Dr. Sam Ahn, MD

NPI: 1497783831
Total Payments
$24,871
2024 Payments
$1,339
Companies
47
Transactions
163
Medicare Patients
6,578
Medicare Billing
$4.8M

Payment Breakdown by Category

Travel$10,289 (41.4%)
Food & Beverage$7,193 (28.9%)
Other$4,500 (18.1%)
Consulting$2,775 (11.2%)
Gifts$113.94 (0.5%)

Payments by Nature

Nature of Payment Amount Transactions Share
Travel and Lodging $10,289 2 41.4%
Food and Beverage $7,193 156 28.9%
Honoraria $4,500 2 18.1%
Consulting Fee $2,775 2 11.2%
Gift $113.94 1 0.5%

Top Paying Companies

Company Total Records Latest Year
ASAHI INTECC USA, INC. $15,192 8 $0 (2023)
The Spectranetics Corporation $2,739 9 $0 (2017)
Endologix LLC $1,339 9 $0 (2024)
Philips Electronics North America Corporation $656.06 12 $0 (2022)
Koya Medical, Inc. $607.82 2 $0 (2024)
CORDIS US CORP. $375.00 1 $0 (2023)
Abbott Laboratories $367.58 8 $0 (2020)
Medtronic, Inc. $335.53 5 $0 (2023)
ASAHI INTECC CO., LTD. $330.26 2 $0 (2023)
Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. $279.57 5 $0 (2024)

Payment History by Year

Year Amount Transactions Top Company
2024 $1,339 13 Koya Medical, Inc. ($607.82)
2023 $3,703 13 ASAHI INTECC USA, INC. ($2,696)
2022 $13,430 28 ASAHI INTECC USA, INC. ($12,496)
2021 $484.21 17 Philips Electronics North America Corporation ($114.17)
2020 $159.12 8 Tactile Systems Technology Inc ($29.67)
2019 $1,080 34 Philips Electronics North America Corporation ($257.06)
2018 $520.65 16 Philips Electronics North America Corporation ($161.86)
2017 $4,155 34 The Spectranetics Corporation ($2,739)

All Payment Transactions

163 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 7

Date Company Product Nature Form Amount Type
12/03/2024 Koya Medical, Inc. Dayspring (Device), Dayspring, Koya Medical Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $358.71 General
Category: Lymphatic & Venous Issues
11/21/2024 Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. RotarexS 6 F x 135 cm (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $34.14 General
Category: Vascular/Oncology
10/31/2024 Endologix LLC Alto Abdominal Stent Graft System (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $285.28 General
Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases
10/29/2024 Medline Industries LP Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $17.13 General
10/10/2024 AXOGEN Avance Nerve Graft (Device), AxoGuard Nerve Connector, AxoGuard Nerve Protector Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $31.38 General
Category: Neurology
09/10/2024 Sirtex Medical Inc SIR-Spheres Microspheres (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $19.85 General
Category: Interventional Oncology
08/22/2024 Bolton Medical Inc TREO ABDOMINAL STENT-GRAFT SYSTEM (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $34.47 General
Category: ENDOVASCULAR AORTIC REPAIR
08/20/2024 AngioDynamics, Inc. AURYON LASER SYSTEM 100-120 VAC (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $22.55 General
Category: PAD
06/17/2024 Boston Scientific Corporation AVVIGO Guidance System (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $138.67 General
Category: AVVIGO_IC
05/29/2024 Koya Medical, Inc. Dayspring (Device), Dayspring, Koya Medical Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $249.11 General
Category: Lymphatic & Venous Issues
04/26/2024 Bolton Medical Inc TREO ABDOMINAL STENT-GRAFT SYSTEM (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $91.93 General
Category: ENDOVASCULAR AORTIC REPAIR
04/10/2024 E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. ELIQUIS (Drug) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $21.56 General
Category: Cardiovascular
02/06/2024 Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation XOLAIR (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $33.79 General
Category: Pulmonary/Respiratory Diseases
12/17/2023 Medtronic, Inc. ENDURANT IIS (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $147.55 General
Category: Aortic Stent Grafts
12/16/2023 Medtronic, Inc. ENDURANT IIS (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $62.50 General
Category: Aortic Stent Grafts
09/13/2023 AngioDynamics, Inc. AURYON LASER SYSTEM 100-120 VAC (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $24.92 General
Category: PAD
08/10/2023 Tactile Systems Technology Inc Flexitouch Plus (Device), Entre Plus Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $21.58 General
Category: PNEUMATIC COMPRESSOR
08/08/2023 Tactile Systems Technology Inc Flexitouch Plus (Device), Entre Plus Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $20.78 General
Category: PNEUMATIC COMPRESSOR
07/27/2023 CORDIS US CORP. Consulting Fee Cash or cash equivalent $375.00 General
07/05/2023 Kerecis Limited Kerecis Omega3 SurgiClose (Device), Kerecis Omega3 GraftGuide, Kerecis Omega3 SurgiClose Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $32.79 General
Category: Wound Care
05/16/2023 LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. XENOSURE BIOLOGIC PATCH (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $54.97 General
Category: XENOSURE
04/05/2023 ARGENX US, INC. VYVGART (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $26.50 General
Category: Immunology
03/03/2023 ASAHI INTECC USA, INC. ASAHI PTCA Guide Wire (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $196.08 General
Category: Cardiovascular
03/02/2023 ASAHI INTECC CO., LTD. Velloute, Tellus (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $216.32 General
Category: PERIPHERAL VASCULAR
02/28/2023 ASAHI INTECC USA, INC. ASAHI PTCA Guide Wire (Device) Honoraria Cash or cash equivalent $2,500.00 General
Category: Cardiovascular

Medicare Billing by Year

Year Procedures Beneficiaries Services Submitted Medicare Paid
2023 30 1,125 1,873 $1.8M $444,931
2022 45 2,110 3,589 $7.1M $1.7M
2021 44 2,006 3,460 $6.0M $1.6M
2020 34 1,337 2,431 $3.9M $1.1M
Total Patients
6,578
Total Services
11,353
Medicare Billing
$4.8M
Procedure Codes
153

All Medicare Procedures & Services

153 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 7

HCPCS Description Setting Year Patients Services Charges Medicare Paid Ratio
37227 Removal of plaque and insertion of stents in arteries of leg Office 2023 14 17 $682,703 $160,473 23.5%
37252 Ultrasound evaluation of blood vessel with review by radiologist, initial vessel Office 2023 38 52 $198,760 $42,860 21.6%
37253 Ultrasound evaluation of blood vessel with review by radiologist, each additional vessel Office 2023 38 225 $128,070 $32,129 25.1%
93925 Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts Office 2023 95 151 $101,613 $31,410 30.9%
36012 Insertion of tube into vein, second order branch Office 2023 21 61 $142,271 $26,945 18.9%
37248 Balloon dilation of vein with review by radiologist, initial vein Office 2023 19 25 $104,283 $25,316 24.3%
37249 Balloon dilation of vein with review by radiologist, each additional vein Office 2023 18 65 $118,044 $23,716 20.1%
93970 Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers Office 2023 97 122 $67,901 $17,635 26.0%
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes Office 2023 88 135 $34,614 $14,017 40.5%
93880 Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow Office 2023 81 88 $49,777 $12,443 25.0%
93923 Complete ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries Office 2023 64 104 $33,696 $9,662 28.7%
93978 Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts Office 2023 49 58 $29,148 $7,568 26.0%
93922 Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries Office 2023 101 134 $36,649 $6,910 18.9%
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes Office 2023 51 61 $12,423 $4,209 33.9%
75716 Review by radiologist of both arms or legs arteries image Office 2023 27 30 $14,367 $4,152 28.9%
75860 Review by radiologist of head or neck vein system image Office 2023 12 31 $13,198 $3,227 24.5%
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes Office 2023 25 25 $10,026 $3,088 30.8%
93971 Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers Office 2023 23 32 $11,936 $2,719 22.8%
75822 Review by radiologist of both arms and legs veins of both arms or legs image Office 2023 20 25 $9,295 $2,685 28.9%
75625 Review by radiologist of abdominal aorta image Office 2023 21 26 $10,292 $2,649 25.7%
76937 Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access Office 2023 52 75 $7,389 $2,534 34.3%
75710 Review by radiologist of arm or leg artery image Office 2023 16 20 $8,840 $2,530 28.6%
99152 Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes Office 2023 30 41 $4,879 $1,878 38.5%
99153 Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure, each additional 15 minutes Office 2023 27 150 $3,900 $1,522 39.0%
75827 Review by radiologist of major upper body vein image Office 2023 11 15 $6,358 $1,403 22.1%

About Dr. Sam Ahn, MD

Dr. Sam Ahn, MD is a Vascular Surgery healthcare provider based in Los Angeles, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/28/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1497783831.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Sam Ahn, MD has received a total of $24,871 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $1,339 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 163 transactions from 47 companies. The most common payment nature is "Travel and Lodging" ($10,289).

As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Ahn has provided services to 6,578 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 11,353 services with total Medicare billing of $4.8M. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 153 distinct procedure/service records.

Practice Information

  • Specialty Vascular Surgery
  • Location Los Angeles, CA
  • Active Since 06/28/2006
  • Last Updated 08/14/2025
  • Taxonomy Code 2086S0129X
  • Entity Type Individual
  • NPI Number 1497783831

Products in Payments

  • ASAHI PTCA Guide Wire (Device) $15,192
  • CVX-300CVX-300P (Device) $2,548
  • Ovation (Device) $963.20
  • Dayspring (Device) $607.82
  • Alto Abdominal Stent Graft System (Device) $375.94
  • ENDURANT IIS (Device) $300.09
  • Supera peripheral stent system (Device) $279.39
  • DABRA (Device) $218.66
  • Velloute, Tellus (Device) $216.32
  • IGT D Peripheral (Device) $214.07
  • ELIQUIS (Drug) $189.60
  • IGT_D Peripheral (Device) $186.20
  • TURBOELITE (Device) $174.65
  • Grafix PL PRIME (Biological) $148.47
  • GRAFIX/GRAFIXPL/STRAVIX (Biological) $140.98
  • IN.PACT Admiral (Device) $140.41
  • AVVIGO Guidance System (Device) $138.67
  • XARELTO (Drug) $137.20
  • SilverHawk (Device) $126.40
  • TREO ABDOMINAL STENT-GRAFT SYSTEM (Device) $126.40

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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