Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $35,545 | 10 | 22.3% |
| Unspecified | $32,105 | 58 | 20.2% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $31,045 | 17 | 19.5% |
| Honoraria | $29,825 | 13 | 18.7% |
| Travel and Lodging | $11,553 | 52 | 7.3% |
| Food and Beverage | $11,340 | 445 | 7.1% |
| Education | $6,752 | 14 | 4.2% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program | $1,000 | 1 | 0.6% |
| Gift | $19.24 | 1 | 0.0% |
Payments by Type
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| SK Life Science, Inc. | $38,292 | 90 | $0 (2024) |
| AQUESTIVE THERAPEUTICS, INC. | $31,433 | 16 | $0 (2022) |
| NEUROPACE, INC. | $29,883 | 71 | $0 (2024) |
| Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $20,759 | 106 | $0 (2021) |
| EISAI INC. | $16,625 | 45 | $0 (2022) |
| UCB, Inc. | $11,006 | 82 | $0 (2024) |
| JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | $5,040 | 9 | $0 (2024) |
| Greenwich Biosciences, Inc. | $1,935 | 7 | $0 (2021) |
| Cyberonics, Inc. | $1,101 | 3 | $0 (2017) |
| LivaNova USA, Inc. | $372.41 | 29 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $16,508 | 89 | SK Life Science, Inc. ($7,464) |
| 2023 | $26,901 | 106 | SK Life Science, Inc. ($22,670) |
| 2022 | $14,343 | 79 | JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC. ($4,881) |
| 2021 | $17,164 | 76 | AQUESTIVE THERAPEUTICS, INC. ($9,422) |
| 2020 | $10,624 | 27 | NEUROPACE, INC. ($6,045) |
| 2019 | $27,157 | 56 | AQUESTIVE THERAPEUTICS, INC. ($20,491) |
| 2018 | $17,881 | 65 | Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. ($9,483) |
| 2017 | $28,607 | 113 | Eisai Inc. ($11,025) |
All Payment Transactions
611 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 25
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/20/2024 | CATALYST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | FYCOMPA (Drug) | Education | Cash or cash equivalent | $16.72 | General |
| Category: NEUROLOGY | ||||||
| 12/12/2024 | UCB, Inc. | Fintepla (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.94 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 12/10/2024 | SK Life Science, Inc. | XCOPRI (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $140.35 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 12/10/2024 | SK Life Science, Inc. | XCOPRI (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $135.36 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 12/06/2024 | UCB, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $98.25 | General |
| 12/06/2024 | SK Life Science, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $67.02 | General |
| 12/05/2024 | UCB, Inc. | Fintepla (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.69 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 11/20/2024 | PFIZER INC. | NURTEC ODT (Drug), ZAVZPRET | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.10 | General |
| Category: PAIN | ||||||
| 11/19/2024 | UCB, Inc. | Briviact (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $6.00 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 11/18/2024 | SK Life Science, Inc. | XCOPRI (Drug) | Honoraria | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,200.00 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 11/18/2024 | SK Life Science, Inc. | XCOPRI (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.76 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 11/08/2024 | Otter Pharmaceuticals, LLC | SYMPAZAN (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.88 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 11/06/2024 | Aucta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Motpoly XR (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.83 | General |
| Category: Central Nervous System | ||||||
| 11/05/2024 | CATALYST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | FYCOMPA (Drug) | Education | Cash or cash equivalent | $16.72 | General |
| Category: NEUROLOGY | ||||||
| 10/30/2024 | UCB, Inc. | Briviact (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.82 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 10/23/2024 | SK Life Science, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.41 | General |
| 10/08/2024 | SK Life Science, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.96 | General |
| 10/03/2024 | UCB, Inc. | Fintepla (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $6.57 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 09/25/2024 | UCB, Inc. | Fintepla (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.94 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 09/11/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | UBRELVY (Drug), QULIPTA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.70 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 09/11/2024 | Otter Pharmaceuticals, LLC | SYMPAZAN (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.97 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 09/11/2024 | UCB, Inc. | Briviact (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $6.87 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 09/10/2024 | CATALYST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | FYCOMPA (Drug) | Education | Cash or cash equivalent | $16.72 | General |
| Category: NEUROLOGY | ||||||
| 09/09/2024 | SK Life Science, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.54 | General |
| 08/29/2024 | UCB, Inc. | Fintepla (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $34.72 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
Research Studies & Clinical Trials
| Study Name | Company | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Post Approval Study | NEUROPACE, INC. | $18,832 | 54 |
| A LONG-TERM SAFETY STUDY TO ASSESS THE POTENTIAL FOR CHRONIC LIVER INJURY IN PARTICIPANTS TREATED WITH EPIDIOLEX (CANNABIDIOL) ORAL SOLUTION | JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | $4,723 | 1 |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 13 | 707 | 1,141 | $538,168 | $130,363 |
| 2022 | 15 | 887 | 1,355 | $531,846 | $151,197 |
| 2021 | 17 | 1,008 | 1,596 | $651,002 | $181,969 |
| 2020 | 13 | 538 | 922 | $354,706 | $86,008 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
61 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 141 | 230 | $66,240 | $27,716 | 41.8% |
| 95720 | Measurement of brain wave activity with video (veeg), 12-26 hours with review and report by health care professional | Facility | 2023 | 49 | 169 | $207,900 | $26,989 | 13.0% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 235 | 323 | $63,470 | $23,641 | 37.2% |
| 95816 | Measurement of brain wave activity (eeg), awake and drowsy | Office | 2023 | 55 | 57 | $23,606 | $15,716 | 66.6% |
| 95708 | Measurement of brain wave activity (eeg), 12-26 hours | Office | 2023 | 31 | 75 | $30,000 | $8,884 | 29.6% |
| 95718 | Measurement of brain wave activity with video (veeg), 2-12 hours with review and report by health care professional | Facility | 2023 | 43 | 61 | $37,800 | $6,296 | 16.7% |
| 95700 | Measurement of brain wave activity (eeg), continuous | Office | 2023 | 31 | 31 | $6,200 | $4,758 | 76.7% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 20 | 64 | $8,512 | $3,980 | 46.8% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 24 | 25 | $9,338 | $3,409 | 36.5% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $7,038 | $2,971 | 42.2% |
| 95723 | Measurement of brain wave activity (eeg), 61-84 hours with health care professional review and report | Office | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $41,625 | $2,847 | 6.8% |
| 95721 | Measurement of brain wave activity (eeg), 37-60 hours with health care professional review and report | Office | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $27,000 | $2,415 | 8.9% |
| 95970 | Electronic analysis of implanted brain, spinal cord, or peripheral neurostimulator generator | Office | 2023 | 31 | 59 | $9,440 | $741.50 | 7.9% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2022 | 171 | 260 | $74,880 | $33,377 | 44.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 282 | 389 | $76,439 | $28,225 | 36.9% |
| 95720 | Measurement of brain wave activity with video (veeg), 12-26 hours with review and report by health care professional | Facility | 2022 | 39 | 123 | $154,980 | $20,280 | 13.1% |
| 95816 | Measurement of brain wave activity (eeg), awake and drowsy | Office | 2022 | 60 | 60 | $26,430 | $18,923 | 71.6% |
| 95708 | Measurement of brain wave activity (eeg), 12-26 hours | Office | 2022 | 30 | 80 | $32,000 | $9,976 | 31.2% |
| 95957 | Measurement of brain wave activity (eeg), digital analysis | Office | 2022 | 23 | 39 | $19,500 | $8,683 | 44.5% |
| 99232 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 31 | 102 | $13,566 | $5,796 | 42.7% |
| 95700 | Measurement of brain wave activity (eeg), continuous | Office | 2022 | 30 | 31 | $6,100 | $4,895 | 80.2% |
| 95718 | Measurement of brain wave activity with video (veeg), 2-12 hours with review and report by health care professional | Facility | 2022 | 33 | 45 | $28,350 | $4,753 | 16.8% |
| 95723 | Measurement of brain wave activity (eeg), 61-84 hours with health care professional review and report | Office | 2022 | 21 | 21 | $58,275 | $4,179 | 7.2% |
| 95816 | Measurement of brain wave activity (eeg), awake and drowsy | Facility | 2022 | 74 | 81 | $11,340 | $3,256 | 28.7% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2022 | 15 | 15 | $6,210 | $2,476 | 39.9% |
About Dr. Sami Aboumatar, M.D
Dr. Sami Aboumatar, M.D is a Neurology healthcare provider based in Austin, Texas. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 04/11/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1760445407.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Sami Aboumatar, M.D has received a total of $159,184 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $16,508 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 611 transactions from 50 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($35,545).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Aboumatar has provided services to 3,140 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 5,014 services with total Medicare billing of $549,537. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 61 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Neurology
- Location Austin, TX
- Active Since 04/11/2006
- Last Updated 11/15/2007
- Taxonomy Code 2084N0400X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1760445407
Products in Payments
- XCOPRI (Drug) $35,141
- SYMPAZAN (Drug) $22,156
- RNS System (Device) $21,581
- APTIOM (Drug) $20,832
- Fycompa (Drug) $10,939
- Fintepla (Drug) $9,631
- RNS Neurostimulator Kit (Device) $8,302
- Banzel (Drug) $5,587
- EPIDIOLEX (Drug) $5,040
- Cenobamate (Drug) $2,175
- Epidiolex (Drug) $1,935
- VNS Therapy (Device) $1,215
- Briviact (Drug) $1,059
- ACTIVA (Device) $217.50
- UBRELVY (Drug) $195.68
- Aimovig (Biological) $189.72
- VNS Therapy SenTiva Model 1000 Generator (Device) $179.86
- NURTEC ODT (Drug) $126.81
- NUEDEXTA (Drug) $105.31
- Trintellix (Drug) $90.69
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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