Dr. Charles Lutz, MD
NPI: 1477506582
Total Payments
$18,080
2024 Payments
$3,424
Companies
22
Transactions
405
Medicare Patients
794
Medicare Billing
$397,488
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$13,470 (74.5%)
Other$2,750 (15.2%)
Travel$1,859 (10.3%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $13,470 | 398 | 74.5% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $2,750 | 1 | 15.2% |
| Travel and Lodging | $1,859 | 6 | 10.3% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medtronic, Inc. | $6,937 | 172 | $0 (2024) |
| ABIOMED | $5,177 | 87 | $0 (2024) |
| LSI SOLUTIONS INC | $2,460 | 10 | $0 (2024) |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $1,226 | 67 | $0 (2024) |
| ATRICURE, INC. | $753.59 | 9 | $0 (2024) |
| ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | $253.75 | 20 | $0 (2024) |
| Medistim USA, Inc. | $216.23 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $214.81 | 6 | $0 (2024) |
| Maquet Cardiovascular U.S. Sales, L.L.C. | $205.13 | 6 | $0 (2020) |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $178.66 | 9 | $0 (2020) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3,424 | 72 | LSI SOLUTIONS INC ($1,392) |
| 2023 | $6,003 | 111 | Medtronic, Inc. ($4,400) |
| 2022 | $2,716 | 81 | Medtronic, Inc. ($1,159) |
| 2021 | $2,254 | 45 | ABIOMED ($1,492) |
| 2020 | $676.33 | 21 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($181.55) |
| 2019 | $1,515 | 35 | ABIOMED ($807.01) |
| 2018 | $1,015 | 22 | ABIOMED ($857.97) |
| 2017 | $476.43 | 18 | LSI SOLUTIONS INC ($141.22) |
All Payment Transactions
405 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 17
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/31/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | AVALUS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.86 | General |
| Category: Heart Valves | ||||||
| 12/30/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | AVALUS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $3.10 | General |
| Category: Heart Valves | ||||||
| 12/20/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | AVALUS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.09 | General |
| Category: Heart Valves | ||||||
| 12/11/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | AVALUS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $174.45 | General |
| Category: Heart Valves | ||||||
| 12/09/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $26.79 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 12/05/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | KONECT RESILIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.08 | General |
| Category: Pericardial Heart Valves | ||||||
| 11/22/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | NAVITOR (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.44 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 11/06/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | PENDITURE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.18 | General |
| Category: Ablation | ||||||
| 10/30/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $53.74 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 10/30/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.22 | General |
| Category: Pericardial Heart Valves | ||||||
| 10/16/2024 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | LifeVest (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $19.32 | General |
| Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus | ||||||
| 10/09/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | AVALUS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.08 | General |
| Category: Heart Valves | ||||||
| 10/01/2024 | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | JARDIANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.81 | General |
| Category: DIABETES | ||||||
| 09/30/2024 | Ethicon US, LLC | ETHICON (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.43 | General |
| Category: Biosurgical | ||||||
| 09/25/2024 | Medistim USA, Inc. | MiraQ (Medical Supply) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $47.78 | General |
| Category: Device | ||||||
| 09/20/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $26.30 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 09/20/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $2.56 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 09/18/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | CARPENTIER-EDWARDS PERIMOUNT MAGNA EASE PERICARDIAL BIOPROSTHESIS - AORTIC (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.04 | General |
| Category: Pericardial Heart Valves | ||||||
| 09/18/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | NAVITOR (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.63 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 09/17/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $27.34 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 09/12/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $26.97 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 09/12/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | PENDITURE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.74 | General |
| Category: Ablation | ||||||
| 08/30/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | PENDITURE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.57 | General |
| Category: Ablation | ||||||
| 08/23/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | PENDITURE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.46 | General |
| Category: Ablation | ||||||
| 08/22/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.07 | General |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | 84 | 84 | $146,934 | $50,603 |
| 2022 | 10 | 217 | 217 | $367,846 | $106,991 |
| 2021 | 10 | 237 | 237 | $415,884 | $119,898 |
| 2020 | 11 | 256 | 256 | $412,779 | $119,997 |
Total Patients
794
Total Services
794
Medicare Billing
$397,488
Procedure Codes
40
All Medicare Procedures & Services
40 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33533 | Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 1 graft | Facility | 2023 | 23 | 23 | $81,799 | $27,787 | 34.0% |
| 33534 | Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 2 grafts | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $49,589 | $17,786 | 35.9% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $5,220 | $2,005 | 38.4% |
| 33517 | Coronary artery bypass using vein or artery graft, 1 graft | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $5,916 | $1,716 | 29.0% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $3,619 | $1,143 | 31.6% |
| 33508 | Harvest of vein using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $791.00 | $166.60 | 21.1% |
| 33533 | Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 1 graft | Facility | 2022 | 30 | 30 | $107,876 | $37,701 | 34.9% |
| 33534 | Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 2 grafts | Facility | 2022 | 17 | 17 | $94,875 | $26,158 | 27.6% |
| 33405 | Replacement of aortic valve on heart-lung machine | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $65,250 | $18,386 | 28.2% |
| 33361 | Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery | Facility | 2022 | 14 | 14 | $35,014 | $8,130 | 23.2% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 50 | 50 | $16,423 | $6,043 | 36.8% |
| 33518 | Coronary artery bypass using vein or artery graft, 2 grafts | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $21,600 | $3,756 | 17.4% |
| 33517 | Coronary artery bypass using vein or artery graft, 1 graft | Facility | 2022 | 16 | 16 | $14,402 | $2,167 | 15.0% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 21 | 21 | $5,313 | $2,028 | 38.2% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 24 | 24 | $3,600 | $1,788 | 49.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $1,969 | $707.38 | 35.9% |
| 33508 | Harvest of vein using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $1,524 | $126.89 | 8.3% |
| 33533 | Heart artery bypass, single graft | Facility | 2021 | 33 | 33 | $122,878 | $40,349 | 32.8% |
| 33405 | Replacement of aortic valve using artificial valve on heart-lung machine, open procedure | Facility | 2021 | 14 | 14 | $85,550 | $22,435 | 26.2% |
| 33534 | Heart artery bypass, 2 grafts | Facility | 2021 | 12 | 12 | $66,000 | $20,519 | 31.1% |
| 33361 | Replacement of aortic valve with prosthetic valve, accessed through the skin | Facility | 2021 | 26 | 26 | $65,026 | $15,302 | 23.5% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Office | 2021 | 44 | 44 | $14,080 | $5,580 | 39.6% |
| 33518 | Combined vein and artery heart artery bypass, 2 grafts | Facility | 2021 | 15 | 15 | $27,000 | $4,798 | 17.8% |
| 34714 | Exposure of one groin artery with creation of conduit, open procedure | Facility | 2021 | 15 | 15 | $8,475 | $3,139 | 37.0% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 23 | 23 | $5,819 | $2,395 | 41.2% |
About Dr. Charles Lutz, MD
Dr. Charles Lutz, MD is a Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) healthcare provider based in Syracuse, New York. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/18/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1477506582.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Charles Lutz, MD has received a total of $18,080 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $3,424 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 405 transactions from 22 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($13,470).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Lutz has provided services to 794 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 794 services with total Medicare billing of $397,488. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 40 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
- Location Syracuse, NY
- Active Since 05/18/2006
- Last Updated 02/11/2016
- Taxonomy Code 208G00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1477506582
Products in Payments
- Impella (Device) $5,177
- OCTOPUS (Device) $2,750
- AVALUS (Device) $2,732
- COR-KNOT (Device) $1,190
- COR KNOT (Device) $982.56
- PENDITURE (Device) $603.22
- ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM (Device) $432.57
- Avalus (Device) $283.59
- INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE (Device) $275.44
- RAM (Device) $269.76
- LifeVest (Device) $253.75
- Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve (Device) $209.21
- 3F (Device) $203.88
- CARDIOBLATE (Device) $201.82
- NAVITOR (Device) $170.76
- MiraQ (Device) $168.45
- VASOVIEW (Device) $150.19
- INSPIRIS RESILIA aortic valve (Device) $142.38
- ATRICURE CRYOICE CRYOABLATION SYSTEM (CRYO2) (Device) $140.81
- SIMULUS (Device) $128.80
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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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