Malek Al-Hawwas, MD
Interventional Cardiology · Little Rock, ARNPI 1093980526
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 98.7% of the total across 31 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 8 manufacturers reported payments, led by Shockwave Medical, Inc at 44.0% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2024 at $764 and has fallen 67.7% since, to $247 in 2025. That places this record below the midpoint for interventional cardiology clinicians in AR, where the typical reported total is $7,561.
Across 31 payments — averaging $69.03 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Shockwave Medical, Inc$942
- Abbott$378
- Boston Scientific$311
- Abiomed$269
- Edwards Lifesciences$86
- Biotronik Inc.$77
- plus $77 from 2 others
What the payments were for
- Grants$271%
- Food & beverage$2,11399%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Shockwave Medical, Inc | 8 | $942 |
| Abbott | 6 | $378 |
| Boston Scientific | 5 | $311 |
| Abiomed | 3 | $269 |
| Edwards Lifesciences | 1 | $86 |
| Biotronik Inc. | 4 | $77 |
| Medtronic | 2 | $50 |
| Cook Medical LLC | 2 | $27 |
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
$2,140 in reported general payments places this provider in the 10th percentile of 89 interventional cardiology 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.
Other interventional cardiology in Little Rock
- Gaurav DharLittle Rock$206K
- Ernesto Ruiz-RodriguezLittle Rock$153K
- Vasili LendelLittle Rock$86K
- Thomas WattsLittle Rock$68K
- Vijay RajaLittle Rock$46K
- Stephen BroughtonLittle Rock$34K
- Mahesh Anantha NarayananLittle Rock$26K
- Aravind RaoLittle Rock$17K
- Patrick TobbiaLittle Rock$14K
- Subhi AlarefLittle Rock$13K
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.