Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Pavela Saha, MD

Internal Medicine · Trenton, NJ
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology — Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
650 BRUNSWICK AVE, Trenton, NJ 08901
8483913514
Registered in NPPES since 2014
NPI: 1770971954 verify on NPPES ↗
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
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What this data tells you about Dr. Saha

Dr. Pavela Saha is an internal medicine specialist in Trenton, NJ, with 11 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Saha performed 2,555 Medicare services in 2023. These records do not provide a deduplicated patient total.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Saha received a total of $11,163 from 42 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 472 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. Saha 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.

✓ 11 years of NPI registration ▲ Top 17% volume in NJ $11,163 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary — 2023

Medicare Utilization ↗
2,555
Medicare services
Top 17% in NJ for internal medicine
Not available
Unique patients (not deduplicated)
$74
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
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.
643 $74 $265
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.
634 $113 $537
Manual urinalysis with microscopic examination
A urine test performed manually without automated equipment. The sample is examined under a microscope to check for abnormalities.
488 $4 $51
Blood draw (venipuncture)
Insertion of a needle into a vein to collect a blood sample.
262 $8 $22
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.
177 $160 $750
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.
149 $111 $384
Hemodialysis, single evaluation
A dialysis procedure to filter waste from the blood, performed with a physician's evaluation.
100 $66 $790
New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) 45 $198 $1,062
Hemodialysis procedure requiring repeated evaluation
A hemodialysis treatment that involves repeated evaluation during the procedure.
35 $93 $1,411
Flu vaccine, high-dose
High-dose seasonal influenza vaccine for adults aged 65 and older. Contains four times the antigen of standard-dose flu vaccines (60 mcg per strain), split-virus formulation, preservative-free, single-dose syringe.
11 $72 $96
Flu vaccine administration
This procedure involves the administration of the influenza virus vaccine. It covers the process of delivering the vaccine to the patient.
11 $36 $74
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.

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$11,163
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $1,861/year across 6 years
Top 7% in NJ for internal medicine
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
42
Companies
472
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
$1,742
2023
$2,091
2022
$3,595
2021
$2,539
2020
$878
2018
$318

Payments by company (2024)

AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$261
Amgen Inc.
$170
Vifor Pharma, Inc.
$150
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$147
Lilly USA, LLC
$101
Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc.
$96
Travere Therapeutics, Inc.
$93
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$90
Novo Nordisk Inc
$75
Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc.
$75
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$62
OPKO Pharmaceuticals, LLC
$55
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$54
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc.
$54
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
$46
CALLIDITAS THERAPEUTICS US INC.
$37
Ardelyx, Inc.
$34
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$28
Cycle Pharmaceuticals Inc
$27
Kyowa Kirin, Inc.
$26
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$23
PFIZER INC.
$21
GENZYME CORPORATION
$17
Top 3 companies account for 33.3% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$2,501
Vifor Pharma, Inc.
$964
Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc.
$897
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$695
OPKO Pharmaceuticals, LLC
$513
Amgen Inc.
$485
Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc.
$400
Novo Nordisk Inc
$397
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$373
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
$321
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$309
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc.
$304
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$226
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.
$224
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$221
AKEBIA THERAPEUTICS INC
$212
Travere Therapeutics, Inc.
$183
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.
$160
Horizon Therapeutics plc
$158
GENZYME CORPORATION
$146
ABBVIE INC.
$145
Amarin Pharma Inc.
$140
CALLIDITAS THERAPEUTICS US INC.
$132
PFIZER INC.
$124
Relypsa, Inc.
$111
Lilly USA, LLC
$101
Mallinckrodt LLC
$100
Calliditas Therapeutics US Inc.
$93
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$66
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc.
$62
Exeltis, USA Inc.
$60
ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
$59
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$53
Kyowa Kirin, Inc.
$52
Ardelyx, Inc.
$34
Cycle Pharmaceuticals Inc
$27
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$24
SANOFI PASTEUR INC.
$21
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$19
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$19
Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$17
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
$14
Top 3 companies account for 39.1% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
ACTHAR · AURYXIA · Auryxia · BENLYSTA · Crysvita · ELIQUIS · ENTRESTO · Edarbi · FABRAZYME · FARXIGA · FLUZONE QUADRIVALENT NORTHERN HEMISPHERE · GATTEX · GIVLAARI · IBSRELA · INJECTAFER · JARDIANCE · JESDUVROQ · JYNARQUE · KRYSTEXXA · Kerendia · LEQVIO · LOKELMA · LUPKYNIS · Livalo · MAVYRET · OXLUMO · Ozempic · PREVNAR 20 · PURIFIED CORTROPHIN GEL · Parsabiv · RAYALDEE · Rybelsus · SHINGRIX · SOLIRIS · STRENSIQ · TARPEYO · TAVNEOS · TRADJENTA · Tiopronin · ULTOMIRIS · Ultomiris · VERQUVO · Vascepa · Velphoro · Veltassa
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 →
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Geographic Context

Internal medicine physicians in nearby ZIP areas
2,833
County median income
$109,028
Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)
ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
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. Saha is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 17% in NJ).

This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dr. Saha experienced with hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Saha performed 643 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. Saha receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Saha received a total of $11,163 from 42 companies across 472 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. Saha's costs compare to other internal medicine physicians in Trenton?
Dr. Saha's average Medicare payment per service is $74. 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. Saha) 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 →
Is this data up to date?
Source publication dates and the snapshots loaded on this site can differ. Rebuilding a page does not refresh its source records. Check the Medicare reporting year and the payment interval shown above; consult the linked official sources for newer releases and current registry details. See our data freshness policy →
About this page

This page combines public CMS records with calculated summaries and explanatory procedure labels. These transformations are not verbatim federal records. Sources: 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. Industry payment disclosure alone establishes neither wrongdoing nor legality. 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 →