Dr. Sauman Rafii, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Rafii
Dr. Sauman Rafii is a pain medicine specialist in Austin, TX, with 16 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Rafii performed 1,758 Medicare services across 737 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Rafii received a total of $24,744 from 47 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 505 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in pain medicine. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Rafii is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗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) | 621 | $92 | $694 |
| Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation | 230 | $12 | $100 |
| Dexamethasone injection (steroid) | 155 | $0 | $5 |
| Injection, midazolam hydrochloride, per 1 mg | 136 | $0 | $25 |
| Betamethasone steroid injection | 113 | $5 | $30 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 108 | $132 | $932 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg | 60 | $6 | $48 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 41 | $41 | $424 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 41 | $158 | $975 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | 36 | $46 | $1,049 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg | 30 | $9 | $48 |
| Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | 28 | $247 | $3,109 |
| Injection of trigger points, 3 or more muscles | 26 | $49 | $528 |
| Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, each additional facet joint | 25 | $292 | $2,758 |
| Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | 24 | $202 | $2,148 |
| Blood glucose (sugar) test performed by hand-held instrument | 20 | $3 | $20 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure, each additional 15 minutes | 18 | $9 | $89 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 18 | $72 | $613 |
| Injection, fentanyl citrate, 0.1 mg | 15 | $1 | $28 |
| Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | 13 | $530 | $6,658 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
Payments by company (2024)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
Most payments (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians. Total industry engagement is in the top 9% for pain medicine in TX.
Geographic Context
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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 measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Rafii is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 9% of TX peers, with 16 years of NPI registration.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
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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.
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