Dr. Sam Akhavan, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Pittsburgh, PA Male
NPI: 1801074711
Total Payments
$1.8M
2024 Payments
$516,996
Companies
7
Transactions
659
Medicare Patients
1,848
Medicare Billing
$157,968

Payment Breakdown by Category

Royalty/License$1.3M (72.7%)
Other$288,376 (16.2%)
Consulting$121,032 (6.8%)
Travel$45,642 (2.6%)
Research$15,606 (0.9%)
Food & Beverage$8,764 (0.5%)
Education$5,741 (0.3%)

Payments by Nature

Nature of Payment Amount Transactions Share
Royalty or License $1.3M 25 72.7%
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program $288,376 85 16.2%
Consulting Fee $121,032 42 6.8%
Travel and Lodging $45,642 233 2.6%
Unspecified $15,606 4 0.9%
Food and Beverage $8,764 264 0.5%
Education $5,741 6 0.3%

Payments by Type

General
$1.8M
655 transactions
Research
$15,606
4 transactions

Top Paying Companies

Company Total Records Latest Year
Arthrex, Inc. $1.8M 601 $0 (2024)
Mid-Atlantic Surgical Systems, LLC $8,680 53 $0 (2024)
Heron Therapeutics, Inc. $31.44 1 $0 (2023)
Ethicon US, LLC $23.61 1 $0 (2023)
Horizon Therapeutics plc $21.86 1 $0 (2020)
Flexion Therapeutics, Inc. $19.60 1 $0 (2020)
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC $19.19 1 $0 (2017)

Payment History by Year

Year Amount Transactions Top Company
2024 $516,996 87 Arthrex, Inc. ($516,497)
2023 $423,872 115 Arthrex, Inc. ($423,457)
2022 $331,482 61 Arthrex, Inc. ($331,434)
2021 $152,778 99 Arthrex, Inc. ($150,047)
2020 $102,070 39 Arthrex, Inc. ($101,400)
2019 $119,027 132 Arthrex, Inc. ($118,682)
2018 $70,341 73 Arthrex, Inc. ($68,453)
2017 $60,907 53 Arthrex, Inc. ($58,706)

All Payment Transactions

659 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 27

Date Company Product Nature Form Amount Type
12/16/2024 Arthrex, Inc. — Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $24.00 General
12/15/2024 Arthrex, Inc. — Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $238.65 General
11/15/2024 Arthrex, Inc. Arthrex (Device), Arthrex, Arthrex Royalty or License Cash or cash equivalent $109,216.88 General
Category: Upper Extremity - Suture - SutureTape - FiberLink
11/11/2024 Arthrex, Inc. — Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $263.96 General
11/11/2024 Arthrex, Inc. — Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $25.00 General
11/11/2024 Arthrex, Inc. — Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $25.00 General
11/07/2024 Mid-Atlantic Surgical Systems, LLC — Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $26.99 General
10/18/2024 Mid-Atlantic Surgical Systems, LLC — Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $38.46 General
08/15/2024 Arthrex, Inc. Arthrex (Device), Arthrex, Arthrex Royalty or License Cash or cash equivalent $112,603.37 General
Category: Upper Extremity - Implants - Biceps - Loop N Tack
07/25/2024 Arthrex, Inc. — 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 $19,000.00 General
07/25/2024 Arthrex, Inc. — — Cash or cash equivalent $8,500.00 Research
07/25/2024 Arthrex, Inc. — Consulting Fee Cash or cash equivalent $7,000.00 General
07/25/2024 Arthrex, Inc. — Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $410.65 General
07/25/2024 Arthrex, Inc. — Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $150.45 General
07/25/2024 Arthrex, Inc. — Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $99.28 General
07/25/2024 Arthrex, Inc. — Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $69.78 General
07/25/2024 Arthrex, Inc. — Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $24.00 General
07/24/2024 Arthrex, Inc. — Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $160.95 General
07/15/2024 Arthrex, Inc. — Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $720.11 General
07/15/2024 Arthrex, Inc. — Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $445.92 General
07/15/2024 Arthrex, Inc. — Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $60.85 General
05/18/2024 Arthrex, Inc. — Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $170.29 General
05/18/2024 Mid-Atlantic Surgical Systems, LLC — Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $76.62 General
05/18/2024 Arthrex, Inc. — Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $24.00 General
05/18/2024 Arthrex, Inc. — Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $10.00 General
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Medicare Billing by Year

Year Procedures Beneficiaries Services Submitted Medicare Paid
2023 8 474 2,251 $195,088 $45,730
2022 8 469 1,948 $170,754 $38,839
2021 8 470 2,041 $185,175 $41,370
2020 8 435 1,943 $158,991 $32,028
Total Patients
1,848
Total Services
8,183
Medicare Billing
$157,968
Procedure Codes
32

All Medicare Procedures & Services

32 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2

HCPCS Description Setting Year Patients Services Charges Medicare Paid Ratio
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint Office 2023 114 252 $68,023 $14,742 21.7%
J7323 Hyaluronan or derivative, euflexxa, for intra-articular injection, per dose Office 2023 26 114 $44,839 $10,568 23.6%
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes Office 2023 68 77 $28,812 $7,387 25.6%
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes Office 2023 65 87 $22,946 $5,297 23.1%
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes Office 2023 28 28 $13,643 $3,460 25.4%
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views Office 2023 45 58 $8,103 $2,015 24.9%
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg Office 2023 101 1,600 $5,132 $1,327 25.9%
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views Office 2023 27 35 $3,590 $933.68 26.0%
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint Office 2022 112 214 $53,672 $11,342 21.1%
J7323 Hyaluronan or derivative, euflexxa, for intra-articular injection, per dose Office 2022 19 90 $36,533 $8,955 24.5%
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes Office 2022 55 60 $21,996 $5,396 24.5%
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes Office 2022 70 91 $23,615 $5,280 22.4%
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes Office 2022 40 40 $19,160 $4,085 21.3%
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views Office 2022 47 64 $8,048 $1,939 24.1%
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg Office 2022 98 1,358 $4,692 $1,122 23.9%
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views Office 2022 28 31 $3,038 $719.97 23.7%
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of large joint or joint capsule Office 2021 92 229 $53,544 $11,157 20.8%
J7323 Hyaluronan or derivative, euflexxa, for intra-articular injection, per dose Office 2021 22 88 $35,640 $9,384 26.3%
99214 Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes Office 2021 81 90 $33,300 $7,208 21.6%
99213 Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes Office 2021 68 99 $25,839 $5,993 23.2%
99204 New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes Office 2021 44 44 $21,076 $4,577 21.7%
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views Office 2021 47 58 $6,566 $1,246 19.0%
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg Office 2021 84 1,396 $5,584 $1,227 22.0%
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views Office 2021 32 37 $3,626 $577.28 15.9%
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of large joint or joint capsule Office 2020 93 200 $44,820 $8,663 19.3%
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About Dr. Sam Akhavan, MD

Dr. Sam Akhavan, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 02/01/2008. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1801074711.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Sam Akhavan, MD has received a total of $1.8M in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $516,996 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 659 transactions from 7 companies. The most common payment nature is "Royalty or License" ($1.3M).

As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Akhavan has provided services to 1,848 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 8,183 services with total Medicare billing of $157,968. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 32 distinct procedure/service records.

Practice Information

  • Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Other Specialties Sports Medicine
  • Location Pittsburgh, PA
  • Active Since 02/01/2008
  • Last Updated 04/17/2024
  • Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
  • Entity Type Individual
  • NPI Number 1801074711

Products in Payments

  • Arthrex (Device) $801,261
  • ARTHREX (Device) $374,908
  • SHOULDER SUTURE FIBERWIRE SUTURETAPE (Device) $116,543
  • KNEE & HIP IMPLANTS SUSPENSORY FIXATION ACL TIGHTROPE (Device) $14,818
  • BIOLOGICS CONSUMABLES CARTILAGE REPAIR ACCESSORIES (Biological) $7,448
  • ZYNRELEF (Drug) $31.44
  • MONOCRYL (Device) $23.61
  • DUEXIS (Drug) $21.86
  • Zilretta (Drug) $19.60
  • SYNVISC-ONE (Device) $19.19

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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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