Total Payments
$6,736
2024 Payments
$913.05
Companies
13
Transactions
77
Medicare Patients
2,795
Medicare Billing
$168,668
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$4,036 (59.9%)
Travel$2,001 (29.7%)
Other$700.00 (10.4%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $4,036 | 59 | 59.9% |
| Travel and Lodging | $2,001 | 13 | 29.7% |
| Grant | $700.00 | 1 | 10.4% |
| Unspecified | $0 | 4 | 0.0% |
Payments by Type
General
$6,736
73 transactions
Ownership
$0
4 transactions
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silk Road Medical, Inc. | $1,656 | 16 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $1,499 | 10 | $0 (2024) |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | $1,204 | 14 | $0 (2024) |
| Terumo Medical Corporation | $995.37 | 9 | $0 (2023) |
| Endologix LLC | $510.43 | 8 | $0 (2024) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $387.74 | 5 | $0 (2024) |
| CENTERLINE BIOMEDICAL INC. | $130.82 | 5 | $0 (2024) |
| Cook Incorporated | $108.30 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $96.62 | 4 | $0 (2020) |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $78.30 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $913.05 | 14 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($328.87) |
| 2023 | $1,345 | 18 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. ($622.29) |
| 2022 | $1,767 | 10 | Medtronic, Inc. ($871.83) |
| 2021 | $469.91 | 9 | Silk Road Medical, Inc. ($224.77) |
| 2020 | $461.07 | 6 | Endologix, LLC ($133.74) |
| 2019 | $928.94 | 9 | Terumo Medical Corporation ($737.90) |
| 2018 | $119.72 | 3 | Silk Road Medical, Inc. ($119.72) |
| 2017 | $732.20 | 8 | Silk Road Medical, Inc. ($432.14) |
All Payment Transactions
77 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 4
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/16/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $56.25 | General |
| Category: General - Vascular Access_IC | ||||||
| 12/12/2024 | Silk Road Medical, Inc. | ENROUTE Transcarotid Stent (Device), ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System, ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $156.97 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 11/26/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $55.29 | General |
| Category: General - Vascular Access_IC | ||||||
| 11/19/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $37.41 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 10/17/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $165.18 | General |
| Category: General - Vascular Access_IC | ||||||
| 09/27/2024 | Ethicon US, LLC | SURGICEL NU-KNIT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $49.18 | General |
| Category: Biosurgical | ||||||
| 09/26/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | ENDURANT IIS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $150.87 | General |
| Category: Aortic Stent Grafts | ||||||
| 09/26/2024 | Endologix LLC | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.67 | General |
| 09/19/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE CARDIOFORM Septal Occluder (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $90.43 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 07/24/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | PICO (Device), RENASYS GO v2 HOME | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.87 | General |
| Category: Negative Pressure Wound Therapy | ||||||
| 07/09/2024 | Silk Road Medical, Inc. | ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System (Device), ENROUTE Enflate Transcarotid RX Balloon Dilatation Catheter, ENROUTE Transcarotid Stent | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.29 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 06/05/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | HELI-FX ENDOANCHOR SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $54.49 | General |
| Category: Aortic EndoAnchors | ||||||
| 03/05/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Ranger (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $52.15 | General |
| Category: Ranger_PI | ||||||
| 2024 | CENTERLINE BIOMEDICAL INC. | — | — | — | $0.00 | Ownership |
| 12/21/2023 | Silk Road Medical, Inc. | ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System (Device), ENROUTE Transcarotid Stent | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $141.48 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 12/21/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | ENDURANT IIS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $68.65 | General |
| Category: Aortic Stent Grafts | ||||||
| 12/01/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | EMBOLD Fibered (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $58.87 | General |
| Category: Embold_PI | ||||||
| 10/11/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | ENDURANT IIS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $167.73 | General |
| Category: Aortic Stent Grafts | ||||||
| 10/06/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | ENDURANT IIS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.05 | General |
| Category: Aortic Stent Grafts | ||||||
| 10/05/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | ENDURANT IIS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $151.66 | General |
| Category: Aortic Stent Grafts | ||||||
| 09/21/2023 | Terumo Medical Corporation | AZUR CX DETACHABLE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $115.07 | General |
| Category: VASCULAR EMBOLIZATION | ||||||
| 01/20/2023 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE TAG Thoracic Endoprosthesis (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $274.85 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 01/20/2023 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE TAG Thoracic Endoprosthesis (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $120.21 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 01/20/2023 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE TAG Thoracic Endoprosthesis (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $36.28 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 01/17/2023 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE TAG Thoracic Endoprosthesis (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $34.83 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 17 | 737 | 794 | $146,650 | $35,912 |
| 2022 | 16 | 664 | 736 | $173,091 | $41,137 |
| 2021 | 14 | 697 | 770 | $189,725 | $40,478 |
| 2020 | 18 | 697 | 777 | $220,657 | $51,141 |
Total Patients
2,795
Total Services
3,077
Medicare Billing
$168,668
Procedure Codes
78
All Medicare Procedures & Services
78 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 4
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 117 | 131 | $34,664 | $8,137 | 23.5% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 40 | 40 | $13,226 | $3,169 | 24.0% |
| 93880 | Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | Office | 2023 | 29 | 29 | $9,218 | $3,093 | 33.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 26 | 29 | $10,844 | $2,477 | 22.8% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 20 | 20 | $9,756 | $2,384 | 24.4% |
| 93925 | Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | Office | 2023 | 14 | 19 | $10,053 | $2,285 | 22.7% |
| 93970 | Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | Facility | 2023 | 72 | 74 | $7,220 | $1,904 | 26.4% |
| 93880 | Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | Facility | 2023 | 68 | 69 | $7,779 | $1,751 | 22.5% |
| 93922 | Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | Office | 2023 | 25 | 30 | $5,689 | $1,281 | 22.5% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2023 | 36 | 36 | $6,012 | $1,271 | 21.1% |
| 93971 | Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | Facility | 2023 | 86 | 86 | $5,359 | $1,256 | 23.4% |
| 93971 | Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | Office | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $3,697 | $1,064 | 28.8% |
| 93925 | Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | Facility | 2023 | 31 | 40 | $4,388 | $1,042 | 23.8% |
| 99202 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 15-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $3,630 | $841.95 | 23.2% |
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 21 | $2,670 | $819.21 | 30.7% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 12 | $2,977 | $782.28 | 26.3% |
| 75625 | Review by radiologist of abdominal aorta image | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 14 | $2,774 | $737.38 | 26.6% |
| 93922 | Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | Facility | 2023 | 50 | 60 | $2,160 | $506.15 | 23.4% |
| G0180 | Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and | Office | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $1,702 | $445.17 | 26.2% |
| 93926 | Ultrasound of one leg arteries or artery grafts | Facility | 2023 | 23 | 25 | $1,683 | $392.92 | 23.3% |
| 93923 | Complete ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 18 | $1,149 | $271.84 | 23.7% |
| 35301 | Removal of blood clot and portion of chest, neck, or brain artery | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $36,176 | $9,843 | 27.2% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 124 | 148 | $38,446 | $9,014 | 23.4% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 35 | 35 | $11,490 | $2,816 | 24.5% |
| 93880 | Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | Office | 2022 | 24 | 24 | $8,701 | $2,731 | 31.4% |
About Dr. Bart Chess, M.D
Dr. Bart Chess, M.D is a Surgery healthcare provider based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/18/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1023037413.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Bart Chess, M.D has received a total of $6,736 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $913.05 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 77 transactions from 13 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($4,036).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Chess has provided services to 2,795 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 3,077 services with total Medicare billing of $168,668. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 78 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Surgery
- Other Specialties Vascular Surgery
- Location Pittsburgh, PA
- Active Since 07/18/2006
- Last Updated 10/05/2020
- Taxonomy Code 208600000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1023037413
Products in Payments
- ENDURANT IIS (Device) $1,348
- ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System (Device) $1,143
- GORE TAG Thoracic Endoprosthesis (Device) $1,029
- Navicross (Device) $713.33
- ENROUTE Transcarotid Stent (Device) $512.64
- NAVICROSS (Device) $142.40
- IOPS MOBILE CART (Device) $130.82
- AFX (Device) $127.54
- AZUR CX DETACHABLE (Device) $115.07
- Endurant (Device) $111.07
- Cook Medical Advanced Tech (Device) $108.30
- GORE CARDIOFORM Septal Occluder (Device) $90.43
- COREVALVE EVOLUT R (Device) $82.05
- EMBOLD Fibered (Device) $58.87
- Alto Abdominal Stent Graft System (Device) $54.55
- HELI-FX ENDOANCHOR SYSTEM (Device) $54.49
- Ranger (Device) $52.15
- SURGICEL NU-KNIT (Device) $49.18
- GORE TAG Thoracic Branch Endoprosthesis (Device) $42.32
- Impella (Device) $37.41
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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