Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $7,760 | 505 | 99.3% |
| Education | $54.45 | 5 | 0.7% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $1,288 | 92 | $0 (2024) |
| Amgen Inc. | $974.89 | 63 | $0 (2024) |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | $797.68 | 77 | $0 (2024) |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $647.81 | 40 | $0 (2024) |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $523.96 | 25 | $0 (2024) |
| PFIZER INC. | $443.01 | 51 | $0 (2023) |
| SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | $432.78 | 23 | $0 (2022) |
| iRhythm Technologies, Inc. | $417.20 | 7 | $0 (2024) |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $282.10 | 19 | $0 (2024) |
| ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | $253.09 | 16 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,056 | 54 | iRhythm Technologies, Inc. ($213.66) |
| 2023 | $1,023 | 50 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation ($189.79) |
| 2022 | $707.38 | 43 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation ($173.85) |
| 2021 | $397.14 | 19 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP ($164.39) |
| 2020 | $208.02 | 13 | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ($49.24) |
| 2019 | $1,430 | 108 | Amgen Inc. ($330.97) |
| 2018 | $1,486 | 108 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc ($344.90) |
| 2017 | $1,507 | 115 | Amgen Inc. ($335.04) |
All Payment Transactions
510 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 21
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/19/2024 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | LifeVest (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $19.12 | General |
| Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus | ||||||
| 12/12/2024 | iRhythm Technologies, Inc. | ZIO XT Patch (Device), Zio monitor | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $138.91 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 12/10/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | ENTRESTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.46 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 12/03/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | BRILINTA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.69 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular and Metabolism | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | ATRICURE, INC. | SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.19 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 11/14/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | AZURE XT DR MRI SURESCAN (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $81.33 | General |
| Category: Pacemakers | ||||||
| 11/14/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | LEQVIO (Drug), ENTRESTO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.43 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 11/07/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | VERQUVO (Drug), VERQUVO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.69 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 11/05/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | WAINUA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.81 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular and Metabolism | ||||||
| 10/29/2024 | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | JARDIANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.18 | General |
| Category: DIABETES | ||||||
| 10/22/2024 | Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. | NEXLETOL (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.55 | General |
| Category: ANTILIPEMIC AGENTS | ||||||
| 10/17/2024 | Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. | OPSUMIT (Drug), UPTRAVI | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.40 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 10/10/2024 | CVRx, Inc. | Barostim Neo System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $16.38 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure and Hypertension | ||||||
| 10/01/2024 | iRhythm Technologies, Inc. | Zio monitor (Device), ZIO XT Patch | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $74.75 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 09/26/2024 | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | JARDIANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.93 | General |
| Category: DIABETES | ||||||
| 09/19/2024 | Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Kerendia (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.97 | General |
| Category: Cardio-renal | ||||||
| 09/17/2024 | E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | CAMZYOS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $15.29 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular | ||||||
| 09/12/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | BRILINTA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.93 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular and Metabolism | ||||||
| 09/03/2024 | Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, plc | Arcalyst (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.92 | General |
| Category: Not Applicable | ||||||
| 08/29/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | VERQUVO (Drug), VERQUVO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.13 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 08/27/2024 | Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. | NEXLETOL (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.96 | General |
| Category: ANTILIPEMIC AGENTS | ||||||
| 08/20/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | ENTRESTO (Drug), LEQVIO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.56 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 08/20/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | LEQVIO (Drug), ENTRESTO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $1.18 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 08/08/2024 | Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.47 | General |
| 07/30/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | LEQVIO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.04 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 37 | 6,164 | 9,845 | $1.3M | $462,881 |
| 2022 | 42 | 6,309 | 8,335 | $1.3M | $467,085 |
| 2021 | 44 | 6,805 | 9,738 | $1.6M | $588,145 |
| 2020 | 45 | 6,748 | 9,109 | $1.4M | $486,049 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
175 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 7
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 1,440 | 2,320 | $480,252 | $196,610 | 40.9% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 313 | 652 | $92,205 | $39,952 | 43.3% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 228 | 264 | $93,351 | $34,830 | 37.3% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Facility | 2023 | 661 | 668 | $92,154 | $33,993 | 36.9% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 201 | 235 | $65,579 | $29,587 | 45.1% |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 136 | 177 | $35,463 | $16,100 | 45.4% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 193 | 226 | $31,414 | $12,875 | 41.0% |
| 93793 | Anticoagulant management of patient taking warfarin | Office | 2023 | 106 | 1,455 | $36,375 | $12,165 | 33.4% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2023 | 80 | 80 | $32,160 | $11,199 | 34.8% |
| 78452 | Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | Facility | 2023 | 163 | 163 | $24,939 | $8,842 | 35.5% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 70 | 70 | $22,260 | $7,702 | 34.6% |
| 93010 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | Facility | 2023 | 842 | 1,168 | $143,122 | $6,925 | 4.8% |
| 93458 | Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 27 | 27 | $18,117 | $5,977 | 33.0% |
| 93000 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | Office | 2023 | 468 | 520 | $21,840 | $5,288 | 24.2% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 42 | 42 | $10,782 | $4,235 | 39.3% |
| 99496 | Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity | Office | 2023 | 16 | 18 | $6,066 | $3,885 | 64.1% |
| 93016 | Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | Facility | 2023 | 247 | 247 | $12,896 | $3,841 | 29.8% |
| 93298 | Evaluation of cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote up to 30 days | Facility | 2023 | 30 | 196 | $11,368 | $3,623 | 31.9% |
| 93798 | Outpatient heart rehabilitation with electrocardiogram (ecg) monitoring, quality health care professional services | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 330 | $9,900 | $3,405 | 34.4% |
| 92960 | External shock to heart to regulate heart beat | Facility | 2023 | 31 | 33 | $17,522 | $2,686 | 15.3% |
| 93312 | Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | Facility | 2023 | 33 | 33 | $7,458 | $2,600 | 34.9% |
| 93018 | Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | Facility | 2023 | 243 | 243 | $8,775 | $2,552 | 29.1% |
| 93288 | Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system | Facility | 2023 | 106 | 144 | $11,808 | $2,025 | 17.1% |
| 99239 | Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 20 | 20 | $3,500 | $1,780 | 50.9% |
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 24 | 37 | $2,960 | $1,424 | 48.1% |
About Dr. Said Iskandar, MD
Dr. Said Iskandar, MD is a Cardiovascular Disease healthcare provider based in Norfolk, Virginia. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 02/23/2007. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1679608053.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Said Iskandar, MD has received a total of $7,814 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $1,056 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 510 transactions from 36 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($7,760).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Iskandar has provided services to 26,026 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 37,027 services with total Medicare billing of $2.0M. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 175 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Cardiovascular Disease
- Other Specialties Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
- Location Norfolk, VA
- Active Since 02/23/2007
- Last Updated 11/07/2023
- Taxonomy Code 207RC0000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1679608053
Products in Payments
- ENTRESTO (Drug) $1,039
- XARELTO (Drug) $797.68
- Corlanor (Drug) $548.04
- ELIQUIS (Drug) $535.43
- Repatha (Biological) $416.85
- JARDIANCE (Drug) $375.09
- BRILINTA (Drug) $364.80
- ZIO XT Patch (Device) $330.76
- PRADAXA (Drug) $272.72
- MULTAQ (Drug) $265.73
- LifeVest (Device) $253.09
- LEQVIO (Drug) $249.53
- VERQUVO (Drug) $193.79
- PRALUENT (Drug) $167.05
- PRALUENT ALIROCUMAB INJECTION (Biological) $156.99
- Kerendia (Drug) $151.82
- FARXIGA (Drug) $145.35
- CAMZYOS (Drug) $122.60
- HeartMate (Device) $84.93
- AZURE XT DR MRI SURESCAN (Device) $81.33
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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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