Dr. Jay Bhama, MD
NPI: 1760491989
Total Payments
$237,008
2024 Payments
$15,238
Companies
32
Transactions
559
Medicare Patients
533
Medicare Billing
$212,070
Payment Breakdown by Category
Other$140,483 (59.3%)
Consulting$40,705 (17.2%)
Travel$28,541 (12.0%)
Food & Beverage$27,160 (11.5%)
Education$120.00 (0.1%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honoraria | $108,350 | 22 | 45.7% |
| Consulting Fee | $40,705 | 23 | 17.2% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $29,333 | 15 | 12.4% |
| Travel and Lodging | $28,541 | 59 | 12.0% |
| Food and Beverage | $27,160 | 438 | 11.5% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program | $2,800 | 1 | 1.2% |
| Education | $120.00 | 1 | 0.1% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABIOMED | $113,794 | 122 | $0 (2024) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $52,704 | 146 | $0 (2024) |
| LivaNova USA, Inc. | $36,983 | 73 | $0 (2024) |
| Cardiac Assist, Inc. | $19,731 | 5 | $0 (2018) |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $2,729 | 34 | $0 (2020) |
| ATRICURE, INC. | $2,592 | 47 | $0 (2024) |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $2,133 | 34 | $0 (2024) |
| Stryker Corporation | $1,481 | 6 | $0 (2022) |
| Davol Inc. | $1,164 | 31 | $0 (2024) |
| KLS-Martin L.P. | $544.13 | 9 | $0 (2022) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $15,238 | 72 | ABIOMED ($12,871) |
| 2023 | $30,256 | 71 | ABIOMED ($24,699) |
| 2022 | $89,924 | 131 | ABIOMED ($68,297) |
| 2021 | $9,196 | 46 | ABIOMED ($5,844) |
| 2020 | $3,874 | 44 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. ($1,834) |
| 2019 | $36,832 | 103 | Abbott Laboratories ($18,471) |
| 2018 | $49,636 | 70 | Abbott Laboratories ($29,134) |
| 2017 | $2,051 | 22 | Abbott Laboratories ($1,572) |
All Payment Transactions
559 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 23
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/28/2024 | Davol Inc. | ARISTA AH FlexiTip (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $37.30 | General |
| Category: Surgery | ||||||
| 12/21/2024 | Davol Inc. | ARISTA AH FlexiTip (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.91 | General |
| Category: Surgery | ||||||
| 12/21/2024 | Davol Inc. | Tridyne Vascular Sealant (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.10 | General |
| Category: Vascular/Oncology | ||||||
| 12/17/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $36.27 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 12/12/2024 | Baxter Healthcare | PREVELEAK (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $58.00 | General |
| Category: Surgical Care | ||||||
| 12/11/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Honoraria | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,750.00 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 12/09/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | 2ND GEN CENTRIMAG PRIMARY CONSOLE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.28 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 11/14/2024 | CVRx, Inc. | Barostim Neo System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $23.59 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure and Hypertension | ||||||
| 11/04/2024 | CVRx, Inc. | Barostim Neo System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $48.82 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure and Hypertension | ||||||
| 10/28/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | MITRIS RESILIA Mitral Valve (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.15 | General |
| Category: Pericardial Heart Valves | ||||||
| 10/22/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $139.71 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 08/21/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $90.71 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 08/17/2024 | ATRICURE, INC. | ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.37 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 08/05/2024 | Davol Inc. | Tridyne Vascular Sealant (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $33.15 | General |
| Category: Vascular/Oncology | ||||||
| 07/30/2024 | Davol Inc. | ARISTA AH FlexiTip (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $51.98 | General |
| Category: Surgery | ||||||
| 07/29/2024 | Davol Inc. | ARISTA AH FlexiTip (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.45 | General |
| Category: Surgery | ||||||
| 07/22/2024 | Davol Inc. | Tridyne Vascular Sealant (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.58 | General |
| Category: Vascular/Oncology | ||||||
| 07/16/2024 | CVRx, Inc. | Barostim Neo System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $46.17 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure and Hypertension | ||||||
| 07/10/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Honoraria | Cash or cash equivalent | $7,200.00 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 07/10/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $2,235.00 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 07/10/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $83.02 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 07/10/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $34.73 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 07/09/2024 | CVRx, Inc. | Barostim Neo System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $37.10 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure and Hypertension | ||||||
| 07/08/2024 | Davol Inc. | ARISTA AH FlexiTip (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $34.02 | General |
| Category: Surgery | ||||||
| 07/06/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | MITRIS RESILIA Mitral Valve (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.21 | General |
| Category: Pericardial Heart Valves | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 10 | 205 | 223 | $166,579 | $58,003 |
| 2021 | 8 | 176 | 177 | $297,266 | $83,374 |
| 2020 | 7 | 152 | 152 | $243,504 | $70,693 |
Total Patients
533
Total Services
552
Medicare Billing
$212,070
Procedure Codes
25
All Medicare Procedures & Services
25 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33533 | Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 1 graft | Facility | 2023 | 28 | 28 | $102,984 | $30,557 | 29.7% |
| 33259 | Extensive destruction and reconstruction of right upper heart chamber on heart-lung machine | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $17,160 | $6,469 | 37.7% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2023 | 45 | 45 | $12,825 | $6,229 | 48.6% |
| 33519 | Coronary artery bypass using vein or artery graft, 3 grafts | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $10,230 | $4,148 | 40.6% |
| 33518 | Coronary artery bypass using vein or artery graft, 2 grafts | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $9,870 | $3,994 | 40.5% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 23 | 37 | $5,365 | $2,566 | 47.8% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 17 | 18 | $3,600 | $1,961 | 54.5% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 18 | $3,510 | $1,697 | 48.3% |
| 33508 | Harvest of vein using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 26 | 26 | $780.00 | $290.94 | 37.3% |
| 93010 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | Office | 2023 | 12 | 15 | $255.00 | $90.15 | 35.4% |
| 33533 | Heart artery bypass, single graft | Facility | 2021 | 40 | 40 | $169,896 | $48,780 | 28.7% |
| 33464 | Repair of heart valve between right chambers with insertion of prosthetic valve ring | Facility | 2021 | 11 | 11 | $59,052 | $9,719 | 16.5% |
| 33259 | Destruction of tissue and reconstruction of right upper heart on heart-lung machine | Facility | 2021 | 11 | 11 | $20,315 | $6,715 | 33.1% |
| 33519 | Combined vein and artery heart artery bypass, 3 grafts | Facility | 2021 | 15 | 15 | $18,054 | $5,923 | 32.8% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 28 | 29 | $8,613 | $4,201 | 48.8% |
| 33518 | Combined vein and artery heart artery bypass, 2 grafts | Facility | 2021 | 14 | 14 | $12,700 | $4,179 | 32.9% |
| 99205 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 60-74 minutes | Office | 2021 | 22 | 22 | $7,370 | $3,452 | 46.8% |
| 33508 | Harvest of veins for coronary artery bypass procedure using an endoscope | Facility | 2021 | 35 | 35 | $1,266 | $404.60 | 32.0% |
| 33533 | Heart artery bypass to repair one artery | Facility | 2020 | 27 | 27 | $113,568 | $34,395 | 30.3% |
| 33464 | Repair of heart valve between right chambers with insertion of prosthetic valve ring | Facility | 2020 | 14 | 14 | $74,994 | $14,577 | 19.4% |
| 33259 | Destruction of tissue and reconstruction of right upper heart on heart-lung machine | Facility | 2020 | 14 | 14 | $25,592 | $8,763 | 34.2% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 32 | 32 | $9,504 | $4,955 | 52.1% |
| 33518 | Combined multiple vein and artery heart artery bypasses | Facility | 2020 | 13 | 13 | $11,830 | $4,096 | 34.6% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 60 minutes | Office | 2020 | 23 | 23 | $6,969 | $3,549 | 50.9% |
| 33508 | Harvest of veins for coronary artery bypass procedure using an endoscope | Facility | 2020 | 29 | 29 | $1,047 | $359.06 | 34.3% |
About Dr. Jay Bhama, MD
Dr. Jay Bhama, MD is a Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) healthcare provider based in Jonesboro, Arkansas. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 08/05/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1760491989.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Jay Bhama, MD has received a total of $237,008 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $15,238 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 559 transactions from 32 companies. The most common payment nature is "Honoraria" ($108,350).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Bhama has provided services to 533 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 552 services with total Medicare billing of $212,070. Data is available for 3 years (2020–2023), covering 25 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
- Location Jonesboro, AR
- Active Since 08/05/2006
- Last Updated 03/19/2025
- Taxonomy Code 208G00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1760491989
Products in Payments
- Impella (Device) $113,794
- CardioMEMS HF System (Device) $20,228
- TandemHeart (Device) $19,828
- TandemLife (Device) $15,183
- LifeSPARC (Device) $14,099
- Circulatory Support (Device) $10,888
- HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Dev (Device) $9,152
- HeartMate (Device) $8,067
- ProtekDuo (Device) $2,365
- PROTEKDUO (Device) $2,022
- LIFESPARC (Device) $2,009
- Tri-Ad (Device) $1,734
- SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM (Device) $1,667
- MITRIS RESILIA Mitral Valve (Device) $1,119
- Mitra Clip system (Device) $1,082
- THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT (Device) $815.33
- DALL-MILES (Device) $700.00
- Tridyne Vascular Sealant (Device) $629.21
- LifeSPARC System (Device) $574.63
- HeartWare HVAD (Device) $549.18
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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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