Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $79,075 | 27 | 63.4% |
| Travel and Lodging | $21,393 | 63 | 17.1% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $16,900 | 8 | 13.5% |
| Food and Beverage | $7,399 | 126 | 5.9% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stryker Corporation | $83,807 | 115 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $15,191 | 51 | $0 (2020) |
| Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. | $10,384 | 16 | $0 (2021) |
| Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. | $7,849 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $5,869 | 13 | $0 (2024) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $1,062 | 13 | $0 (2024) |
| icotec Medical Inc. | $187.49 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| AngioDynamics, Inc. | $129.16 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Nevro Corp. | $128.00 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Novocure Inc. | $64.39 | 5 | $0 (2018) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $17,964 | 36 | Stryker Corporation ($8,625) |
| 2023 | $50,049 | 65 | Stryker Corporation ($50,049) |
| 2022 | $24,933 | 33 | Stryker Corporation ($24,933) |
| 2021 | $5,776 | 13 | Medtronic, Inc. ($5,757) |
| 2020 | $13,997 | 35 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($13,414) |
| 2019 | $10,233 | 16 | Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. ($9,641) |
| 2018 | $1,048 | 14 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($778.21) |
| 2017 | $767.17 | 12 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($515.36) |
All Payment Transactions
224 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 9
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29/2024 | Stryker Corporation | AUTOPLEX (Device), SPINEJACK, OPTABLATE | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $475.00 | General |
| Category: INTERVENTIONAL SPINE | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | Stryker Corporation | SPINEJACK (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $98.32 | General |
| Category: INTERVENTIONAL SPINE | ||||||
| 09/23/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | SYNCHROMEDII (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $112.08 | General |
| Category: Drug Infusion Systems | ||||||
| 09/10/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $33.76 | General |
| 08/30/2024 | Stryker Corporation | SPINEJACK (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $5,700.00 | General |
| Category: INTERVENTIONAL SPINE | ||||||
| 08/30/2024 | Stryker Corporation | SPINEJACK (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $25.00 | General |
| Category: INTERVENTIONAL SPINE | ||||||
| 08/30/2024 | Stryker Corporation | SPINEJACK (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $25.00 | General |
| Category: INTERVENTIONAL SPINE | ||||||
| 08/20/2024 | Stryker Corporation | SPINEJACK (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.00 | General |
| Category: INTERVENTIONAL SPINE | ||||||
| 07/30/2024 | Stryker Corporation | SPINEJACK (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $251.20 | General |
| Category: INTERVENTIONAL SPINE | ||||||
| 07/30/2024 | Stryker Corporation | SPINEJACK (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $205.70 | General |
| Category: INTERVENTIONAL SPINE | ||||||
| 07/27/2024 | Stryker Corporation | SPINEJACK (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $207.10 | General |
| Category: INTERVENTIONAL SPINE | ||||||
| 07/10/2024 | Stryker Corporation | SPINEJACK (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $232.82 | General |
| Category: INTERVENTIONAL SPINE | ||||||
| 07/05/2024 | icotec Medical Inc. | icotec BlackArmor Spine System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $95.00 | General |
| Category: Spine stabilization for spine patients | ||||||
| 07/05/2024 | icotec Medical Inc. | icotec BlackArmor Spine System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $59.16 | General |
| Category: Spine stabilization for spine patients | ||||||
| 07/05/2024 | icotec Medical Inc. | icotec BlackArmor Spine System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $33.33 | General |
| Category: Spine stabilization for spine patients | ||||||
| 06/07/2024 | Stryker Corporation | SPINEJACK (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $712.50 | General |
| Category: INTERVENTIONAL SPINE | ||||||
| 04/18/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Intracept (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $55.00 | General |
| Category: Pain | ||||||
| 04/12/2024 | Stryker Corporation | SPINEJACK (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $237.50 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 04/07/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Intracept (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $20.31 | General |
| Category: Pain | ||||||
| 04/06/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Intracept (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $55.00 | General |
| Category: Pain | ||||||
| 04/06/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Intracept (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $39.14 | General |
| Category: Pain | ||||||
| 04/06/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Intracept (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $38.67 | General |
| Category: Pain | ||||||
| 04/05/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Intracept (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $183.99 | General |
| Category: Pain | ||||||
| 04/05/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Intracept (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $104.98 | General |
| Category: Pain | ||||||
| 04/05/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Intracept (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $29.03 | General |
| Category: Pain | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 38 | 4,282 | 4,511 | $2.5M | $192,966 |
| 2022 | 36 | 3,111 | 3,256 | $1.6M | $146,277 |
| 2021 | 20 | 756 | 797 | $141,565 | $30,739 |
| 2020 | 27 | 1,247 | 1,377 | $264,906 | $57,473 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
127 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 6
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70450 | Ct scan head or brain without contrast | Facility | 2023 | 821 | 946 | $572,330 | $30,975 | 5.4% |
| 70553 | Mri scan of brain before and after contrast | Facility | 2023 | 230 | 247 | $228,228 | $21,981 | 9.6% |
| 70551 | Mri scan of brain without contrast | Facility | 2023 | 360 | 365 | $212,795 | $20,816 | 9.8% |
| 72131 | Ct scan of lower spine without contrast | Facility | 2023 | 337 | 352 | $261,536 | $13,051 | 5.0% |
| 72125 | Ct scan of upper spine without contrast | Facility | 2023 | 286 | 291 | $216,213 | $10,986 | 5.1% |
| 72148 | Mri scan of lower spinal canal without contrast | Facility | 2023 | 168 | 172 | $116,444 | $9,803 | 8.4% |
| 70496 | Ct scan of blood vessels of head with contrast | Facility | 2023 | 131 | 132 | $60,456 | $9,054 | 15.0% |
| 70498 | Ct scan of blood vessels of neck with contrast | Facility | 2023 | 126 | 127 | $58,166 | $8,415 | 14.5% |
| 72128 | Ct scan of middle spine without contrast | Facility | 2023 | 179 | 187 | $138,941 | $7,040 | 5.1% |
| 72141 | Mri scan of upper spinal canal without contrast | Facility | 2023 | 116 | 117 | $73,359 | $6,787 | 9.3% |
| 72146 | Mri scan of middle spinal canal without contrast | Facility | 2023 | 113 | 115 | $72,105 | $6,574 | 9.1% |
| 72158 | Mri scan of lower spinal canal before and after contrast | Facility | 2023 | 66 | 68 | $62,832 | $6,081 | 9.7% |
| 72157 | Mri scan of middle spinal canal before and after contrast | Facility | 2023 | 61 | 61 | $61,427 | $5,436 | 8.8% |
| 70486 | Ct scan of face without contrast | Facility | 2023 | 120 | 120 | $53,520 | $3,872 | 7.2% |
| 72156 | Mri scan of upper spinal canal before and after contrast | Facility | 2023 | 44 | 44 | $44,308 | $3,556 | 8.0% |
| 62305 | X-ray of multiple regions of spinal canal with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 24 | 31 | $17,670 | $3,172 | 18.0% |
| 70544 | Mri scan of blood vessels of head without contrast | Facility | 2023 | 49 | 50 | $15,400 | $2,194 | 14.2% |
| 20225 | Deep biopsy of bone using needle or trocar | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 19 | $16,055 | $2,073 | 12.9% |
| 77014 | Ct guidance for insertion of radiation therapy fields | Facility | 2023 | 49 | 50 | $24,750 | $1,935 | 7.8% |
| 76377 | 3d radiographic procedure with computerized image postprocessing | Facility | 2023 | 60 | 60 | $3,300 | $1,862 | 56.4% |
| 72082 | X-ray of entire middle and lower spine, 2-3 views | Facility | 2023 | 125 | 135 | $20,385 | $1,640 | 8.0% |
| 72100 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | Facility | 2023 | 180 | 190 | $19,570 | $1,563 | 8.0% |
| 70543 | Mri scan of bone of eye socket, face, and/or neck before and after contrast | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 19 | $7,600 | $1,542 | 20.3% |
| 72132 | Ct scan of lower spine with contrast | Facility | 2023 | 32 | 33 | $24,519 | $1,477 | 6.0% |
| 70491 | Ct scan of soft tissue of neck with contrast | Facility | 2023 | 29 | 29 | $17,545 | $1,439 | 8.2% |
About Dr. Jay Acharya, MD
Dr. Jay Acharya, MD is a Diagnostic Radiology healthcare provider based in West Hollywood, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 09/26/2014. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1871995498.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Jay Acharya, MD has received a total of $124,766 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $17,964 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 224 transactions from 13 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($79,075).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Acharya has provided services to 9,396 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 9,941 services with total Medicare billing of $427,455. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 127 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Diagnostic Radiology
- Other Specialties Vascular & Interventional Radiology, Neuroradiology
- Location West Hollywood, CA
- Active Since 09/26/2014
- Last Updated 06/24/2025
- Taxonomy Code 2085R0202X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1871995498
Products in Payments
- AVAFLEX (Device) $26,205
- SPINEJACK (Device) $25,766
- KYPHON Balloon Kyphoplasty (Device) $11,471
- AUTOPLEX (Device) $10,618
- PCD (Device) $9,808
- OPTABLATE (Device) $9,393
- OSTEOCOOL RF ABLATION (Device) $9,299
- MULTIGEN 2 (Device) $1,063
- Intracept (Device) $1,029
- IVAS (Device) $670.46
- MAGNETOM Vida 3T (Device) $583.77
- icotec BlackArmor Spine System (Device) $187.49
- Senza (Device) $128.00
- Gemini (Device) $126.88
- IVS - Cortoss (Device) $115.81
- SYNCHROMEDII (Device) $112.08
- Trek (Device) $86.28
- SYNFLATE (Device) $56.20
- Optune (Device) $46.37
- SPINRAZA (Biological) $22.70
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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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