Total Payments
$9,683
2024 Payments
$949.33
Companies
26
Transactions
233
Medicare Patients
34,336
Medicare Billing
$3.7M
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$9,665 (99.8%)
Education$18.05 (0.2%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $9,665 | 230 | 99.8% |
| Education | $18.05 | 3 | 0.2% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $4,721 | 58 | $0 (2024) |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | $882.20 | 56 | $0 (2024) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $807.38 | 17 | $0 (2024) |
| Amgen Inc. | $465.87 | 12 | $0 (2023) |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $364.46 | 17 | $0 (2023) |
| Amarin Pharma Inc. | $277.92 | 13 | $0 (2022) |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $230.36 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Biosense Webster, Inc. | $208.93 | 2 | $0 (2019) |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $199.95 | 3 | $0 (2018) |
| ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | $185.27 | 6 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $949.33 | 18 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($284.63) |
| 2023 | $445.08 | 14 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($220.67) |
| 2022 | $809.17 | 32 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($186.89) |
| 2021 | $1,356 | 46 | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION ($704.64) |
| 2020 | $801.48 | 20 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($537.47) |
| 2019 | $1,884 | 38 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($851.45) |
| 2018 | $1,992 | 43 | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION ($1,060) |
| 2017 | $1,447 | 22 | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION ($875.28) |
All Payment Transactions
233 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 10
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/22/2024 | iRhythm Technologies, Inc. | Zio monitor (Device), ZIO XT Patch | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $39.87 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 09/19/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | AVEIR (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.50 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management | ||||||
| 09/16/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $115.00 | General |
| Category: General - Therapies_CRM | ||||||
| 09/03/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | KYPHON EXPRESS II KYPHOPAK TRAY (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $130.59 | General |
| Category: Neuro Pain (includes Interventional) | ||||||
| 08/12/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN FLX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.88 | General |
| Category: WATCHMAN FLX_IC | ||||||
| 08/05/2024 | iRhythm Technologies, Inc. | ZIO XT Patch (Device), Zio monitor | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.20 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 07/12/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $44.50 | General |
| Category: General - Therapies_CRM | ||||||
| 06/20/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | GALLANT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.62 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management | ||||||
| 06/17/2024 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | XARELTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.96 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular & Metabolism | ||||||
| 06/11/2024 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | LifeVest (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $18.48 | General |
| Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus | ||||||
| 05/15/2024 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | LifeVest (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $19.88 | General |
| Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus | ||||||
| 05/07/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | CARDIOMEMS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $133.01 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 02/28/2024 | iRhythm Technologies, Inc. | Zio monitor (Device), ZIO XT Patch | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $55.35 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 02/20/2024 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | LifeVest (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $19.85 | General |
| Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus | ||||||
| 02/14/2024 | iRhythm Technologies, Inc. | ZIO XT Patch (Device), Zio monitor | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.69 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 01/31/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $113.25 | General |
| Category: General - Therapies_CRM | ||||||
| 01/26/2024 | iRhythm Technologies, Inc. | Zio monitor (Device), ZIO XT Patch | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.54 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 01/25/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $143.16 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Heart Valves | ||||||
| 12/06/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.82 | General |
| Category: General - Vascular Intervention_PI | ||||||
| 10/26/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | AVEIR (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.13 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management | ||||||
| 09/15/2023 | Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. | UPTRAVI (Drug), OPSUMIT | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $38.73 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 05/23/2023 | Amgen Inc. | Repatha (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.32 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 05/11/2023 | PFIZER INC. | ELIQUIS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.83 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR;METABOLIC DISEASE | ||||||
| 04/11/2023 | PFIZER INC. | ELIQUIS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.66 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR;METABOLIC DISEASE | ||||||
| 04/04/2023 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | XARELTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.35 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular & Metabolism | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 50 | 7,273 | 10,306 | $3.8M | $766,787 |
| 2022 | 50 | 9,723 | 15,058 | $5.5M | $1.1M |
| 2021 | 42 | 8,499 | 14,150 | $4.8M | $933,392 |
| 2020 | 43 | 8,841 | 14,992 | $5.0M | $958,938 |
Total Patients
34,336
Total Services
54,506
Medicare Billing
$3.7M
Procedure Codes
194
All Medicare Procedures & Services
194 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 8
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 1,262 | 2,454 | $876,016 | $220,283 | 25.1% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Office | 2023 | 887 | 948 | $922,977 | $129,673 | 14.0% |
| 78452 | Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | Office | 2023 | 291 | 293 | $478,088 | $97,817 | 20.5% |
| 93880 | Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | Office | 2023 | 538 | 544 | $358,064 | $73,426 | 20.5% |
| J2785 | Injection, regadenoson, 0.1 mg | Office | 2023 | 188 | 756 | $115,440 | $32,629 | 28.3% |
| 93925 | Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | Office | 2023 | 125 | 129 | $111,810 | $21,816 | 19.5% |
| A9500 | Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | Office | 2023 | 288 | 295 | $153,004 | $15,927 | 10.4% |
| 99490 | Chronic care management services, first 20 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month | Office | 2023 | 112 | 354 | $48,144 | $15,886 | 33.0% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 129 | 129 | $63,146 | $15,414 | 24.4% |
| 93015 | Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | Office | 2023 | 303 | 311 | $109,064 | $15,043 | 13.8% |
| 93000 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | Office | 2023 | 1,105 | 1,297 | $88,451 | $13,297 | 15.0% |
| 93970 | Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | Office | 2023 | 86 | 92 | $64,360 | $12,393 | 19.3% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 112 | 204 | $44,702 | $12,153 | 27.2% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 70 | 72 | $40,629 | $9,539 | 23.5% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 156 | 177 | $50,710 | $9,354 | 18.4% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Facility | 2023 | 146 | 156 | $32,486 | $8,143 | 25.1% |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 53 | 88 | $25,795 | $8,125 | 31.5% |
| 93241 | Heart rhythm recording, analysis, report, review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | Office | 2023 | 34 | 36 | $29,016 | $6,752 | 23.3% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 39 | 40 | $17,752 | $5,471 | 30.8% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 51 | 52 | $21,079 | $5,112 | 24.3% |
| 93280 | Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | Office | 2023 | 95 | 146 | $17,944 | $3,944 | 22.0% |
| 93975 | Complete ultrasound of abdomen and pelvis artery and vein blood flow | Office | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $15,475 | $3,130 | 20.2% |
| 99439 | Chronic care management services for two or more chronic conditions, additional 20 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month | Office | 2023 | 60 | 80 | $9,600 | $2,879 | 30.0% |
| 93294 | Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system, remote up to 90 days | Office | 2023 | 86 | 133 | $15,475 | $2,683 | 17.3% |
| 93978 | Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts | Office | 2023 | 21 | 21 | $13,890 | $2,446 | 17.6% |
About Dr. Yasser Farra, DO
Dr. Yasser Farra, DO is a Cardiovascular Disease healthcare provider based in New Braunfels, Texas. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 09/22/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1528054749.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Yasser Farra, DO has received a total of $9,683 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $949.33 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 233 transactions from 26 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($9,665).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Farra has provided services to 34,336 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 54,506 services with total Medicare billing of $3.7M. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 194 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Cardiovascular Disease
- Location New Braunfels, TX
- Active Since 09/22/2005
- Last Updated 10/19/2007
- Taxonomy Code 207RC0000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1528054749
Products in Payments
- GENERAL - THERAPIES (Device) $1,087
- XARELTO (Drug) $882.20
- GENERAL THERAPIES (Device) $461.34
- GENERAL THERAPIES (Device) $451.00
- GENERAL TACHY (Device) $378.72
- Repatha (Biological) $368.13
- ENTRESTO (Drug) $349.89
- ELIQUIS (Drug) $309.77
- Vascepa (Drug) $277.92
- GENERAL - TACHY (Device) $263.42
- GENERAL THERAPIES (Device) $228.16
- Carto 3 System (Device) $208.93
- LifeVest (Device) $185.27
- GENERAL TACHY (Device) $179.74
- General - Therapies (Device) $176.00
- Mitra Clip system (Device) $150.88
- SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA (Device) $143.16
- CARDIOMEMS (Device) $133.01
- KYPHON EXPRESS II KYPHOPAK TRAY (Device) $130.59
- GENERAL - VASCULAR INTERVENTION (Device) $122.66
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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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