Total Payments
$12,314
2024 Payments
$3,163
Companies
35
Transactions
423
Medicare Patients
13,870
Medicare Billing
$591,821
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$8,760 (71.1%)
Travel$3,335 (27.1%)
Education$218.19 (1.8%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $8,760 | 405 | 71.1% |
| Travel and Lodging | $3,335 | 14 | 27.1% |
| Education | $218.19 | 4 | 1.8% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medtronic, Inc. | $4,608 | 30 | $0 (2024) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $2,108 | 97 | $0 (2024) |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | $1,190 | 63 | $0 (2022) |
| PFIZER INC. | $857.54 | 36 | $0 (2024) |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $677.09 | 19 | $0 (2024) |
| Amgen Inc. | $609.99 | 50 | $0 (2024) |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $584.82 | 34 | $0 (2024) |
| Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. | $199.28 | 12 | $0 (2022) |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $198.05 | 15 | $0 (2024) |
| Novo Nordisk Inc | $148.17 | 8 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3,163 | 42 | Medtronic, Inc. ($2,444) |
| 2023 | $1,474 | 40 | Medtronic, Inc. ($898.89) |
| 2022 | $2,270 | 63 | Medtronic, Inc. ($1,231) |
| 2021 | $989.14 | 52 | Abbott Laboratories ($265.82) |
| 2020 | $886.98 | 52 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc ($295.62) |
| 2019 | $1,158 | 76 | Abbott Laboratories ($275.22) |
| 2018 | $1,491 | 75 | Abbott Laboratories ($369.41) |
| 2017 | $882.89 | 23 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc ($200.00) |
All Payment Transactions
423 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 17
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/04/2024 | E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | ELIQUIS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $13.27 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular | ||||||
| 11/25/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $279.00 | General |
| 11/25/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $44.50 | General |
| 11/22/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $391.14 | General |
| 11/22/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $281.53 | General |
| 11/22/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $215.72 | General |
| 11/22/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $156.28 | General |
| 11/22/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $3.41 | General |
| 11/12/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $714.68 | General |
| 11/12/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.28 | General |
| 10/15/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | GALLANT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.44 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management | ||||||
| 10/14/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | ABSOLUTE PRO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $154.10 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 10/09/2024 | E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | CAMZYOS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $13.27 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular | ||||||
| 10/08/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | GALLANT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.17 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management | ||||||
| 10/04/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $311.08 | General |
| 09/24/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | MERLIN@HOME (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.15 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management | ||||||
| 08/21/2024 | PFIZER INC. | ELIQUIS (Drug), NURTEC ODT | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.19 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR;METABOLIC DISEASE | ||||||
| 08/13/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | AURORA EV-ICD MRI SURESCAN (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $46.40 | General |
| Category: Implant Cardio Defib - ICDs | ||||||
| 08/05/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | FARXIGA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.84 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular and Metabolism | ||||||
| 07/31/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | GALLANT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.54 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management | ||||||
| 07/29/2024 | Novo Nordisk Inc | Wegovy (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.60 | General |
| Category: Obesity | ||||||
| 07/18/2024 | Amgen Inc. | Repatha (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.26 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 07/11/2024 | E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | ELIQUIS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $13.17 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular | ||||||
| 06/24/2024 | Novo Nordisk Inc | Wegovy (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.16 | General |
| Category: Obesity | ||||||
| 06/20/2024 | Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, plc | Arcalyst (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.98 | General |
| Category: Not Applicable | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 20 | 3,735 | 5,612 | $539,883 | $148,174 |
| 2022 | 16 | 3,423 | 5,364 | $502,673 | $146,479 |
| 2021 | 18 | 3,352 | 5,085 | $495,298 | $150,220 |
| 2020 | 18 | 3,360 | 5,064 | $515,670 | $146,947 |
Total Patients
13,870
Total Services
21,125
Medicare Billing
$591,821
Procedure Codes
73
All Medicare Procedures & Services
73 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 234 | 599 | $76,850 | $35,728 | 46.5% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 231 | 292 | $57,282 | $20,793 | 36.3% |
| 93010 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | Facility | 2023 | 2,045 | 3,312 | $157,357 | $19,868 | 12.6% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Facility | 2023 | 247 | 256 | $37,888 | $12,662 | 33.4% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 122 | 122 | $28,118 | $11,879 | 42.2% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 129 | 153 | $22,938 | $9,568 | 41.7% |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 47 | 68 | $12,253 | $6,163 | 50.3% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2023 | 134 | 142 | $12,944 | $5,564 | 43.0% |
| 93458 | Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 23 | 23 | $29,187 | $4,912 | 16.8% |
| 33208 | Insertion of pacemaker and upper and lower heart chamber electrode | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $26,136 | $4,227 | 16.2% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 39 | 39 | $9,061 | $4,032 | 44.5% |
| 93000 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | Office | 2023 | 235 | 307 | $25,788 | $2,870 | 11.1% |
| 99238 | Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | Facility | 2023 | 42 | 42 | $6,145 | $2,556 | 41.6% |
| 78452 | Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | Facility | 2023 | 43 | 43 | $19,565 | $2,400 | 12.3% |
| 93294 | Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system, remote up to 90 days | Office | 2023 | 26 | 73 | $5,256 | $1,410 | 26.8% |
| 99239 | Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $1,738 | $949.90 | 54.7% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $2,053 | $918.94 | 44.8% |
| 93016 | Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | Facility | 2023 | 42 | 42 | $4,284 | $649.73 | 15.2% |
| 93280 | Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | Office | 2023 | 21 | 24 | $2,016 | $586.42 | 29.1% |
| 93018 | Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | Facility | 2023 | 42 | 42 | $3,024 | $438.05 | 14.5% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 316 | 560 | $106,400 | $46,617 | 43.8% |
| 99232 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 174 | 423 | $49,914 | $23,316 | 46.7% |
| 93010 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | Facility | 2022 | 1,969 | 3,228 | $151,716 | $19,855 | 13.1% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Facility | 2022 | 229 | 236 | $34,928 | $12,268 | 35.1% |
| 99233 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 35 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 97 | 134 | $23,048 | $10,404 | 45.1% |
About Dr. Ram Sapkota, MD
Dr. Ram Sapkota, MD is a Internal Medicine healthcare provider based in Florence, Alabama. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 01/29/2008. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1205013638.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Ram Sapkota, MD has received a total of $12,314 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $3,163 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 423 transactions from 35 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($8,760).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Sapkota has provided services to 13,870 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 21,125 services with total Medicare billing of $591,821. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 73 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Internal Medicine
- Other Specialties Cardiovascular Disease
- Location Florence, AL
- Active Since 01/29/2008
- Last Updated 07/21/2022
- Taxonomy Code 207R00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1205013638
Products in Payments
- MICRA (Device) $1,340
- XARELTO (Drug) $1,190
- ELIQUIS (Drug) $881.97
- ENTRESTO (Drug) $519.74
- BRILINTA (Drug) $357.32
- Repatha (Biological) $332.51
- ATTAIN COMMAND + SUREVALVE (Device) $309.48
- Accent Pacemaker (Device) $301.43
- Corlanor (Drug) $277.48
- FARXIGA (Drug) $244.19
- CRT-Ds (Device) $200.60
- AVEIR (Device) $159.88
- ABSOLUTE PRO (Device) $154.10
- Assurity Pacemaker (Device) $146.90
- MITRACLIP (Device) $127.69
- THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT (Device) $119.87
- Impella (Device) $119.69
- NORTHERA (Drug) $106.40
- OPSUMIT (Drug) $104.63
- MERLIN@HOME (Device) $96.52
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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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