Total Payments
$510,920
2024 Payments
$27,098
Companies
24
Transactions
611
Medicare Patients
383
Medicare Billing
$92,973
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$291,413 (57.0%)
Other$132,022 (25.8%)
Travel$57,782 (11.3%)
Food & Beverage$21,099 (4.1%)
Research$8,515 (1.7%)
Education$78.00 (0.0%)
Gifts$11.00 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $291,413 | 55 | 57.0% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $88,685 | 49 | 17.4% |
| Travel and Lodging | $57,782 | 176 | 11.3% |
| Honoraria | $43,338 | 10 | 8.5% |
| Food and Beverage | $21,099 | 317 | 4.1% |
| Unspecified | $8,515 | 1 | 1.7% |
| Education | $78.00 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Gift | $11.00 | 1 | 0.0% |
Payments by Type
General
$502,405
610 transactions
Research
$8,515
1 transactions
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $370,393 | 414 | $0 (2024) |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $76,464 | 106 | $0 (2024) |
| Medline Industries LP | $40,628 | 20 | $0 (2022) |
| Becton, Dickinson and Company | $12,185 | 16 | $0 (2024) |
| KARL STORZ Endoscopy-America | $7,526 | 7 | $0 (2024) |
| Bard Access Systems, Inc. | $707.00 | 2 | $0 (2020) |
| ABIOMED | $440.01 | 5 | $0 (2023) |
| ZOLL Medical Corporation | $439.86 | 7 | $0 (2020) |
| Baxter Healthcare | $380.00 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Getinge USA Sales, LLC | $353.11 | 6 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $27,098 | 32 | Becton, Dickinson and Company ($12,185) |
| 2023 | $31,109 | 33 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($27,904) |
| 2022 | $40,169 | 59 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP ($31,807) |
| 2021 | $60,640 | 54 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP ($28,983) |
| 2020 | $47,943 | 40 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($20,852) |
| 2019 | $97,695 | 103 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($79,245) |
| 2018 | $112,490 | 155 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($111,642) |
| 2017 | $93,776 | 135 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($93,498) |
All Payment Transactions
611 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 25
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/19/2024 | Becton, Dickinson and Company | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $10,400.00 | General |
| 12/19/2024 | Becton, Dickinson and Company | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $249.08 | General |
| 12/19/2024 | Becton, Dickinson and Company | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $34.92 | General |
| 12/03/2024 | Getinge USA Sales, LLC | Cardiohelp (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $107.00 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 12/03/2024 | Getinge USA Sales, LLC | Cardiohelp (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.75 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | Becton, Dickinson and Company | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $15.73 | General |
| 11/21/2024 | Becton, Dickinson and Company | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $15.72 | General |
| 11/20/2024 | Becton, Dickinson and Company | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $663.84 | General |
| 11/20/2024 | Becton, Dickinson and Company | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $203.84 | General |
| 11/20/2024 | Becton, Dickinson and Company | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $121.39 | General |
| 11/20/2024 | Becton, Dickinson and Company | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $74.67 | General |
| 11/18/2024 | Becton, Dickinson and Company | HemoSphere (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $109.82 | General |
| Category: Hemodynamic Monitoring | ||||||
| 11/18/2024 | Becton, Dickinson and Company | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $2.38 | General |
| 11/17/2024 | Becton, Dickinson and Company | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $193.87 | General |
| 11/15/2024 | Becton, Dickinson and Company | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $47.60 | General |
| 11/15/2024 | Becton, Dickinson and Company | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.81 | General |
| 11/15/2024 | Becton, Dickinson and Company | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $3.30 | General |
| 11/14/2024 | Becton, Dickinson and Company | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.39 | General |
| 11/13/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $513.62 | General |
| 10/31/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $1,227.21 | General |
| 10/30/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | MC3 NAUTILUS(TM) ECMO OXYGENATOR (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $211.61 | General |
| Category: Cardiopulmonary | ||||||
| 10/30/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | MC3 NAUTILUS(TM) ECMO OXYGENATOR (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $1.15 | General |
| Category: Cardiopulmonary | ||||||
| 07/23/2024 | KARL STORZ Endoscopy-America | C-MAC (Device) | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,802.00 | General |
| Category: ANESTHESIOLOGY | ||||||
| 07/09/2024 | KARL STORZ Endoscopy-America | C-MAC (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,696.00 | General |
| Category: ANESTHESIOLOGY | ||||||
| 07/09/2024 | KARL STORZ Endoscopy-America | C-MAC (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,141.91 | General |
| Category: ANESTHESIOLOGY | ||||||
Research Studies & Clinical Trials
| Study Name | Company | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contractor pay | Medline Industries, Inc. | $8,515 | 1 |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 68 | 100 | $102,592 | $15,976 |
| 2022 | 2 | 70 | 102 | $80,235 | $15,183 |
| 2021 | 2 | 92 | 160 | $100,750 | $24,653 |
| 2020 | 3 | 153 | 248 | $144,740 | $37,160 |
Total Patients
383
Total Services
610
Medicare Billing
$92,973
Procedure Codes
10
All Medicare Procedures & Services
10 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99291 | Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 44 | 60 | $56,580 | $9,952 | 17.6% |
| 33949 | Daily management of ecmo external vein to artery blood circulation in heart and lungs using a pump | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 28 | $41,860 | $4,914 | 11.7% |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $4,152 | $1,111 | 26.8% |
| 99291 | Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 49 | 75 | $69,300 | $12,857 | 18.6% |
| 99292 | Critical care, each additional 30 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 21 | 27 | $10,935 | $2,327 | 21.3% |
| 99291 | Critical care delivery critically ill or injured patient, first 30-74 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 58 | 114 | $85,386 | $20,379 | 23.9% |
| 99292 | Critical care delivery critically ill or injured patient | Facility | 2021 | 34 | 46 | $15,364 | $4,274 | 27.8% |
| 99291 | Critical care delivery critically ill or injured patient, first 30-74 minutes | Facility | 2020 | 89 | 164 | $120,376 | $29,819 | 24.8% |
| 99292 | Critical care delivery critically ill or injured patient | Facility | 2020 | 38 | 52 | $17,004 | $4,709 | 27.7% |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 35 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 26 | 32 | $7,360 | $2,632 | 35.8% |
About Dr. Alan Heffner, MD
Dr. Alan Heffner, MD is a Emergency Medicine healthcare provider based in Charlotte, North Carolina. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 09/13/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1093700460.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Alan Heffner, MD has received a total of $510,920 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $27,098 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 611 transactions from 24 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($291,413).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Heffner has provided services to 383 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 610 services with total Medicare billing of $92,973. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 10 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Emergency Medicine
- Other Specialties Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine
- Location Charlotte, NC
- Active Since 09/13/2005
- Last Updated 07/24/2024
- Taxonomy Code 207P00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1093700460
Products in Payments
- LOKELMA (Drug) $73,610
- Dermatology and Wound Care (Medical Supply) $25,695
- ClearSight System (Device) $8,382
- C-MAC (Device) $7,184
- ANDEXXA (Biological) $3,001
- EV1000 Clinical Platform (Device) $818.83
- FloTrac Sensor (Device) $651.01
- HemoSphere (Device) $462.75
- Impella (Device) $440.01
- HemoSphere advanced monitoring platform (Device) $409.64
- No Related Product (Device) $380.00
- Cardiohelp (Device) $353.11
- GIAPREZA (Drug) $244.63
- MC3 NAUTILUS(TM) ECMO OXYGENATOR (Device) $212.76
- FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S (Device) $151.55
- 2ND GEN CENTRIMAG PRIMARY CONSOLE (Device) $124.08
- Fetroja (Drug) $116.64
- n.a. (Device) $116.50
- C-MAC POCKET MONITOR w/ CLEANING CAP (Device) $104.71
- TEG (Device) $61.20
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Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.
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