Saba Javed, MD
Anesthesiology · Houston, TXNPI 1932526902
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by food and beverage: $6,197 of the $9,941 with a category attached, or 62.3%. 17 manufacturers reported payments, led by Abbott at 26.9% of the total. Among anesthesiology clinicians in TX with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 5% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 108 payments — averaging $92.05 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Abbott$3K
- Boston Scientific$2K
- Medtronic$2K
- SPR Therapeutics, Inc$742
- Biotronik NRO, Inc.$354
- Saluda Medical Americas, Inc.$348
- plus $1K from 11 others
Across 6 payments — averaging $8312.67 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.
- SPR Therapeutics, Inc$50K
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$3,60636%
- Food & beverage$6,19762%
- Education$1371%
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 | 25 | $2,669 |
| Boston Scientific | 14 | $2,240 |
| Medtronic | 23 | $2,165 |
| SPR Therapeutics, Inc | 17 | $742 |
| Biotronik NRO, Inc. | 5 | $354 |
| Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. | 6 | $348 |
| Nevro Corp. | 5 | $344 |
| Averitas Pharma Inc. | 2 | $302 |
| Stimwave Technologies Incorporated | 1 | $180 |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | 1 | $137 |
| GRT US Holding, Inc. | 1 | $100 |
| AbbVie | 2 | $98 |
| Curonix LLC | 1 | $98 |
| Vertos Medical, Inc. | 1 | $65 |
| Stryker | 1 | $55 |
| Nalu Medical, Inc. | 2 | $37 |
| Epimed International, Inc | 1 | $5 |
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.
- Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs$1,125
- SUPERION$848
- VERTIFLEX SUPERION$788
- INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM$750
- PROCLAIM$522
- ETERNA$503
- Qutenza$302
- INCEPTIV$297
- SPRINT PNS System$294
- SYNCHROMEDII$276
- Prospera$272
- Intracept$171
- Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System$150
- Evoke$146
- GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT$143
- STRATAFIX$137
How this compares
$9,941 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 3,899 anesthesiology providers in Texas.
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 | 138 | $3,051 |
| Gabapentin | 171 | $3,008 |
| Pregabalin | 114 | $2,446 |
| Methadone Hcl | 152 | $2,118 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | 112 | $1,500 |
| Fentanyl | 12 | $1,291 |
| Morphine Sulfate ErMorphine Sulfate | 25 | $534 |
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 14 | $462 |
| Methocarbamol | 37 | $456 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 59 | $450 |
| Duloxetine Hcl | 33 | $356 |
| Hydromorphone Hcl | 22 | $332 |
| Morphine Sulfate | 15 | $324 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other anesthesiology in Houston
- Tong GanHouston$700K
- Gabriel MenaHouston$494K
- Harold MinkowitzHouston$224K
- Eric ChanHouston$128K
- John ZakiHouston$109K
- Jamal HasoonHouston$56K
- Barbara OrlandoHouston$42K
- Byron BakerHouston$41K
- Javier LasalaHouston$17K
- Airat AgbetobaHouston$16K
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.