Fereidoun Abtin, MD
Vascular & Interventional Radiology · Los Angeles, CANPI 1447267547
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — consulting fees (54.7%), speaking fees and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 15 manufacturers reported payments, led by Medical Device Business Services, Inc. at 26.4% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $40,048 and has fallen 78.1% since, to $8,788 in 2025. Among vascular & interventional radiology clinicians in CA with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 10% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 133 payments — averaging $944.62 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Medical Device Business Services, Inc.$33K
- Boston Scientific$23K
- Intuitive Surgical$17K
- Pulmonx Corporation$12K
- Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.$12K
- Gyrus ACMI, Inc.$9K
- plus $20K from 9 others
Across 1 payment — averaging $2585.50 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.
- Galil Medical Inc.$3K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$68,75055%
- Speaking & faculty fees$37,62030%
- Travel & lodging$15,42212%
- Food & beverage$3,8433%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | 26 | $33,142 |
| Boston Scientific | 29 | $23,009 |
| Intuitive Surgical | 21 | $17,334 |
| Pulmonx Corporation | 1 | $11,700 |
| Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. | 28 | $11,639 |
| Gyrus ACMI, Inc. | 3 | $8,848 |
| Biocompatibles, Inc. | 4 | $6,587 |
| Merit Medical Systems Inc | 6 | $5,292 |
| Galvanize Therapeutics, Inc | 5 | $3,908 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 2 | $3,570 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 3 | $360 |
| Ethicon Endo-surgery Inc. | 1 | $75 |
| Baxter Healthcare | 2 | $70 |
| XACT Robotics Ltd | 1 | $70 |
| Sandoz | 1 | $31 |
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.
- CERTUS 140 MICROWAVE ABLATION SYSTEM$29,749
- Da Vinci Surgical System$16,826
- ZEPHYR ENDOBRONCHIAL VALVE$11,700
- PULMONX CHARTIS TABLET CONSOLE$11,700
- CHARTIS CATHETER$11,700
- ZEPHYR DELIVERY CATHETER$11,700
- Artis icono floor$11,052
- THERASPHERE-BIO$7,261
- ALIYA SYSTEM$3,908
- Certus 140$2,025
- BIOKNOTLESS$1,061
- OFEV$945
- MAGNETOM Free.Max$716
- SOMATOM X.cite$716
- GENERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION$700
- Neuwave$360
- DA VINCI SP$300
- NAEOTOM Alpha$166
- Cryoablation needles$150
- GENERAL - THERAPIES$114
How this compares
$125,635 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 504 vascular & interventional radiology providers in California.
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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 | 18 | $40 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
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- Edward LeeLos Angeles$1.4M
- Siddharth PadiaLos Angeles$960K
- Satoshi TateshimaLos Angeles$764K
- Navid EghbaliehLos Angeles$639K
- John MoriartyLos Angeles$527K
- Justin McWilliamsLos Angeles$265K
- Jessica StewartLos Angeles$254K
- Evan LehrmanLos Angeles$218K
- Steven RamanLos Angeles$211K
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.