Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | $12,500 | 1 | 83.2% |
| Travel and Lodging | $1,211 | 3 | 8.1% |
| Food and Beverage | $658.66 | 14 | 4.4% |
| Consulting Fee | $652.98 | 2 | 4.3% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $14,042 | 12 | $0 (2022) |
| KCI USA, Inc | $789.72 | 2 | $0 (2017) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $97.46 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $47.57 | 2 | $0 (2022) |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $23.12 | 1 | $0 (2020) |
| Teleflex LLC | $19.37 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $97.46 | 1 | Abbott Laboratories ($97.46) |
| 2022 | $14,058 | 13 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($14,042) |
| 2021 | $51.10 | 2 | Medtronic, Inc. ($31.73) |
| 2020 | $23.12 | 1 | Ethicon US, LLC ($23.12) |
| 2019 | $2.98 | 1 | Z-Medica, LLC ($2.98) |
| 2017 | $789.72 | 2 | KCI USA, Inc ($789.72) |
All Payment Transactions
20 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/25/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | AVEIR (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $97.46 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management | ||||||
| 10/18/2022 | Medtronic, Inc. | SONICISION (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.84 | General |
| Category: Ultrasonic Dissection | ||||||
| 04/13/2022 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $152.19 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 04/13/2022 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $91.51 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 04/08/2022 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | Cash or cash equivalent | $12,500.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 04/02/2022 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $523.89 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 04/02/2022 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $34.22 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 04/02/2022 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.10 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 04/02/2022 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.06 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 04/01/2022 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $36.56 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 04/01/2022 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.10 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 04/01/2022 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.06 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 03/31/2022 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $38.13 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 03/11/2022 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $595.66 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/07/2021 | Teleflex LLC | QuikClot Control+ (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.37 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 06/08/2021 | Medtronic, Inc. | Signia (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.73 | General |
| Category: Surgical Stapling | ||||||
| 06/15/2020 | Ethicon US, LLC | ECHELON ENDOPATH Stapler (Device), VISTASEAL, STRATAFIX | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.12 | General |
| Category: Endo-Mechanical | ||||||
| 07/16/2019 | Z-Medica, LLC | QuikClot (Device), Control+ | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2.98 | General |
| Category: Bleeding control | ||||||
| 09/20/2017 | KCI USA, Inc | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $650.00 | General |
| 08/28/2017 | KCI USA, Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $139.72 | General |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | 77 | 79 | $16,848 | $7,230 |
| 2022 | 6 | 115 | 131 | $23,241 | $10,390 |
| 2021 | 7 | 123 | 139 | $44,199 | $18,249 |
| 2020 | 5 | 93 | 108 | $13,949 | $6,092 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
23 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 23 | 23 | $6,070 | $2,737 | 45.1% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 15 | 17 | $3,457 | $1,645 | 47.6% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $2,668 | $1,194 | 44.7% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $2,685 | $893.16 | 33.3% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $1,968 | $761.28 | 38.7% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 22 | 27 | $4,683 | $2,575 | 55.0% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 50 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 24 | 24 | $5,298 | $2,474 | 46.7% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 20 | 20 | $5,392 | $1,852 | 34.4% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 20 | 24 | $2,912 | $1,263 | 43.4% |
| 99232 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 16 | 23 | $2,665 | $1,247 | 46.8% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 13 | 13 | $2,291 | $978.97 | 42.7% |
| 47563 | Removal of gallbladder with x-ray study of bile ducts using endoscope | Facility | 2021 | 14 | 14 | $21,674 | $7,848 | 36.2% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Office | 2021 | 27 | 27 | $7,128 | $3,121 | 43.8% |
| 99203 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 30-44 minutes | Office | 2021 | 23 | 23 | $3,979 | $1,847 | 46.4% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 14 | 29 | $3,277 | $1,558 | 47.6% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 30 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 19 | 20 | $3,200 | $1,367 | 42.7% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 15 | 15 | $2,565 | $1,349 | 52.6% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 11 | 11 | $2,376 | $1,158 | 48.7% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 31 | 32 | $7,200 | $3,276 | 45.5% |
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 15 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 15 | 28 | $1,876 | $822.59 | 43.8% |
| 99202 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes | Office | 2020 | 19 | 19 | $2,261 | $817.60 | 36.2% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Office | 2020 | 13 | 13 | $1,508 | $682.79 | 45.3% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes | Office | 2020 | 15 | 16 | $1,104 | $492.93 | 44.6% |
About Dr. Victor Varela, MD
Dr. Victor Varela, MD is a Surgery healthcare provider based in Ogden, Utah. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 08/28/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1538277660.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Victor Varela, MD has received a total of $15,023 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $97.46 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 20 transactions from 7 companies. The most common payment nature is "Education" ($12,500).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Varela has provided services to 408 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 457 services with total Medicare billing of $41,961. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 23 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Surgery
- Location Ogden, UT
- Active Since 08/28/2006
- Last Updated 11/30/2010
- Taxonomy Code 208600000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1538277660
Products in Payments
- Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) $14,042
- AVEIR (Device) $97.46
- Signia (Device) $31.73
- ECHELON ENDOPATH Stapler (Device) $23.12
- QuikClot Control+ (Device) $19.37
- SONICISION (Device) $15.84
- QuikClot (Device) $2.98
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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