Medicare Enrolled
Dr. Jahangir Asghar, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician · Plantation, FL
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology
— Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
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What this data tells you about Dr. Asghar
Dr. Jahangir Asghar is an orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician in Plantation, FL, with 19 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Asghar performed 1,647 Medicare services in 2023. These records do not provide a deduplicated patient total.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Asghar received a total of $854,412 from 52 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 998 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly reported through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their effect on care. A reliable breakdown by payment category is not available in this snapshot. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Asghar 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 of NPI registration
▲ Top 30% volume in FL
$854,412 industry payments
Florida License Status
FL DOH · MQA1
Active license
None
Board action on record
0
Recent admin complaints
| Profession | License # | Status | Expires | Board Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Doctor | 106224 | Clear | January 31, 2028 | — |
Data from Florida Department of Health Medical Quality Assurance.
License records are public under Chapter 119, Florida Statutes.
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Medicare Practice Summary — 2023
Medicare Utilization ↗1,647
Medicare services
Top 30% in FL for orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician
Not available
Unique patients (not deduplicated)
$89
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →
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. |
565 | $97 | $267 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) A 10 mg injection of triamcinolone acetonide, a corticosteroid medication. This code specifies the drug and dosage administered. |
464 | $1 | $10 |
| X-ray of entire middle and lower spine, 2-3 views An X-ray imaging test that captures 2 to 3 views of the entire middle and lower spine to visualize the bones and structures in these areas. |
166 | $55 | $148 |
| 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. |
96 | $130 | $354 |
| 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. |
67 | $67 | $191 |
| Spine fusion with cage or mesh device insertion A surgical procedure to fuse spine bones by inserting a cage or mesh device into the disc space. |
46 | $230 | $594 |
| Partial removal of spine bone with nerve release, each additional segment This procedure involves the partial removal of spinal bone to relieve pressure on the spinal cord or nerves. It is billed for each additional spinal segment treated beyond the initial segment. |
44 | $189 | $492 |
| Partial removal of spine bone with nerve release, 1 segment A surgical procedure involving the partial removal of a bone segment in the spine to relieve pressure on the spinal cord or nerves. This is performed on a single spinal segment. |
36 | $880 | $2,446 |
| Remote therapeutic monitoring, first 20 minutes Physician management of remote therapeutic monitoring data for the first 20 minutes per calendar month. |
30 | $40 | $103 |
| Musculoskeletal remote monitoring device supply, 30 days A device supply that records and transmits data for remote monitoring of the musculoskeletal system over a 30-day period. |
26 | $40 | $113 |
| Trigger point injection, 1-2 muscles A procedure involving the injection of medication into one or two specific muscles to treat trigger points. |
25 | $40 | $114 |
| X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views An X-ray imaging test of the upper spine using two to three different angles to visualize the bones and structures. |
23 | $28 | $83 |
| Joint injection, major joint Removal of fluid from a large joint and/or injection of medication into the joint space. |
21 | $54 | $140 |
| Remote therapy monitoring setup and education This service involves setting up equipment and providing patient education for the remote monitoring of therapy. |
14 | $16 | $40 |
| Partial removal of spine bone with nerve release during fusion This procedure involves removing part of the bone in a single segment of the lower spine to release the spinal cord or nerves, performed during a spinal fusion. |
13 | $233 | $605 |
| Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck A procedure involving the placement of a stabilizing device on the back of a single vertebra in the neck. |
11 | $651 | $1,649 |
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. These counts do not measure clinical quality or years of experience.
3.6% high complexity
31.0% medium
65.5% routine
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗$854,412
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $122,059/year across 7 years
Top 6% in FL for orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
52
Companies
998
Payment records
Payments are publicly reported; disclosure does not establish legality · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →
Payment categories are unavailable while the source breakdown is being rebuilt. Company and year totals do not identify how much belongs to each category.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
2024
$63,860
2023
$82,439
2022
$82,403
2021
$377,697
2020
$85,359
2019
$122,047
2018
$40,607
Payments by company (2024)
SurGenTec
$28,104
Carlsmed, Inc.
$20,919
Globus Medical, Inc.
$8,206
Arthrex, Inc.
$5,154
Integrity Implants Inc. dba Accelus
$621
SPINEART USA INC
$590
Cerapedics Inc.
$103
Medtronic, Inc.
$58
Stryker Corporation
$30
Highridge Medical LLC
$25
Boston Scientific Corporation
$18
Nevro Corp.
$17
Circinus Medical Technology LLC
$16
Top 3 companies account for 89.6% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
NuVasive, Inc.
$255,422
Medtronic, Inc.
$199,475
Medtronic USA, Inc.
$93,090
Globus Medical, Inc.
$83,268
SurGenTec
$36,813
Carlsmed, Inc.
$35,592
Stryker Corporation
$26,583
Memic Innovative Surgery Inc.
$17,778
4WEB, INC.
$14,453
MiRus, LLC
$12,880
4WEB, Inc.
$12,731
Medical Device Business Services, Inc.
$10,243
Life Spine, Inc.
$7,363
SEASPINE ORTHOPEDICS CORPORATION
$7,154
SeaSpine Orthopedics Corporation
$6,486
Biedermann Motech, Inc.
$6,329
ZSFab, Inc.
$5,456
Arthrex, Inc.
$5,412
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
$5,018
MML US, Inc.
$2,881
Amplify Surgical, Inc.
$2,509
Cerapedics Inc.
$1,702
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.
$1,114
FloSpine LLC
$1,100
Integrity Implants Inc. dba Accelus
$621
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.
$599
SPINEART USA INC
$590
Relievant Medsystems, Inc.
$334
Orthofix Medical, Inc.
$321
BAXTER HEALTHCARE
$171
Abbott Laboratories
$148
Acuity Surgical Devices, LLC
$140
Surgalign Spine Technologies, Inc.
$71
SI-BONE, Inc.
$64
Integrity Implants Inc.
$63
Medicrea USA, Corp.
$50
Aesculap Implant Systems, LLC
$37
Captiva Spine Inc
$37
KCI USA, Inc.
$35
Intrinsic Therapeutics
$34
NovApproach Spine, LLC
$31
Nevro Corp.
$31
Highridge Medical LLC
$25
ZIMVIE INC.
$25
SI-BONE, INC.
$23
Boston Scientific Corporation
$18
MEDACTA USA, INC.
$17
ASSERTIO THERAPEUTICS, Inc.
$16
icotec Medical Inc.
$16
Circinus Medical Technology LLC
$16
Smith+Nephew, Inc.
$15
Aesculap, Inc.
$13
Top 3 companies account for 64.1% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
3D GraftRasp System · 7D Surgical System · ACP · ACTIFUSE · ACTIVL · AESCULAP · ALIF · ALTERA · ANATOMIC PEEK PTC CERVICAL FUSION SYSTEM · ARTiC-L · AZURE XT DR MRI SURESCAN · Armada · Arx · AttraX · BARRICAID ACD (ANNULAR CLOSURE DEVICE) · BRAINLAB · Barricaid Annular Closure Device · Biomet SpinalPak · Biomet SpinalPak Non-invasive Spine Fusion Stimulator System · Bolt Navigation · CALIBER · CAPRI · CATALYFT PL EXPANDABLE INTERBODY SYSTEM · CD HORIZON · CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM · CLYDESDALE · CLYDESDALE PTC SPINAL SYSTEM · COALITION · COHERE · CORE · COUGAR · CREO · CREO 5.5 · CREO Deformity · Canaveral Deformity System · Cervical-Stim · CoRoent · DIVERGENCE-L · Deformity · EUROPA Pedicle Screw System · EVEREST · EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM · EXPAREL · EXPEDIUM · Endoskeleton-C · Excelsius Robotics System · Excelsius3D Imaging System · ExcelsiusGPS Robotic Navigation System · Explorer TO · FLOSEAL · FORTIFY · Graftgun · HEDRON · Hedron A · Hominis Surgical System · I-FACTOR PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT · INTELLIS · ION Facet Screw · Intracept · KYPHON Balloon Kyphoplasty · LessRay · MAGEC · MAZOR X SYSTEM · MIDAS REX · MLX · MOSS VRS MIS Spinal System · MOSS100 Pedicle Screw System · MYSPINE · MaXcess · Mariner · Mariner MIS · Mazor X Stealth Edition · MazorX - Renaissance · MazorX Renaissance · Mobi-C · Modulus · NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT · O-ARM · O-ARM-ST · O-ARM-Spine · OSTEOCOOL RF ABLATION · OneLIF · OsteoStrand Plus · Osteocel · PASS-LP · PIVOX Oblique Lateral Spinal System · PLIF · POWER · PREVENA · PROCLAIM · Polaris S.S. Spinal System · Propel · Pulse · QUARTEX · Quartex · REFLECT · REFLECT/REFLECT HDE · RELINE · REMI · RENASYS · REVERE 5.5 · RIB Fixation · RISE · RISE-L · ReActiv8 · Reef TO · Regatta · Rib Fixation · SABLE · SERRATO · SHILLA GROWTH GUIDANCE SYSTEM · SOVEREIGN · SPINE TRUSS SYSTEM · SYMPHONY · SYNCHROMED · SYNFIX · Senza · Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System · Spinal-Stim · Spinal-stim · Spine Product Portfolio · T2 STRATOSPHERE · T2 STRATOSPHERE EXPANDABLE CORPECTOMY SYSTEM · TLIF · TLX · TRITANIUM · The Tether · TiLink · Trinity Elite · UNID_PASS · UNiD · VERTEK · VERTEX · VIPER · VersaTie · ViviGen · VuePoint · WatchTower · WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 · X-Core Mini · XIA · XLIF · ZEVO ANTERIOR CERVICAL PLATE SYSTEM · Zipsor · aprevo · dualX · dula-X · iFuse Implant · icotec Cervical Cage
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Geographic Context
Orthopaedic surgery of the spine physicians in nearby ZIP areas
28
County median income
$74,534
Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)
HCA FLORIDA MERCY HOSPITAL
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0.0 mi
Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | NPPES snapshot; verify current record |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | PECOS snapshot |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not included | 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. Asghar is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 30% in FL), 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. Asghar experienced with office visit, established patient (30-39 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Asghar performed 565 office visit, established patient (30-39 min) services. These records cover Medicare fee-for-service activity, including eligible younger beneficiaries; they do not measure total practice volume or clinical quality.
Does Dr. Asghar receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Asghar received a total of $854,412 from 52 companies across 998 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their legality or effect on care. 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. Asghar's costs compare to other orthopaedic surgery of the spine physicians in Plantation?
Dr. Asghar's average Medicare payment per service is $89. 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. Asghar) 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 the presence of registry, enrollment, activity or payment records, not verified experience or clinical quality. 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 →
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