Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Ashish Saharia, MD

Transplant Surgery Physician · Sugar Land, TX
Practice pattern: Cardiac Surgery — Surgically focused practice
16605 SOUTHWEST FWY, Sugar Land, TX 77479
2812750860
Registered in NPPES since 2008
NPI: 1821241571 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. Saharia

Dr. Ashish Saharia is a transplant surgery physician in Sugar Land, TX, with 17 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Saharia performed 38 Medicare services in 2023. These records do not provide a deduplicated patient total.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Saharia received a total of $13,420 from 47 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 224 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. Saharia 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.

✓ 17 years of NPI registration ▲ 38 Medicare services $13,420 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary — 2023

Medicare Utilization ↗
38
Medicare services
Bottom 19% in TX for transplant surgery physician
Lower Medicare volume may reflect subspecialty focus, hospital-based work, or a higher share of non-Medicare patients.
Not available
Unique patients (not deduplicated)
$876
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
Liver transplant
Surgical procedure to replace a diseased liver with a healthy liver from a donor.
19 $1,688 $21,816
Donor liver preparation for transplantation
This procedure involves the preparation of a donor liver for transplantation. It does not include the surgical removal of the organ or the transplant surgery itself.
19 $63 $2,239
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.
100.0% high complexity
0.0% medium
0.0% routine

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$13,420
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $1,917/year across 7 years
Top 18% in TX for transplant surgery physician
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
47
Companies
224
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
$855
2023
$1,071
2022
$889
2021
$1,861
2020
$7,386
2019
$573
2018
$785

Payments by company (2024)

ABBVIE INC.
$202
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
$118
Eisai Inc.
$112
Octapharma USA, Inc.
$54
Incyte Corporation
$48
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$48
Smith+Nephew, Inc.
$40
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$38
Aroa Biosurgery Incorporated
$35
Melinta Therapeutics, LLC
$32
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
$31
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$29
Madrigal Pharmaceuticals
$28
Acera Surgical, Inc.
$23
Tactile Systems Technology Inc
$17
Top 3 companies account for 50.5% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
$8,085
Eisai Inc.
$439
ABBVIE INC.
$431
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
$320
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$319
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
$318
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
$301
FUJIFILM Healthcare Americas Corporation
$289
TELA Bio, Inc.
$274
INTRA-SANA LABORATORIES
$213
AbbVie Inc.
$191
EISAI INC.
$188
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc.
$140
Shionogi Inc
$121
Biocompatibles, Inc.
$109
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$109
Incyte Corporation
$102
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation
$100
Smith+Nephew, Inc.
$97
AngioDynamics, Inc.
$85
BAXTER HEALTHCARE
$85
Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC
$81
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$80
Alafair Biosciences, Inc.
$79
Relypsa, Inc.
$78
Allergan Inc.
$71
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$70
Boston Scientific Corporation
$60
Wound Management Technologies, Inc
$57
Octapharma USA, Inc.
$54
Smith & Nephew, Inc.
$50
Integra LifeSciences Corporation
$42
Davol Inc.
$41
Aroa Biosurgery Incorporated
$35
Melinta Therapeutics, LLC
$32
ACELL, INC.
$31
Teleflex LLC
$29
Madrigal Pharmaceuticals
$28
Veloxis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$24
Acera Surgical, Inc.
$23
Sirtex Medical Inc
$23
Covidien LP
$22
Allergan, Inc.
$21
Vifor Pharma, Inc.
$18
Biom'Up SA
$18
Tactile Systems Technology Inc
$17
Avanos Medical
$16
Top 3 companies account for 66.7% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
AVYCAZ · BALFAXAR · CODMAN CERTAS · CORTRAK · CRESEMBA · CellerateRx · Cresemba · DALVANCE · DIFICID · Da Vinci Surgical System · Emprint · Envarsus XR (SP) · Flexitouch Plus · GATTEX · HEMOBLAST Bellows · KEYTRUDA · Kanuma · LIVTENCITY · Lenvima · MAVYRET · MONJUVI · Mulpleta · OASIS · Ondansetron · OviTex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (OviTex) · Ovitex · PEMAZYRE · Phasix Mesh · QuikClot · RELISTOR · RELTONE 200 MG · RESMETIROM · Restrata Wound Matrix · Rezzayo · SIR-Spheres Microspheres · STRATTICE RECONSTRUCTIVE TISSUE MATRIX BPS · STRAVIX PL · Santyl · Smoflipid · TACHOSIL · TEFLARO · TERLIVAZ · THERASPHERE - BIO · THERASPHERE-BIO · TheraSphere Y90 Glass Microspheres 10 GBq · ULTOMIRIS · UTASWAKO AFP-L3 · Veltassa · VersaWrap · XIFAXAN · ZERBAXA · uTASWako AFP-L3
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

Transplant surgery physicians in nearby ZIP areas
29
County median income
$113,409
Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)
HOUSTON METHODIST SUGARLAND 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. Saharia is a cardiac surgery specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with 17 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. Saharia experienced with liver transplant?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Saharia performed 19 liver transplant 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. Saharia receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Saharia received a total of $13,420 from 47 companies across 224 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. Saharia's costs compare to other transplant surgery physicians in Sugar Land?
Dr. Saharia's average Medicare payment per service is $876. 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. Saharia) 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?
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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 →