Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Zamir Brelvi, M.D.

Gastroenterology · Newark, NJ
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology — Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Speaking/Promotional
30 BERGEN ST, Newark, NJ 07107
9739720037
In practice since 2006 (20 years)
NPI: 1740213297 verify on NPPES ↗
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. Brelvi 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. Brelvi

Dr. Zamir Brelvi is a gastroenterology specialist in Newark, NJ, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Brelvi performed 427 Medicare services across 343 unique beneficiaries.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Brelvi received a total of $357,048 from 45 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 1087 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in gastroenterology. The majority of payments are for speaking programs and promotional activities, reflecting participation in industry-sponsored events. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.

The Data Coverage level for Dr. Brelvi 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 ▲ 427 Medicare services $357,048 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary

Medicare Utilization ↗
427
Medicare services
Bottom 25% in NJ for gastroenterology
Lower Medicare volume may reflect subspecialty focus, hospital-based work, or a higher share of non-Medicare patients.
343
Unique beneficiaries
$88
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →
~21 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 (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.
161 $74 $250
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.
81 $89 $365
Colonoscopy with biopsy
A procedure to collect tissue samples from the large intestine using a flexible tube with a camera. The samples are examined to check for abnormalities or disease.
56 $115 $1,400
Upper GI endoscopy with biopsy
A procedure to collect tissue samples from the esophagus, stomach, or upper small intestine using a flexible tube with a camera. The samples are examined to check for abnormalities.
46 $72 $1,195
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.
38 $47 $154
Colon polyp removal with endoscopic snare
This procedure removes polyps or growths from the large bowel using a flexible tube with a camera and a wire loop tool. The snare is used to cut off the growths during the examination.
23 $222 $1,457
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.
22 $84 $363
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 ↗
$357,048
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $51,007/year across 7 years
Top 1% in NJ for gastroenterology
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
45
Companies
1,087
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.

Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$279,781 (78.4%)
Financial / Ownership
Ownership or investment interests, royalties, and licensing fees
$50,000 (14.0%)
Consulting
Expert advisory fees, typically reflecting recognized clinical expertise
$20,681 (5.8%)
Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$6,586 (1.8%)

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$128,222
2023
$66,019
2022
$16,148
2021
$25,349
2020
$33,088
2019
$37,707
2018
$50,515

Payments by company (2024)

Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$78,117
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
$25,538
Madrigal Pharmaceuticals
$11,008
Intra-Sana Laboratories
$5,927
ABBVIE INC.
$3,349
IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
$3,014
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$372
Janssen Biotech, Inc.
$240
Ardelyx, Inc.
$221
AIMMUNE THERAPEUTICS, INC.
$140
Lilly USA, LLC
$126
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
$63
VIVUS LLC
$45
QOL Medical, LLC
$44
Exact Sciences Corporation
$16
Top 3 companies account for 89.4% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
$96,634
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$78,117
SPECTRA MEDICAL DEVICES, LLC
$50,000
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
$43,544
Romark Laboratories, LC
$12,863
AbbVie Inc.
$11,031
Madrigal Pharmaceuticals
$11,008
Allergan Inc.
$10,320
RedHill Biopharma Inc.
$7,500
ABBVIE INC.
$6,077
Intra-Sana Laboratories
$5,988
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$5,680
Synergy Pharmaceuticals Inc
$5,582
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
$4,192
IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
$3,133
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$1,332
Amarin Pharma Inc.
$620
Ardelyx, Inc.
$525
Janssen Biotech, Inc.
$426
QOL Medical, LLC
$347
Celgene Corporation
$342
Medtronic, Inc.
$297
Nestle HealthCare Nutrition Inc.
$173
INTRA-SANA LABORATORIES
$158
AIMMUNE THERAPEUTICS, INC.
$140
INTERCEPT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
$136
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$132
Lilly USA, LLC
$126
VIVUS LLC
$111
Braintree Laboratories, Inc.
$110
NESTLE HEALTHCARE NUTRITION INC.
$59
Genentech USA, Inc.
$58
Novo Nordisk Inc
$46
Exact Sciences Corporation
$45
Dova Pharmaceuticals
$27
Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$27
Shionogi Inc
$26
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$25
Boston Scientific Corporation
$17
Micro-tech Endoscopy USA, Inc.
$15
PFIZER INC.
$14
Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$13
Alfasigma USA, Inc.
$12
AbbVie, Inc.
$11
Echosens North America, Inc.
$10
Top 3 companies account for 62.9% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
ALINIA · APRISO · Aemcolo · Alinia · Alinia Tablets 500mg 30 count bottle · Amitiza · BREATHTEK · CIMZIA · CLINICAL TRIAL PRODUCT · CREON · Cologuard Collection Kit · Creon · DALVANCE · DAT Closure Device · Dexilant · Doptelet · ENTYVIO · EOHILIA · Entyvio · Epclusa · FibroScan · GATTEX · IBSRELA · INTERSTIM · KRISTALOSE · LINZESS · Linzess · MAVYRET · MOTEGRITY · Motegrity · Movantik · NumStat Antiseptic and Pain Relieving Prep Pad · OCALIVA · OMVOH · Ozempic · PANCREAZE · PAXLOVID · QSYMIA · RELTONE 200 MG · REMICADE · RESMETIROM · REZDIFFRA · RINVOQ · SKYRIZI · STELARA · SUCRAID · SUFLAVE · SUTAB · Sucraid · Symproic · TALICIA · TREMFYA · TRULANCE · Talicia · Trintellix · Trulance · VIBERZI · VOQUEZNA · Vascepa · Vemlidy · Vosevi · Wegovy · XIFAXAN · XIFIXAN · Xofluza · ZENPEP · ZEPBOUND · ZEPOSIA
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 →

The majority of payments (78%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in gastroenterology and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware. Total industry engagement is in the top 1% for gastroenterology in NJ.

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Geographic Context

Gastroenterologists within 10 mi
1,102
Per 100K population
129.0
County median income
$76,712
Nearest hospital
SILVER LAKE HOSPITAL LTACH
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. Brelvi is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with speaking/promotional industry engagement in the top 1% of NJ 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. Brelvi experienced with office visit, established patient (20-29 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Brelvi performed 161 office visit, established patient (20-29 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. Brelvi receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Brelvi received a total of $357,048 from 45 companies across 1,087 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. Brelvi's costs compare to other gastroenterologists in Newark?
Dr. Brelvi's average Medicare payment per service is $88. 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. Brelvi) 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 →
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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Data Disclaimer — Data sourced from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), Open Payments program, Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data, and Provider Enrollment & Certification data (PECOS). Published under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This website is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or authorized by CMS, HHS, or the U.S. Government. Data may contain errors as reported to CMS by providers and reporting entities. Payments from industry are legal and do not indicate wrongdoing. Medicare data reflects only patients aged 65+ or those with qualifying disabilities. For corrections, contact CMS directly. This information does not constitute medical advice and should not be used as the sole basis for choosing a healthcare provider. Procedure descriptions use plain language and do not reference CPT® codes, which are copyrighted by the American Medical Association. Full methodology → · Report a data error → · Privacy policy →