Medicare Enrolled
Dr. Assad Darawal, MD
Internal Medicine · Indio, 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. Darawal 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. Darawal
Dr. Assad Darawal is an internal medicine specialist in Indio, CA, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Darawal performed 2,486 Medicare services across 909 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Darawal received a total of $9,875 from 66 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 681 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in internal medicine. 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. Darawal 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.
✓ 20 years in practice
▲ Top 13% volume in CA
$9,875 industry payments
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗2,486
Medicare services
Top 13% in CA for internal medicine
909
Unique beneficiaries
$84
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →
~124 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. |
1,625 | $94 | $205 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) An office visit for an existing patient lasting between 20 and 29 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition. |
227 | $69 | $150 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up A follow-up annual wellness visit that includes a personalized prevention plan of service. |
203 | $135 | $209 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) An office visit for an existing patient lasting 10 to 19 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition. |
115 | $44 | $75 |
| Ketorolac injection, per 15 mg An injection of ketorolac tromethamine, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, administered in doses measured per 15 mg. |
84 | $0 | $10 |
| Vitamin B-12 injection An injection of vitamin B-12 (cyanocobalamin) with a dose of up to 1000 mcg. |
66 | $1 | $25 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead A standard heart rhythm test using at least 12 leads to record electrical activity. A healthcare provider interprets the results and provides a written report. |
53 | $11 | $45 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) An office or outpatient visit for an existing patient lasting between 40 and 54 minutes. This level of service is determined by the total time spent on the date of the encounter. |
42 | $120 | $285 |
| Blood glucose test using hand-held instrument A test that measures the level of sugar in the blood using a portable device. The result helps monitor blood glucose levels. |
20 | $3 | $30 |
| Joint injection, major joint Removal of fluid from a large joint and/or injection of medication into the joint space. |
19 | $49 | $125 |
| 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. |
18 | $88 | $264 |
| Methylprednisolone acetate injection, 80 mg An injection of 80 mg of methylprednisolone acetate, a corticosteroid medication. |
14 | $9 | $75 |
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 ↗$9,875
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $1,411/year across 7 years
Top 10% in CA for internal medicine
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
66
Companies
681
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
$9,864 (99.9%)
Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$12 (0.1%)
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
2024
$1,128
2023
$837
2022
$959
2021
$1,514
2020
$1,486
2019
$1,849
2018
$2,102
Payments by company (2024)
Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$280
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$143
SHIELD THERAPEUTICS INC
$132
Novo Nordisk Inc
$70
Amgen Inc.
$61
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$59
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$58
Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$52
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$38
HARMONY BIOSCIENCES LLC
$37
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
$36
Ardelyx, Inc.
$26
Eisai Inc.
$26
Lilly USA, LLC
$24
PFIZER INC.
$19
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$18
IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
$17
CeQur Corporation
$16
SCILEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$16
Top 3 companies account for 49.3% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Novo Nordisk Inc
$1,102
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$843
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
$591
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$526
Radius Health, Inc.
$496
AbbVie, Inc.
$478
Amgen Inc.
$416
PFIZER INC.
$382
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation
$359
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$338
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
$323
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$322
Allergan Inc.
$312
Allergan, Inc.
$236
Nestle HealthCare Nutrition Inc.
$226
Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$212
Lilly USA, LLC
$197
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
$180
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$161
Amarin Pharma Inc.
$146
ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
$144
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$142
SHIELD THERAPEUTICS INC
$132
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$98
Eisai Inc.
$84
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$83
Abbott Laboratories
$82
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$77
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.
$75
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$74
Kyowa Kirin, Inc.
$65
RedHill Biopharma Inc.
$63
AbbVie Inc.
$60
DEXCOM, INC.
$56
CMP Pharma, Inc.
$56
UCB, Inc.
$49
Horizon Therapeutics plc
$48
Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$47
Dexcom, Inc.
$42
HARMONY BIOSCIENCES LLC
$37
Almatica Pharma LLC
$37
IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
$35
ABBVIE INC.
$28
Ardelyx, Inc.
$26
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$26
NeoTract Inc.
$23
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc.
$22
Nevro Corp.
$22
Sanofi Pasteur Inc.
$22
Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$21
SANOFI PASTEUR INC.
$20
SI-BONE, Inc.
$20
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$19
IDORSIA PHARMACEUTICALS US INC
$19
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$18
Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$18
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
$16
CeQur Corporation
$16
Metacel Pharmaceuticals LLC
$16
SCILEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$16
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
$15
Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$15
Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$13
Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.
$12
LIFESCAN, INC.
$12
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.
$9
Top 3 companies account for 25.7% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
ACCRUFER · ADACEL · AIRSUPRA · ANORO · ANORO ELLIPTA · AREXVY · Aimovig · Amitiza · BAQSIMI · BELSOMRA · BREZTRI AEROSPHERE · BRILINTA · CHANTIX · CREON · Carospir · CeQur Simplicity · Creon · DEXCOM G6 TRANSMITTER · DIFICID · Dayvigo · Dexcom CGM · Dexcom G6 Transmitter · ELIQUIS · EMGALITY · ENTRESTO · EVENITY · Edarbi · FARXIGA · FLUZONE HIGH-DOSE · FORTEO · FREESTYLE LIBRE 2 · FreeStyle Libre · FreeStyle Libre blood glucose Flash Monitoring System · GEMTESA · GRALISE · GVOKE HYPOPEN · GVOKE PFS · Horizant · IBSRELA · INVOKANA · JANUVIA · JARDIANCE · KRYSTEXXA · Kerendia · LINZESS · Leqembi · Linzess · MYRBETRIQ · Minimed 670G System · NAPRELAN · NEXLETOL · NOURIANZ · NURTEC ODT · NUZYRA · OCALIVA · ONETOUCH VERIO REFLECT · Omnia · Otezla · Ozempic · Ozobax · PAXLOVID · PENNSAID · PRALUENT ALIROCUMAB INJECTION · PREVNAR - 13 · PREVNAR 13 · Prolia · QULIPTA · QUVIVIQ · RELISTOR · REXULTI · RYBELSUS · Repatha · Rybelsus · SHINGRIX · SOLIQUA · SOLIQUA 100/33 · SPIRIVA RESPIMAT · STEGLATRO · STIOLTO · SYMBICORT · Saxenda · Synthroid · TEZSPIRE · TOUJEO · TRELEGY ELLIPTA · TRINTELLIX · TRULANCE · TRULICITY · Talicia · Tresiba · Trintellix · Tymlos · UBRELVY · Uloric · UroLift · VERQUVO · VIBERZI · VOQUEZNA · VRAYLAR · Vascepa · Victoza · Vimpat · WAKIX · XARELTO · XIFAXAN · XIFIXAN · Xultophy 100/3.6 · ZENPEP · ZTLido
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 (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians. Total industry engagement is in the top 10% for internal medicine in CA.
Geographic Context
Internal medicine physicians within 10 mi
211
Per 100K population
8.6
County median income
$89,672
Nearest hospital
JOHN F KENNEDY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
0.0 mi
0.0 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. Darawal is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 13% in CA), with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 10% of CA peers, with 20 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. Darawal experienced with office visit, established patient (30-39 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Darawal performed 1,625 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. Darawal receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Darawal received a total of $9,875 from 66 companies across 681 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. Darawal's costs compare to other internal medicine physicians in Indio?
Dr. Darawal's average Medicare payment per service is $84. 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. Darawal) 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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About this page
All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.
This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. Data Coverage reflects data completeness — how much federal information exists for this provider — not clinical performance, patient outcomes, or quality of care. Always verify information directly with the provider and consult a licensed clinician before making medical decisions.
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