Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $775.62 | 11 | 100.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davol Inc. | $298.24 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $223.49 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| Teleflex LLC | $137.81 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Getinge USA Sales, LLC | $96.14 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $15.49 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $311.31 | 6 | Davol Inc. ($160.21) |
| 2023 | $137.81 | 1 | Teleflex LLC ($137.81) |
| 2022 | $138.03 | 1 | Davol Inc. ($138.03) |
| 2018 | $90.72 | 2 | Ethicon US, LLC ($86.27) |
| 2017 | $97.75 | 1 | Ethicon US, LLC ($97.75) |
All Payment Transactions
11 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/28/2024 | Davol Inc. | Phasix Mesh (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $135.21 | General |
| Category: Surgery | ||||||
| 08/28/2024 | Davol Inc. | Phasix Mesh (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.00 | General |
| Category: Surgery | ||||||
| 06/20/2024 | Getinge USA Sales, LLC | BASE UNIT SERVO-U (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $75.27 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 06/20/2024 | Getinge USA Sales, LLC | BASE UNIT SERVO-U (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.87 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 05/30/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | INVOS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.49 | General |
| Category: Cerebral/Somatic Oximetry | ||||||
| 05/29/2024 | Ethicon US, LLC | MONOCRYL (Device), STRATAFIX | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $39.47 | General |
| Category: Wound Closure | ||||||
| 07/14/2023 | Teleflex LLC | ARROW (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $137.81 | General |
| Category: Interventional Access | ||||||
| 04/21/2022 | Davol Inc. | Phasix Mesh (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $138.03 | General |
| Category: BD Interventional Surgery | ||||||
| 11/15/2018 | Napo Pharmaceuticals Inc | Mytesi (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $4.45 | General |
| Category: Antidiarrheal | ||||||
| 06/15/2018 | Ethicon US, LLC | DERMABOND Portfolio (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $86.27 | General |
| Category: Wound Closure | ||||||
| 03/28/2017 | Ethicon US, LLC | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $97.75 | General |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 65 | 84 | $16,272 | $5,130 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
3 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 19 | $7,029 | $1,909 | 27.2% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 20 | 29 | $5,433 | $1,814 | 33.4% |
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 26 | 36 | $3,810 | $1,407 | 36.9% |
About Umakanth Avula
Umakanth Avula is a Surgery healthcare provider based in Urbana, Illinois. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/30/2016. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1124479167.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Umakanth Avula has received a total of $775.62 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $311.31 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 11 transactions from 6 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($775.62).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Avula has provided services to 65 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 84 services with total Medicare billing of $5,130. Data is available for 1 year (2023–2023), covering 3 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Surgery
- Other Specialties Surgical Critical Care, Trauma Surgery
- Location Urbana, IL
- Active Since 06/30/2016
- Last Updated 02/04/2025
- Taxonomy Code 208600000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1124479167
Products in Payments
- Phasix Mesh (Device) $298.24
- ARROW (Device) $137.81
- BASE UNIT SERVO-U (Device) $96.14
- DERMABOND Portfolio (Device) $86.27
- MONOCRYL (Device) $39.47
- INVOS (Device) $15.49
- Mytesi (Drug) $4.45
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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