2024 | ERBE USA INC | Hybrid Knife Flex ERBEjet (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $116.00 | General |
| Category: Gastroenterology | ||||||
| 12/13/2023 | Endogastric Solutions, Inc | ESOPHYX (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $13.58 | General |
| Category: GERD | ||||||
| 12/23/2022 | ERBE USA Inc | ERBE (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $147.25 | General |
| Category: Electrosurgical | ||||||
| 02/17/2022 | ERBE USA Inc | VIO3 (Device), APC3 | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $150.00 | General |
| Category: Electrosurgical | ||||||
| 12/13/2021 | NuVasive, Inc. | ALIF (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $150.00 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 12/17/2019 | ERBE USA Inc | HYBRIDKNIFE (Device), APC2 | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $154.52 | General |
| Category: HYDROSURGICAL | ||||||
| 10/28/2019 | Endogastric Solutions, Inc | ESOPHYX (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $110.44 | General |
| Category: GERD | ||||||
| 10/11/2019 | Boston Scientific Corporation | HABIB ENDOHPB (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $1.69 | General |
| Category: CATHETERS | ||||||
| 09/11/2019 | Boston Scientific Corporation | GENERAL BILIARY DEVICES (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $125.60 | General |
| Category: BILIARY DEVICES | ||||||
| 08/30/2019 | Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | Entyvio (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $4.78 | General |
| Category: Lower GI | ||||||
| 05/27/2019 | Apollo Endosurgery US Inc | Overstitch (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $7.65 | General |
| Category: ENDOSCOPIC TISSUE APPROXIMATION DEVICE | ||||||
| 04/23/2019 | Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | Entyvio (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.30 | General |
| Category: Lower GI | ||||||
| 04/17/2019 | Boston Scientific Corporation | ORISE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $3.49 | General |
| Category: POLYPECTOMY | ||||||
| 03/28/2019 | ERBE USA Inc | ERBEJET2 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $41.56 | General |
| Category: HYDROSURGICAL | ||||||
| 03/28/2019 | ERBE USA Inc | ERBEJET2 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.78 | General |
| Category: HYDROSURGICAL | ||||||
| 03/21/2019 | Boston Scientific Corporation | ORISE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $122.15 | General |
| Category: POLYPECTOMY | ||||||
| 03/06/2019 | Boston Scientific Corporation | GENERAL BILIARY DEVICES (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $3.80 | General |
| Category: BILIARY DEVICES | ||||||
| 01/09/2019 | ERBE USA Inc | ERBE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $96.25 | General |
| Category: ELECTROSURGICAL | ||||||
| 11/09/2018 | ERBE USA Inc | ERBEJET2 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $145.68 | General |
| Category: HYDROSURGICAL | ||||||
| 11/08/2018 | ERBE USA Inc | ERBEJET2 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.12 | General |
| Category: HYDROSURGICAL | ||||||
| 09/05/2018 | Romark Laboratories, LC | Alinia Tablets 500mg 30 count bottle (Drug), Alinia for Oral Suspension, Alinia Tablets 500mg 12 count bottle | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $25.36 | General |
| Category: Gastroenterology | ||||||
| 06/07/2018 | Endogastric Solutions, Inc | ESOPHYX (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $581.32 | General |
| Category: GERD | ||||||
| 05/10/2018 | Endogastric Solutions, Inc | ESOPHYX (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $116.77 | General |
| Category: GERD | ||||||
| 02/16/2018 | ERBE USA Inc | HYBRID KNIFE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $45.15 | General |
| Category: HYDROSURGICAL | ||||||
| 09/22/2017 | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | SPYSCOPE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.08 | General |
| Category: CATHETERS | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 17 | 668 | 699 | $713,523 | $98,455 |
| 2022 | 15 | 629 | 662 | $636,993 | $99,179 |
| 2021 | 17 | 832 | 881 | $825,161 | $127,015 |
| 2020 | 15 | 651 | 702 | $650,174 | $98,926 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 118 | 119 | $83,776 | $18,766 | 22.4% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 117 | 139 | $34,333 | $11,219 | 32.7% |
| 45385 | Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare | Facility | 2023 | 35 | 35 | $85,560 | $8,205 | 9.6% |
| 43264 | Removal of stone or debris from bile or pancreatic duct using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 38 | 38 | $63,540 | $7,116 | 11.2% |
| 45380 | Biopsy of large bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 42 | 42 | $86,736 | $6,960 | 8.0% |
| 43274 | Insertion of stent into pancreatic or bile duct using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 17 | $31,926 | $6,780 | 21.2% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 41 | 41 | $22,714 | $6,120 | 26.9% |
| 43242 | Ultrasound guided needle aspiration or biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 29 | 31 | $46,773 | $5,871 | 12.6% |
| 43235 | Diagnostic exam of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 53 | 54 | $70,325 | $5,322 | 7.6% |
| 43259 | Ultrasound exam of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 26 | 26 | $28,796 | $4,450 | 15.5% |
| 43277 | Balloon dilation of pancreatic or bile duct or sphincter using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $15,687 | $3,546 | 22.6% |
| 43239 | Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 39 | 39 | $48,401 | $3,128 | 6.5% |
| 45378 | Diagnostic exam of large bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 19 | $27,695 | $2,959 | 10.7% |
| G0105 | Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual at high risk | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $21,196 | $2,953 | 13.9% |
| 43262 | Incision of pancreatic outlet using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 35 | 37 | $36,634 | $2,337 | 6.4% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $5,736 | $1,435 | 25.0% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2023 | 22 | 24 | $3,696 | $1,288 | 34.8% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 70 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 113 | 113 | $77,481 | $19,877 | 25.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 117 | 141 | $33,840 | $11,281 | 33.3% |
| 43274 | Insertion of stent into pancreatic or bile duct using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 27 | 27 | $48,519 | $11,119 | 22.9% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 70 | 70 | $37,660 | $10,734 | 28.5% |
| 43264 | Removal of stone or debris from bile or pancreatic duct using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 41 | 46 | $73,698 | $8,614 | 11.7% |
| 43275 | Removal of stent from pancreatic or bile duct using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 15 | 15 | $21,705 | $5,131 | 23.6% |
| 45380 | Biopsy of large bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 34 | 34 | $66,490 | $5,093 | 7.7% |
| 45385 | Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare | Facility | 2022 | 22 | 22 | $50,330 | $5,000 | 9.9% |
About Dr. Harsha Vittal, MD
Dr. Harsha Vittal, MD is a Gastroenterology healthcare provider based in San Jose, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 12/01/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1245308931.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Harsha Vittal, MD has received a total of $2,624 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $116.00 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 29 transactions from 10 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($1,887).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Vittal has provided services to 2,780 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 2,944 services with total Medicare billing of $423,575. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 64 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Gastroenterology
- Location San Jose, CA
- Active Since 12/01/2006
- Last Updated 05/24/2021
- Taxonomy Code 207RG0100X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1245308931
Products in Payments
- ESOPHYX (Device) $822.11
- ERBE (Device) $243.50
- ERBEJET2 (Device) $231.14
- SPY Technology (Device) $198.29
- Alinia Tablets 500mg 30 count bottle (Drug) $181.12
- HYBRIDKNIFE (Device) $154.52
- ALIF (Device) $150.00
- VIO3 (Device) $150.00
- GENERAL BILIARY DEVICES (Device) $129.40
- ORISE (Device) $125.64
- Hybrid Knife Flex ERBEjet (Device) $116.00
- HYBRID KNIFE (Device) $45.15
- LINZESS (Drug) $17.38
- Entyvio (Biological) $16.08
- SPYSCOPE (Device) $14.08
- Overstitch (Device) $7.65
- HABIB ENDOHPB (Device) $1.69
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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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