Dr. Christopher Heck, MD
Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $499.17 | 9 | 100.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| MML US, Inc. | $172.88 | 2 | $0 (2023) |
| Heron Therapeutics, Inc. | $125.00 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| ABIOMED | $119.48 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $59.74 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $22.07 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $157.88 | 2 | Heron Therapeutics, Inc. ($125.00) |
| 2023 | $259.48 | 5 | MML US, Inc. ($172.88) |
| 2019 | $59.74 | 1 | Abbott Laboratories ($59.74) |
| 2018 | $22.07 | 1 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. ($22.07) |
All Payment Transactions
9 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/18/2024 | Heron Therapeutics, Inc. | ZYNRELEF (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $125.00 | General |
| Category: POST SURGICAL PAIN RELIEF | ||||||
| 04/11/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.88 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 07/17/2023 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.44 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 05/25/2023 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.92 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 05/17/2023 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $33.24 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 04/04/2023 | MML US, Inc. | ReActiv8 (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $135.38 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 04/04/2023 | MML US, Inc. | ReActiv8 (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $37.50 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 05/29/2019 | Abbott Laboratories | AMPLATZER Occluders (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $59.74 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Arrhythmias and Heart Failure | ||||||
| 05/15/2018 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | CoreValve Evolut (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.07 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Valve Systems | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | 34 | 34 | $179,029 | $20,399 |
| 2020 | 2 | 42 | 42 | $213,940 | $27,166 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
4 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33533 | Heart artery bypass, single graft | Facility | 2021 | 16 | 16 | $172,729 | $20,187 | 11.7% |
| 33508 | Harvest of veins for coronary artery bypass procedure using an endoscope | Facility | 2021 | 18 | 18 | $6,300 | $212.22 | 3.4% |
| 33533 | Heart artery bypass to repair one artery | Facility | 2020 | 20 | 20 | $206,240 | $26,895 | 13.0% |
| 33508 | Harvest of veins for coronary artery bypass procedure using an endoscope | Facility | 2020 | 22 | 22 | $7,700 | $270.77 | 3.5% |
About Dr. Christopher Heck, MD
Dr. Christopher Heck, MD is a Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) healthcare provider based in Duluth, Minnesota. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/13/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1699726752.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Christopher Heck, MD has received a total of $499.17 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $157.88 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 9 transactions from 5 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($499.17).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Heck has provided services to 76 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 76 services with total Medicare billing of $47,565. Data is available for 2 years (2020–2021), covering 4 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
- Location Duluth, MN
- Active Since 05/13/2006
- Last Updated 12/15/2016
- Taxonomy Code 208G00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1699726752
Products in Payments
- ReActiv8 (Device) $172.88
- ZYNRELEF (Drug) $125.00
- Impella (Device) $119.48
- AMPLATZER Occluders (Device) $59.74
- CoreValve Evolut (Device) $22.07
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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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