Total Payments
$8,241
2024 Payments
$292.72
Companies
20
Transactions
162
Medicare Patients
1,275
Medicare Billing
$60,180
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$4,906 (59.5%)
Travel$2,267 (27.5%)
Education$718.38 (8.7%)
Other$348.84 (4.2%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $4,906 | 144 | 59.5% |
| Travel and Lodging | $2,267 | 11 | 27.5% |
| Education | $718.38 | 6 | 8.7% |
| Grant | $348.84 | 1 | 4.2% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbott Laboratories | $5,332 | 83 | $0 (2024) |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $532.36 | 10 | $0 (2024) |
| ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | $503.15 | 34 | $0 (2024) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $489.99 | 2 | $0 (2023) |
| Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. | $278.66 | 4 | $0 (2023) |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $195.49 | 5 | $0 (2024) |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | $160.07 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| ABIOMED | $140.20 | 3 | $0 (2022) |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $116.35 | 5 | $0 (2024) |
| Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. | $112.71 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $292.72 | 16 | Abbott Laboratories ($92.38) |
| 2023 | $823.24 | 27 | Abbott Laboratories ($315.91) |
| 2022 | $4,851 | 70 | Abbott Laboratories ($4,116) |
| 2021 | $2,042 | 42 | Abbott Laboratories ($808.32) |
| 2020 | $58.39 | 4 | BIOTRONIK INC. ($17.66) |
| 2019 | $54.64 | 1 | Novo Nordisk Inc ($54.64) |
| 2018 | $118.13 | 2 | SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC ($59.18) |
All Payment Transactions
162 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 7
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/27/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | CARDIOMEMS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.68 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 12/12/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | CARDIOMEMS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.84 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 12/12/2024 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | LifeVest (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $23.33 | General |
| Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus | ||||||
| 11/20/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | CARDIOMEMS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.00 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 11/06/2024 | E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | CAMZYOS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $23.34 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular | ||||||
| 11/06/2024 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | LifeVest (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $12.53 | General |
| Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus | ||||||
| 10/23/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | COROFLOW (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.86 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 10/10/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | LEQVIO (Drug), ENTRESTO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.45 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 09/19/2024 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | XARELTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.72 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular & Metabolism | ||||||
| 08/27/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | WAINUA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.09 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular and Metabolism | ||||||
| 07/30/2024 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | LifeVest (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $4.88 | General |
| Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus | ||||||
| 06/25/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | LEQVIO (Drug), ENTRESTO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.59 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 05/22/2024 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | XARELTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.83 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular & Metabolism | ||||||
| 05/21/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | ENTRESTO (Drug), LEQVIO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.02 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 05/16/2024 | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | JARDIANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.33 | General |
| Category: DIABETES | ||||||
| 02/21/2024 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | LifeVest (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $11.23 | General |
| Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus | ||||||
| 10/11/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.21 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 10/05/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | CARDIOMEMS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.80 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 09/13/2023 | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | JARDIANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.21 | General |
| Category: DIABETES | ||||||
| 06/26/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | CARDIOMEMS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $51.73 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 06/26/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | CARDIOMEMS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.11 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 06/26/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | CARDIOMEMS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.52 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 06/26/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | CARDIOMEMS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $6.53 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 06/13/2023 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | LifeVest (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $19.14 | General |
| Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus | ||||||
| 06/12/2023 | Novo Nordisk Inc | Wegovy (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.56 | General |
| Category: Obesity | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 17 | 1,275 | 1,520 | $222,589 | $60,180 |
Total Patients
1,275
Total Services
1,520
Medicare Billing
$60,180
Procedure Codes
20
All Medicare Procedures & Services
20 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Facility | 2023 | 314 | 317 | $76,080 | $16,099 | 21.2% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 115 | 140 | $30,800 | $10,043 | 32.6% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 43 | 97 | $16,490 | $5,711 | 34.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 47 | 54 | $11,880 | $5,101 | 42.9% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 52 | 52 | $15,600 | $5,021 | 32.2% |
| 93010 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | Facility | 2023 | 262 | 373 | $11,563 | $2,246 | 19.4% |
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 32 | 59 | $5,310 | $2,164 | 40.8% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 21 | 21 | $6,909 | $2,071 | 30.0% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 39 | 41 | $6,150 | $2,009 | 32.7% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $4,606 | $1,719 | 37.3% |
| 99238 | Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | Facility | 2023 | 24 | 24 | $3,840 | $1,440 | 37.5% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 19 | 20 | $3,000 | $1,333 | 44.4% |
| 93308 | Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | Facility | 2023 | 59 | 64 | $6,400 | $1,195 | 18.7% |
| 78452 | Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $6,290 | $973.76 | 15.5% |
| 93312 | Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $4,560 | $959.28 | 21.0% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $3,195 | $914.10 | 28.6% |
| 93321 | Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers, follow-up | Facility | 2023 | 68 | 73 | $2,190 | $387.63 | 17.7% |
| 93018 | Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | Facility | 2023 | 35 | 35 | $3,815 | $357.34 | 9.4% |
| 93227 | Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous with review by health care professional | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 19 | $2,451 | $263.34 | 10.7% |
| 93325 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | Facility | 2023 | 68 | 73 | $1,460 | $170.82 | 11.7% |
About Dr. Sepideh Darbandi, DO
Dr. Sepideh Darbandi, DO is a Internal Medicine healthcare provider based in Mason City, Iowa. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 03/30/2017. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1790217677.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Sepideh Darbandi, DO has received a total of $8,241 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $292.72 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 162 transactions from 20 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($4,906).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Darbandi has provided services to 1,275 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,520 services with total Medicare billing of $60,180. Data is available for 1 year (2023–2023), covering 20 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Internal Medicine
- Other Specialties Cardiovascular Disease
- Location Mason City, IA
- Active Since 03/30/2017
- Last Updated 07/09/2025
- Taxonomy Code 207R00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1790217677
Products in Payments
- THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT (Device) $2,540
- ENSITE (Device) $1,265
- CARDIOMEMS (Device) $570.20
- LifeVest (Device) $503.15
- HeartMate Touch (Device) $450.61
- General - Atherectomy (Device) $348.84
- BRILINTA (Drug) $294.72
- UPTRAVI (Drug) $213.67
- HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Assist Device (Device) $197.28
- JARDIANCE (Drug) $195.49
- CardioMEMS HF System (Device) $160.43
- XARELTO (Drug) $160.07
- Impella (Device) $140.20
- FARXIGA (Drug) $123.56
- NEXLIZET (Drug) $112.71
- COREVALVE EVOLUT R (Device) $100.44
- OPTIS (Device) $83.42
- ENTRESTO (Drug) $73.31
- OPSUMIT (Drug) $64.99
- HYPERLIPIDEMIA - DISEASE (Drug) $59.18
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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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