Total Payments
$245,560
2024 Payments
$5,996
Companies
43
Transactions
1,718
Medicare Patients
16,394
Medicare Billing
$1.9M
Payment Breakdown by Category
Other$168,365 (68.6%)
Food & Beverage$41,102 (16.7%)
Consulting$18,272 (7.4%)
Travel$17,799 (7.2%)
Education$21.75 (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 | $168,365 | 62 | 68.6% |
| Food and Beverage | $41,102 | 1,571 | 16.7% |
| Consulting Fee | $18,272 | 22 | 7.4% |
| Travel and Lodging | $17,799 | 61 | 7.2% |
| Education | $21.75 | 2 | 0.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $115,583 | 272 | $0 (2020) |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | $53,477 | 114 | $0 (2024) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $22,004 | 286 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $15,965 | 61 | $0 (2024) |
| Endologix, Inc. | $8,741 | 16 | $0 (2018) |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | $5,681 | 218 | $0 (2024) |
| Philips Electronics North America Corporation | $4,262 | 39 | $0 (2022) |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $4,104 | 15 | $0 (2023) |
| Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. | $2,606 | 103 | $0 (2022) |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $2,299 | 77 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $5,996 | 210 | Abbott Laboratories ($3,500) |
| 2023 | $5,036 | 195 | Abbott Laboratories ($1,877) |
| 2022 | $7,823 | 184 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc ($3,591) |
| 2021 | $22,659 | 257 | Medtronic, Inc. ($15,437) |
| 2020 | $32,399 | 167 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. ($22,375) |
| 2019 | $64,118 | 262 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. ($31,188) |
| 2018 | $49,691 | 209 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. ($27,015) |
| 2017 | $57,839 | 234 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. ($35,004) |
All Payment Transactions
1,718 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 69
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/31/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | MITRACLIP (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.04 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 12/24/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | SUPERA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.84 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 12/23/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | CARDIOMEMS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.87 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 12/23/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | CARDIOMEMS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $3.06 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 12/20/2024 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | LifeVest (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $12.45 | General |
| Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus | ||||||
| 12/17/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | EXCLUDER Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis with Active Control (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $54.65 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 12/17/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | VersaCross Access Solution (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.24 | General |
| Category: VersaCross Access Solution_ICG | ||||||
| 12/10/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN Access System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.25 | General |
| Category: WATCHMAN_IC | ||||||
| 12/06/2024 | ShockWave Medical, Inc | Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.45 | General |
| Category: Lithoplasty | ||||||
| 12/06/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | MITRACLIP (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.63 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 12/04/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $34.70 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Heart Valves | ||||||
| 12/04/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.29 | General |
| 12/03/2024 | Biosense Webster, Inc. | CARTO 3 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.34 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 12/03/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | ESPRIT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.96 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 12/03/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | DIAMONDBACK PERIPHERAL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $6.89 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 12/03/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | DIAMONDBACK PERIPHERAL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $3.87 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 11/29/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | CARDIOMEMS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.24 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 11/26/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | CARDIOMEMS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.62 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 11/26/2024 | ShockWave Medical, Inc | Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.51 | General |
| Category: Lithoplasty | ||||||
| 11/22/2024 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | LifeVest (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $13.15 | General |
| Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | EXCLUDER Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis with Active Control (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.95 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 11/20/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | VersaCross Access Solution (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.41 | General |
| Category: VersaCross Access Solution_ICG | ||||||
| 11/18/2024 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | LifeVest (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $1.87 | General |
| Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus | ||||||
| 11/12/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN FLX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.87 | General |
| Category: WATCHMAN FLX_IC | ||||||
| 11/12/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN FLX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.40 | General |
| Category: WATCHMAN FLX_IC | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 59 | 4,060 | 5,692 | $2.4M | $515,548 |
| 2022 | 43 | 3,401 | 4,758 | $1.6M | $403,730 |
| 2021 | 47 | 4,481 | 6,035 | $1.8M | $473,406 |
| 2020 | 57 | 4,452 | 6,076 | $2.0M | $486,569 |
Total Patients
16,394
Total Services
22,561
Medicare Billing
$1.9M
Procedure Codes
214
All Medicare Procedures & Services
214 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 9
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78452 | Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | Office | 2023 | 210 | 211 | $268,603 | $69,951 | 26.0% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Office | 2023 | 396 | 437 | $261,348 | $62,459 | 23.9% |
| 33340 | Repair of left upper heart chamber with implant with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 63 | 63 | $137,781 | $36,754 | 26.7% |
| 92928 | Insertion of stents with balloon dilation of coronary artery or branch, single artery or branch | Facility | 2023 | 64 | 88 | $143,264 | $33,678 | 23.5% |
| J2785 | Injection, regadenoson, 0.1 mg | Office | 2023 | 189 | 754 | $114,608 | $31,217 | 27.2% |
| 33361 | Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery | Facility | 2023 | 46 | 46 | $151,570 | $26,157 | 17.3% |
| A9502 | Technetium tc-99m tetrofosmin, diagnostic, per study dose | Office | 2023 | 206 | 216 | $371,358 | $21,663 | 5.8% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 252 | 262 | $75,194 | $21,557 | 28.7% |
| 33418 | Repair of mitral valve through the skin, initial prosthesis | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $64,558 | $17,540 | 27.2% |
| 93458 | Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 95 | 97 | $79,443 | $16,163 | 20.3% |
| 33249 | Insertion of implantable defibrillator system | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $40,064 | $11,208 | 28.0% |
| 93015 | Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | Office | 2023 | 211 | 212 | $43,036 | $10,177 | 23.6% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 62 | 147 | $28,812 | $9,111 | 31.6% |
| 93356 | Heart muscle strain imaging | Office | 2023 | 298 | 326 | $34,882 | $9,107 | 26.1% |
| 93312 | Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | Facility | 2023 | 80 | 111 | $33,300 | $9,087 | 27.3% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 81 | 81 | $35,559 | $8,789 | 24.7% |
| 93294 | Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system, remote up to 90 days | Office | 2023 | 128 | 388 | $35,696 | $8,580 | 24.0% |
| 93460 | Insertion of tube in right and left heart chambers and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 35 | 35 | $36,365 | $7,921 | 21.8% |
| 37225 | Removal of plaque in arteries of leg | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 16 | $26,912 | $7,006 | 26.0% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 106 | 106 | $20,670 | $6,858 | 33.2% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 58 | 65 | $24,115 | $6,518 | 27.0% |
| 93297 | Evaluation of implantable heart and blood vessel monitoring system, remote up to 30 days | Office | 2023 | 61 | 331 | $23,832 | $6,357 | 26.7% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Facility | 2023 | 107 | 116 | $20,184 | $6,174 | 30.6% |
| 37221 | Insertion of stent in groin artery, initial vessel | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $22,064 | $5,128 | 23.2% |
| 33208 | Insertion of pacemaker and upper and lower heart chamber electrode | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $19,950 | $4,769 | 23.9% |
About Dr. Samir Germanwala, DO
Dr. Samir Germanwala, DO is a Cardiovascular Disease healthcare provider based in Longview, Texas. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 03/01/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1043287816.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Samir Germanwala, DO has received a total of $245,560 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $5,996 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 1,718 transactions from 43 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" ($168,365).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Germanwala has provided services to 16,394 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 22,561 services with total Medicare billing of $1.9M. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 214 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Cardiovascular Disease
- Location Longview, TX
- Active Since 03/01/2006
- Last Updated 11/09/2021
- Taxonomy Code 207RC0000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1043287816
Products in Payments
- CoreValve Evolut (Device) $78,225
- XARELTO (Drug) $53,477
- HawkOne (Device) $20,266
- IN.PACT Admiral (Device) $16,373
- TurboHawk (Device) $10,371
- Ovation (Device) $7,241
- AVEIR (Device) $4,451
- BRILINTA (Drug) $4,075
- Assurity Pacemaker (Device) $3,502
- iFR (Device) $3,472
- Endurant (Device) $3,218
- Fortify Assura, Ellipse ICD (Device) $2,991
- EXCLUDER Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis with Active Control (Device) $1,918
- LUTONIX (Device) $1,850
- Pacemakers (Device) $1,681
- CardioMEMS HF System (Device) $1,579
- AFX (Device) $1,500
- Mitra Clip system (Device) $1,348
- EXCLUDER Iliac Branch Endoprosthesis (Device) $1,150
- ENTRESTO (Drug) $1,038
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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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