Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $3,577 | 45 | 96.3% |
| Travel and Lodging | $135.66 | 1 | 3.7% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bolton Medical Inc | $1,960 | 20 | $0 (2023) |
| Endologix LLC | $517.02 | 8 | $0 (2023) |
| Silk Road Medical, Inc. | $367.42 | 4 | $0 (2022) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $355.24 | 5 | $0 (2022) |
| Inari Medical, Inc. | $235.20 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Cook Medical LLC | $128.52 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $48.62 | 3 | $0 (2019) |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $47.68 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Dynavax Technologies Corporation | $19.05 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Allergan Inc. | $18.17 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $235.20 | 1 | Inari Medical, Inc. ($235.20) |
| 2023 | $288.11 | 3 | Endologix LLC ($203.80) |
| 2022 | $701.16 | 7 | Bolton Medical Inc ($233.39) |
| 2021 | $433.74 | 4 | Medtronic, Inc. ($168.32) |
| 2020 | $269.34 | 2 | Bolton Medical Inc ($269.34) |
| 2019 | $640.19 | 13 | Silk Road Medical, Inc. ($232.39) |
| 2018 | $463.37 | 7 | Bolton Medical Inc ($415.69) |
| 2017 | $681.59 | 9 | Bolton Medical Inc ($596.07) |
All Payment Transactions
46 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/22/2024 | Inari Medical, Inc. | CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT (Device), FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $235.20 | General |
| Category: VTE | ||||||
| 06/14/2023 | Endologix LLC | Alto Abdominal Stent Graft System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $142.71 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 04/28/2023 | Endologix LLC | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $61.09 | General |
| 02/01/2023 | Bolton Medical Inc | TREO ABDOMINAL STENT-GRAFT SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $84.31 | General |
| Category: ENDOVASCULAR AORTIC REPAIR | ||||||
| 03/22/2022 | Bolton Medical Inc | Grafts (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $141.41 | General |
| Category: Device | ||||||
| 03/21/2022 | Medtronic, Inc. | HAWKONE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $155.68 | General |
| Category: Directional Atherectomy Devices | ||||||
| 03/21/2022 | Bolton Medical Inc | Grafts (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $91.98 | General |
| Category: Device | ||||||
| 03/21/2022 | Medtronic, Inc. | IN.PACT ADMIRAL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.99 | General |
| Category: Drug-Coated Balloons | ||||||
| 03/20/2022 | Endologix LLC | Alto Abdominal Stent Graft System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $145.82 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 03/20/2022 | Medtronic, Inc. | IN.PACT AV (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.25 | General |
| Category: Drug-Coated Balloons | ||||||
| 01/11/2022 | Silk Road Medical, Inc. | ENROUTE Transcarotid Stent (Device), ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $135.03 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 11/10/2021 | Medtronic, Inc. | IN.PACT Admiral (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $152.03 | General |
| Category: Drug-Coated Balloons | ||||||
| 07/21/2021 | Bolton Medical Inc | Relay Grafts (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $136.90 | General |
| Category: Device | ||||||
| 07/14/2021 | Cook Medical LLC | COOK (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $128.52 | General |
| Category: Aortic Intervention | ||||||
| 06/11/2021 | Medtronic, Inc. | Abre (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.29 | General |
| Category: Stents | ||||||
| 11/04/2020 | Bolton Medical Inc | Relay Grafts (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $131.75 | General |
| Category: Device | ||||||
| 06/24/2020 | Bolton Medical Inc | Relay Grafts (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $137.59 | General |
| Category: Device | ||||||
| 12/10/2019 | Endologix, Inc. | Ovation (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $105.49 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 12/10/2019 | Endologix, Inc. | Ovation (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.21 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 11/12/2019 | Gilead Sciences, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.64 | General |
| 09/03/2019 | Dynavax Technologies Corporation | Heplisav-B (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.05 | General |
| Category: Hepatitis B Vaccine | ||||||
| 07/15/2019 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | Santyl (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.80 | General |
| Category: Pharma Product | ||||||
| 06/13/2019 | Bolton Medical Inc | Relay Plus (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $25.00 | General |
| Category: Endovascular | ||||||
| 06/13/2019 | Bolton Medical Inc | Relay Plus (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $20.75 | General |
| Category: Endovascular | ||||||
| 06/12/2019 | Bolton Medical Inc | Relay Plus (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $129.07 | General |
| Category: Endovascular | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 19 | 1,019 | 1,109 | $336,570 | $58,984 |
| 2022 | 13 | 453 | 482 | $110,510 | $27,195 |
| 2021 | 9 | 756 | 1,047 | $289,646 | $75,501 |
| 2020 | 4 | 342 | 480 | $172,941 | $38,850 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
54 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 109 | 148 | $63,560 | $14,635 | 23.0% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 69 | 69 | $45,042 | $9,225 | 20.5% |
| 37609 | Tying or biopsy of artery on side of skull | Office | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $22,156 | $4,216 | 19.0% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 39 | 51 | $16,823 | $3,854 | 22.9% |
| 93880 | Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | Facility | 2023 | 119 | 124 | $23,506 | $3,530 | 15.0% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 30 | 30 | $13,161 | $3,192 | 24.3% |
| 93971 | Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | Office | 2023 | 23 | 28 | $29,344 | $3,129 | 10.7% |
| 93923 | Complete ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | Facility | 2023 | 165 | 175 | $18,133 | $2,955 | 16.3% |
| 93970 | Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | Facility | 2023 | 97 | 100 | $18,222 | $2,707 | 14.9% |
| 93970 | Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | Office | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $23,685 | $2,556 | 10.8% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 21 | 21 | $7,795 | $1,949 | 25.0% |
| 93971 | Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | Facility | 2023 | 90 | 93 | $11,958 | $1,603 | 13.4% |
| 93975 | Complete ultrasound of abdomen and pelvis artery and vein blood flow | Facility | 2023 | 34 | 34 | $17,487 | $1,349 | 7.7% |
| 93926 | Ultrasound of one leg arteries or artery grafts | Facility | 2023 | 51 | 57 | $6,926 | $1,008 | 14.5% |
| 93978 | Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts | Facility | 2023 | 35 | 35 | $7,390 | $1,002 | 13.6% |
| 93924 | Ultrasound of leg arteries at rest and after exercise | Facility | 2023 | 32 | 33 | $4,538 | $635.93 | 14.0% |
| 99211 | Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | Office | 2023 | 25 | 25 | $1,462 | $469.75 | 32.1% |
| 93925 | Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $2,658 | $369.06 | 13.9% |
| 93990 | Ultrasound of hemodialysis access | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 19 | $1,045 | $310.08 | 29.7% |
| 77001 | Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion or removal of central vein access device | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $826.00 | $169.08 | 20.5% |
| 93922 | Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 12 | $853.00 | $120.53 | 14.1% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 94 | 109 | $41,979 | $11,011 | 26.2% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 42 | 51 | $12,610 | $3,619 | 28.7% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 24 | 24 | $15,516 | $3,451 | 22.2% |
| 93880 | Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | Facility | 2022 | 63 | 64 | $9,223 | $1,833 | 19.9% |
About Dr. Luis Suarez, MD
Dr. Luis Suarez, MD is a Vascular Surgery healthcare provider based in Boston, Massachusetts. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 09/29/2008. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1205086030.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Luis Suarez, MD has received a total of $3,713 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $235.20 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 46 transactions from 11 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($3,577).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Suarez has provided services to 2,570 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 3,118 services with total Medicare billing of $200,530. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 54 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Vascular Surgery
- Other Specialties Vascular Surgery, Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
- Location Boston, MA
- Active Since 09/29/2008
- Last Updated 01/20/2026
- Taxonomy Code 2086S0129X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1205086030
Products in Payments
- Relay Plus (Device) $640.13
- RELAY PLUS (Device) $458.87
- Relay Grafts (Device) $406.24
- Alto Abdominal Stent Graft System (Device) $288.53
- CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT (Device) $235.20
- Grafts (Device) $233.39
- ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System (Device) $232.39
- Ovation (Device) $167.40
- HAWKONE (Device) $155.68
- IN.PACT Admiral (Device) $152.03
- RELAY PLU (Device) $137.20
- ENROUTE Transcarotid Stent (Device) $135.03
- COOK (Device) $128.52
- TREO ABDOMINAL STENT-GRAFT SYSTEM (Device) $84.31
- Santyl (Drug) $48.62
- Solitaire (Device) $47.68
- Heplisav-B (Drug) $19.05
- AVYCAZ (Drug) $18.17
- IN.PACT ADMIRAL (Device) $16.99
- Abre (Device) $16.29
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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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