Ulhaq Owais
Houston, TXNPI 1811493240
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — travel and lodging (49.3%), grants and food and beverage — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 13 manufacturers reported payments, led by Medtronic at 47.8% of the total.
Across 241 payments — averaging $160.90 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Medtronic$19K
- Boston Scientific$5K
- Abbott$4K
- Biosense Webster, Inc.$4K
- Medical Device Business Services, Inc.$3K
- Philips North America LLC$2K
- plus $3K from 7 others
What the payments were for
- Grants$10,00026%
- Travel & lodging$19,11449%
- Food & beverage$8,59022%
- Education$1,0733%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Medtronic | 97 | $18,543 |
| Boston Scientific | 20 | $4,787 |
| Abbott | 25 | $4,239 |
| Biosense Webster, Inc. | 36 | $3,775 |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | 25 | $2,518 |
| Philips North America LLC | 7 | $2,051 |
| Biotronik Inc. | 8 | $2,029 |
| Angiodynamics, Inc. | 1 | $324 |
| Abiomed | 2 | $190 |
| Irhythm Technologies, Inc. | 11 | $148 |
| Pfizer | 5 | $101 |
| Amgen | 3 | $52 |
| Lantheus Medical Imaging, 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.
- Carto 3$5,026
- ENSITE$2,576
- Farapulse$1,442
- (9520) IGT Devices Undivided$1,166
- VersaCross Access Solution$993
- GALLANT$804
- (9124) LM Undivided$715
- Acticor 7 VR-T DX$474
- AMVIA EDGE$474
- Micra$433
- AlphaVac$324
- COBALT DR MRI SURESCAN$181
- ADVISA DR MRI SURESCAN$178
- NA$146
- AVEIR$142
- Impella$129
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| ClopidogrelClopidogrel Bisulfate | 16 | $145 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 12 | $84 |
| Furosemide | 11 | $31 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.