Abdulmalek Sabbagh, MD
Cardiology · Weston, WVNPI 1427018837
Payments from drug & device makers
Across 341 payments — averaging $17.77 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- CSL Behring$1K
- AstraZeneca$838
- Novartis$812
- Boston Scientific$642
- Merck$540
- Johnson & Johnson$519
- plus $1K from 19 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$5,92898%
- Education$1322%
Most of this is food and beverage — typically meals provided during product presentations at a clinic or hospital. Nationally that is the single largest category of reported payments by count.
General payments by program year
Who reported the general payments
Companies are grouped under their corporate parent — a single manufacturer often files under several CMS reporting entities. Research and ownership payments are counted separately and are not in this table.
| Company | Payments | Total |
|---|---|---|
| CSL Behring | 49 | $1,211 |
| AstraZeneca | 45 | $838 |
| Novartis | 75 | $812 |
| Boston Scientific | 22 | $642 |
| Merck | 32 | $540 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 36 | $519 |
| Abbott | 13 | $306 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 15 | $226 |
| Pfizer | 14 | $226 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 9 | $135 |
| Amgen | 8 | $131 |
| Novo Nordisk | 6 | $119 |
| Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc. | 2 | $72 |
| Shockwave Medical, Inc | 2 | $44 |
| Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $39 |
| Shire North American Group Inc | 2 | $35 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 1 | $26 |
| Heartflow, Inc. | 1 | $24 |
| Vital Connect, Inc | 1 | $23 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 1 | $20 |
| Insulet Corporation | 1 | $17 |
| Cardiovascular Systems Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Bayer | 1 | $14 |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. | 1 | $12 |
What the payments were tied to
Products named in the reported payments. Only payments of $100 or more are attributed here — the typical reported payment nationally is a meal worth about $16, and listing those product-by-product would be noise.
- EKOSONIC$135
How this compares
Too few cardiology providers in West Virginiato place this figure against a meaningful peer group, so we don't.
Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| EliquisApixaban | 404 | $476,849 |
| XareltoRivaroxaban | 236 | $270,782 |
| EntrestoSacubitril/Valsartan | 200 | $225,395 |
| BrilintaTicagrelor | 76 | $54,129 |
| MultaqDronedarone Hcl | 28 | $39,141 |
| OzempicSemaglutide | 28 | $35,008 |
| FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol | 12 | $13,750 |
| MounjaroTirzepatide | 11 | $12,084 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | 613 | $9,621 |
| Amiodarone Hcl | 195 | $6,747 |
| ClopidogrelClopidogrel Bisulfate | 787 | $6,551 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 800 | $6,104 |
| VascepaIcosapent Ethyl | 15 | $5,750 |
| Metoprolol Tartrate | 819 | $4,789 |
| Ranolazine ErRanolazine | 72 | $4,680 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Companies that both paid and supply prescribed drugs
These companies both reported payments to this provider and make drugs the provider prescribed under Medicare Part D in 2024. For most specialties this overlap is expected — a cardiologist who is paid by a cardiology drugmaker also treats heart disease. It is shown so the reader can see it, not because it implies anything on its own.
| Company | Paid to this provider | Part D cost of their drugs |
|---|---|---|
| PfizerEliquis | $226 | $476,849404 claims |
| Johnson & JohnsonXarelto | $519 | $270,782236 claims |
| NovartisEntresto | $812 | $225,395200 claims |
| AstraZenecaBrilinta, Farxiga | $838 | $67,87988 claims |
| Novo NordiskOzempic | $119 | $35,00828 claims |
| Lilly USA, LLCMounjaro | $20 | $12,08411 claims |
Reading this fairly. The Part D column is what drug plans and patients paid pharmacies — this provider received none of it, and it reflects how many patients they treat and what those drugs cost. There are too few cardiology providers in West Virginiaon file to place this against a meaningful peer group, so we don't.
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.