Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $159,778 | 45 | 65.5% |
| Travel and Lodging | $48,923 | 78 | 20.1% |
| Food and Beverage | $17,600 | 242 | 7.2% |
| Unspecified | $16,020 | 3 | 6.6% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $1,000 | 1 | 0.4% |
| Entertainment | $431.92 | 1 | 0.2% |
| Education | $21.52 | 3 | 0.0% |
Payments by Type
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $120,440 | 87 | $0 (2024) |
| Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. | $34,018 | 77 | $0 (2024) |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | $27,592 | 25 | $0 (2023) |
| Amgen Inc. | $21,572 | 9 | $0 (2019) |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation | $9,891 | 12 | $0 (2018) |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $9,065 | 47 | $0 (2024) |
| Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $5,345 | 5 | $0 (2019) |
| AngioDynamics, Inc. | $2,108 | 9 | $0 (2024) |
| Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc. | $1,747 | 15 | $0 (2020) |
| GUERBET LLC | $1,739 | 2 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $5,385 | 23 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. ($2,300) |
| 2023 | $10,126 | 33 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. ($4,313) |
| 2022 | $47,720 | 72 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. ($19,567) |
| 2021 | $8,930 | 27 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. ($6,945) |
| 2020 | $39,756 | 25 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. ($37,870) |
| 2019 | $100,624 | 107 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. ($45,297) |
| 2018 | $16,208 | 46 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation ($9,891) |
| 2017 | $15,025 | 40 | Amgen Inc. ($5,552) |
All Payment Transactions
373 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 15
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/23/2024 | Ethicon US, LLC | Neuwave (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $132.77 | General |
| Category: Ablation System | ||||||
| 12/23/2024 | Ethicon US, LLC | Neuwave (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.80 | General |
| Category: Ablation System | ||||||
| 12/02/2024 | Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. | MAGNETOM Vida (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $93.66 | General |
| Category: MR - MRI | ||||||
| 11/26/2024 | Ethicon US, LLC | Neuwave (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $137.54 | General |
| Category: Ablation System | ||||||
| 11/20/2024 | Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. | MAGNETOM Vida (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $54.88 | General |
| Category: MR - MRI | ||||||
| 11/08/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $154.56 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 09/28/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $80.26 | General |
| Category: Cryoablation needles_PI | ||||||
| 09/25/2024 | Cook Medical LLC | COOK (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $20.82 | General |
| Category: Peripheral Intervention | ||||||
| 09/12/2024 | Profound Medical Corp. | Tulsa-Pro (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $645.94 | General |
| Category: Device | ||||||
| 09/12/2024 | Profound Medical Corp. | Tulsa-Pro (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $645.94 | General |
| Category: Device | ||||||
| 09/05/2024 | Galvanize Therapeutics, Inc | ALIYA SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $242.59 | General |
| Category: PULSED ELECTRIC FIELD | ||||||
| 06/14/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $137.77 | General |
| Category: Cryoablation needles_PI | ||||||
| 06/14/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $125.96 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 06/14/2024 | Ethicon US, LLC | Certus 140 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $100.00 | General |
| Category: Interventional Solutions | ||||||
| 06/14/2024 | ARGON MEDICAL DEVICES, INC. | Option (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $75.34 | General |
| Category: VASCULAR | ||||||
| 06/14/2024 | Ethicon US, LLC | Neuwave (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $38.37 | General |
| Category: Ablation System | ||||||
| 06/14/2024 | Ethicon US, LLC | Neuwave (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.46 | General |
| Category: Ablation System | ||||||
| 06/13/2024 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | Certus 140 (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,437.50 | General |
| Category: Interventional Solutions | ||||||
| 06/13/2024 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | Certus 140 (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $862.50 | General |
| Category: Interventional Solutions | ||||||
| 05/30/2024 | Ethicon US, LLC | Neuwave (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $149.11 | General |
| Category: Ablation System | ||||||
| 02/14/2024 | Galvanize Therapeutics, Inc | ALIYA SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.06 | General |
| Category: PULSED ELECTRIC FIELD | ||||||
| 01/26/2024 | AngioDynamics, Inc. | NANOKNIFE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $50.00 | General |
| Category: OS | ||||||
| 01/23/2024 | Ethicon US, LLC | Neuwave (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $115.27 | General |
| Category: Ablation System | ||||||
| 12/21/2023 | Galvanize Therapeutics, Inc | ALIYA SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.54 | General |
| Category: PULSED ELECTRIC FIELD | ||||||
| 11/16/2023 | Ethicon US, LLC | Neuwave (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.44 | General |
| Category: Ablation System | ||||||
Research Studies & Clinical Trials
| Study Name | Company | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Talimogene Laherparepvec: Review of Its Mechanism of Action and Clinical Efficacy and Safety | Amgen Inc. | $15,067 | 1 |
| A Phase 1b/2, multicenter, open-label trial to evaluate the safety of talimogene laherparepvec injected into primary and metastatic liver tumors alone and in combination with pembrolizumab (MASTERKEY-318) | Amgen Inc. | $853.90 | 1 |
| P1b/2 Solid Tumor Hepatic Injection Safety | Amgen Inc. | $99.56 | 1 |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 32 | 2,209 | 43,632 | $4.6M | $311,379 |
| 2022 | 37 | 2,847 | 53,454 | $6.0M | $413,160 |
| 2021 | 45 | 3,261 | 56,546 | $7.1M | $509,778 |
| 2020 | 39 | 2,737 | 46,071 | $5.8M | $424,743 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
185 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 8
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72197 | Mri scan of pelvis before and after contrast | Office | 2023 | 246 | 252 | $1.2M | $74,224 | 6.0% |
| 74183 | Mri scan of abdomen before and after contrast | Office | 2023 | 179 | 234 | $1.1M | $71,308 | 6.2% |
| 74177 | Ct scan of abdomen and pelvis with contrast | Office | 2023 | 82 | 84 | $152,620 | $23,725 | 15.5% |
| 74178 | Ct scan of abdomen and pelvis before and after contrast | Office | 2023 | 59 | 61 | $145,973 | $19,881 | 13.6% |
| 76377 | 3d radiographic procedure with computerized image postprocessing | Office | 2023 | 239 | 242 | $139,850 | $15,001 | 10.7% |
| 47382 | Destruction of growth of liver through skin using radiofrequency | Facility | 2023 | 23 | 23 | $576,587 | $14,095 | 2.4% |
| A9581 | Injection, gadoxetate disodium, 1 ml | Office | 2023 | 77 | 1,230 | $82,420 | $14,092 | 17.1% |
| A9585 | Injection, gadobutrol, 0.1 ml | Office | 2023 | 309 | 29,025 | $464,400 | $7,606 | 1.6% |
| 74183 | Mri scan of abdomen before and after contrast | Facility | 2023 | 65 | 77 | $42,994 | $6,694 | 15.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 47 | 51 | $43,758 | $5,629 | 12.9% |
| 77013 | Ct guidance for tissue removal | Facility | 2023 | 34 | 34 | $35,462 | $5,270 | 14.9% |
| 74176 | Ct scan of abdomen and pelvis without contrast | Office | 2023 | 29 | 29 | $33,557 | $4,815 | 14.3% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 43 | 55 | $27,940 | $4,310 | 15.4% |
| 72197 | Mri scan of pelvis before and after contrast | Facility | 2023 | 47 | 47 | $25,595 | $4,209 | 16.4% |
| 74177 | Ct scan of abdomen and pelvis with contrast | Facility | 2023 | 57 | 57 | $25,399 | $3,921 | 15.4% |
| 76978 | Ultrasound scan of growth using contrast, first growth | Facility | 2023 | 59 | 59 | $68,145 | $3,788 | 5.6% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2023 | 20 | 20 | $27,200 | $3,528 | 13.0% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 16 | 21 | $20,160 | $3,224 | 16.0% |
| 74170 | Ct scan of abdomen before and after contrast | Office | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $30,160 | $2,888 | 9.6% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 20 | 20 | $21,700 | $2,770 | 12.8% |
| 72195 | Mri scan of pelvis without contrast | Office | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $33,768 | $2,679 | 7.9% |
| 74176 | Ct scan of abdomen and pelvis without contrast | Facility | 2023 | 35 | 37 | $15,298 | $2,636 | 17.2% |
| 50200 | Needle biopsy of kidney | Facility | 2023 | 23 | 23 | $69,833 | $2,518 | 3.6% |
| 74178 | Ct scan of abdomen and pelvis before and after contrast | Facility | 2023 | 24 | 24 | $11,784 | $1,764 | 15.0% |
| 55700 | Biopsy of prostate gland | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 18 | $30,420 | $1,635 | 5.4% |
About Dr. Steven Raman, MD
Dr. Steven Raman, MD is a Diagnostic Radiology healthcare provider based in Los Angeles, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/03/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1114956745.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Steven Raman, MD has received a total of $243,774 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $5,385 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 373 transactions from 34 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($159,778).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Raman has provided services to 11,054 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 199,703 services with total Medicare billing of $1.7M. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 185 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Diagnostic Radiology
- Other Specialties Vascular & Interventional Radiology
- Location Los Angeles, CA
- Active Since 07/03/2006
- Last Updated 06/09/2022
- Taxonomy Code 2085R0202X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1114956745
Products in Payments
- CERTUS 140 MICROWAVE ABLATION SYSTEM (Device) $78,608
- Certus 140 (Device) $33,049
- IMLYGIC (Biological) $21,572
- JYNARQUE (Drug) $21,112
- MAGNETOM Vida (Device) $13,001
- KEYTRUDA (Biological) $9,891
- MAGNETOM Vida 3T (Device) $9,661
- SAMSCA (Drug) $6,584
- NEUWAVE Flex Microwave Ablation System (Device) $3,830
- Neuwave (Device) $2,669
- Elucirem (Drug) $1,739
- NANOKNIFE (Device) $1,663
- Tulsa-Pro (Device) $1,475
- Eovist (Drug) $1,000
- ALIYA SYSTEM (Device) $991.43
- ARCHITECT (Device) $983.25
- SOMATOM Drive (Device) $611.13
- NAEOTOM Alpha (Device) $483.31
- MAGNETOM Free.Max (Device) $477.47
- TRINAV INFUSION SYSTEM (Device) $367.42
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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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