Total Payments
$3,250
2024 Payments
$436.23
Companies
11
Transactions
44
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$2,017 (62.1%)
Travel$1,132 (34.8%)
Education$99.99 (3.1%)
Other$0.00 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $2,017 | 38 | 62.1% |
| Travel and Lodging | $1,132 | 5 | 34.8% |
| Education | $99.99 | 1 | 3.1% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | $1,770 | 25 | $0 (2023) |
| ABBVIE INC. | $425.82 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| Sight Sciences, Inc. | $258.05 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| Alcon Vision LLC | $212.91 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | $182.49 | 2 | $0 (2022) |
| Glaukos Corporation | $141.33 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Carl Zeiss Meditec USA, Inc. | $94.94 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| ARGENX US, INC. | $81.23 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| BIOTISSUE HOLDINGS INC. | $40.80 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. | $25.60 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $436.23 | 5 | ABBVIE INC. ($217.61) |
| 2023 | $2,080 | 25 | Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. ($1,622) |
| 2022 | $734.00 | 14 | Genentech USA, Inc. ($182.49) |
All Payment Transactions
44 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/20/2024 | Sight Sciences, Inc. | OMNI SURGICAL SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $124.30 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 09/17/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | XEN GLAUCOMA TREATMENT SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $104.59 | General |
| Category: EYE CARE | ||||||
| 06/13/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | XEN GLAUCOMA TREATMENT SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $113.02 | General |
| Category: EYE CARE | ||||||
| 04/01/2024 | BIOTISSUE HOLDINGS INC. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $40.80 | General |
| 01/05/2024 | Alcon Vision LLC | Centurion (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $53.52 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 12/02/2023 | Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | STELLARIS ELITE (Device), enVista MX60 IOL, Trulign IOL | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $247.47 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 12/02/2023 | Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | STELLARIS ELITE (Device), enVista MX60 IOL, Trulign IOL | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $85.55 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 12/02/2023 | Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | STELLARIS ELITE (Device), enVista MX60 IOL, Trulign IOL | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $42.41 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 12/02/2023 | Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | STELLARIS ELITE (Device), enVista MX60 IOL, Trulign IOL | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $34.60 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 12/02/2023 | Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | STELLARIS ELITE (Device), enVista MX60 IOL, Trulign IOL | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.90 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 12/02/2023 | Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | STELLARIS ELITE (Device), enVista MX60 IOL, Trulign IOL | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.53 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 12/02/2023 | Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | STELLARIS ELITE (Device), enVista MX60 IOL, Trulign IOL | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.86 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 12/02/2023 | Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | STELLARIS ELITE (Device), enVista MX60 IOL, Trulign IOL | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.14 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 12/02/2023 | Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | STELLARIS ELITE (Device), enVista MX60 IOL, Trulign IOL | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.42 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 12/02/2023 | Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | STELLARIS ELITE (Device), enVista MX60 IOL, Trulign IOL | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $6.80 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 12/01/2023 | Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | STELLARIS ELITE (Device), enVista MX60 IOL, Trulign IOL | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $247.47 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 12/01/2023 | Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | STELLARIS ELITE (Device), enVista MX60 IOL, Trulign IOL | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $91.17 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 12/01/2023 | Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | STELLARIS ELITE (Device), enVista MX60 IOL, Trulign IOL | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $35.92 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 12/01/2023 | Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | STELLARIS ELITE (Device), enVista MX60 IOL, Trulign IOL | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.59 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 12/01/2023 | Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | STELLARIS ELITE (Device), enVista MX60 IOL, Trulign IOL | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.95 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 12/01/2023 | Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | STELLARIS ELITE (Device), enVista MX60 IOL, Trulign IOL | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.63 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 12/01/2023 | Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | STELLARIS ELITE (Device), enVista MX60 IOL, Trulign IOL | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.53 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 11/30/2023 | Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | STELLARIS ELITE (Device), enVista MX60 IOL, Trulign IOL | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $353.96 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 11/30/2023 | Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | STELLARIS ELITE (Device), enVista MX60 IOL, Trulign IOL | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $247.47 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 11/14/2023 | ABBVIE INC. | XEN GLAUCOMA TREATMENT SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $108.22 | General |
| Category: EYE CARE | ||||||
About Dr. Sahitya Podila, MD
Dr. Sahitya Podila, MD is a Internal Medicine healthcare provider based in Galveston, Texas. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/08/2021. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1538736400.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Sahitya Podila, MD has received a total of $3,250 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $436.23 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 44 transactions from 11 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($2,017).
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Practice Information
- Specialty Internal Medicine
- Location Galveston, TX
- Active Since 06/08/2021
- Last Updated 06/15/2025
- Taxonomy Code 207R00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1538736400
Products in Payments
- STELLARIS ELITE (Device) $1,571
- XEN GLAUCOMA TREATMENT SYSTEM (Device) $325.83
- OMNI SURGICAL SYSTEM (Device) $237.06
- STELLARIS (Device) $129.91
- Clareon (Device) $116.06
- SUSVIMO (Drug) $96.99
- VABYSMO (Drug) $85.50
- VYVGART (Drug) $81.23
- Centurion (Device) $73.91
- VYZULTA (Drug) $26.14
- Cequa (Drug) $25.60
- XIPERE (Drug) $23.32
- AcrySof IQ PanOptix UV IOL (Device) $22.94
- OMNI(R) SURGICAL SYSTEM (US) (Device) $20.99
- enVista MX60 IOL (Device) $19.65
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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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