Rahul Handa, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) · Las Vegas, NVNPI 1164872024
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 91.4% of the total across 57 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 17 manufacturers reported payments, led by Atricure, Inc. at 30.6% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2024 at $1,157 and has fallen 52.7% since, to $548 in 2025. That places this record below the midpoint for thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) clinicians in NV, where the typical reported total is $6,066.
Across 57 payments — averaging $61.94 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Atricure, Inc.$1K
- Abbott$437
- Medical Device Business Services, Inc.$305
- Abiomed$300
- Edwards Lifesciences$262
- Bolton Medical Inc$242
- plus $903 from 11 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$3,22691%
- Education$3059%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Atricure, Inc. | 16 | $1,081 |
| Abbott | 8 | $437 |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | 1 | $305 |
| Abiomed | 5 | $300 |
| Edwards Lifesciences | 6 | $262 |
| Bolton Medical Inc | 2 | $242 |
| Baxter Healthcare | 4 | $191 |
| Surgical Specialties Corporation (US), Inc. (dba Corza Medical) | 1 | $144 |
| Kls-martin L.p. | 1 | $125 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $108 |
| Philips North America LLC | 1 | $95 |
| Getinge USA Sales, LLC | 4 | $95 |
| Corcym Inc | 2 | $71 |
| Inari Medical, Inc. | 1 | $24 |
| ZOLL Services LLC (a/k/a ZOLL Lifecor Corp) | 2 | $23 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 1 | $17 |
| Acera Surgical, Inc. | 1 | $11 |
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
$3,531 in reported general payments places this provider in the 35th percentile of 41 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) providers in Nevada.
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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.
Other thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) in Las Vegas
- Peter CaravellaLas Vegas$671K
- Chan ParkLas Vegas$85K
- Ashraf OsmanLas Vegas$54K
- Hazem AfifiLas Vegas$41K
- Nauman JahangirLas Vegas$38K
- Quynh FeikesLas Vegas$24K
- Timothy HamiltonLas Vegas$21K
- Rick BernsteinLas Vegas$16K
- Giovanni CiuffoLas Vegas$15K
- Serrie LicoLas Vegas$14K
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.