Total Payments
$264,433
2024 Payments
$27,082
Companies
46
Transactions
1,177
Medicare Patients
11,050
Medicare Billing
$1.2M
Payment Breakdown by Category
Other$177,720 (67.2%)
Food & Beverage$43,311 (16.4%)
Travel$22,504 (8.5%)
Consulting$20,875 (7.9%)
Education$23.32 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $73,670 | 39 | 27.9% |
| Honoraria | $71,600 | 18 | 27.1% |
| Food and Beverage | $43,311 | 1,038 | 16.4% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | $32,450 | 13 | 12.3% |
| Travel and Lodging | $22,504 | 57 | 8.5% |
| Consulting Fee | $20,875 | 9 | 7.9% |
| Education | $23.32 | 3 | 0.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABIOMED | $91,122 | 238 | $0 (2024) |
| Amgen Inc. | $77,585 | 135 | $0 (2024) |
| ShockWave Medical, Inc | $53,761 | 134 | $0 (2024) |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $19,256 | 61 | $0 (2024) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $9,261 | 146 | $0 (2024) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $3,386 | 87 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $1,570 | 24 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $1,023 | 16 | $0 (2020) |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | $850.97 | 61 | $0 (2020) |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $596.41 | 55 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $27,082 | 100 | ABIOMED ($12,274) |
| 2023 | $62,787 | 140 | ABIOMED ($21,926) |
| 2022 | $32,437 | 115 | Shockwave Medical, Inc ($14,596) |
| 2021 | $39,052 | 91 | ABIOMED ($17,993) |
| 2020 | $26,045 | 64 | Amgen Inc. ($13,491) |
| 2019 | $24,693 | 166 | Amgen Inc. ($12,389) |
| 2018 | $24,866 | 229 | Amgen Inc. ($10,946) |
| 2017 | $27,472 | 272 | Amgen Inc. ($14,688) |
All Payment Transactions
1,177 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 48
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/31/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | ESPRIT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $123.00 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 12/20/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $23.79 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 12/14/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $23.49 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 12/06/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $127.52 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $35.09 | General |
| 11/21/2024 | ShockWave Medical, Inc | Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $1.55 | General |
| Category: Lithoplasty | ||||||
| 11/15/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $59.97 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 11/15/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $15.29 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 11/14/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Honoraria | Cash or cash equivalent | $10,200.00 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 11/14/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $125.82 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 11/14/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $40.60 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 11/14/2024 | ShockWave Medical, Inc | Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.56 | General |
| Category: Lithoplasty | ||||||
| 11/05/2024 | Recor Medical Inc | PARADISE RENAL DENERVATION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $24.93 | General |
| Category: Endovascular | ||||||
| 11/01/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $105.12 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 10/31/2024 | ShockWave Medical, Inc | Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $1.55 | General |
| Category: Lithoplasty | ||||||
| 10/30/2024 | BIOTRONIK INC. | NHancer Rx (Device), Orsiro Mission, ReCross | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.10 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 10/29/2024 | ShockWave Medical, Inc | Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $212.83 | General |
| Category: Lithoplasty | ||||||
| 10/29/2024 | Recor Medical Inc | PARADISE RENAL DENERVATION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $39.25 | General |
| Category: Endovascular | ||||||
| 10/28/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | COREVALVE EVOLUT R (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $143.01 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Valve Systems | ||||||
| 10/28/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | SYMPLICITY G3 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $61.47 | General |
| Category: Renal Denervation System | ||||||
| 10/28/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.23 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Heart Valves | ||||||
| 10/27/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $125.36 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 10/18/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $29.77 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 10/17/2024 | ShockWave Medical, Inc | Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter (Device) | Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $550.00 | General |
| Category: Lithoplasty | ||||||
| 10/16/2024 | ShockWave Medical, Inc | Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $97.68 | General |
| Category: Lithoplasty | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 32 | 2,432 | 2,904 | $1.3M | $299,704 |
| 2022 | 35 | 2,668 | 3,289 | $1.2M | $297,004 |
| 2021 | 37 | 2,810 | 3,186 | $1.2M | $299,107 |
| 2020 | 48 | 3,140 | 3,532 | $1.4M | $328,129 |
Total Patients
11,050
Total Services
12,911
Medicare Billing
$1.2M
Procedure Codes
159
All Medicare Procedures & Services
159 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 7
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92928 | Insertion of stents with balloon dilation of coronary artery or branch, single artery or branch | Facility | 2023 | 98 | 126 | $243,054 | $54,457 | 22.4% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 400 | 570 | $184,111 | $53,413 | 29.0% |
| 33361 | Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery | Facility | 2023 | 50 | 50 | $116,400 | $30,281 | 26.0% |
| 93458 | Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 101 | 102 | $98,226 | $20,253 | 20.6% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Facility | 2023 | 302 | 328 | $63,679 | $15,956 | 25.1% |
| 33340 | Repair of left upper heart chamber with implant with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 23 | 23 | $58,440 | $14,639 | 25.1% |
| 37215 | Insertion of stent and blood clot protection device in neck artery with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 17 | $55,199 | $13,779 | 25.0% |
| 93460 | Insertion of tube in right and left heart chambers and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 50 | 50 | $61,050 | $12,770 | 20.9% |
| 78452 | Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | Facility | 2023 | 138 | 138 | $33,129 | $7,791 | 23.5% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 91 | 122 | $26,840 | $7,659 | 28.5% |
| 0715T | Shockwave destruction of calcified plaque in coronary artery accessed through skin using catheter | Facility | 2023 | 56 | 57 | $28,557 | $7,629 | 26.7% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 55 | 55 | $27,335 | $6,681 | 24.4% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 75 | 82 | $26,512 | $6,393 | 24.1% |
| 93459 | Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber, coronary artery and bypass graft for diagnosis with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 34 | 35 | $38,185 | $5,937 | 15.5% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 83 | 87 | $19,140 | $5,504 | 28.8% |
| 37226 | Insertion of stent in arteries of leg | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 16 | $27,484 | $5,458 | 19.9% |
| 37224 | Balloon dilation of artery of leg | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 14 | $21,269 | $4,638 | 21.8% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 32 | 32 | $13,952 | $4,575 | 32.8% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $10,032 | $2,569 | 25.6% |
| 93016 | Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | Facility | 2023 | 140 | 140 | $30,087 | $2,213 | 7.4% |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 21 | $6,699 | $2,023 | 30.2% |
| 93010 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | Facility | 2023 | 131 | 316 | $3,160 | $2,022 | 64.0% |
| 75630 | Review by radiologist of abdominal aorta and both leg arteries image | Facility | 2023 | 24 | 24 | $6,552 | $1,776 | 27.1% |
| 93880 | Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | Facility | 2023 | 56 | 59 | $5,556 | $1,619 | 29.1% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Office | 2023 | 23 | 23 | $6,380 | $1,556 | 24.4% |
About Dr. Samer Garas, MD
Dr. Samer Garas, MD is a Cardiovascular Disease healthcare provider based in Jacksonville, Florida. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/23/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1669475778.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Samer Garas, MD has received a total of $264,433 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $27,082 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 1,177 transactions from 46 companies. The most common payment nature is "Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program" ($73,670).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Garas has provided services to 11,050 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 12,911 services with total Medicare billing of $1.2M. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 159 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Cardiovascular Disease
- Other Specialties Cardiovascular Disease
- Location Jacksonville, FL
- Active Since 05/23/2005
- Last Updated 12/14/2016
- Taxonomy Code 207RC0000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1669475778
Products in Payments
- Impella (Device) $91,122
- Repatha (Biological) $77,320
- SHOCKWAVE IVL SYSTEM WITH THE SHOCKWAVE C2 CORONARY IVL CATHETER (Device) $32,599
- Vascular Lithotripsy (Device) $17,054
- EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) (Device) $6,043
- Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve (Device) $5,419
- Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter (Device) $4,084
- Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve (Device) $3,043
- Xience V coronary stent system (Device) $2,379
- Mitra Clip system (Device) $2,164
- MITRACLIP (Device) $1,554
- WATCHMAN (Device) $1,274
- CoreValve Evolut (Device) $927.06
- XARELTO (Drug) $850.97
- ELIQUIS (Drug) $797.06
- MitraClip System (Device) $620.18
- Xience Alpine cornary stent system (Device) $607.53
- FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S (Device) $589.61
- COREVALVE EVOLUT R (Device) $482.39
- ENTRESTO (Drug) $422.47
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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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