Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $3,493 | 54 | 58.6% |
| Travel and Lodging | $2,471 | 11 | 41.4% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $2,601 | 21 | $0 (2019) |
| MicroVention, Inc. | $1,669 | 13 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $538.79 | 6 | $0 (2023) |
| Stryker Corporation | $299.44 | 3 | $0 (2021) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $207.61 | 2 | $0 (2018) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $130.31 | 2 | $0 (2018) |
| NuVasive, Inc. | $119.19 | 5 | $0 (2018) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $99.83 | 2 | $0 (2020) |
| Integra LifeSciences Corporation | $50.71 | 2 | $0 (2018) |
| Surgical Theater LLC | $48.70 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $513.18 | 7 | MicroVention, Inc. ($421.85) |
| 2023 | $1,011 | 10 | MicroVention, Inc. ($610.19) |
| 2022 | $23.98 | 1 | Medtronic, Inc. ($23.98) |
| 2021 | $213.73 | 2 | Medtronic, Inc. ($144.33) |
| 2020 | $74.85 | 1 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ($74.85) |
| 2019 | $2,270 | 14 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($1,655) |
| 2018 | $1,286 | 20 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($755.52) |
| 2017 | $571.47 | 10 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($190.22) |
All Payment Transactions
65 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 3
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/16/2024 | Reflow Medical Inc | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $38.94 | General |
| 09/11/2024 | AngioDynamics, Inc. | AURYON LASER SYSTEM 100-120 VAC (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $36.77 | General |
| Category: PAD | ||||||
| 08/14/2024 | Imperative Care, Inc | ZOOM REPERFUSION CATHETER (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.62 | General |
| Category: VASCULAR | ||||||
| 03/27/2024 | MicroVention, Inc. | LVIS JUNIOR (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $79.14 | General |
| Category: NEUROLOGICAL PRODUCT | ||||||
| 03/21/2024 | MicroVention, Inc. | ERIC RETRIEVAL DEVICE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $117.97 | General |
| Category: NEUROLOGICAL PRODUCT | ||||||
| 03/06/2024 | MicroVention, Inc. | STENT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $112.52 | General |
| Category: NEUROLOGICAL PRODUCT | ||||||
| 02/18/2024 | MicroVention, Inc. | STENT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $112.22 | General |
| Category: NEUROLOGICAL PRODUCT | ||||||
| 09/07/2023 | Route 92 Medical, Inc. | 8F BASE CAMP SHEATH SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $29.83 | General |
| Category: NEURO ACCESS | ||||||
| 09/02/2023 | MicroVention, Inc. | CHAPERON GUIDING CATHETER (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $78.64 | General |
| Category: NEUROLOGICAL PRODUCT | ||||||
| 08/21/2023 | MicroVention, Inc. | WEB ANEURYSM EMBOLIZATION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $98.86 | General |
| Category: NEUROLOGICAL PRODUCT | ||||||
| 08/09/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | RIST (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $162.47 | General |
| Category: Guides and Accessories | ||||||
| 07/08/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | RIST (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.41 | General |
| Category: Guides and Accessories | ||||||
| 06/04/2023 | MicroVention, Inc. | WEB ANEURYSM EMBOLIZATION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $149.93 | General |
| Category: NEUROLOGICAL PRODUCT | ||||||
| 05/31/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | PIPELINE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $147.35 | General |
| Category: Flow Diversion | ||||||
| 04/18/2023 | MicroVention, Inc. | HYDROSOFT ADVANCED (Device), STENT, WEB ANEURYSM EMBOLIZATION SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $138.42 | General |
| Category: NEUROLOGICAL PRODUCT | ||||||
| 01/29/2023 | MicroVention, Inc. | WEB ANEURYSM EMBOLIZATION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $144.34 | General |
| Category: NEUROLOGICAL PRODUCT | ||||||
| 01/20/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | PIPELINE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.25 | General |
| Category: Flow Diversion | ||||||
| 12/08/2022 | Medtronic, Inc. | VANTA ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.98 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 10/28/2021 | Stryker Corporation | TARGET (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $69.40 | General |
| Category: DETACHABLE COIL | ||||||
| 10/19/2021 | Medtronic, Inc. | Pipeline (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $144.33 | General |
| Category: Flow Diversion | ||||||
| 02/08/2020 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | CMF Non (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $74.85 | General |
| Category: CMF & Thoracic | ||||||
| 12/18/2019 | Medtronic USA, Inc. | StealthStation (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $98.07 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 12/05/2019 | Stryker Corporation | ATLAS (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $79.54 | General |
| Category: STENT | ||||||
| 08/22/2019 | MicroVention, Inc. | WEB (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $499.96 | General |
| Category: Neurological Product | ||||||
| 08/22/2019 | MicroVention, Inc. | WEB (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $35.00 | General |
| Category: Neurological Product | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | 99 | 109 | $56,762 | $12,812 |
| 2022 | 5 | 84 | 94 | $40,062 | $9,683 |
| 2021 | 6 | 126 | 129 | $71,555 | $16,635 |
| 2020 | 8 | 157 | 163 | $94,467 | $21,183 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
25 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36224 | Insertion of tube into internal neck artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 18 | $23,528 | $4,602 | 19.6% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 28 | 28 | $14,028 | $3,262 | 23.3% |
| 61781 | Computer-assisted procedure inside brain | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $7,854 | $2,002 | 25.5% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 15 | 18 | $5,922 | $1,606 | 27.1% |
| 75710 | Review by radiologist of arm or leg artery image | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 18 | $4,720 | $1,161 | 24.6% |
| 76937 | Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 16 | $710.00 | $178.20 | 25.1% |
| 36224 | Insertion of tube into internal neck artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $15,024 | $3,209 | 21.4% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 22 | 22 | $11,022 | $2,683 | 24.3% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 16 | 24 | $7,896 | $2,273 | 28.8% |
| 75710 | Review by radiologist of arm or leg artery image | Facility | 2022 | 19 | 21 | $5,460 | $1,357 | 24.8% |
| 76937 | Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | Facility | 2022 | 15 | 15 | $660.00 | $161.50 | 24.5% |
| 36224 | Insertion of catheter into internal carotid artery on one side of neck for diagnosis or treatment including radiological supervision and interpretation | Facility | 2021 | 20 | 21 | $26,774 | $5,224 | 19.5% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Office | 2021 | 37 | 37 | $18,537 | $4,284 | 23.1% |
| 61781 | Computer-assisted procedure inside the brain | Facility | 2021 | 15 | 15 | $10,710 | $2,689 | 25.1% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 25 | 26 | $8,554 | $2,660 | 31.1% |
| 75710 | Radiological supervision and interpretation of imaging of artery of one arm or leg | Facility | 2021 | 17 | 18 | $4,700 | $1,193 | 25.4% |
| 76998 | Ultrasonic guidance during surgery | Facility | 2021 | 12 | 12 | $2,280 | $584.16 | 25.6% |
| 36224 | Insertion of catheter into artery on one side of neck for diagnosis or treatment including radiological supervision and interpretation | Facility | 2020 | 14 | 14 | $19,228 | $3,977 | 20.7% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes | Office | 2020 | 36 | 40 | $13,160 | $3,417 | 26.0% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 60 minutes | Office | 2020 | 21 | 21 | $13,209 | $3,191 | 24.2% |
| 36223 | Insertion of catheter into artery on one side of neck for diagnosis or treatment including radiological supervision and interpretation | Facility | 2020 | 13 | 14 | $18,194 | $2,438 | 13.4% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes | Office | 2020 | 18 | 18 | $9,018 | $2,436 | 27.0% |
| 61781 | Computer-assisted procedure inside the brain | Facility | 2020 | 13 | 13 | $9,282 | $2,428 | 26.2% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 30 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 25 | 26 | $7,956 | $2,113 | 26.6% |
| 75710 | Radiological supervision and interpretation of imaging of artery of one arm or leg | Facility | 2020 | 17 | 17 | $4,420 | $1,183 | 26.8% |
About Dr. Ramsey Ashour, MD
Dr. Ramsey Ashour, MD is a Neurological Surgery healthcare provider based in Austin, Texas. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 12/22/2009. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1538498563.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Ramsey Ashour, MD has received a total of $5,964 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $513.18 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 65 transactions from 16 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($3,493).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Ashour has provided services to 466 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 495 services with total Medicare billing of $60,313. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 25 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Neurological Surgery
- Other Specialties Neurological Surgery, Neurological Surgery
- Location Austin, TX
- Active Since 12/22/2009
- Last Updated 09/15/2016
- Taxonomy Code 207T00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1538498563
Products in Payments
- VISUALASE (Device) $1,408
- Pipeline (Device) $1,046
- WEB (Device) $534.96
- WEB ANEURYSM EMBOLIZATION SYSTEM (Device) $393.13
- STENT (Device) $224.74
- RIST (Device) $191.88
- PIPELINE (Device) $178.60
- Trevo (Device) $150.50
- HYDROSOFT ADVANCED (Device) $138.42
- SPECTRA WAVEWRITER (Device) $130.31
- Axium (Device) $125.00
- ERIC RETRIEVAL DEVICE (Device) $117.97
- Xact carotid stent system (Device) $111.67
- StealthStation (Device) $98.07
- Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs (Device) $95.94
- RELINE (Device) $90.55
- ATLAS (Device) $79.54
- LVIS JUNIOR (Device) $79.14
- CHAPERON GUIDING CATHETER (Device) $78.64
- CMF Non (Device) $74.85
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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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