Total Payments
$104,669
2024 Payments
$1,417
Companies
14
Transactions
292
Medicare Patients
7,747
Medicare Billing
$778,961
Payment Breakdown by Category
Other$70,000 (66.9%)
Food & Beverage$13,815 (13.2%)
Consulting$12,275 (11.7%)
Travel$5,279 (5.0%)
Research$3,300 (3.2%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $69,500 | 27 | 66.4% |
| Food and Beverage | $13,815 | 220 | 13.2% |
| Consulting Fee | $12,275 | 11 | 11.7% |
| Travel and Lodging | $5,279 | 23 | 5.0% |
| Unspecified | $3,300 | 10 | 3.2% |
| Honoraria | $500.00 | 1 | 0.5% |
Payments by Type
General
$101,369
282 transactions
Research
$3,300
10 transactions
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $81,879 | 184 | $0 (2024) |
| ATRICURE, INC. | $12,974 | 24 | $0 (2021) |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $5,442 | 17 | $0 (2020) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $1,652 | 21 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $1,166 | 21 | $0 (2024) |
| CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC. | $541.42 | 3 | $0 (2021) |
| BIOTRONIK INC. | $445.23 | 4 | $0 (2023) |
| Biosense Webster, Inc. | $384.52 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| PFIZER INC. | $61.34 | 4 | $0 (2020) |
| ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | $41.91 | 3 | $0 (2019) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,417 | 28 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($705.47) |
| 2023 | $3,353 | 37 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($2,313) |
| 2022 | $13,283 | 42 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($12,669) |
| 2021 | $4,411 | 25 | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION ($3,625) |
| 2020 | $2,383 | 6 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($2,285) |
| 2019 | $39,856 | 58 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($35,214) |
| 2018 | $10,814 | 37 | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION ($9,365) |
| 2017 | $29,152 | 59 | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION ($15,702) |
All Payment Transactions
292 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 12
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/31/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | ENSITE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $43.46 | General |
| Category: Electrophysiology | ||||||
| 12/20/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN FLX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $114.72 | General |
| Category: WATCHMAN FLX_IC | ||||||
| 12/06/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN FLX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.86 | General |
| Category: WATCHMAN FLX_IC | ||||||
| 11/25/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN FLX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.00 | General |
| Category: WATCHMAN FLX_IC | ||||||
| 11/22/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN FLX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $54.06 | General |
| Category: WATCHMAN FLX_IC | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $41.81 | General |
| 11/19/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $34.58 | General |
| 11/08/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.78 | General |
| 09/27/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.92 | General |
| 09/17/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN FLX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $44.65 | General |
| Category: WATCHMAN FLX_IC | ||||||
| 09/15/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | AGILIS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $53.28 | General |
| Category: Electrophysiology | ||||||
| 08/23/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $45.30 | General |
| 08/07/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | PULSESELECT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.54 | General |
| Category: Ablation | ||||||
| 08/02/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.47 | General |
| 07/30/2024 | ENDOTRONIX, INC. | CORDELLA PULOMONARY ARTERY PRESSURE SENSOR (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $2.00 | General |
| Category: HEART FAILURE | ||||||
| 05/28/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | PULSESELECT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $123.87 | General |
| Category: Ablation | ||||||
| 05/23/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $59.47 | General |
| 05/23/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.46 | General |
| 05/18/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | PULSESELECT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $147.47 | General |
| Category: Ablation | ||||||
| 05/17/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $168.83 | General |
| Category: General - Therapies_CRM | ||||||
| 05/17/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | NA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $7.20 | General |
| Category: Ablation | ||||||
| 05/16/2024 | Biosense Webster, Inc. | CARTO 3 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $88.00 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 04/20/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.73 | General |
| 03/29/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN FLX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $6.86 | General |
| Category: WATCHMAN FLX_IC | ||||||
| 03/13/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | ENSITE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $158.28 | General |
| Category: Electrophysiology | ||||||
Research Studies & Clinical Trials
| Study Name | Company | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| CONVERGENCE OF EPICARDIAL AND ENDOCARDIAL RF ABLATION FOR THE TREATMENT OF SYMPTOMATIC PERSISTENT AF | AtriCure, Inc. | $3,300 | 10 |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 21 | 1,637 | 1,884 | $820,767 | $160,024 |
| 2022 | 25 | 1,826 | 2,138 | $921,442 | $197,966 |
| 2021 | 28 | 2,327 | 2,619 | $993,326 | $221,322 |
| 2020 | 26 | 1,957 | 2,199 | $825,647 | $199,649 |
Total Patients
7,747
Total Services
8,840
Medicare Billing
$778,961
Procedure Codes
104
All Medicare Procedures & Services
104 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 5
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93656 | Comprehensive electrophysiologic evaluation with catheter destruction of abnormality causing atrial fibrillation (uncoordinated contraction of upper chambers of heart) by pulmonary vein isolation | Facility | 2023 | 48 | 48 | $205,941 | $36,771 | 17.9% |
| 33340 | Repair of left upper heart chamber with implant with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 36 | 36 | $109,819 | $21,186 | 19.3% |
| 93653 | Comprehensive electrophysiologic evaluation with catheter destruction of abnormality of upper chamber of heart causing supraventricular tachycardia (rapid heart rate) | Facility | 2023 | 24 | 26 | $83,548 | $17,666 | 21.1% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 76 | 76 | $47,942 | $11,493 | 24.0% |
| 33208 | Insertion of pacemaker and upper and lower heart chamber electrode | Facility | 2023 | 28 | 28 | $53,248 | $11,272 | 21.2% |
| 33249 | Insertion of implantable defibrillator system | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $36,651 | $8,562 | 23.4% |
| 93010 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | Facility | 2023 | 905 | 1,126 | $44,488 | $7,548 | 17.0% |
| 93655 | Insertion of catheters and destruction of tissue to treat abnormal heart rhythm | Facility | 2023 | 27 | 29 | $46,607 | $7,456 | 16.0% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 90 | 101 | $34,067 | $7,325 | 21.5% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 55 | 61 | $28,672 | $7,135 | 24.9% |
| 92960 | External shock to heart to regulate heart beat | Facility | 2023 | 68 | 70 | $43,892 | $6,444 | 14.7% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 42 | 42 | $20,596 | $4,235 | 20.6% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 35 | 36 | $14,428 | $4,056 | 28.1% |
| 93462 | Insertion of tube in left heart chamber through heart septum | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $11,302 | $2,467 | 21.8% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $8,875 | $2,244 | 25.3% |
| 93280 | Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | Facility | 2023 | 49 | 49 | $8,128 | $1,433 | 17.6% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $3,456 | $1,097 | 31.7% |
| 99152 | Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 56 | 57 | $11,914 | $602.78 | 5.1% |
| 93284 | Programming of multiple lead implantable defibrillator system | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 17 | $4,568 | $568.84 | 12.5% |
| 93288 | Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $1,395 | $241.75 | 17.3% |
| 93228 | Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with review and report by health care professional | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $1,230 | $220.90 | 18.0% |
| 93656 | Comprehensive electrophysiologic evaluation with catheter destruction of abnormality causing atrial fibrillation (uncoordinated contraction of upper chambers of heart) by pulmonary vein isolation | Facility | 2022 | 59 | 59 | $246,947 | $54,553 | 22.1% |
| 33340 | Repair of left upper heart chamber with implant with review by radiologist | Facility | 2022 | 41 | 41 | $120,284 | $25,320 | 21.1% |
| 93653 | Comprehensive electrophysiologic evaluation with catheter destruction of abnormality of upper chamber of heart causing supraventricular tachycardia (rapid heart rate) | Facility | 2022 | 26 | 27 | $87,436 | $19,075 | 21.8% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 129 | 155 | $49,235 | $11,735 | 23.8% |
About Dr. Bruce Hook, M.D
Dr. Bruce Hook, M.D is a Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology healthcare provider based in Burlington, Massachusetts. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 09/27/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1366533028.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Bruce Hook, M.D has received a total of $104,669 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $1,417 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 292 transactions from 14 companies. The most common payment nature is "Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program" ($69,500).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Hook has provided services to 7,747 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 8,840 services with total Medicare billing of $778,961. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 104 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
- Other Specialties Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, Internal Medicine
- Location Burlington, MA
- Active Since 09/27/2006
- Last Updated 06/11/2019
- Taxonomy Code 207RC0001X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1366533028
Products in Payments
- WATCHMAN (Device) $29,171
- RHYTHMIA (Device) $23,737
- EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION DEV (Device) $12,692
- Rhythmia Mapping System (Device) $11,961
- GENERAL - THERAPIES (Device) $5,683
- Arctic Front (Device) $4,899
- GENERAL THERAPIES (Device) $3,387
- GENERAL THERAPIES (Device) $3,142
- WATCHMAN Access System (Device) $735.79
- WATCHMAN FLX (Device) $533.21
- Vascular Closure Device (Device) $522.68
- ENSITE (Device) $435.36
- NA (Device) $407.36
- GENERAL THERAPIES (Device) $338.24
- PULSESELECT (Device) $281.88
- AMPLATZER Occluders (Device) $227.92
- ENSITE PRECISION (Device) $212.89
- TactiCath Quartz CFA Catheter (Device) $178.65
- EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX, MODELS (Device) $174.69
- General - EP (Device) $163.73
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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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