Physician profile

Sara Goel

Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) · Houston, TX

NPI 1023244431

$14,580.89

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

45 companies · $2,915 in 2025

The $2,915 reported for 2025 was more than what 90% of Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $400).

See the full distribution for Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation)

Payments by year

General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.

What the payments were for

Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.

View as a table
Payment typeAmount (2023-2025)
Food and Beverage$5,489.80
Travel and Lodging$1,193.98

Payment-type detail covers 2023-2025; earlier years are included in totals but not broken out here.

Who reported paying

General payments only, as reported to CMS. Product names cover 2023-2025.

CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Medtronic, INC. $2,834.20 2022-2025 Intellis Adaptivestim, Inceptiv, Synchromedii
Boston Scientific Corporation $2,226.31 2019-2024 Infinion 16
Nevro Corp. $2,100.98 2019-2024 Senza
Spr Therapeutics, INC $1,695.80 2023-2025 Sprint Pns System
Relievant Medsystems, INC. $778.17 2020-2023 Intracept
Medtronic USA, INC. $552.75 2019-2020
Abbott Laboratories $521.15 2019-2025 Proclaim
Collegium Pharmaceutical, INC. $375.52 2019-2025 Belbuca, Xtampza
Abbvie INC. $367.95 2021-2025
Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division of Bausch Health US, LLC $317.78 2019-2025 Relistor
Si-Bone, INC. $299.66 2020-2025
Nalu Medical, INC. $276.92 2022-2025 Nalu Neurostimulation System
Stryker Corporation $259.34 2019-2023 Optablate, Omnicurve, Spinejack
Epimed International, INC $188.12 2021-2022
Lundbeck LLC $175.49 2023 Vyepti
Show all 45 companies
CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Mml US, INC. $145.77 2022
Biotronik Nro, INC. $135.05 2024 Prospera
Biodelivery Sciences International, INC. $112.72 2019-2021
Stimwave Technologies Incorporated $106.03 2019-2022
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, INC. $87.62 2019-2021
Globus Medical, INC. $78.82 2025 Senza
Redhill Biopharma INC. $76.74 2020-2021
Grt US Holding, INC. $74.65 2020-2022
Protega Pharmaceutials INC $66.00 2024 Roxybond
Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, INC. $64.93 2021
Mdd US Operations, LLC $63.37 2020
Ibsa Pharma INC. $58.40 2021-2023 Tirosint, Licart
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $52.92 2019-2021
Innovation Technologies INC $50.79 2024 Irrisept
Avanos Medical $49.97 2022
Vertos Medical, INC. $48.92 2023 Mild Device Kit
Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company LTD. $42.98 2022
Arbor Pharmaceuticals, INC. $35.29 2019-2021
Lilly USA, LLC $34.45 2019-2020
Averitas Pharma INC. $31.59 2024 Qutenza
Pfizer INC. $29.36 2019-2024
Medinc of Texas $25.20 2024
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $23.31 2023 Exparel, Zilretta, Iovera
International Rehabilitative Sciences, INC $21.78 2023 Rs 4i Plus Sequential Stimulator
Amniox Medical, INC. $17.90 2020
Organogenesis INC. $17.09 2021
Electronic Waveform Lab, INC. $16.00 2022
Scilex Pharmaceuticals INC. $14.81 2019
Painteq LLC $14.23 2023 Painteq
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, INC. $14.06 2023 Seglentis

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

CMS records which products a payment was associated with, not how the money was allocated. Association is not allocation: one payment can be associated with several products, and a product listing does not mean the payment was made because of that product. Product detail covers 2023-2025.

If you want to bring it up

Most clinicians are glad to talk about this. A respectful way in:

These are normal questions. A good clinician will welcome them.

Share this page

Payment summary

Sara Goel

$14,580.89

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Medtronic, INC.
Context
The $2,915 reported for 2025 was more than what 90% of Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $400).

https://glasscript.com/doctor/1284767/sara-goel

Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025. Payments are legal and often routine.

Keep an eye on this page

Get an email when the next June refresh changes this page. No account needed.

Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025, as reported to CMS by drug and device makers (published June 30, 2026). Drug and device detail covers 2023-2025.