Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $75,793 | 18 | 36.0% |
| Consulting Fee | $52,168 | 17 | 24.8% |
| Travel and Lodging | $37,607 | 127 | 17.9% |
| Food and Beverage | $36,014 | 769 | 17.1% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | $8,800 | 4 | 4.2% |
| Education | $12.99 | 3 | 0.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $129,134 | 245 | $0 (2024) |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $14,093 | 45 | $0 (2024) |
| Terumo Medical Corporation | $13,940 | 43 | $0 (2024) |
| ShockWave Medical, Inc | $12,877 | 26 | $0 (2024) |
| Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. | $8,576 | 27 | $0 (2021) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $6,966 | 93 | $0 (2024) |
| Recor Medical Inc | $4,142 | 17 | $0 (2024) |
| Philips Electronics North America Corporation | $3,731 | 16 | $0 (2022) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $3,708 | 66 | $0 (2024) |
| BIOTRONIK INC. | $2,075 | 13 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $14,371 | 176 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($5,710) |
| 2023 | $35,213 | 154 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($19,767) |
| 2022 | $10,995 | 120 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($4,431) |
| 2021 | $15,832 | 84 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($9,725) |
| 2020 | $35,243 | 82 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($23,444) |
| 2019 | $31,250 | 108 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($27,991) |
| 2018 | $16,141 | 105 | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION ($8,527) |
| 2017 | $51,351 | 109 | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION ($35,614) |
All Payment Transactions
938 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 38
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/31/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | AMPLATZER AMULET (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.86 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 12/23/2024 | Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc. | Assure WCD (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $19.58 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 12/17/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | AVVIGO Guidance System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $38.78 | General |
| Category: AVVIGO_IC | ||||||
| 12/14/2024 | Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc. | Assure WCD (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $37.22 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 12/12/2024 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | LifeVest (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $21.40 | General |
| Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus | ||||||
| 12/06/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | AVVIGO Guidance System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $49.37 | General |
| Category: AVVIGO_IC | ||||||
| 12/05/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.17 | General |
| 12/05/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | LEQVIO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.12 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 12/04/2024 | Terumo Medical Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $124.32 | General |
| 12/04/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | AMPLATZER AMULET (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.08 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 11/25/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | COREVALVE EVOLUT R (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.83 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Valve Systems | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.06 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Heart Valves | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | LEQVIO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.72 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 11/15/2024 | Recor Medical Inc | PARADISE RENAL DENERVATION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $172.08 | General |
| Category: Endovascular | ||||||
| 11/15/2024 | Recor Medical Inc | PARADISE RENAL DENERVATION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $107.42 | General |
| Category: Endovascular | ||||||
| 11/14/2024 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | LifeVest (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $13.86 | General |
| Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus | ||||||
| 11/14/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | LEQVIO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.11 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 11/12/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $80.13 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 11/11/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | COREVALVE EVOLUT R (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.33 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Valve Systems | ||||||
| 11/11/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | COREVALVE EVOLUT R (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $4.88 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Valve Systems | ||||||
| 11/07/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | AMPLATZER AMULET (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $77.70 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 11/07/2024 | Recor Medical Inc | PARADISE RENAL DENERVATION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $24.73 | General |
| Category: Endovascular | ||||||
| 11/04/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $58.61 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Heart Valves | ||||||
| 11/01/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | COREVALVE EVOLUT R (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $6.68 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Valve Systems | ||||||
| 10/31/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN Access System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $7.76 | General |
| Category: WATCHMAN_IC | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 22 | 1,376 | 1,531 | $735,911 | $144,367 |
| 2022 | 23 | 1,163 | 1,264 | $595,826 | $153,530 |
| 2021 | 28 | 1,424 | 1,599 | $490,752 | $145,484 |
| 2020 | 23 | 1,304 | 1,483 | $390,755 | $120,166 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
109 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 5
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92928 | Insertion of stents with balloon dilation of coronary artery or branch, single artery or branch | Facility | 2023 | 67 | 84 | $100,341 | $33,354 | 33.2% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 241 | 314 | $94,864 | $26,592 | 28.0% |
| 33340 | Repair of left upper heart chamber with implant with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 37 | 38 | $75,015 | $21,757 | 29.0% |
| 93458 | Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 81 | 82 | $143,666 | $13,430 | 9.3% |
| 33361 | Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $49,214 | $9,282 | 18.9% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Facility | 2023 | 168 | 171 | $57,665 | $8,705 | 15.1% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 40 | 40 | $15,602 | $4,799 | 30.8% |
| 92920 | Balloon dilation of single coronary artery or branch | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $13,207 | $3,849 | 29.1% |
| 92978 | Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel or graft with review by radiologist, initial vessel | Facility | 2023 | 44 | 44 | $10,497 | $3,183 | 30.3% |
| 93454 | Insertion of tube in coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 27 | 27 | $42,288 | $3,048 | 7.2% |
| 78452 | Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | Facility | 2023 | 49 | 49 | $40,104 | $2,771 | 6.9% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Office | 2023 | 20 | 20 | $5,807 | $2,396 | 41.3% |
| 92979 | Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel or graft with review by radiologist, each additional vessel | Facility | 2023 | 25 | 32 | $6,091 | $1,871 | 30.7% |
| 93455 | Insertion of tube in bypass graft for diagnosis with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $18,868 | $1,504 | 8.0% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 20 | 20 | $4,275 | $1,287 | 30.1% |
| 99152 | Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 110 | 122 | $33,062 | $1,153 | 3.5% |
| 93308 | Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | Office | 2023 | 16 | 17 | $2,804 | $1,044 | 37.2% |
| 93010 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | Facility | 2023 | 128 | 152 | $3,309 | $848.22 | 25.6% |
| 93016 | Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | Facility | 2023 | 52 | 52 | $2,852 | $781.19 | 27.4% |
| 75625 | Review by radiologist of abdominal aorta image | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 13 | $3,269 | $684.71 | 20.9% |
| 93308 | Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | Facility | 2023 | 30 | 35 | $6,684 | $627.88 | 9.4% |
| 93000 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | Office | 2023 | 45 | 45 | $1,529 | $426.09 | 27.9% |
| 93018 | Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | Facility | 2023 | 37 | 37 | $1,305 | $355.19 | 27.2% |
| 93010 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | Office | 2023 | 38 | 43 | $972.66 | $267.54 | 27.5% |
| 93325 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | Office | 2023 | 16 | 17 | $785.23 | $266.84 | 34.0% |
About Wissam Gharib, M. D
Wissam Gharib, M. D is a Cardiovascular Disease healthcare provider based in Morgantown, West Virginia. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 08/16/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1386757037.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Wissam Gharib, M. D has received a total of $210,394 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $14,371 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 938 transactions from 47 companies. The most common payment nature is "Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program" ($75,793).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Gharib has provided services to 5,267 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 5,877 services with total Medicare billing of $563,547. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 109 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Cardiovascular Disease
- Other Specialties Interventional Cardiology
- Location Morgantown, WV
- Active Since 08/16/2006
- Last Updated 04/01/2019
- Taxonomy Code 207RC0000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1386757037
Products in Payments
- WATCHMAN (Device) $78,359
- WATCHMAN Access System (Device) $17,811
- GENERAL - STRUCTURAL HEART (Device) $13,693
- SHOCKWAVE IVL SYSTEM WITH THE SHOCKWAVE C2 CORONARY IVL CATHETER (Device) $12,164
- EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) (Device) $9,573
- TR Band (Device) $8,985
- PARADISE RENAL DENERVATION SYSTEM (Device) $4,142
- Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve (Device) $2,730
- GENERAL THERAPIES (Device) $2,400
- Impella (Device) $2,054
- AMPLATZER AMULET (Device) $2,003
- General - Therapies (Device) $1,984
- RESOLUTE ONYX (Device) $1,959
- LUTONIX (Device) $1,728
- WATCHMAN FLX (Device) $1,634
- Xience V coronary stent system (Device) $1,572
- IGT D Peripheral (Device) $1,569
- ANGIOJET (Device) $1,291
- Watchman (Device) $1,163
- Fox Sv PTA catheter and Armada 14 percutaneous catheter and Viatrac 14 Plus peripheral catheter (Device) $1,009
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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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