Medicare Enrolled
Dr. Laith Zamel, M.D
Cardiovascular Disease · Neptune, NJ
Practice pattern: Electrophysiology & Device
— Practice focused on heart rhythm disorders and cardiac device management
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
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What this data tells you about Dr. Zamel
Dr. Laith Zamel is a cardiovascular disease specialist in Neptune, NJ, with 16 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Zamel performed 8,974 Medicare services in 2023. These records do not provide a deduplicated patient total.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Zamel received a total of $20,810 from 56 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 682 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. Zamel 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.
✓ 16 years of NPI registration
▲ Top 3% volume in NJ
$20,810 industry payments
Medicare Practice Summary — 2023
Medicare Utilization ↗8,974
Medicare services
Top 3% in NJ for cardiovascular disease
Not available
Unique patients (not deduplicated)
$78
Avg. Medicare payment
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
1,875 | $67 | $155 |
| ECG, 1-3 leads with physician review A simple electrocardiogram recording using one to three leads. A physician reviews the results. |
1,699 | $6 | $40 |
| 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. |
1,330 | $99 | $187 |
| 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. |
664 | $11 | $90 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test An injection of regadenoson, a medication used to stress the heart during diagnostic testing. |
480 | $44 | $85 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic An ultrasound of the heart that uses color to show blood flow, rate, direction, and valve function. |
426 | $111 | $545 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity Initial hospital inpatient or observation care for a new patient involving moderate-level medical decision making, with at least 55 minutes total time on the date of the encounter. |
301 | $109 | $250 |
| Remote monitoring of implantable heart rhythm device Evaluation of data transmitted remotely from an implantable cardiovascular monitor, such as a loop recorder or subcutaneous cardiac rhythm monitor, over a period up to 30 days. |
250 | $33 | $188 |
| Remote cardiac rhythm monitor evaluation, up to 30 days Review and analysis of data from a remote cardiac rhythm monitoring system over a period of up to 30 days. |
247 | $22 | $103 |
| Nuclear stress test of heart muscle A nuclear medicine imaging test that evaluates blood flow to the heart muscle at rest and during stress using a special camera. |
141 | $359 | $762 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity Subsequent hospital inpatient or observation care for an existing patient involving high-level medical decision making, with at least 50 minutes total time on the date of the encounter. |
140 | $100 | $190 |
| Technetium Tc-99m sestamibi diagnostic injection A diagnostic injection of technetium Tc-99m sestamibi used for imaging studies. |
131 | $86 | $110 |
| 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. |
127 | $118 | $286 |
| Ultrasound of head and neck blood flow, bilateral An ultrasound exam that uses sound waves to visualize and assess blood flow in the vessels of both the head and the neck. |
94 | $165 | $475 |
| Ultrasound of arm or leg veins An ultrasound exam of the veins in the arm or leg. The test uses sound waves to check blood flow and may include compression and other maneuvers. |
90 | $162 | $475 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, low complexity Follow-up hospital visit for an established patient with straightforward or low-level medical decision making. The visit requires at least 25 minutes of time spent on the day of service. |
83 | $42 | $95 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or grafts An imaging test that uses sound waves to create pictures of the blood vessels in the legs or any surgical grafts present. |
78 | $211 | $525 |
| 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. |
70 | $146 | $315 |
| 2-day continuous ECG with review and report A two-day continuous electrocardiogram recording that includes a professional review and written report of the results. |
66 | $56 | $375 |
| Ultrasound of arm or leg veins An ultrasound exam of the veins in one arm or leg using compression and other maneuvers to assess blood flow and check for blockages. |
63 | $104 | $465 |
| 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. |
60 | $60 | $148 |
| Emergency department visit, moderate complexity An emergency department visit for an established or new patient involving a moderate level of medical decision making. |
49 | $99 | $190 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 44 | $184 | $625 |
| 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. |
44 | $141 | $279 |
| Transesophageal echocardiogram An ultrasound of the heart performed using a probe inserted into the esophagus to obtain detailed images of heart structures and function. |
32 | $89 | $650 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic An ultrasound test that uses sound waves to create images of the heart's blood flow, valves, and chambers. |
32 | $15 | $70 |
| Echocardiogram with color Doppler An ultrasound of the heart that uses color imaging to visualize blood flow, measure flow rate, and assess valve function. |
32 | $3 | $25 |
| Initial hospital admission, low complexity Initial hospital inpatient or observation care for a new patient involving straightforward or low-level medical decision making, with at least 40 minutes total time on the date of the encounter. |
30 | $70 | $185 |
| Aminophylline injection, up to 250 mg Administration of aminophylline medication via injection for a dose of up to 250 mg. |
30 | $8 | $20 |
| Emergency department visit, straightforward decision making An emergency department visit for a patient with a straightforward medical decision making process. |
26 | $35 | $95 |
| Coronary stent placement A procedure to insert a stent into a coronary artery or its branch to keep it open, using balloon dilation during the process. |
25 | $427 | $1,250 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 min Emergency medical care for a critically ill or injured patient lasting between 30 and 74 minutes. This service involves direct patient care and medical decision making to stabilize the patient. |
25 | $167 | $519 |
| Remote pacemaker/defibrillator monitoring, 90 days Remote evaluation of a pacemaker or implantable defibrillator system within 90 days of the last check. |
24 | $19 | $100 |
| Ultrasound-guided injection into a single leg vein A chemical agent is injected into one incompetent vein in the leg while using ultrasound to guide the needle placement. |
23 | $1,172 | $6,130 |
| Insertion of implantable heart rhythm monitor A small device is placed under the skin to continuously record the heart's electrical activity. This helps detect irregular heart rhythms that may not appear during a standard office visit. |
20 | $3,920 | $17,750 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with ECG A heart stress test performed using exercise or medication while monitoring the electrocardiogram under physician supervision and review. |
20 | $55 | $440 |
| Remote pacemaker monitoring, 90 days Remote assessment of a pacemaker system, including single, dual, multiple lead, or leadless devices, performed up to 90 days apart. |
20 | $24 | $95 |
| Follow-up heart ultrasound An ultrasound of the heart performed to monitor or reassess a previously identified condition or treatment progress. |
16 | $20 | $75 |
| Emergency department visit, low level of medical decision making An emergency department visit for a patient requiring a low level of medical decision making. |
16 | $60 | $125 |
| Remote monitoring of implantable heart device, up to 30 days Remote evaluation of an implanted heart or blood vessel monitoring system over a period of up to 30 days. |
15 | $22 | $95 |
| External shock to heart to regulate heart beat A procedure that delivers an electric shock to the heart from outside the body to restore a normal heart rhythm. |
12 | $91 | $275 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with ECG A heart stress test performed using exercise or medication while an electrocardiogram is monitored under physician supervision. |
12 | $18 | $65 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with ECG A heart stress test performed using exercise or medication while monitoring the electrocardiogram, with physician review of the results. |
12 | $12 | $50 |
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.
6.4% high complexity
14.0% medium
79.7% routine
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗$20,810
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $2,973/year across 7 years
Top 10% in NJ for cardiovascular disease
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
56
Companies
682
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
$2,606
2023
$2,766
2022
$3,169
2021
$5,061
2020
$3,182
2019
$2,681
2018
$1,346
Payments by company (2024)
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$445
ABIOMED
$334
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$217
Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc.
$209
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$173
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.
$170
Boston Scientific Corporation
$166
BIOTRONIK INC.
$113
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$105
Amgen Inc.
$105
iRhythm Technologies, Inc.
$67
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$65
PFIZER INC.
$63
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, plc
$63
SCPHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$59
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$46
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$38
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$37
HEARTFLOW, INC.
$25
ATRICURE, INC.
$19
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
$18
Philips North America LLC
$18
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$17
Novo Nordisk Inc
$17
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$16
Top 3 companies account for 38.3% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$3,217
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$2,712
Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
$2,269
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.
$1,719
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$1,108
Abbott Laboratories
$1,037
ABIOMED
$934
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$805
BIOTRONIK INC.
$589
Amgen Inc.
$580
PFIZER INC.
$504
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$488
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$471
Medtronic, Inc.
$430
Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc.
$384
CVRx, Inc.
$375
Boston Scientific Corporation
$306
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$269
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$185
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$173
Novo Nordisk Inc
$172
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$163
Philips Electronics North America Corporation
$158
iRhythm Technologies, Inc.
$142
Akcea Therapeutics, Inc.
$140
ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
$129
AngioDynamics, Inc.
$113
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.
$102
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$80
Saranas, Inc.
$76
Amarin Pharma Inc.
$73
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.
$73
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation
$71
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, plc
$63
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
$61
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
$61
PORTOLA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
$61
SCPHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$59
Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.
$43
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$41
Chiesi USA, Inc.
$40
ATRICURE, INC.
$36
Lundbeck LLC
$29
Terumo Medical Corporation
$29
Teleflex LLC
$27
LivaNova USA, Inc.
$26
ARALEZ PHARMACEUTICALS US INC.
$25
HEARTFLOW, INC.
$25
Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$21
Daxor Corporation
$20
G Medical Diagnostic Services, Inc.
$19
CORDIS US CORP.
$18
Philips North America LLC
$18
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$16
PORTOLA PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
$14
CHIESI USA, INC.
$13
Top 3 companies account for 39.4% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
(5044) MCOT · (6536) Phoenix · (8874) inCourage · AMVUTTRA · ANDEXXA · ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM · AURYON LASER SYSTEM 100-120 VAC · AVVIGO Guidance System · AZUR · Acticor 7 VR-T DX · Arcalyst · Assure WCD · BIOMONITOR · BRILINTA · BRITE TIP RADIANZ · BVA-100 · Barostim Neo System · BodyGuardian · CAMZYOS · CARDIOMEMS · COMET · Cardiac Monitoring Suite · Corlanor · Coronary Orbital Atherectomy System · Diamondback Peripheral · ELIQUIS · ENTRESTO · EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX · EVKEEZA · Edarbi · Edarbyclor · Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve · FARXIGA · FFRct · FUROSCIX · GORE CARDIOFORM Septal Occluder · HAWKONE · HawkOne · HeartMate · Impella · JARDIANCE · KENGREAL · KENGREAL 50MG/10ML L · LEQVIO · LINQ II · LUX-Dx Insertable Cardiac Monitor · LifeVest · Livalo · MICRA · MITRACLIP · MULTAQ · Manta · MitraClip System · NEXLETOL · NEXLIZET · NORTHERA · ONYX FRONTIER · Optis Coronary Imaging System · Ozempic · PRADAXA · PRALUENT · PRALUENT ALIROCUMAB INJECTION · Peripheral Orbital Atherectomy System · PressureWire FFR · Quadra Assura CRT Defibrillator · REVEAL LINQ · RYBELSUS · Repatha · Rybelsus · TEGSEDI · TandemLife · VARITHENA · VENACURE 1470 PRO · VERQUVO · VYNDAQEL · Varithena Administration Pack · Vascepa · Venclose Maven Catheter · WATCHMAN · WATCHMAN FLX · Wegovy · XARELTO · Xience Sierra Coronary Stent System · ZIO Patch · ZIO XT Patch · ZONTIVITY
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Geographic Context
Cardiologists in nearby ZIP areas
147
County median income
$122,727
Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)
MONMOUTH MEDICAL CENTER
7.4 mi
7.4 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. Zamel is an electrophysiology & device specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 3% in NJ), with 16 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. Zamel experienced with hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Zamel performed 1,875 hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity 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. Zamel receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Zamel received a total of $20,810 from 56 companies across 682 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. Zamel's costs compare to other cardiologists in Neptune?
Dr. Zamel's average Medicare payment per service is $78. 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?
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