Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | $52,000 | 13 | 79.9% |
| Travel and Lodging | $8,272 | 40 | 12.7% |
| Food and Beverage | $4,816 | 69 | 7.4% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $63,584 | 103 | $0 (2023) |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $481.28 | 6 | $0 (2017) |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | $430.90 | 3 | $0 (2022) |
| Avanos Medical | $143.28 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $118.12 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| KCI USA, Inc | $82.48 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Teleflex Medical Incorporated | $79.30 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Davol Inc. | $72.54 | 2 | $0 (2023) |
| Bard Access Systems, Inc. | $49.37 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Covidien LP | $32.87 | 2 | $0 (2017) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $186.66 | 3 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($146.61) |
| 2022 | $5,281 | 10 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($5,220) |
| 2021 | $9,557 | 15 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($9,413) |
| 2020 | $14.50 | 1 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($14.50) |
| 2019 | $4,514 | 7 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($4,239) |
| 2018 | $27,866 | 54 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($27,557) |
| 2017 | $17,668 | 32 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($16,993) |
All Payment Transactions
122 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 5
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/24/2023 | Davol Inc. | Phasix Mesh (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $40.05 | General |
| Category: Surgery | ||||||
| 05/23/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $96.61 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 05/16/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $50.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/11/2022 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE SYNECOR Biomaterial (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $47.08 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 04/19/2022 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $51.58 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 04/19/2022 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $36.86 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 04/19/2022 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.19 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 04/19/2022 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.39 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 04/01/2022 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 04/01/2022 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $300.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 03/31/2022 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $214.92 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 03/24/2022 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $572.52 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 01/13/2022 | Novo Nordisk Inc | Rybelsus (Drug), Ozempic | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.58 | General |
| Category: Diabetes | ||||||
| 12/28/2021 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $82.95 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/28/2021 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.27 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/04/2021 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $257.63 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/04/2021 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $118.58 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 08/04/2021 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 08/04/2021 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $150.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 07/23/2021 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 07/23/2021 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $300.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 07/14/2021 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $130.76 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 07/12/2021 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $150.72 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 07/11/2021 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $161.92 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 07/11/2021 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $8.82 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 26 | 36 | $6,854 | $1,514 |
| 2022 | 3 | 48 | 67 | $21,028 | $6,381 |
| 2021 | 3 | 86 | 120 | $40,652 | $12,780 |
| 2020 | 5 | 78 | 87 | $26,556 | $8,255 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
13 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 14 | 22 | $6,109 | $1,433 | 23.5% |
| 93010 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 14 | $744.64 | $81.00 | 10.9% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 70 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 19 | 21 | $10,500 | $2,834 | 27.0% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 16 | 30 | $7,703 | $2,566 | 33.3% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 13 | 16 | $2,826 | $980.17 | 34.7% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 48 | 50 | $25,000 | $7,618 | 30.5% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 19 | 38 | $9,956 | $3,354 | 33.7% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 19 | 32 | $5,696 | $1,808 | 31.7% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 21 | 21 | $10,500 | $3,399 | 32.4% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 16 | 16 | $5,392 | $1,767 | 32.8% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes | Office | 2020 | 16 | 21 | $5,502 | $1,403 | 25.5% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Office | 2020 | 13 | 15 | $2,670 | $873.73 | 32.7% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 12 | 14 | $2,492 | $812.34 | 32.6% |
About David Gochnour
David Gochnour is a Surgery healthcare provider based in Houston, Texas. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/08/2014. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1609286913.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, David Gochnour has received a total of $65,087 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $186.66 received in 2023. These payments were reported across 122 transactions from 11 companies. The most common payment nature is "Education" ($52,000).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Gochnour has provided services to 238 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 310 services with total Medicare billing of $28,929. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 13 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Surgery
- Location Houston, TX
- Active Since 05/08/2014
- Last Updated 08/01/2023
- Taxonomy Code 208600000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1609286913
Products in Payments
- Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) $63,584
- ECHELON FLEX Stapler (Device) $481.28
- SYNECOR Biomaterial (Device) $226.84
- SEAMGUARD Bioabsorbable Staple Line Reinforcement (Device) $156.98
- ON-Q* PUMP AND ACCESSORIES (Device) $143.28
- GENERAL HEMOSTASIS (Device) $118.12
- ABTHERA (Device) $82.48
- Percutaneous Solutions: PERCUVANCE & MiniLap brands (Device) $79.30
- BAS-PowerPICC (Device) $49.37
- GORE SYNECOR Biomaterial (Device) $47.08
- Phasix Mesh (Device) $40.05
- ProGrip (Device) $32.87
- DAV-VENTRALIGHT (Device) $32.49
- Rybelsus (Drug) $13.58
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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