Dr. Niran Amar, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Amar
Dr. Niran Amar is a clinical & laboratory immunology (allergy & immunology) physician in Waco, TX, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Amar performed 10,286 Medicare services across 1,019 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Amar received a total of $10,914 from 58 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 403 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in clinical & laboratory immunology (allergy & immunology) physician. 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. Amar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allergy skin test | 4,133 | $3 | $11 |
| Allergy immunotherapy preparation | 2,206 | $10 | $28 |
| Professional service for single injection of allergen | 1,843 | $7 | $27 |
| Allergy injection therapy, multiple injections | 1,267 | $8 | $33 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 208 | $85 | $160 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 203 | $56 | $120 |
| Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume | 138 | $19 | $80 |
| Test for allergy using allergenic extract injected into skin | 46 | $6 | $13 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 42 | $30 | $35 |
| Flu vaccine, high-dose | 41 | $72 | $80 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 34 | $100 | $250 |
| Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume changes before and after medication administration | 26 | $28 | $130 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 26 | $9 | $38 |
| Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (covid-19) | 23 | $40 | $70 |
| Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus | 21 | $16 | $28 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 16 | $1 | $20 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 13 | $54 | $145 |
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 (60%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
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. Amar is a mixed practice specialist, and low-engagement industry engagement, 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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