Physician profile
Rami Akel
NPI 1144362245
$95,938.06
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
35 companies · $12K in 2025
The $12K reported for 2025 was more than what 90% of Interventional Cardiology providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $1,092).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $18K · 2020: $28K · 2021: $20K · 2022: $6,458 · 2023: $7,968 · 2024: $2,877 · 2025: $12K.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Food and Beverage: $11K · Travel and Lodging: $8,389 · Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program: $3,700 · Education: $89.00.
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| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $10,822.30 |
| Travel and Lodging | $8,389.11 |
| Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program | $3,700.00 |
| Education | $89.00 |
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.
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medtronic Vascular, INC. | $17,533.20 | 2019-2020 | |
| Cardiovascular Systems INC. | $17,326.90 | 2019-2023 | Diamondback Peripheral |
| Inari Medical, INC. | $16,887.96 | 2020-2025 | Ct Thrombectomy System Kit, Flowtriever Catheter, S |
| Medtronic, INC. | $14,077.93 | 2021-2025 | Endurant Iis, Symplicity G3, Corevalve Evolut R |
| Penumbra, INC. | $10,412.26 | 2022-2025 | Indigo System, Penumbra System |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $5,410.61 | 2019-2025 | Edwards Sapien 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve (Thv), Sapien 3 Ultra Resilia, Edwards Sapien 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $3,651.16 | 2019-2025 | Seismiq Lithotrip_pi, Ranger, Avvigo Guidance System |
| Abbott Laboratories | $3,445.35 | 2019-2025 | Triclip, Navitor, Diamondback Peripheral |
| Abiomed | $1,563.76 | 2019-2025 | Impella |
| Shockwave Medical, INC | $992.42 | 2021-2025 | Shockwave Ivl System With The Shockwave C2 Coronary Ivl Catheter, Shockwave Ivl System With The Shockwave C2 Coronary Ivl Catheter |
| Angiodynamics, INC. | $945.12 | 2021-2025 | Alphavac, Auryon Laser System 100-120 Vac, Angiovac |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, INC. | $902.04 | 2019-2025 | Gore Excluder Thoracoabdominal Branch Endoprosthesis |
| Zoll Services LLC (A/K/A Zoll Lifecor Corp) | $331.89 | 2020-2025 | Lifevest |
| Cook Medical LLC | $316.43 | 2019-2025 | Zilver Vena |
| Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $222.39 | 2019-2021 |
Show all 35 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC | $210.09 | 2019-2020 | |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $171.65 | 2019-2024 | |
| Inspiremd LTD | $163.93 | 2025 | Cguard Prime Carotid Stent System |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $163.55 | 2023-2025 | Camzyos, Eliquis |
| Cardiva Medical, INC. | $162.38 | 2022-2025 | Cardiva Vascade Mvp Vvcs 6-12f |
| Corindus INC. | $159.36 | 2019 | |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, INC | $143.58 | 2021-2022 | |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, INC. | $122.62 | 2019-2025 | Jardiance |
| Ekos Corporation | $96.50 | 2019 | |
| Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, INC. | $89.00 | 2025 | Opsumit, Uptravi |
| Atricure, INC. | $88.76 | 2024 | |
| Pfizer INC. | $68.44 | 2021-2023 | |
| Cordis US Corp. | $46.82 | 2023 | Radial 360 |
| Kestra Medical Technology Services, INC. | $46.24 | 2023-2024 | Assure Wcd |
| Bard Peripheral Vascular, INC. | $43.33 | 2021 | |
| Irhythm Technologies, INC. | $38.28 | 2024 | Zio Monitor, Zio Xt Patch |
| Siemens Medical Solutions USA, INC. | $29.69 | 2019 | |
| Endologix LLC | $29.12 | 2022 | |
| Lantheus Medical Imaging, INC. | $27.45 | 2022 | |
| Philips North America LLC | $17.85 | 2022 |
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.
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- "Is there a generic or alternative to this medication, and would it work as well for me?"
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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.