Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Ibrahim Sultan, M.D.

Surgery · Pgh, PA
Practice pattern: Cardiac & Interventional — Practice combining cardiac and interventional services
5200 CENTRE AVE., Pgh, PA 15232
4126232025
Registered in NPPES since 2008
NPI: 1477726115 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. Sultan 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. Sultan

Dr. Ibrahim Sultan is a surgery specialist in Pgh, PA, with 18 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Sultan performed 51 Medicare services in 2023. These records do not provide a deduplicated patient total.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Sultan received a total of $75,502 from 18 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 296 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. Sultan 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.

✓ 18 years of NPI registration ▲ 51 Medicare services $75,502 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary — 2023

Medicare Utilization ↗
51
Medicare services
Bottom 11% in PA for surgery
Lower Medicare volume may reflect subspecialty focus, hospital-based work, or a higher share of non-Medicare patients.
Not available
Unique patients (not deduplicated)
$774
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
Aortic valve replacement surgery
Surgical replacement of the aortic valve using a heart-lung machine to maintain blood circulation during the procedure.
21 $1,363 $6,548
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement via femoral artery
A minimally invasive procedure to replace a diseased aortic heart valve using a catheter inserted through the skin and femoral artery.
18 $576 $1,687
Home health plan of care certification
Certification by a physician or allowed practitioner for Medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care. This includes contacting the home health agency and reviewing reports of patient status required by physicians.
12 $40 $152
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.
76.5% high complexity
0.0% medium
23.5% routine

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$75,502
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $10,786/year across 7 years
Top 2% in PA for surgery
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
18
Companies
296
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
$15,021
2023
$23,507
2022
$21,867
2021
$10,903
2020
$2,129
2019
$434
2018
$1,640

Payments by company (2024)

Bolton Medical Inc
$10,357
Medtronic, Inc.
$1,794
Abbott Laboratories
$1,108
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
$958
ATRICURE, INC.
$341
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$298
ABIOMED
$166
Top 3 companies account for 88.3% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Medtronic, Inc.
$22,329
Bolton Medical Inc
$12,908
Abbott Laboratories
$10,534
ATRICURE, INC.
$9,898
Artivion, Inc.
$5,895
Integer Holdings Corporation
$4,561
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$4,358
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
$1,868
AtriCure, Inc.
$1,769
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$602
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$270
ABIOMED
$166
BAXTER HEALTHCARE
$123
LSI SOLUTIONS INC
$83
Cook Medical LLC
$69
Stryker Corporation
$24
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
$23
Boston Scientific Corporation
$20
Top 3 companies account for 60.6% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
3F · ACC2 Cardiac Cryosurgical System · APOLLOTM · ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM · ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION · AVALUS · Abbott (Circulo) TAVR · Aortic and Mitral Tissue Stented Valves · Apollo · AtriCure AtriClip LAA Exclusion System · AtriCure Cryosurgical System · Avalus · CARDIOBLATE · COR KNOT · COREVALVE EVOLUT R · COSEAL · Cook Medical Stents · CoreValve Evolut · Da Vinci Surgical System · E-vita OPEN NEO · ENDURANT IIS · EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYS · EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX · EPIC · Endurant · Epi-Sense Guided Coagulation System with VisiTrax · Epic Stented Tissue Valve · GORE CARDIOFORM Septal Occluder · GORE EXCLUDER Thoracoabdominal Branch Endoprosthesis · GORE TAG Conformable Thoracic Endoprosthesis · General - Stents · Grafts · Impella · Jotec Products · MITRACLIP · MitraClip System · Models · Mosaic · NAVITOR · ON-X AORTIC HEART VALVE WITH CONFORM-X SEWING RING AND EXTENDED HOLDER · PENDITURE · PORTICO · Penditure · PerClot · Portico Transcatheter Aortic Heart Valve · Product in Development · RELAY THORACIC STENT-GRAFT WITH PLUS DELIVERY SYSTEM · Relay Grafts · SONICISION · SPY TECHNOLOGY · SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM · Simulus · TREO ABDOMINAL STENT-GRAFT SYSTEM · Tendyne Mitral Valve System · Trifecta GT Tissue Heart Valve · VALIANT CAPTIVIA · VersaCross Access Solution
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

Surgerists in nearby ZIP areas
275
County median income
$76,393
Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)
WEST PENN HOSPITAL
1.3 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. Sultan is a cardiac & interventional specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with 18 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. Sultan experienced with aortic valve replacement surgery?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Sultan performed 21 aortic valve replacement surgery 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. Sultan receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Sultan received a total of $75,502 from 18 companies across 296 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. Sultan's costs compare to other surgerists in Pgh?
Dr. Sultan's average Medicare payment per service is $774. 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. Sultan) 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 →