Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program | $56,600 | 21 | 49.3% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | $28,210 | 9 | 24.6% |
| Food and Beverage | $16,864 | 334 | 14.7% |
| Consulting Fee | $9,213 | 5 | 8.0% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $3,960 | 1 | 3.4% |
| Education | $45.82 | 1 | 0.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiovascular Systems Inc. | $82,919 | 72 | $0 (2023) |
| ShockWave Medical, Inc | $16,302 | 61 | $0 (2024) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $5,272 | 33 | $0 (2024) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $1,392 | 35 | $0 (2024) |
| Mercator MedSystems, Inc. | $1,177 | 3 | $0 (2019) |
| Inari Medical, Inc. | $1,159 | 12 | $0 (2024) |
| ABIOMED | $959.40 | 10 | $0 (2024) |
| ASAHI INTECC USA, INC. | $845.17 | 23 | $0 (2024) |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | $496.63 | 23 | $0 (2024) |
| Avinger Inc. | $488.12 | 11 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $16,799 | 96 | ShockWave Medical, Inc ($14,558) |
| 2023 | $7,708 | 89 | Abbott Laboratories ($4,342) |
| 2022 | $10,682 | 39 | Cardiovascular Systems Inc. ($8,930) |
| 2021 | $13,665 | 28 | Cardiovascular Systems Inc. ($12,834) |
| 2020 | $3,715 | 15 | Cardiovascular Systems Inc. ($3,399) |
| 2019 | $24,801 | 31 | Cardiovascular Systems Inc. ($23,647) |
| 2018 | $22,505 | 44 | Cardiovascular Systems Inc. ($20,608) |
| 2017 | $15,019 | 29 | Cardiovascular Systems Inc. ($13,496) |
All Payment Transactions
371 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 15
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/09/2024 | Novo Nordisk Inc | Wegovy (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.92 | General |
| Category: Obesity | ||||||
| 12/04/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | FARXIGA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.69 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular and Metabolism | ||||||
| 12/04/2024 | ShockWave Medical, Inc | Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $7.19 | General |
| Category: Lithoplasty | ||||||
| 12/02/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | WAINUA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.19 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular and Metabolism | ||||||
| 11/18/2024 | Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.04 | General |
| 11/10/2024 | PFIZER INC. | ELIQUIS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.86 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR;METABOLIC DISEASE | ||||||
| 11/04/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | WAINUA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.92 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular and Metabolism | ||||||
| 11/01/2024 | ShockWave Medical, Inc | Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.50 | General |
| Category: Lithoplasty | ||||||
| 10/28/2024 | ShockWave Medical, Inc | Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $6,050.00 | General |
| Category: Lithoplasty | ||||||
| 10/28/2024 | E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | CAMZYOS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $19.86 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular | ||||||
| 10/25/2024 | ASAHI INTECC USA, INC. | PERIPHERAL VASCULAR (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $6.26 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 10/24/2024 | ShockWave Medical, Inc | Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $123.12 | General |
| Category: Lithoplasty | ||||||
| 10/22/2024 | Novo Nordisk Inc | Wegovy (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.40 | General |
| Category: Obesity | ||||||
| 10/21/2024 | Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.93 | General |
| 10/18/2024 | ShockWave Medical, Inc | Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter (Device) | Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $550.00 | General |
| Category: Lithoplasty | ||||||
| 10/18/2024 | ASAHI INTECC USA, INC. | PERIPHERAL VASCULAR (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $4.67 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 10/14/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | ENTRESTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.87 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 10/11/2024 | ShockWave Medical, Inc | Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $40.22 | General |
| Category: Lithoplasty | ||||||
| 10/10/2024 | ShockWave Medical, Inc | Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $53.30 | General |
| Category: Lithoplasty | ||||||
| 10/10/2024 | ShockWave Medical, Inc | Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.01 | General |
| Category: Lithoplasty | ||||||
| 10/06/2024 | PFIZER INC. | ELIQUIS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.86 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR;METABOLIC DISEASE | ||||||
| 10/03/2024 | ShockWave Medical, Inc | Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter (Device) | Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,300.00 | General |
| Category: Lithoplasty | ||||||
| 10/03/2024 | ShockWave Medical, Inc | Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $7.62 | General |
| Category: Lithoplasty | ||||||
| 09/30/2024 | ShockWave Medical, Inc | Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.29 | General |
| Category: Lithoplasty | ||||||
| 09/25/2024 | ASAHI INTECC USA, INC. | PERIPHERAL VASCULAR (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $5.42 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 61 | 8,299 | 9,641 | $2.2M | $505,887 |
| 2022 | 56 | 7,780 | 9,040 | $2.1M | $475,781 |
| 2021 | 69 | 8,945 | 10,195 | $2.5M | $569,541 |
| 2020 | 63 | 8,194 | 9,459 | $2.9M | $558,162 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
299 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 12
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 1,144 | 1,391 | $189,035 | $90,792 | 48.0% |
| 92928 | Insertion of stents with balloon dilation of coronary artery or branch, single artery or branch | Facility | 2023 | 125 | 165 | $152,625 | $60,215 | 39.5% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 455 | 574 | $147,615 | $45,539 | 30.8% |
| 93458 | Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 223 | 223 | $124,880 | $40,746 | 32.6% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Facility | 2023 | 491 | 517 | $64,108 | $24,695 | 38.5% |
| 93459 | Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber, coronary artery and bypass graft for diagnosis with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 86 | 86 | $54,180 | $16,482 | 30.4% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Office | 2023 | 115 | 158 | $333,987 | $15,670 | 4.7% |
| 78431 | Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress with concurrent ct scan | Facility | 2023 | 230 | 231 | $39,675 | $14,893 | 37.5% |
| 37225 | Removal of plaque in arteries of leg | Facility | 2023 | 23 | 27 | $30,510 | $10,004 | 32.8% |
| 78452 | Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | Office | 2023 | 31 | 31 | $60,264 | $9,587 | 15.9% |
| 92943 | Removal of plaque, insertion of stent and/or balloon dilation of single coronary artery, branch or bypass graft | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 20 | $25,000 | $9,203 | 36.8% |
| 93351 | Ultrasound of heart with continuous electrocardiogram (ecg) during rest, exercise and/or drug induced stress with review and report | Facility | 2023 | 157 | 157 | $32,970 | $9,185 | 27.9% |
| 93010 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | Facility | 2023 | 1,264 | 1,551 | $35,673 | $8,607 | 24.1% |
| 92920 | Balloon dilation of single coronary artery or branch | Facility | 2023 | 23 | 26 | $25,922 | $8,064 | 31.1% |
| 93880 | Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | Office | 2023 | 97 | 119 | $77,122 | $7,619 | 9.9% |
| A9500 | Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | Office | 2023 | 34 | 34 | $9,196 | $7,209 | 78.4% |
| 37228 | Balloon dilation of artery of leg, initial vessel | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 18 | $18,360 | $6,162 | 33.6% |
| 93351 | Ultrasound of heart with continuous electrocardiogram (ecg) during rest, exercise and/or drug induced stress with review and report | Office | 2023 | 46 | 68 | $40,460 | $5,955 | 14.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 117 | 118 | $10,665 | $5,666 | 53.1% |
| J2785 | Injection, regadenoson, 0.1 mg | Office | 2023 | 34 | 136 | $8,568 | $5,492 | 64.1% |
| 36475 | Destruction of first incompetent vein of arm or leg using radiofrequency and imaging guidance | Facility | 2023 | 27 | 28 | $16,800 | $5,468 | 32.5% |
| 92937 | Removal of plaque, insertion of stent and/or balloon dilation of single coronary vessel with distal protection | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 15 | $11,595 | $5,425 | 46.8% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 53 | 53 | $10,725 | $5,208 | 48.6% |
| 93970 | Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | Office | 2023 | 64 | 75 | $44,170 | $4,718 | 10.7% |
| 0715T | Shockwave destruction of calcified plaque in coronary artery accessed through skin using catheter | Facility | 2023 | 33 | 40 | $20,000 | $4,462 | 22.3% |
About Dr. Vasili Lendel, MD
Dr. Vasili Lendel, MD is a Cardiovascular Disease healthcare provider based in Little Rock, Arkansas. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 03/22/2007. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1720104516.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Vasili Lendel, MD has received a total of $114,892 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $16,799 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 371 transactions from 34 companies. The most common payment nature is "Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program" ($56,600).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Lendel has provided services to 33,218 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 38,335 services with total Medicare billing of $2.1M. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 299 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Cardiovascular Disease
- Other Specialties Interventional Cardiology
- Location Little Rock, AR
- Active Since 03/22/2007
- Last Updated 09/13/2011
- Taxonomy Code 207RC0000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1720104516
Products in Payments
- Peripheral Orbital Atherectomy System (Device) $61,150
- Diamondback Peripheral (Device) $21,769
- Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter (Device) $14,558
- DIAMONDBACK PERIPHERAL (Device) $4,195
- SHOCKWAVE IVL SYSTEM WITH THE SHOCKWAVE C2 CORONARY IVL CATHETER (Device) $1,744
- Bullfrog (Device) $1,177
- Impella (Device) $959.40
- FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S (Device) $932.46
- ASAHI PTCA Guide Wire (Device) $626.23
- XARELTO (Drug) $496.63
- CROSSBOSS (Device) $432.01
- PANTHERIS (Device) $390.43
- Indigo System (Device) $330.83
- Orsiro Mission (Device) $296.49
- LifeSPARC System (Device) $263.06
- FlowTriever (Device) $226.32
- OptoWire (Device) $204.00
- CAMZYOS (Drug) $178.62
- AMPLATZER AMULET (Device) $174.32
- LUTONIX (Device) $163.28
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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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