Total Payments
$7,312
2024 Payments
$1,131
Companies
28
Transactions
224
Medicare Patients
6,570
Medicare Billing
$465,435
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$4,421 (60.5%)
Travel$2,636 (36.1%)
Education$254.99 (3.5%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $4,421 | 209 | 60.5% |
| Travel and Lodging | $2,636 | 12 | 36.1% |
| Education | $254.99 | 3 | 3.5% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $1,228 | 14 | $0 (2019) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $1,114 | 13 | $0 (2024) |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | $1,093 | 64 | $0 (2024) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $1,057 | 10 | $0 (2020) |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $659.20 | 16 | $0 (2022) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $437.08 | 11 | $0 (2024) |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $397.74 | 24 | $0 (2024) |
| ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | $222.64 | 14 | $0 (2024) |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $154.75 | 8 | $0 (2024) |
| Amgen Inc. | $129.84 | 9 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,131 | 39 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($432.78) |
| 2023 | $1,221 | 33 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($605.50) |
| 2022 | $702.03 | 30 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP ($252.76) |
| 2021 | $893.33 | 42 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc ($443.71) |
| 2020 | $278.96 | 15 | Abbott Laboratories ($57.59) |
| 2019 | $1,539 | 32 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($1,228) |
| 2018 | $1,296 | 17 | Abbott Laboratories ($939.00) |
| 2017 | $250.78 | 16 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation ($60.24) |
All Payment Transactions
224 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 9
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/21/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | LEQVIO (Drug), ENTRESTO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.63 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 11/18/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | LEQVIO (Drug), ENTRESTO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.88 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 11/13/2024 | Novo Nordisk Inc | Ozempic (Drug), Rybelsus | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.56 | General |
| Category: Diabetes | ||||||
| 10/30/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | LEQVIO (Drug), ENTRESTO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.87 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 10/15/2024 | ShockWave Medical, Inc | Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.70 | General |
| Category: Lithoplasty | ||||||
| 10/14/2024 | Inari Medical, Inc. | FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S (Device), CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.95 | General |
| Category: VTE | ||||||
| 10/11/2024 | SCPHARMACEUTICALS INC. | FUROSCIX (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.90 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 10/09/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | LEQVIO (Drug), ENTRESTO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.03 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 09/26/2024 | ShockWave Medical, Inc | Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.05 | General |
| Category: Lithoplasty | ||||||
| 08/29/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | LEQVIO (Drug), ENTRESTO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.15 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 08/28/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | LEQVIO (Drug), ENTRESTO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $34.64 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 08/26/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | COBALT DR MRI SURESCAN (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.89 | General |
| Category: Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICDs) | ||||||
| 08/22/2024 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | LifeVest (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $14.15 | General |
| Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus | ||||||
| 08/12/2024 | E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | CAMZYOS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $22.37 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular | ||||||
| 07/31/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | LEQVIO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.80 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 07/10/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | ENTRESTO (Drug), LEQVIO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.00 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 07/09/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | LEQVIO (Drug), ENTRESTO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.91 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 06/26/2024 | SCPHARMACEUTICALS INC. | FUROSCIX (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.40 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 06/26/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | LEQVIO (Drug), ENTRESTO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $4.73 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 06/19/2024 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | XARELTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.58 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular & Metabolism | ||||||
| 06/14/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | SYMPLICITY G3 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $52.64 | General |
| Category: Renal Denervation System | ||||||
| 05/22/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | LEQVIO (Drug), ENTRESTO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $6.05 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 04/30/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | VersaCross Access Solution (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.85 | General |
| Category: VersaCross Access Solution_ICG | ||||||
| 04/29/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | VersaCross Access Solution (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $192.96 | General |
| Category: VersaCross Access Solution_ICG | ||||||
| 04/29/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | VersaCross Access Solution (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.45 | General |
| Category: VersaCross Access Solution_ICG | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 26 | 1,506 | 1,748 | $285,610 | $85,307 |
| 2022 | 30 | 1,807 | 2,215 | $406,896 | $139,953 |
| 2021 | 29 | 1,724 | 2,086 | $419,199 | $136,411 |
| 2020 | 26 | 1,533 | 1,793 | $332,043 | $103,765 |
Total Patients
6,570
Total Services
7,842
Medicare Billing
$465,435
Procedure Codes
118
All Medicare Procedures & Services
118 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 5
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92928 | Insertion of stents with balloon dilation of coronary artery or branch, single artery or branch | Facility | 2023 | 36 | 43 | $43,630 | $18,366 | 42.1% |
| 93458 | Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 66 | 67 | $82,432 | $12,513 | 15.2% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Facility | 2023 | 196 | 198 | $26,252 | $10,159 | 38.7% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 62 | 84 | $12,600 | $7,661 | 60.8% |
| 93010 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | Facility | 2023 | 529 | 675 | $22,789 | $4,240 | 18.6% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 27 | 29 | $6,525 | $3,928 | 60.2% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 53 | 64 | $6,584 | $3,916 | 59.5% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 35 | 37 | $5,920 | $3,578 | 60.4% |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 31 | 37 | $4,810 | $3,367 | 70.0% |
| 93454 | Insertion of tube in coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 21 | 21 | $21,248 | $2,905 | 13.7% |
| 93312 | Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | Facility | 2023 | 26 | 27 | $13,254 | $2,242 | 16.9% |
| 99426 | Principal care management services for a single high-risk disease, first 30 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month | Office | 2023 | 19 | 44 | $2,860 | $2,098 | 73.4% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 26 | $3,946 | $1,988 | 50.4% |
| 78452 | Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | Facility | 2023 | 33 | 33 | $7,057 | $1,971 | 27.9% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 18 | 18 | $1,800 | $1,165 | 64.7% |
| 93880 | Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | Facility | 2023 | 27 | 27 | $2,025 | $811.89 | 40.1% |
| 93571 | Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel during diagnosis or treatment, initial vessel | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 14 | $2,569 | $782.04 | 30.4% |
| 76937 | Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | Facility | 2023 | 45 | 46 | $3,050 | $493.03 | 16.2% |
| 93000 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | Office | 2023 | 46 | 50 | $3,250 | $479.20 | 14.7% |
| 99152 | Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 50 | 51 | $5,100 | $477.49 | 9.4% |
| 93227 | Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous with review by health care professional | Facility | 2023 | 33 | 33 | $2,052 | $475.53 | 23.2% |
| 93018 | Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | Facility | 2023 | 42 | 42 | $1,670 | $459.48 | 27.5% |
| 93970 | Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $1,088 | $391.50 | 36.0% |
| 93016 | Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | Facility | 2023 | 22 | 22 | $1,344 | $363.88 | 27.1% |
| 93320 | Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 17 | $850.00 | $235.79 | 27.7% |
About Dr. Medhat Zaher, MD
Dr. Medhat Zaher, MD is a Internal Medicine healthcare provider based in Altoona, Pennsylvania. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/26/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1760438857.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Medhat Zaher, MD has received a total of $7,312 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $1,131 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 224 transactions from 28 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($4,421).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Zaher has provided services to 6,570 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 7,842 services with total Medicare billing of $465,435. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 118 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Internal Medicine
- Location Altoona, PA
- Active Since 05/26/2006
- Last Updated 05/10/2019
- Taxonomy Code 207R00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1760438857
Products in Payments
- Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve (Device) $1,228
- XARELTO (Drug) $1,093
- Fox Sv PTA catheter and Armada 14 percutaneous catheter and Viatrac 14 Plus peripheral catheter (Device) $908.29
- VersaCross Access Solution (Device) $412.80
- BRILINTA (Drug) $358.15
- ONYX FRONTIER (Device) $290.15
- LEQVIO (Drug) $256.81
- LifeVest (Device) $222.64
- FARXIGA (Drug) $151.05
- ENTRESTO (Drug) $140.93
- Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter (Device) $104.28
- SYMPLICITY G3 (Device) $87.07
- CAMZYOS (Drug) $82.79
- VERQUVO (Drug) $82.08
- Absolute Pro vascular stent system (Device) $77.16
- Repatha (Biological) $76.25
- ELIQUIS (Drug) $70.93
- Impella (Device) $69.82
- FUROSCIX (Drug) $63.10
- CHANTIX (Drug) $57.95
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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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