Total Payments
$19,212
2024 Payments
$2,658
Companies
60
Transactions
300
Medicare Patients
3,446
Medicare Billing
$543,108
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$11,739 (61.1%)
Travel$4,895 (25.5%)
Consulting$2,578 (13.4%)
Other$0.00 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $11,739 | 276 | 61.1% |
| Travel and Lodging | $4,895 | 22 | 25.5% |
| Consulting Fee | $2,578 | 2 | 13.4% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inari Medical, Inc. | $3,833 | 35 | $0 (2024) |
| Baxter Healthcare | $2,513 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| Silk Road Medical, Inc. | $1,964 | 50 | $0 (2024) |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | $1,877 | 28 | $0 (2024) |
| NuVasive, Inc. | $1,785 | 6 | $0 (2021) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $838.62 | 14 | $0 (2024) |
| Terumo Medical Corporation | $619.74 | 4 | $0 (2017) |
| Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. | $553.94 | 13 | $0 (2023) |
| Cook Medical LLC | $542.68 | 6 | $0 (2021) |
| PFIZER INC. | $521.47 | 32 | $0 (2021) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,658 | 47 | Kerecis Limited ($324.58) |
| 2023 | $2,771 | 35 | Inari Medical, Inc. ($1,736) |
| 2022 | $2,193 | 41 | Inari Medical, Inc. ($1,708) |
| 2021 | $5,310 | 48 | Baxter Healthcare ($2,371) |
| 2020 | $1,441 | 18 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. ($775.06) |
| 2019 | $1,907 | 45 | Silk Road Medical, Inc. ($358.57) |
| 2018 | $1,056 | 33 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. ($415.43) |
| 2017 | $1,874 | 33 | Terumo Medical Corporation ($619.74) |
All Payment Transactions
300 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 12
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/18/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endo (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.05 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 12/12/2024 | Baxter Healthcare | PREVELEAK (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $142.37 | General |
| Category: Surgical Care | ||||||
| 12/05/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | GRAFIX PL (Medical Supply) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $48.71 | General |
| Category: Other Advanced Wound Management | ||||||
| 12/04/2024 | ETS Wound Care LLC | MIRRAGEN ADVANCED WOUND MATRIX (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $163.92 | General |
| Category: Synthetic, absorbable skin substitute matrix | ||||||
| 11/26/2024 | Organogenesis Inc. | APLIGRAF (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.78 | General |
| Category: WOUND CARE | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE VIABAHN Endoprosthesis (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.34 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 11/18/2024 | LifeNet Health | TheraGenesis Wound Matrix (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $63.84 | General |
| Category: Wound | ||||||
| 11/11/2024 | Endologix LLC | ENDOCROSS Device (Device), Torus Stent Graft System | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $141.31 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 11/11/2024 | Endologix LLC | Torus Stent Graft System (Device), ENDOCROSS Device | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $45.71 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 11/06/2024 | AngioDynamics, Inc. | AURYON LASER SYSTEM 100-120 VAC (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $90.17 | General |
| Category: PAD | ||||||
| 11/06/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | RENASYS TOUCH (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.83 | General |
| Category: Negative Pressure Wound Therapy | ||||||
| 10/23/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | STRAVIX PL (Medical Supply) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $41.67 | General |
| Category: Extra Cellular Matrix | ||||||
| 10/22/2024 | Inari Medical, Inc. | FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S (Device), CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $52.90 | General |
| Category: VTE | ||||||
| 09/24/2024 | AngioDynamics, Inc. | ALPHAVAC (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $122.47 | General |
| Category: VIT | ||||||
| 09/17/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endo (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.91 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 09/07/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | EXCLUDER Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis with Active Control (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.20 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 09/04/2024 | AngioDynamics, Inc. | ALPHAVAC (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $100.59 | General |
| Category: VIT | ||||||
| 09/04/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | GRAFIX PL (Medical Supply) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $46.12 | General |
| Category: Other Advanced Wound Management | ||||||
| 08/29/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.71 | General |
| Category: General - Vascular Intervention_PI | ||||||
| 08/28/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.86 | General |
| Category: General - Vascular Intervention_PI | ||||||
| 08/27/2024 | Imperative Care, Inc | HOTSHOT CONTROLLER (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.94 | General |
| Category: VASCULAR | ||||||
| 08/22/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $102.28 | General |
| Category: General - Vascular Intervention_PI | ||||||
| 08/21/2024 | RedDress USA, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $95.20 | General |
| 08/14/2024 | Surmodics, Inc. | Sublime 014 Rx PTA Balloon Dilatation Catheter (Device), Sublime Microcatheter, 018, 200cm, Straight, Pounce Thrombectomy System | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $26.92 | General |
| Category: 014 Radial Catheter | ||||||
| 07/30/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.00 | General |
| Category: General - Vascular Intervention_PI | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 21 | 651 | 826 | $748,536 | $103,635 |
| 2022 | 27 | 869 | 1,086 | $864,971 | $132,084 |
| 2021 | 27 | 874 | 1,102 | $929,939 | $150,959 |
| 2020 | 31 | 1,052 | 1,291 | $887,984 | $156,430 |
Total Patients
3,446
Total Services
4,305
Medicare Billing
$543,108
Procedure Codes
111
All Medicare Procedures & Services
111 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 5
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36475 | Destruction of first incompetent vein of arm or leg using radiofrequency and imaging guidance | Office | 2023 | 18 | 20 | $202,440 | $16,726 | 8.3% |
| 93880 | Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | Office | 2023 | 76 | 93 | $93,279 | $12,944 | 13.9% |
| 93970 | Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | Office | 2023 | 69 | 71 | $72,988 | $10,541 | 14.4% |
| 37215 | Insertion of stent and blood clot protection device in neck artery with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $73,164 | $10,434 | 14.3% |
| 36902 | Insertion of needle and/or tube into hemodialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 29 | 43 | $48,848 | $7,959 | 16.3% |
| 99441 | Telephone medical discussion with physician, 5-10 minutes | Office | 2023 | 140 | 181 | $19,910 | $7,483 | 37.6% |
| 36821 | Relocation of arm vein with connection to arm artery for hemodialysis | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 14 | $50,288 | $7,409 | 14.7% |
| 37224 | Balloon dilation of artery of leg | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 16 | $40,524 | $4,111 | 10.1% |
| 93922 | Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | Office | 2023 | 57 | 69 | $33,396 | $4,007 | 12.0% |
| 93971 | Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | Office | 2023 | 37 | 39 | $26,520 | $3,646 | 13.7% |
| 93990 | Ultrasound of hemodialysis access | Office | 2023 | 16 | 30 | $23,280 | $3,131 | 13.5% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 46 | $6,900 | $2,449 | 35.5% |
| 36907 | Balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 18 | $11,772 | $2,109 | 17.9% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 26 | 27 | $7,992 | $1,676 | 21.0% |
| 11042 | Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 35 | $10,430 | $1,573 | 15.1% |
| 75625 | Review by radiologist of abdominal aorta image | Facility | 2023 | 25 | 27 | $5,670 | $1,415 | 24.9% |
| 75710 | Review by radiologist of arm or leg artery image | Facility | 2023 | 21 | 22 | $4,664 | $1,401 | 30.0% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $5,213 | $1,368 | 26.2% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $5,389 | $1,275 | 23.7% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $3,454 | $1,135 | 32.9% |
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 21 | $2,415 | $845.04 | 35.0% |
| 36475 | Destruction of first incompetent vein of arm or leg using radiofrequency and imaging guidance | Office | 2022 | 13 | 19 | $192,318 | $17,100 | 8.9% |
| 93880 | Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | Office | 2022 | 60 | 71 | $71,213 | $10,827 | 15.2% |
| 36832 | Revision of hemodialysis graft | Facility | 2022 | 15 | 17 | $61,319 | $9,878 | 16.1% |
| 36821 | Relocation of arm vein with connection to arm artery for hemodialysis | Facility | 2022 | 16 | 17 | $61,064 | $8,993 | 14.7% |
About Dr. Jacobo Nurko, M.D
Dr. Jacobo Nurko, M.D is a Vascular Surgery healthcare provider based in Houston, Texas. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 09/02/2007. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1629262621.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Jacobo Nurko, M.D has received a total of $19,212 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $2,658 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 300 transactions from 60 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($11,739).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Nurko has provided services to 3,446 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 4,305 services with total Medicare billing of $543,108. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 111 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Vascular Surgery
- Other Specialties Vascular Surgery, Specialist
- Location Houston, TX
- Active Since 09/02/2007
- Last Updated 10/08/2025
- Taxonomy Code 2086S0129X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1629262621
Products in Payments
- FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S (Device) $3,638
- No Related Product (Device) $2,328
- ALIF (Device) $1,785
- ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System (Device) $1,210
- VIABAHN Endoprosthesis with Heparin Bioactive Surface (Device) $726.77
- ENROUTE Transcarotid Stent (Device) $656.10
- VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endoprosthesis (Device) $560.28
- ELIQUIS (Drug) $360.15
- Kerecis Omega3 SurgiClose (Device) $324.58
- LUTONIX (Device) $242.06
- GRAFIX PL (Medical Supply) $240.45
- EXCLUDER AAA Endoprosthesis (Device) $228.22
- ALPHAVAC (Device) $223.06
- GENERAL - VASCULAR INTERVENTION (Device) $200.79
- Keragel (Device) $198.53
- CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT (Device) $195.02
- FLEXITOUCH (Device) $187.48
- MIRRAGEN ADVANCED WOUND MATRIX (Device) $163.92
- CHANTIX (Drug) $161.32
- Zilver Vena (Device) $154.26
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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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