Ali Aburahma, MD
Vascular Surgery · Charleston, WVNPI 1699867598
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 54 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 19 manufacturers reported payments, led by W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. at 31.9% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $1,566, 2.2 times the $726 reported in 2019.
Across 54 payments — averaging $104.85 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.$2K
- Medtronic$854
- Johnson & Johnson$258
- Shockwave Medical, Inc$254
- Silk Road Medical, Inc.$250
- Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.$234
- plus $2K from 13 others
Across 64 payments — averaging $2607.58 each. Payments tied to a research study. These frequently flow through the physician to a hospital or research institution rather than to the physician personally.
- W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.$120K
- Silk Road Medical, Inc.$33K
- Boston Scientific$14K
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$5,662100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | 12 | $1,803 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 10 | $854 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 3 | $258 |
| Shockwave Medical, Inc | 3 | $254 |
| Silk Road Medical, Inc. | 3 | $250 |
| Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. | 3 | $234 |
| Cook Medical LLC | 3 | $222 |
| Getinge USA Sales, LLC | 3 | $207 |
| Inari Medical, Inc. | 1 | $198 |
| Angiodynamics, Inc. | 2 | $190 |
| Penumbra, Inc. | 1 | $151 |
| Endologix LLC | 1 | $146 |
| Baxter Healthcare | 1 | $143 |
| Terumo Medical Corporation | 2 | $134 |
| Stryker | 1 | $132 |
| Thrombolex, Inc. | 1 | $127 |
| Boston Scientific | 1 | $121 |
| Abbott | 1 | $119 |
| Bolton Medical Inc | 2 | $119 |
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.
- ENDURANT IIS$630
- EXCLUDER Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis with Active Control$590
- GORE VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endo$403
- GORE EXCLUDER AAA Endoprosthesis$354
- FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S$198
- CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT$198
- Indigo System$151
- Torus Stent Graft System$146
- ENDOCROSS Device$146
- COSEAL$143
- SHOCKWAVE S4$141
- FlowTriever$132
- Harmonic$129
- Bashir Endovascular Catheter$127
- ELUVIA$121
- ENROUTE Transcarotid Stent$120
- ENHANCE Transcarotid Peripheral Access Kit$120
- ENROUTE .014 Guidewire$120
- ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System$120
- Perclose ProGlide suture mediated closure system$119
How this compares
$5,662 in reported general payments places this provider in the 55th percentile of 32 vascular surgery providers in West Virginia.
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.
Other vascular surgery in Charleston
- Shadi Abu HalimahCharleston$38K
- John CampbellCharleston$12K
- Andrew LeeCharleston$11K
- Matthew BeasleyCharleston$9K
- Zachary AburahmaCharleston$8K
- Mohammad EslamiCharleston$6K
- Meghan JordanCharleston$4K
- Stephen HassCharleston$3K
- Christina VeithCharleston$2K
- Edward TileyCharleston$147
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.