Faheem Akhtar, MD
Vascular Surgery · Ogden, UTNPI 1144498163
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by travel and lodging: $3,285 of the $5,123 with a category attached, or 64.1%. 14 manufacturers reported payments, led by W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. at 47.7% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $3,347 and has fallen 96.2% since, to $128 in 2025.
Across 57 payments — averaging $89.88 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.$2K
- Silk Road Medical, Inc.$757
- Cook Medical LLC$487
- Cook Incorporated$414
- Medtronic$276
- Endologix LLC$272
- plus $471 from 8 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$3,28564%
- Food & beverage$1,79235%
- Education$461%
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. | 16 | $2,446 |
| Silk Road Medical, Inc. | 5 | $757 |
| Cook Medical LLC | 4 | $487 |
| Cook Incorporated | 2 | $414 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 10 | $276 |
| Endologix LLC | 2 | $272 |
| Boston Scientific | 4 | $118 |
| Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. | 4 | $104 |
| Lemaitre Vascular, Inc. | 3 | $87 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 2 | $60 |
| Bolton Medical Inc | 2 | $38 |
| Abbott | 1 | $27 |
| Argon Medical Devices, Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Tactile Systems Technology Inc | 1 | $19 |
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.
- EXCLUDER Iliac Branch Endoprosthesis$1,321
- GORE TAG Thoracic Branch Endoprosthesis$737
- ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System$670
- ENROUTE Transcarotid Stent System$670
- ENHANCE Transcarotid Peripheral Access Kit$670
- ENROUTE 0.014 Guidewire$670
- Cook Medical AAA$437
- Cook Medical Zenith$315
- Torus Stent Graft System$216
- ENDOCROSS Device$216
- Endurant$104
How this compares
$5,123 in reported general payments places this provider in the 70th percentile of 31 vascular surgery providers in Utah.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| ClopidogrelClopidogrel Bisulfate | 12 | $88 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other vascular surgery in Ogden
- Brian AdamsOgden$14K
- April NedeauOgden$9K
- Evan BrownieMurray$206K
- Harrison LazarusWest Jordan$100K
- Craig SelzmanSalt Lake City$11K
- Douglas WirthlinMurray$9K
- Thomas SerenaSalt Lake City$8K
- Robert SmilanichProvo$6K
- Holly RyanSalt Lake City$5K
- Benjamin BrookeSalt Lake City$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.