Medicare Enrolled
Dr. Farid Kia, M.D
Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician · Camarillo, CA
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology
— Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Low-engagement
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
Informational, not a quality rating.
This page presents federal public records about Dr. Kia from CMS (NPPES, Open Payments, Medicare Provider Utilization, PECOS). It is not medical advice, an endorsement, or a judgment of clinical quality. Always consult the provider directly and a licensed clinician for medical decisions. Read methodology →
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What this data tells you about Dr. Kia
Dr. Farid Kia is a pain medicine physician in Camarillo, CA, with 17 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Kia performed 2,811 Medicare services across 971 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Kia received a total of $44,924 from 68 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 1077 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Kia is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
✓ 17 years in practice
▲ Top 33% volume in CA
$44,924 industry payments
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗2,811
Medicare services
Top 33% in CA for pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician
971
Unique beneficiaries
$93
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →
~165 Medicare services per year of practice
Top procedures by volume
Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) A follow-up office visit for an existing patient lasting between 30 and 39 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition. |
1,678 | $101 | $225 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) A 10 mg injection of triamcinolone acetonide, a corticosteroid medication. This code specifies the drug and dosage administered. |
340 | $1 | $28 |
| Injection into lower spine canal with imaging guidance A procedure where a substance is injected into the lower part of the spinal canal. The injection is performed using imaging guidance to ensure accurate placement. |
144 | $78 | $1,500 |
| Spine facet joint injection with imaging guidance, single level An injection is administered into a single facet joint of the lower or sacral spine while using imaging guidance to ensure accurate placement. |
75 | $100 | $1,344 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) An initial office visit for a new patient lasting between 45 and 59 minutes. This code covers the total time spent by the physician or qualified healthcare professional on the date of the encounter. |
72 | $137 | $450 |
| Facet joint injection, second level, with imaging guidance An injection into a lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance for the second level treated. |
71 | $57 | $1,375 |
| Joint injection, major joint Removal of fluid from a large joint and/or injection of medication into the joint space. |
61 | $58 | $944 |
| Injection of anesthetic or steroid into sacroiliac joint with imaging guidance This procedure involves injecting an anesthetic or steroid medication into the joint connecting the lower spine and hip bone. Imaging guidance is used to ensure accurate placement of the injection. |
49 | $82 | $2,143 |
| Compounded drug, not otherwise classified A medication prepared specifically for an individual patient by a pharmacist or physician, tailored to meet unique needs that cannot be fulfilled by commercially available products. |
46 | $562 | $20,461 |
| Spinal drug pump reprogramming and refill A physician electronically adjusts the settings of a spinal drug infusion pump and refills its medication reservoir. |
39 | $82 | $750 |
| Sacral spine nerve root injection with imaging guidance An injection of anesthetic and/or steroid medication into a sacral spine nerve root. The procedure uses imaging guidance to ensure accurate placement. |
37 | $107 | $1,986 |
| Spine facet joint injection with imaging guidance, single level An injection is administered into a single facet joint of the upper or middle spine while using imaging guidance to ensure accurate placement. |
32 | $106 | $1,250 |
| Spinal injection with imaging guidance A procedure where medication is injected into the middle or upper part of the spinal canal. Imaging technology is used to guide the needle to the correct location. |
30 | $84 | $800 |
| Facet joint nerve destruction, single joint A procedure to destroy nerves in a single lower or sacral spinal facet joint using imaging guidance to target pain signals. |
30 | $216 | $1,387 |
| Facet joint nerve destruction, additional joint This procedure uses imaging guidance to destroy nerves in an additional lower or sacral spinal facet joint. |
26 | $66 | $692 |
| Trigger point injection, 1-2 muscles A procedure involving the injection of medication into one or two specific muscles to treat trigger points. |
24 | $43 | $250 |
| Facet joint injection, second level, with imaging An injection into a second spinal facet joint in the upper or middle spine, guided by imaging to ensure accurate placement. |
22 | $57 | $1,091 |
| Additional sacral spine nerve root injection with imaging An injection of anesthetic and/or steroid medication into an additional sacral spine nerve root level, guided by imaging. |
19 | $45 | $884 |
| Facet joint nerve destruction, single joint This procedure uses imaging guidance to destroy the nerves supplying a single upper or middle spinal facet joint. It is performed to interrupt pain signals from that specific joint. |
16 | $195 | $1,150 |
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. A higher procedure volume generally indicates more experience with that procedure.
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗$44,924
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $6,418/year across 7 years
Top 5% in CA for pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
68
Companies
1,077
Individual payments
All payments are legal and publicly reported · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →
Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$36,611 (81.5%)
Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$8,313 (18.5%)
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
2024
$16,820
2023
$8,029
2022
$5,326
2021
$4,332
2020
$2,651
2019
$5,873
2018
$1,893
Payments by company (2024)
Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Boston Scientific Corporation
$8,313
BIOTRONIK NRO, Inc.
$3,780
Medtronic, Inc.
$2,078
ABBVIE INC.
$473
MML US, Inc.
$341
Saluda Medical Americas, Inc.
$337
Vertos Medical, Inc.
$308
Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$232
SPR Therapeutics, Inc
$176
Lundbeck LLC
$146
PFIZER INC.
$145
PAINTEQ LLC
$87
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
$82
Nalu Medical, Inc.
$67
Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$63
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
$51
BIOTRONIK INC.
$45
SI-BONE, INC.
$35
SCILEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$22
TerSera Therapeutics LLC
$22
IBSA Pharma Inc.
$15
Top 3 companies account for 84.2% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Boston Scientific Corporation
$8,840
Abbott Laboratories
$5,103
Nevro Corp.
$4,556
Medtronic, Inc.
$4,146
BIOTRONIK NRO, Inc.
$4,065
Saluda Medical Americas, Inc.
$2,338
Relievant Medsystems, Inc.
$2,238
ABBVIE INC.
$1,244
Medtronic USA, Inc.
$1,153
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
$910
SPR Therapeutics, Inc
$812
PAINTEQ LLC
$759
Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$653
Amgen Inc.
$590
TerSera Therapeutics LLC
$516
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
$503
Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$433
MML US, Inc.
$380
ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
$356
Vertiflex, Inc.
$346
Lundbeck LLC
$332
Vertos Medical, Inc.
$319
IBSA Pharma Inc.
$302
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$288
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
$251
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$236
GRT US Holding, Inc.
$205
West Therapeutics Development, LLC
$189
PFIZER INC.
$184
Almatica Pharma LLC
$177
Lilly USA, LLC
$169
Bioventus LLC
$154
SI-BONE, Inc.
$147
AbbVie Inc.
$136
Nalu Medical, Inc.
$125
Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$118
Pernix Therapeutics Holdings, Inc.
$112
BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc.
$102
ASSERTIO THERAPEUTICS, Inc.
$101
Forte Bio-Pharma LLC
$98
Radius Health, Inc.
$95
Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$90
Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$85
Electronic Waveform Lab, Inc.
$74
Nuvectra Corporation
$66
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.
$66
Allergan, Inc.
$64
RedHill Biopharma Inc.
$62
SCILEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$62
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
$51
Stryker Corporation
$47
BIOTRONIK INC.
$45
Baudax Bio Inc.
$43
Averitas Pharma Inc.
$41
Shionogi Inc
$38
SI-BONE, INC.
$35
Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd.
$35
Horizon Therapeutics plc
$33
Purdue Pharma L.P.
$26
INSYS Therapeutics Inc
$25
Zyla Life Sciences
$25
Assertio Therapeutics, Inc.
$24
Team_Makena_LLC
$21
Merit Medical Systems Inc
$20
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.
$20
Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc
$16
Vertical Pharmaceuticals, LLC
$15
BIODELIVERY SCIENCES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
$13
Top 3 companies account for 41.2% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
ACCURIAN · ADAPTIVESTIM · AIMOVIG · AJOVY · ANJESO · ASCENDA · AUTOFILL · Accurian · Aimovig · Algovita · Amitiza · Axium INS DRG IPG · Axium Sheath Braided DRG · BELBUCA · BIOTRONIK · BOTOX · Belbuca · Cambia · DYSPORT · EMGALITY · ETERNA · Edarbi · Evoke · Evoke SCS · Exogen · GELSYN 3 · GELSYN-3 · GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT · GENERAL - PAIN MANAGEMENT · GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT · GRALISE · General - Pain Management · General - Therapies · Gralise · HORIZANT · Horizant · INFINION · INTELLIS · INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM · IONICRF · Intracept · LICART · LORZONE · LYRICA · Lazanda · Licart · MULTIGEN 2 · Morphabond ER · Motegrity · Movantik · NAPRELAN · NT1100 NT2000iX Simplicity · NURTEC ODT · Nalocet · Nalu Neurostimulation System · Neuromodulation Dspsbls and Accs · Nucynta · OCTRODE · ORTHOVISC · Octrode SCS Leads · Omnia · PAINTEQ · PENNSAID · PENTA · PRIALT · PROCLAIM · PROLATE · Penta SCS Leads · Prialt · Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs · Proclaim IPG · Prospera · QULIPTA · QUTENZA · Qutenza · RAYOS · RELISTOR · RESTORE · ReActiv8 · SCS IPGs · SCS leads · SPECTRA WAVEWRITER · SPRINT PNS System · SPRIX · SUBSYS · SUPERION · SYMPROIC · SYNCHROMED · Senza · Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System · SlimTip lead DRG Lead · Spinal Cord Stimulation Accessories · StabiliT System · Subsys · Supartz · Superion · Superion ISS · Superion Indirect Decompression System · Symproic · TARGETSTIM · Tirosint · Tymlos · UBRELVY · VANTA ADAPTIVESTIM · VYEPTI · XTAMPZA · ZOHYDRO ER · ZTLido · ZTLido 30 POUCH in 1 CARTON 1 PATCH in 1 POUCH · Zipsor · iFuse Implant · mild Device Kit
Should you be concerned? Payments from pharmaceutical and device companies are legal and common — 57% of U.S. physicians receive at least one. They often reflect legitimate consulting, research, or education. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →
Most payments (82%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians. Total industry engagement is in the top 5% for pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician in CA.
Geographic Context
Pain medicine physicians within 10 mi
5
Per 100K population
0.6
County median income
$107,327
Nearest hospital
ST JOHNS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
5.7 mi
5.7 mi
Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | Monthly updates |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This reflects how much public data is available about a provider. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Kia is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 5% of CA peers, with 17 years of NPI registration.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Dr. Kia experienced with office visit, established patient (30-39 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Kia performed 1,678 office visit, established patient (30-39 min) services. Research suggests that higher procedure volume is often associated with better outcomes, particularly for complex procedures. Note that Medicare data only captures patients aged 65 and older, so the total practice volume across all patients is likely higher.
Does Dr. Kia receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Kia received a total of $44,924 from 68 companies across 1,077 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common among physicians — 57% of all U.S. physicians receive at least one industry payment. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Dr. Kia's costs compare to other pain medicine physicians in Camarillo?
Dr. Kia's average Medicare payment per service is $93. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Dr. Kia) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating a long track record of practice, Medicare participation, and industry disclosure. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
Is this data up to date?
Each data source has its own update cycle. Provider registry data (NPPES) is updated weekly. Medicare enrollment (PECOS) is updated monthly. Medicare practice data has a ~2 year lag — the most recent available is typically 2 years prior. Industry payment data (Open Payments) is published annually, usually in June, covering the prior calendar year. We display the data date prominently on each section so you always know how current it is. See our data freshness policy →
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