Dr. Kourosh Jafarnia, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Jafarnia
Dr. Kourosh Jafarnia is an orthopedic surgery in Houston, TX, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Jafarnia performed 2,220 Medicare services across 1,629 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Jafarnia received a total of $255,560 from 20 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 83 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in orthopedic surgery. Payments are distributed across multiple categories and often reflect legitimate professional engagement with the medical industry. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Jafarnia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Betamethasone steroid injection | 466 | $5 | $14 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 245 | $76 | $238 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 231 | $89 | $236 |
| Injection into tendon or ligament | 213 | $40 | $131 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 169 | $65 | $159 |
| X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views | 157 | $30 | $81 |
| X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views | 138 | $27 | $67 |
| X-ray of finger, minimum of 2 views | 94 | $25 | $74 |
| Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement | 85 | $89 | $177 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint | 84 | $40 | $129 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 71 | $115 | $363 |
| Release of wrist ligament using an endoscope | 57 | $353 | $1,176 |
| X-ray of elbow, minimum of 3 views | 48 | $22 | $74 |
| Incision of tendon covering of finger | 37 | $165 | $2,819 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | 26 | $46 | $134 |
| Release and/or relocation of elbow nerve | 22 | $488 | $1,328 |
| Application of elbow to finger cast | 17 | $60 | $202 |
| Cast supplies, short arm cast, adult (11 years +), fiberglass | 17 | $15 | $86 |
| Injection of carpal tunnel | 16 | $72 | $190 |
| Injection into tendon at attachment to bone or muscle | 14 | $42 | $132 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of cyst of tendon | 13 | $40 | $133 |
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 ›
Payments are distributed across multiple categories with no single dominant type. Total industry engagement is in the top 4% for orthopedic surgery 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. Jafarnia is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 28% in TX), and high industry engagement (mixed engagement, top 4%), with 20 years of practice experience.
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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