Medicare Enrolled
Dr. Akash Bajaj, MD
Anesthesiology · Marina Del Rey, CA
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology
— Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Low-engagement
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
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This page presents federal public records about Dr. Bajaj 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. Bajaj
Dr. Akash Bajaj is an anesthesiology specialist in Marina Del Rey, CA, with 19 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Bajaj performed 2,903 Medicare services across 925 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Bajaj received a total of $17,867 from 42 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 491 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in anesthesiology. 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. Bajaj 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.
✓ 19 years in practice
▲ Top 2% volume in CA
$17,867 industry payments
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗2,903
Medicare services
Top 2% in CA for anesthesiology
925
Unique beneficiaries
$42
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →
~153 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dexamethasone injection (steroid) An injection of dexamethasone sodium phosphate, a corticosteroid medication, administered in a dose of 1 milligram. |
1,517 | $0 | $4 |
| 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. |
501 | $70 | $595 |
| 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. |
254 | $42 | $507 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) An initial office visit for a new patient lasting between 30 and 44 minutes. This code is used when the total time spent on the date of the encounter falls within this range. |
138 | $86 | $999 |
| 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. |
66 | $239 | $4,278 |
| Trigger point injection, 1-2 muscles A procedure involving the injection of medication into one or two specific muscles to treat trigger points. |
61 | $42 | $750 |
| Telephone medical discussion, 21-30 minutes A telephone conversation with a physician lasting between 21 and 30 minutes. This code covers the time spent discussing medical matters over the phone. |
38 | $105 | $542 |
| 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. |
37 | $83 | $4,108 |
| 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. |
36 | $183 | $4,878 |
| 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. |
30 | $97 | $1,876 |
| Joint injection, major joint Removal of fluid from a large joint and/or injection of medication into the joint space. |
28 | $52 | $593 |
| 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. |
27 | $74 | $4,000 |
| 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. |
26 | $47 | $2,077 |
| 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. |
24 | $94 | $2,379 |
| 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. |
21 | $105 | $1,125 |
| 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. |
20 | $158 | $6,150 |
| Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement Use of real-time X-ray imaging to guide the precise placement of a needle during a medical procedure. |
19 | $102 | $1,110 |
| 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. |
17 | $217 | $4,000 |
| 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. |
15 | $437 | $5,421 |
| Facet joint nerve destruction, additional joint This procedure uses imaging guidance to destroy nerves in an additional upper or middle spinal facet joint. |
14 | $55 | $3,214 |
| Facet joint nerve destruction, additional joint This procedure uses imaging guidance to destroy nerves in an additional lower or sacral spinal facet joint. |
14 | $243 | $3,092 |
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 ↗$17,867
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $2,552/year across 7 years
Top 3% in CA for anesthesiology
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
42
Companies
491
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
$16,570 (92.7%)
Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$1,297 (7.3%)
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
2024
$1,708
2023
$1,652
2022
$1,535
2021
$1,968
2020
$2,809
2019
$2,863
2018
$5,332
Payments by company (2024)
Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Abbott Laboratories
$662
Boston Scientific Corporation
$505
SPR Therapeutics, Inc
$150
Saluda Medical Americas, Inc.
$117
Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC
$105
Nevro Corp.
$62
Medtronic, Inc.
$57
Curonix LLC
$29
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
$22
Top 3 companies account for 77.1% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Vertiflex, Inc.
$3,788
Abbott Laboratories
$2,910
Boston Scientific Corporation
$2,762
Medtronic USA, Inc.
$2,593
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$1,488
Medtronic, Inc.
$898
Nevro Corp.
$609
Relievant Medsystems, Inc.
$488
Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC
$316
Merz North America, Inc.
$200
SPR Therapeutics, Inc
$189
Allergan Inc.
$168
Stimwave Technologies Incorporated
$136
Saluda Medical Americas, Inc.
$117
Nalu Medical, Inc.
$113
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.
$111
PFIZER INC.
$82
SpineSmith Holdings, LLC
$80
Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$73
Stratus Medical, LLC
$67
Lilly USA, LLC
$63
PAINTEQ LLC
$62
ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
$59
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
$52
Vertos Medical, Inc.
$48
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$47
SI-BONE, Inc.
$35
MERZ NORTH AMERICA, INC.
$29
Curonix LLC
$29
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
$24
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.
$23
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$23
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
$22
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
$22
Egalet US Inc
$22
IBSA Pharma Inc.
$21
Spinal Simplicity, LLC
$20
Terumo BCT, Inc.
$18
Lundbeck LLC
$18
Horizon Pharma plc
$16
Horizon Therapeutics plc
$14
MEDLINE INDUSTRIES LP
$14
Top 3 companies account for 53.0% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
ACCURIAN · ADAPTIVESTIM · AIMOVIG · AJOVY · Amitiza · Axium Sheath Braided DRG · BOTOX · BOTOX THERAPEUTIC · Biocue · Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate System · COLOGUARD · DUEXIS · EMGALITY · ETERNA · Evoke · Exparel · GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT · GENERAL - PAIN MANAGEMENT · GENERAL - THERAPIES · GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT · General - Pain Management · HA MINUTEMAN G3-R · Horizant · INC. · INFINION · INTELLIS · INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM · Intracept · Iovera · KYPHON Balloon Kyphoplasty · LYRICA · Licart · MEDLINE INDUSTRIES · MOVANTIK · MYSTIM · Morphabond ER · Nalu Neurostimulation System · Nimbus · OCTRODE · Octrode SCS Leads · Omnia · PAINTEQ · PNS FREEDOM-4A PERMANENT NEUROSTIMULATOR RECEIVER KIT CHANNEL A · PROCLAIM · Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs · Proclaim IPG · RESTORE · SPECTRA WAVEWRITER · SPRINT PNS System · SPRIX · SUPERION · Senza · Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System · Spectra WaveWriter · Superion · Superion ISS · Superion Indirect Decompression System · TARGETSTIM · VECTRIS · VYEPTI · Vanta · WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 · XEOMIN · XTAMPZA · Xeomin · 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 (93%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians. Total industry engagement is in the top 3% for anesthesiology in CA.
Geographic Context
Anesthesiologists within 10 mi
1,783
Per 100K population
18.1
County median income
$87,760
Nearest hospital
CEDAR-SINAI MARINA DEL REY 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. Bajaj is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 2% in CA), with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 3% of CA peers, with 19 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. Bajaj experienced with dexamethasone injection (steroid)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Bajaj performed 1,517 dexamethasone injection (steroid) 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. Bajaj receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Bajaj received a total of $17,867 from 42 companies across 491 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. Bajaj's costs compare to other anesthesiologists in Marina Del Rey?
Dr. Bajaj's average Medicare payment per service is $42. 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. Bajaj) 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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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.
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