Bashar Marji, MD
Cardiovascular Disease · Pittsburg, KSNPI 1508804113
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
21 manufacturers reported payments, led by Abbott at 40.7% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2022 at $3,003 and has fallen 80.0% since, to $602 in 2025.
Across 157 payments — averaging $51.62 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Abbott$3K
- Medtronic$3K
- Novartis$342
- Biotronik Inc.$207
- Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc.$197
- E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.$187
- plus $1K from 15 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$3,54044%
- Food & beverage$4,56456%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Abbott | 29 | $3,298 |
| Medtronic | 44 | $2,777 |
| Novartis | 23 | $342 |
| Biotronik Inc. | 3 | $207 |
| Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc. | 2 | $197 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 6 | $187 |
| Amgen | 6 | $179 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 11 | $176 |
| Pfizer | 8 | $135 |
| ZOLL Services LLC (a/k/a ZOLL Lifecor Corp) | 3 | $117 |
| Cardiovascular Systems Inc. | 3 | $112 |
| Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc. | 1 | $66 |
| Boston Scientific | 3 | $63 |
| AstraZeneca | 4 | $61 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 3 | $47 |
| Irhythm Technologies, Inc. | 2 | $32 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 2 | $30 |
| Amryt Pharma Holdings Ltd | 1 | $29 |
| Edwards Lifesciences | 1 | $19 |
| Amarin Pharma, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| GE HealthCare | 1 | $15 |
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.
- SUPERA$1,917
- Micra$710
- LINQ II$613
- Omnilink Elite vascular stent system$519
- JETi All In One Non-Sterile Kit$183
- Assure WCD$175
- Repatha$112
How this compares
$8,104 in reported general payments places this provider in the 80th percentile of 175 cardiovascular disease providers in Kansas.
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 | 199 | $236,012 |
| XareltoRivaroxaban | 97 | $115,802 |
| MultaqDronedarone Hcl | 59 | $82,242 |
| EntrestoSacubitril/Valsartan | 49 | $74,326 |
| Repatha SureclickEvolocumab | 74 | $71,745 |
| JardianceEmpagliflozin | 49 | $52,166 |
| BrilintaTicagrelor | 24 | $21,560 |
| Praluent PenAlirocumab | 20 | $17,289 |
| VascepaIcosapent Ethyl | 20 | $16,059 |
| FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol | 11 | $12,551 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | 1,199 | $11,835 |
| Losartan Potassium | 849 | $5,766 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 874 | $5,326 |
| Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)Diltiazem Hcl | 250 | $4,587 |
| Ranolazine ErRanolazine | 45 | $4,295 |
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 | $135 | $236,012199 claims |
| Johnson & JohnsonXarelto | $47 | $115,80297 claims |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLCMultaq | $30 | $82,24259 claims |
| NovartisEntresto | $342 | $74,32649 claims |
| Boehringer IngelheimJardiance | $176 | $52,16649 claims |
| AstraZenecaBrilinta, Farxiga | $61 | $34,11135 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 80th percentile of 175 cardiovascular disease providers in Kansas.
Other cardiovascular disease in Pittsburg
- David RobbinsPittsburg$4K
- Bassem ChehabWichita$482K
- Vasvi SinghOverland Park$405K
- Joseph GalichiaWichita$177K
- Wassim ShaheenWichita$137K
- Layne ReusserWichita$91K
- Aziz MaksoudWichita$81K
- Mildred OpondoHays$59K
- Rachel SoslandOverland Park$33K
- Ahmed ElballatOverland Park$22K
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.