Total Payments
$17,812
2024 Payments
$200.35
Companies
15
Transactions
86
Medicare Patients
876
Medicare Billing
$95,109
Payment Breakdown by Category
Education$11,508 (64.6%)
Travel$4,306 (24.2%)
Food & Beverage$1,998 (11.2%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | $11,508 | 5 | 64.6% |
| Travel and Lodging | $4,306 | 32 | 24.2% |
| Food and Beverage | $1,998 | 49 | 11.2% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $13,630 | 44 | $0 (2022) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $1,639 | 19 | $0 (2024) |
| Davol Inc. | $818.06 | 6 | $0 (2024) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $791.16 | 6 | $0 (2019) |
| Stryker Corporation | $599.00 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Covidien LP | $94.88 | 1 | $0 (2020) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $56.95 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | $34.89 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $29.00 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Laborie Medical Technologies Corp. | $24.39 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $200.35 | 7 | Davol Inc. ($68.84) |
| 2023 | $707.26 | 12 | Medtronic, Inc. ($683.59) |
| 2022 | $211.74 | 3 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($211.74) |
| 2021 | $4,285 | 18 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($3,204) |
| 2020 | $3,205 | 4 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($3,111) |
| 2019 | $8,518 | 39 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($7,104) |
| 2018 | $599.00 | 1 | Stryker Corporation ($599.00) |
| 2017 | $85.95 | 2 | Abbott Laboratories ($56.95) |
All Payment Transactions
86 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 4
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/31/2024 | Laborie Medical Technologies Corp. | Optilume BPH Drug Coated Balloon Catheter (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $24.39 | General |
| Category: Urology | ||||||
| 05/23/2024 | Davol Inc. | Phasix Mesh (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $68.84 | General |
| Category: Surgery | ||||||
| 05/22/2024 | Novo Nordisk Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.44 | General |
| 05/15/2024 | Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | TRINTELLIX (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $34.89 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 05/01/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | BRAVO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.75 | General |
| Category: Reflux Testing | ||||||
| 04/03/2024 | Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | IMCIVREE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.07 | General |
| Category: Genetic Disease | ||||||
| 03/29/2024 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | SPRAVATO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.97 | General |
| Category: Neuroscience | ||||||
| 11/06/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | LIGASURE (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $120.53 | General |
| Category: Vessel Sealing | ||||||
| 10/03/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | LIGASURE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $83.76 | General |
| Category: Vessel Sealing | ||||||
| 10/03/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | LIGASURE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $49.91 | General |
| Category: Vessel Sealing | ||||||
| 10/03/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | LIGASURE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $0.96 | General |
| Category: Vessel Sealing | ||||||
| 09/26/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | LIGASURE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $48.65 | General |
| Category: Vessel Sealing | ||||||
| 09/26/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | LIGASURE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $42.71 | General |
| Category: Vessel Sealing | ||||||
| 09/25/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | SIGNIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $51.01 | General |
| Category: Surgical Stapling | ||||||
| 09/22/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | LIGASURE (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $219.00 | General |
| Category: Vessel Sealing | ||||||
| 09/22/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | LIGASURE (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $38.11 | General |
| Category: Vessel Sealing | ||||||
| 09/22/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | LIGASURE (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $24.95 | General |
| Category: Vessel Sealing | ||||||
| 09/22/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | LIGASURE (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $4.00 | General |
| Category: Vessel Sealing | ||||||
| 09/21/2023 | Baxter Healthcare | FLOSEAL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.67 | General |
| Category: Surgical Care | ||||||
| 07/12/2022 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.55 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 05/31/2022 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $48.19 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 03/24/2022 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $136.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 09/28/2021 | Medtronic, Inc. | LigaSure (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $7.68 | General |
| Category: Vessel Sealing | ||||||
| 09/27/2021 | Medtronic, Inc. | LigaSure (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $203.74 | General |
| Category: Vessel Sealing | ||||||
| 09/27/2021 | Medtronic, Inc. | LigaSure (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $141.29 | General |
| Category: Vessel Sealing | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 11 | 335 | 401 | $421,890 | $51,420 |
| 2022 | 5 | 134 | 152 | $75,320 | $12,518 |
| 2021 | 8 | 209 | 235 | $71,336 | $16,948 |
| 2020 | 8 | 198 | 210 | $56,456 | $14,222 |
Total Patients
876
Total Services
998
Medicare Billing
$95,109
Procedure Codes
34
All Medicare Procedures & Services
34 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43282 | Repair of hernia of muscle at esophagus and stomach with implantation of mesh using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $107,965 | $15,127 | 14.0% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 64 | 64 | $65,664 | $7,509 | 11.4% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 49 | 71 | $55,025 | $6,564 | 11.9% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 41 | 49 | $40,621 | $4,786 | 11.8% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 53 | 75 | $41,325 | $4,591 | 11.1% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2023 | 27 | 27 | $36,639 | $4,133 | 11.3% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 19 | 20 | $22,000 | $2,641 | 12.0% |
| 43239 | Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 28 | 29 | $14,645 | $1,730 | 11.8% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 26 | $11,310 | $1,601 | 14.2% |
| 45378 | Diagnostic exam of large bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $15,000 | $1,574 | 10.5% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $11,696 | $1,166 | 10.0% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 50 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 22 | 23 | $15,275 | $2,452 | 16.1% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 29 | 30 | $9,060 | $2,323 | 25.6% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 24 | 24 | $10,530 | $2,066 | 19.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 13 | 20 | $15,500 | $1,992 | 12.9% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 15 | 15 | $15,390 | $1,834 | 11.9% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 17 | 18 | $5,314 | $1,178 | 22.2% |
| 99231 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 14 | 22 | $4,250 | $673.22 | 15.8% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 39 | 44 | $9,715 | $3,156 | 32.5% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 33 | 33 | $11,425 | $2,900 | 25.4% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 27 | 27 | $9,585 | $2,836 | 29.6% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 30 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 30 | 30 | $8,370 | $2,422 | 28.9% |
| 43239 | Biopsy of the esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope | Facility | 2021 | 26 | 26 | $22,776 | $2,203 | 9.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 30 | 42 | $4,696 | $2,014 | 42.9% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 11 | 15 | $2,775 | $863.40 | 31.1% |
About Dr. Naresh Ahuja, MD
Dr. Naresh Ahuja, MD is a Surgery healthcare provider based in Mount Vernon, Illinois. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/21/2008. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1013174598.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Naresh Ahuja, MD has received a total of $17,812 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $200.35 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 86 transactions from 15 companies. The most common payment nature is "Education" ($11,508).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Ahuja has provided services to 876 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 998 services with total Medicare billing of $95,109. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 34 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Surgery
- Other Specialties Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program, Surgery
- Location Mount Vernon, IL
- Active Since 05/21/2008
- Last Updated 10/26/2022
- Taxonomy Code 208600000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1013174598
Products in Payments
- Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) $13,630
- LigaSure (Device) $937.67
- GENERAL THERAPIES (Device) $640.74
- LIGASURE (Device) $632.58
- 1588 HD 3 CHIP CAMERA (Device) $599.00
- RESOLUTION CLIP (Device) $150.42
- Phasix (Device) $126.22
- ProGrip (Device) $94.88
- PHASIX (Device) $75.23
- Phasix Mesh (Device) $68.84
- Pacemakers (Device) $56.95
- SIGNIA (Device) $51.01
- TRINTELLIX (Drug) $34.89
- ENSEAL Product Family (Device) $29.00
- Optilume BPH Drug Coated Balloon Catheter (Device) $24.39
- SPRAVATO (Drug) $23.97
- FLOSEAL (Device) $23.67
- BRAVO (Device) $17.75
- DALVANCE (Drug) $16.44
- IMCIVREE (Drug) $15.07
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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