Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $1.1M | 176 | 74.0% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $160,343 | 30 | 10.4% |
| Travel and Lodging | $85,794 | 292 | 5.6% |
| Acquisitions | $72,169 | 4 | 4.7% |
| Honoraria | $50,544 | 27 | 3.3% |
| Food and Beverage | $18,463 | 210 | 1.2% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | $10,475 | 1 | 0.7% |
| Education | $1,549 | 2 | 0.1% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| TELA Bio, Inc. | $788,804 | 483 | $0 (2024) |
| Sanara MedTech Inc. | $220,286 | 68 | $0 (2024) |
| TRIAD LIFE SCIENCES INC. | $106,340 | 11 | $0 (2022) |
| Aroa Biosurgery Incorporated | $99,203 | 13 | $0 (2024) |
| Wound Management Technologies, Inc | $82,204 | 14 | $0 (2019) |
| La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company | $41,079 | 37 | $0 (2023) |
| ConvaTec Inc. | $40,962 | 18 | $0 (2024) |
| Miromatrix Medical Inc. | $39,337 | 3 | $0 (2018) |
| Biom'Up France SAS | $37,170 | 24 | $0 (2021) |
| Biom'Up SA | $35,745 | 33 | $0 (2019) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $138,241 | 69 | TELA Bio, Inc. ($82,506) |
| 2023 | $296,371 | 102 | TELA Bio, Inc. ($140,565) |
| 2022 | $420,429 | 180 | TELA Bio, Inc. ($227,988) |
| 2021 | $303,038 | 180 | TELA Bio, Inc. ($197,843) |
| 2020 | $104,800 | 56 | TELA Bio, Inc. ($58,885) |
| 2019 | $143,093 | 80 | TELA Bio, Inc. ($52,030) |
| 2018 | $80,496 | 46 | Wound Management Technologies, Inc ($33,000) |
| 2017 | $50,831 | 29 | Miromatrix Medical Inc. ($33,275) |
All Payment Transactions
742 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 30
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/08/2024 | ConvaTec Inc. | INNOVAMATRIX AC (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $266.70 | General |
| Category: ADVANCED WOUND CARE | ||||||
| 12/07/2024 | ConvaTec Inc. | INNOVAMATRIX AC (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $592.86 | General |
| Category: ADVANCED WOUND CARE | ||||||
| 12/07/2024 | ConvaTec Inc. | INNOVAMATRIX AC (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $141.28 | General |
| Category: ADVANCED WOUND CARE | ||||||
| 12/07/2024 | ConvaTec Inc. | INNOVAMATRIX AC (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $139.98 | General |
| Category: ADVANCED WOUND CARE | ||||||
| 12/07/2024 | ConvaTec Inc. | INNOVAMATRIX AC (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $96.23 | General |
| Category: ADVANCED WOUND CARE | ||||||
| 12/07/2024 | ConvaTec Inc. | INNOVAMATRIX AC (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $75.61 | General |
| Category: ADVANCED WOUND CARE | ||||||
| 12/06/2024 | ConvaTec Inc. | INNOVAMATRIX AC (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $490.28 | General |
| Category: ADVANCED WOUND CARE | ||||||
| 12/06/2024 | ConvaTec Inc. | INNOVAMATRIX AC (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $266.70 | General |
| Category: ADVANCED WOUND CARE | ||||||
| 12/06/2024 | ConvaTec Inc. | INNOVAMATRIX AC (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $168.93 | General |
| Category: ADVANCED WOUND CARE | ||||||
| 12/06/2024 | ConvaTec Inc. | INNOVAMATRIX AC (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $68.31 | General |
| Category: ADVANCED WOUND CARE | ||||||
| 10/24/2024 | Aroa Biosurgery Incorporated | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $60.96 | General |
| 10/15/2024 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex 2S (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,375.00 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 10/10/2024 | Sanara MedTech Inc. | CellerateRx (Device) | 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 | $1,920.00 | General |
| Category: Collagen based wound filler | ||||||
| 10/01/2024 | Sanara MedTech Inc. | CellerateRx (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $39.14 | General |
| Category: Collagen based wound filler | ||||||
| 09/12/2024 | Sanara MedTech Inc. | CellerateRx (Device) | 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 | $8,260.00 | General |
| Category: Collagen based wound filler | ||||||
| 09/12/2024 | Sanara MedTech Inc. | CellerateRx (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,275.11 | General |
| Category: Collagen based wound filler | ||||||
| 08/12/2024 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex 2S (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,700.00 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 07/30/2024 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex 2S (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $450.00 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 07/26/2024 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex 2S (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $7,650.00 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 07/25/2024 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex 2S (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $756.95 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 07/25/2024 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex 2S (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $471.28 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 07/25/2024 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex 2S (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $274.82 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 07/25/2024 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex 2S (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $271.35 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 07/03/2024 | Sanara MedTech Inc. | CellerateRx (Device) | 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 | $1,650.00 | General |
| Category: Collagen based wound filler | ||||||
| 07/03/2024 | Sanara MedTech Inc. | CellerateRx (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,100.00 | General |
| Category: Collagen based wound filler | ||||||
About Dr. Samir Awad, MD
Dr. Samir Awad, MD is a Surgery healthcare provider based in Houston, Texas. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 09/13/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1922103290.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Samir Awad, MD has received a total of $1.5M in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $138,241 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 742 transactions from 24 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($1.1M).
Practice Information
- Specialty Surgery
- Other Specialties Surgical Critical Care
- Location Houston, TX
- Active Since 09/13/2006
- Last Updated 09/11/2025
- Taxonomy Code 208600000X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1922103290
Products in Payments
- OviTex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (OviTex) (Device) $566,397
- CellerateRx (Device) $298,046
- Ovitex (Device) $139,902
- OviTex 2S (Device) $82,506
- INNOVAMATRIX AC (Device) $41,258
- Miromesh (Device) $39,337
- INNOVAMATRIX PD (Device) $31,374
- GIAPREZA (Drug) $30,942
- HEMOBLAST BELLOWS (Device) $24,076
- SurgX (Device) $20,250
- HEMOBLAST Bellows (Device) $20,072
- HEMOBLAST (Device) $15,519
- BILAYER WOUND MATRIX (BWM) (Device) $13,358
- HemoBlast Bellows (Device) $13,094
- XERAVA (Drug) $10,138
- BlastX (Device) $5,000
- Biasurge (Device) $4,444
- GELPORT (Device) $3,200
- InnovaMatrix AC (Device) $2,500
- Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) $1,455
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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