Ahmad Rafi, MD
Anesthesiology · Russellville, ARNPI 1285671487
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by food and beverage: $2,970 of the $4,046 with a category attached, or 73.4%. 23 manufacturers reported payments, led by Vertiflex, Inc. at 38.5% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $2,998 and has fallen 99.2% since, to $23 in 2025. Among anesthesiology clinicians in AR with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 5% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 82 payments — averaging $49.35 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Vertiflex, Inc.$2K
- Stimwave Technologies Incorporated$671
- Vertos Medical, Inc.$369
- Boston Scientific$299
- Medtronic$231
- Nevro Corp.$224
- plus $693 from 17 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$1,07727%
- Food & beverage$2,97073%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Vertiflex, Inc. | 10 | $1,560 |
| Stimwave Technologies Incorporated | 5 | $671 |
| Vertos Medical, Inc. | 3 | $369 |
| Boston Scientific | 5 | $299 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 15 | $231 |
| Nevro Corp. | 6 | $224 |
| Daiichi Sankyo Inc. | 6 | $175 |
| AbbVie | 10 | $125 |
| Spinal Simplicity, LLC | 3 | $67 |
| Biodelivery Sciences International, Inc. | 3 | $50 |
| Bioventus LLC | 2 | $37 |
| Nalu Medical, Inc. | 1 | $36 |
| GRT US Holding, Inc. | 2 | $34 |
| Tersera Therapeutics LLC | 2 | $23 |
| Pacira Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $23 |
| Averitas Pharma Inc. | 1 | $23 |
| Shionogi Inc | 1 | $17 |
| Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| AstraZeneca | 1 | $14 |
| Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $13 |
| Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $13 |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 1 | $11 |
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.
How this compares
$4,046 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 300 anesthesiology providers in Arkansas.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 2,325 | $64,559 |
| BelbucaBuprenorphine Hcl | 26 | $17,276 |
| Gabapentin | 1,159 | $15,419 |
| Pregabalin | 541 | $11,891 |
| Buprenorphine | 56 | $11,877 |
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 355 | $10,313 |
| Tizanidine Hcl | 707 | $6,612 |
| Naloxone Hcl | 80 | $5,765 |
| Acetaminophen-CodeineAcetaminophen With Codeine | 277 | $5,052 |
| Methocarbamol | 414 | $3,829 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | 248 | $3,736 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 530 | $3,709 |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 385 | $3,424 |
| Duloxetine Hcl | 271 | $3,353 |
| Morphine Sulfate ErMorphine Sulfate | 118 | $2,763 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.Belbuca | $11 | $17,27626 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. Against peers, this provider's reported payments sit in the 95th percentile of 300 anesthesiology providers in Arkansas.
Other anesthesiology in Russellville
- Johnathan GoreeLittle Rock$513K
- Julius BaloghLittle Rock$245K
- Gregory SmithLittle Rock$55K
- Brian MalkiLittle Rock$29K
- Christopher SteelBatesville$17K
- Aparna JindalLittle Rock$10K
- Jarna ShahLittle Rock$10K
- Brian JansenLittle Rock$8K
- Jaleesa JacksonLittle Rock$4K
- Brad LindseyConway$4K
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.