Total Payments
$13,824
2024 Payments
$12.84
Companies
4
Transactions
29
Medicare Patients
223
Medicare Billing
$24,182
Payment Breakdown by Category
Education$9,000 (65.1%)
Other$2,000 (14.5%)
Travel$1,875 (13.6%)
Food & Beverage$948.81 (6.9%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | $9,000 | 3 | 65.1% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $2,000 | 1 | 14.5% |
| Travel and Lodging | $1,875 | 6 | 13.6% |
| Food and Beverage | $948.81 | 19 | 6.9% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | $13,696 | 23 | $0 (2024) |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $49.53 | 2 | $0 (2021) |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | $41.34 | 2 | $0 (2021) |
| KCI USA, Inc. | $36.86 | 2 | $0 (2022) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $12.84 | 1 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. ($12.84) |
| 2023 | $1,000 | 1 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($1,000) |
| 2022 | $2,019 | 2 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($2,000) |
| 2021 | $90.87 | 4 | Ethicon US, LLC ($49.53) |
| 2020 | $4,662 | 10 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($4,662) |
| 2019 | $6,040 | 11 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($6,022) |
All Payment Transactions
29 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/22/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.84 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 06/21/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | DAVINCI XI (Device) | Education | In-kind items and services | $1,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/09/2022 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 03/10/2022 | KCI USA, Inc. | ACTIV.A.C. (Device), V.A.C. DERMATAC, PREVENA | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $18.86 | General |
| Category: Negative Pressure Systems & Dressings | ||||||
| 05/10/2021 | Ethicon US, LLC | Harmonic (Device), Echelon Flex, Echelon Circular | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $36.16 | General |
| Category: Energy | ||||||
| 05/05/2021 | Ethicon US, LLC | Echelon Circular (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.37 | General |
| Category: Endo-Mechanical | ||||||
| 04/27/2021 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE ENFORM Preperitoneal Biomaterial (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.51 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 02/24/2021 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE ENFORM Preperitoneal Biomaterial (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.83 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 11/25/2020 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/25/2020 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $300.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 03/10/2020 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $90.48 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 02/21/2020 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.90 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 01/09/2020 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $33.95 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 01/09/2020 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.94 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 01/09/2020 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $7.75 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 01/07/2020 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $191.98 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 01/07/2020 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $7.83 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 01/07/2020 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $4.89 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/11/2019 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $960.34 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/10/2019 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $50.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/10/2019 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $19.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/09/2019 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | In-kind items and services | $4,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/09/2019 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $91.56 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/05/2019 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $618.71 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/05/2019 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $27.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 40 | 53 | $16,811 | $4,562 |
| 2022 | 3 | 65 | 66 | $25,358 | $6,933 |
| 2021 | 2 | 43 | 43 | $18,133 | $5,329 |
| 2020 | 4 | 75 | 82 | $26,702 | $7,358 |
Total Patients
223
Total Services
244
Medicare Billing
$24,182
Procedure Codes
12
All Medicare Procedures & Services
12 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| 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 | 14 | 27 | $5,648 | $1,743 | 30.9% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $6,442 | $1,715 | 26.6% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $4,721 | $1,104 | 23.4% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 27 | 27 | $12,501 | $3,609 | 28.9% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 50 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 26 | 26 | $10,114 | $2,555 | 25.3% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 12 | 13 | $2,743 | $769.46 | 28.1% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Office | 2021 | 19 | 19 | $8,797 | $2,776 | 31.6% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 24 | 24 | $9,336 | $2,553 | 27.3% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 27 | 28 | $10,874 | $3,046 | 28.0% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes | Office | 2020 | 24 | 24 | $11,112 | $2,958 | 26.6% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Office | 2020 | 12 | 14 | $2,940 | $831.68 | 28.3% |
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 15 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 12 | 16 | $1,776 | $522.14 | 29.4% |
About Dr. Robert Azar, MD
Dr. Robert Azar, MD is a Vascular Surgery healthcare provider based in Gresham, Oregon. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 12/07/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1255316857.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Robert Azar, MD has received a total of $13,824 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $12.84 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 29 transactions from 4 companies. The most common payment nature is "Education" ($9,000).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Azar has provided services to 223 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 244 services with total Medicare billing of $24,182. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 12 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Vascular Surgery
- Other Specialties Colon & Rectal Surgery, Surgery
- Location Gresham, OR
- Active Since 12/07/2005
- Last Updated 09/25/2019
- Taxonomy Code 2086S0129X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1255316857
Products in Payments
- Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) $12,696
- DAVINCI XI (Device) $1,000
- GORE ENFORM Preperitoneal Biomaterial (Device) $41.34
- Harmonic (Device) $36.16
- ACTIV.A.C. (Device) $18.86
- VAC ULTA (Device) $18.00
- Echelon Circular (Device) $13.37
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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.