Medicare Enrolled
Dr. Sami Ali, M.D.
Hematology & Oncology · Snellville, GA
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology
— Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
Informational, not a quality rating.
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What this data tells you about Dr. Ali
Dr. Sami Ali is a hematology & oncology specialist in Snellville, GA, with 15 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Ali performed 685 Medicare services in 2023. These records do not provide a deduplicated patient total.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Ali received a total of $30,590 from 92 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 1336 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. Ali 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.
✓ 15 years of NPI registration
▲ 685 Medicare services
$30,590 industry payments
Medicare Practice Summary — 2023
Medicare Utilization ↗685
Medicare services
Bottom 48% in GA for hematology & oncology
Not available
Unique patients (not deduplicated)
$87
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. |
247 | $100 | $270 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity Follow-up hospital visit for an existing patient involving moderate medical decision making. The visit requires at least 35 minutes of time spent on the date of service. |
139 | $67 | $148 |
| Intravenous chemotherapy infusion, 1 hour or less Administration of chemotherapy medication directly into a vein. The procedure takes one hour or less to complete. |
77 | $123 | $301 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity Initial hospital inpatient or observation care for a new patient involving high-level medical decision making, with at least 75 minutes total time on the date of the encounter. |
75 | $140 | $378 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) Insertion of a needle into a vein to collect a blood sample. |
68 | $8 | $13 |
| 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. |
33 | $70 | $230 |
| Assessment of emotional or behavioral problems An evaluation to identify and understand emotional or behavioral issues. This process involves reviewing symptoms and behaviors to determine the nature of the concerns. |
25 | $4 | $10 |
| 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. |
21 | $129 | $353 |
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.
11.2% high complexity
0.0% medium
88.8% routine
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗$30,590
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $4,370/year across 7 years
Top 13% in GA for hematology & oncology
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
92
Companies
1,336
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
$6,449
2023
$6,793
2022
$5,248
2021
$5,088
2020
$2,665
2019
$2,626
2018
$1,720
Payments by company (2024)
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$1,486
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
$695
PFIZER INC.
$324
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.
$291
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
$276
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$265
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$255
Janssen Biotech, Inc.
$254
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$253
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$237
ABBVIE INC.
$167
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
$150
Celgene Corporation
$145
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
$128
Incyte Corporation
$127
Exelixis Inc.
$124
Stemline Therapeutics Inc.
$104
Lilly USA, LLC
$94
PharmaEssentia USA Corporation
$93
ARRAY BIOPHARMA INC
$92
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$77
EMD Serono, Inc.
$70
Genmab U.S., Inc.
$66
Genentech USA, Inc.
$55
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$55
Blueprint Medicines Corporation
$52
Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc.
$51
Eisai Inc.
$49
Coherus Biosciences Inc.
$43
Novocure Inc.
$42
ADC Therapeutics America, Inc.
$41
Mirati Therapeutics, Inc.
$37
SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC.
$32
GENZYME CORPORATION
$30
PUMA BIOTECHNOLOGY, INC.
$29
SOBI, INC
$27
Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$24
Deciphera Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$20
TAIHO ONCOLOGY, INC.
$20
Emmaus Medical, Inc.
$19
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$18
Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$17
Tolmar, Inc.
$13
Top 3 companies account for 38.9% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$4,009
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
$2,690
PFIZER INC.
$1,596
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$1,404
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
$1,290
Incyte Corporation
$1,244
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$1,008
Seagen Inc.
$911
Janssen Biotech, Inc.
$871
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$867
Amgen Inc.
$787
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$750
Celgene Corporation
$710
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
$707
Exelixis Inc.
$653
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$645
Lilly USA, LLC
$627
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.
$517
Genentech USA, Inc.
$472
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$471
Pharmacyclics LLC, An AbbVie Company
$417
GENZYME CORPORATION
$412
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation
$411
Eisai Inc.
$353
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
$349
EMD Serono, Inc.
$346
Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc.
$287
Blueprint Medicines Corporation
$273
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$270
Taiho Oncology, Inc.
$260
Dendreon Pharmaceuticals LLC
$256
NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
$250
Kite Pharma, Inc.
$202
Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$198
PharmaEssentia USA Corporation
$175
TOLMAR Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$170
ABBVIE INC.
$167
Dova Pharmaceuticals
$166
Seattle Genetics, Inc.
$166
EISAI INC.
$158
Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$153
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
$149
Pharmacyclics LLC, an AbbVie Company
$135
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$131
Emmaus Medical, Inc.
$130
Myovant Sciences Inc.
$106
Stemline Therapeutics Inc.
$104
MorphoSys, US Inc.
$103
Mirati Therapeutics, Inc.
$102
Novocure Inc.
$93
Clovis Oncology, Inc.
$92
ARRAY BIOPHARMA INC
$92
Puma Biotechnology, Inc.
$91
Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc.
$84
Sobi, Inc
$82
ImmunoGen, Inc.
$75
Secura Bio, Inc.
$68
Epizyme, Inc.,
$67
Genmab U.S., Inc.
$66
TESARO, Inc.
$63
AbbVie Inc.
$56
PUMA BIOTECHNOLOGY, INC.
$53
Deciphera Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$51
Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$50
Myriad Genetic Laboratories, Inc.
$50
TAIHO ONCOLOGY, INC.
$48
GE HealthCare
$45
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$44
Blue Earth Diagnostics Limited
$44
Coherus Biosciences Inc.
$43
JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$42
EUSA Pharma (US) LLC
$42
ADC Therapeutics America, Inc.
$41
SOBI, INC
$41
Tolmar, Inc.
$38
TerSera Therapeutics LLC
$34
SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC.
$32
Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$31
Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC
$29
Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC
$28
Foundation Medicine, Inc.
$27
Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$26
Verastem, Inc.
$25
Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc
$24
Mylan Institutional Inc.
$24
Shire North American Group Inc
$22
Boston Scientific Corporation
$19
G1 Therapeutics, Inc.
$18
MEDIVATION FIELD SOLUTIONS LLC
$18
Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$17
Innate Pharma, Inc
$16
Sirtex Medical Inc
$15
Top 3 companies account for 27.1% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
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Should you be concerned? Industry payments are disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their purpose, legality, or effect on care. 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 →
Geographic Context
Hematology & oncology specialists in nearby ZIP areas
147
County median income
$84,823
Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)
PIEDMONT EASTSIDE MEDICAL CENTER
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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. Ali is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with 15 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. Ali experienced with office visit, established patient (30-39 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Ali performed 247 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. Ali receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Ali received a total of $30,590 from 92 companies across 1,336 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. Ali's costs compare to other hematology & oncology specialists in Snellville?
Dr. Ali's average Medicare payment per service is $87. 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. Ali) 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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