Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | $23,100 | 5 | 32.4% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $17,150 | 6 | 24.1% |
| Food and Beverage | $15,318 | 358 | 21.5% |
| Consulting Fee | $9,000 | 2 | 12.6% |
| Travel and Lodging | $6,446 | 17 | 9.0% |
| Education | $274.31 | 5 | 0.4% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. | $35,516 | 60 | $0 (2023) |
| ShockWave Medical, Inc | $23,428 | 7 | $0 (2023) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $6,980 | 192 | $0 (2024) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $3,723 | 55 | $0 (2022) |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation | $321.67 | 21 | $0 (2021) |
| Organon Llc | $230.33 | 15 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $196.50 | 3 | $0 (2019) |
| LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. | $144.25 | 2 | $0 (2018) |
| Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $141.53 | 7 | $0 (2023) |
| CooperSurgical, Inc. | $131.74 | 6 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $331.18 | 17 | Organon Llc ($113.59) |
| 2023 | $24,040 | 31 | ShockWave Medical, Inc ($23,334) |
| 2022 | $20,249 | 76 | Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. ($18,023) |
| 2021 | $1,104 | 37 | Abbott Laboratories ($738.38) |
| 2020 | $259.78 | 7 | Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. ($145.81) |
| 2019 | $13,588 | 55 | Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. ($11,655) |
| 2018 | $9,368 | 119 | Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. ($5,460) |
| 2017 | $2,347 | 51 | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION ($1,095) |
All Payment Transactions
393 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 16
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/11/2024 | Sage Therapeutics, Inc. | ZURZUVAE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $34.49 | General |
| Category: PSYCHIATRY/PSYCHOLOGY | ||||||
| 11/18/2024 | Organon Llc | NEXPLANON (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.15 | General |
| Category: ETONOGESTREL | ||||||
| 10/10/2024 | SHIELD THERAPEUTICS INC | ACCRUFER (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.24 | General |
| Category: Hematology | ||||||
| 09/13/2024 | Organon Llc | JADA SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.99 | General |
| Category: POSTPARTUM UTERINE HEMORRHAGING | ||||||
| 09/13/2024 | Organon Llc | JADA SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.69 | General |
| Category: POSTPARTUM UTERINE HEMORRHAGING | ||||||
| 09/11/2024 | Organon Llc | NEXPLANON (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.15 | General |
| Category: ETONOGESTREL | ||||||
| 07/31/2024 | CooperSurgical, Inc. | Paragard T 380A (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.44 | General |
| Category: Endocrinology | ||||||
| 07/02/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | MITRACLIP (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $34.41 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 06/05/2024 | Organon Llc | NEXPLANON (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.19 | General |
| Category: ETONOGESTREL | ||||||
| 05/28/2024 | MAYNE PHARMA COMMERCIAL LLC | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.00 | General |
| 04/17/2024 | CooperSurgical, Inc. | Paragard T 380A (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.21 | General |
| Category: Endocrinology | ||||||
| 03/06/2024 | Organon Llc | NEXPLANON (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.00 | General |
| Category: ETONOGESTREL | ||||||
| 03/05/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | MITRACLIP (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $38.34 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 01/29/2024 | MAYNE PHARMA COMMERCIAL LLC | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $6.70 | General |
| 01/11/2024 | Organon Llc | JADA SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.63 | General |
| Category: POSTPARTUM UTERINE HEMORRHAGING | ||||||
| 01/11/2024 | Organon Llc | JADA SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $3.79 | General |
| Category: POSTPARTUM UTERINE HEMORRHAGING | ||||||
| 01/10/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | AMPLATZER AMULET (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.76 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 12/28/2023 | ShockWave Medical, Inc | SHOCKWAVE IVL SYSTEM WITH THE SHOCKWAVE C2 CORONARY IVL CATHETER (Device) | Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $6,600.00 | General |
| Category: Lithoplasty | ||||||
| 12/26/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | MITRACLIP (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.09 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 12/12/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | MITRACLIP (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.12 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 12/12/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | MITRACLIP (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.49 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 12/07/2023 | ShockWave Medical, Inc | SHOCKWAVE IVL SYSTEM WITH THE SHOCKWAVE C2 CORONARY IVL CATHETER (Device) | Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $550.00 | General |
| Category: Lithoplasty | ||||||
| 10/24/2023 | Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. | MYFEMBREE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.33 | General |
| Category: HORMONE THERAPY | ||||||
| 10/11/2023 | Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Mirena (Drug), Kyleena | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.76 | General |
| Category: Womens Health | ||||||
| 10/04/2023 | ShockWave Medical, Inc | SHOCKWAVE IVL SYSTEM WITH THE SHOCKWAVE C2 CORONARY IVL CATHETER (Device) | Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $6,600.00 | General |
| Category: Lithoplasty | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 20 | 24 | $6,720 | $2,196 |
| 2022 | 1 | 18 | 30 | $8,400 | $3,072 |
| 2021 | 2 | 37 | 51 | $14,943 | $5,126 |
| 2020 | 2 | 48 | 71 | $20,875 | $6,846 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
6 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 20 | 24 | $6,720 | $2,196 | 32.7% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 18 | 30 | $8,400 | $3,072 | 36.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 24 | 38 | $10,640 | $3,593 | 33.8% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Office | 2021 | 13 | 13 | $4,303 | $1,533 | 35.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes | Office | 2020 | 30 | 53 | $14,840 | $4,386 | 29.6% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes | Office | 2020 | 18 | 18 | $6,035 | $2,460 | 40.8% |
About Dr. Rahul Sharma, MD
Dr. Rahul Sharma, MD is a Obstetrics & Gynecology healthcare provider based in Bakersfield, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 04/10/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1235192220.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Rahul Sharma, MD has received a total of $71,289 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $331.18 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 393 transactions from 23 companies. The most common payment nature is "Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program" ($23,100).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Sharma has provided services to 123 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 176 services with total Medicare billing of $17,240. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 6 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Obstetrics & Gynecology
- Location Bakersfield, CA
- Active Since 04/10/2006
- Last Updated 01/06/2022
- Taxonomy Code 207V00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1235192220
Products in Payments
- SHOCKWAVE IVL SYSTEM WITH THE SHOCKWAVE C2 CORONARY IVL CATHETER (Device) $23,334
- ACUSON SC2000 Diagnostic Ultrasound System (Device) $16,677
- Artis Q.zen (Device) $2,482
- MITRACLIP (Device) $1,611
- Asahi Fielder coronary guide wire (Device) $1,369
- Mitra Clip system (Device) $854.89
- Supera peripheral stent system (Device) $835.38
- MitraClip System (Device) $738.38
- Xience V coronary stent system (Device) $636.87
- General - Therapies (Device) $487.56
- Perclose ProGlide suture mediated closure system (Device) $457.01
- NEXPLANON (Drug) $398.04
- General - Stents (Device) $393.91
- SC2000 (Device) $367.10
- GENERAL - VASCULAR ACCESS (Device) $295.07
- GENERAL STENTS (Device) $270.24
- GENERAL - STRUCTURAL HEART (Device) $255.50
- GENERAL STENTS (Device) $245.96
- OTHER- BSC PRODUCT NOT LISTED (Device) $241.62
- Absorb GT1 (Device) $234.16
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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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