Dr. Douglas Johnston, M.D
Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $144,440 | 57 | 63.7% |
| Travel and Lodging | $30,969 | 91 | 13.7% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $24,940 | 6 | 11.0% |
| Food and Beverage | $21,532 | 181 | 9.5% |
| Education | $4,400 | 2 | 1.9% |
| Honoraria | $500.00 | 1 | 0.2% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $124,207 | 142 | $0 (2024) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $40,705 | 47 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $30,278 | 44 | $0 (2024) |
| Bolton Medical Inc | $11,752 | 22 | $0 (2022) |
| LivaNova USA, Inc. | $5,905 | 10 | $0 (2020) |
| CryoLife, Inc. | $2,596 | 7 | $0 (2020) |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | $2,536 | 20 | $0 (2021) |
| Artivion, Inc. | $2,400 | 2 | $0 (2021) |
| ATRICURE, INC. | $1,772 | 9 | $0 (2024) |
| Masimo Corporation | $946.53 | 5 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $57,601 | 79 | Medtronic, Inc. ($29,688) |
| 2023 | $9,176 | 47 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($7,322) |
| 2022 | $17,784 | 21 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($16,231) |
| 2021 | $22,833 | 17 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($20,167) |
| 2020 | $12,354 | 17 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($10,628) |
| 2019 | $48,139 | 66 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($29,875) |
| 2018 | $39,236 | 59 | Abbott Laboratories ($21,693) |
| 2017 | $19,658 | 32 | Abbott Laboratories ($13,293) |
All Payment Transactions
338 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 14
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/21/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | AVALUS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $124.79 | General |
| Category: Heart Valves | ||||||
| 12/19/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | AVALUS (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $580.96 | General |
| Category: Heart Valves | ||||||
| 12/19/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | AVALUS (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $85.00 | General |
| Category: Heart Valves | ||||||
| 12/17/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $9,831.25 | General |
| 12/16/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | AVALUS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $118.93 | General |
| Category: Heart Valves | ||||||
| 12/11/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | AVALUS (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $380.03 | General |
| Category: Heart Valves | ||||||
| 12/11/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | AVALUS (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $380.03 | General |
| Category: Heart Valves | ||||||
| 12/11/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | AVALUS (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $380.03 | General |
| Category: Heart Valves | ||||||
| 12/11/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | AVALUS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $48.75 | General |
| Category: Heart Valves | ||||||
| 12/11/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | AVALUS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $39.33 | General |
| Category: Heart Valves | ||||||
| 12/11/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | AVALUS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.42 | General |
| Category: Heart Valves | ||||||
| 12/11/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | AVALUS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.39 | General |
| Category: Heart Valves | ||||||
| 12/02/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | AVALUS (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $7,766.31 | General |
| Category: Heart Valves | ||||||
| 12/02/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | AVALUS (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $35.07 | General |
| Category: Heart Valves | ||||||
| 11/06/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.03 | General |
| 10/17/2024 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | STERNALOCK BLU SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $121.63 | General |
| Category: CMF & Thoracic | ||||||
| 09/25/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | AVALUS (Device) | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,475.00 | General |
| Category: Heart Valves | ||||||
| 09/22/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | MITRIS RESILIA Mitral Valve (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $236.22 | General |
| Category: Pericardial Heart Valves | ||||||
| 09/13/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | AVALUS (Device) | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $6,050.00 | General |
| Category: Heart Valves | ||||||
| 09/10/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $103.06 | General |
| 09/09/2024 | Lightbody Medical Technologies Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $139.10 | General |
| 09/09/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $34.00 | General |
| 09/09/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.00 | General |
| 09/08/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $238.65 | General |
| 09/06/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $299.80 | General |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8 | 186 | 351 | $981,631 | $116,038 |
| 2022 | 5 | 101 | 101 | $604,405 | $59,449 |
| 2021 | 4 | 121 | 121 | $734,625 | $67,590 |
| 2020 | 6 | 139 | 142 | $805,461 | $74,003 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
23 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33430 | Replacement of mitral valve on heart-lung machine | Facility | 2023 | 22 | 22 | $306,464 | $50,938 | 16.6% |
| 33533 | Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 1 graft | Facility | 2023 | 22 | 23 | $274,912 | $26,084 | 9.5% |
| 33405 | Replacement of aortic valve on heart-lung machine | Facility | 2023 | 22 | 22 | $290,228 | $21,830 | 7.5% |
| 33259 | Extensive destruction and reconstruction of right upper heart chamber on heart-lung machine | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $60,414 | $9,275 | 15.4% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 40 | 40 | $13,200 | $3,669 | 27.8% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 19 | 21 | $6,783 | $2,159 | 31.8% |
| 93793 | Anticoagulant management of patient taking warfarin | Office | 2023 | 17 | 179 | $11,635 | $1,664 | 14.3% |
| 33508 | Harvest of vein using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 30 | 30 | $17,995 | $419.90 | 2.3% |
| 33405 | Replacement of aortic valve on heart-lung machine | Facility | 2022 | 35 | 35 | $544,427 | $51,497 | 9.5% |
| 33530 | Coronary artery bypass or valve procedure reoperation more than 1 month after original operation | Facility | 2022 | 13 | 13 | $43,755 | $5,530 | 12.6% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 30 | 30 | $9,570 | $1,908 | 19.9% |
| 99202 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 15-29 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $3,373 | $346.83 | 10.3% |
| 33508 | Harvest of vein using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $3,280 | $166.02 | 5.1% |
| 33405 | Replacement of aortic valve using artificial valve on heart-lung machine, open procedure | Facility | 2021 | 40 | 40 | $662,354 | $56,978 | 8.6% |
| 33530 | Reoperation of heart artery bypass or valve procedure more than 1 month after original operation | Facility | 2021 | 16 | 16 | $53,440 | $6,826 | 12.8% |
| 99203 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 30-44 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 51 | 51 | $16,269 | $3,316 | 20.4% |
| 99202 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 15-29 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 14 | 14 | $2,562 | $469.92 | 18.3% |
| 33405 | Replacement of aortic valve using artificial valve on heart-lung machine, open procedure | Facility | 2020 | 45 | 45 | $750,038 | $65,793 | 8.8% |
| 33530 | Reoperation of heart artery bypass or valve procedure more than 1 month after original operation | Facility | 2020 | 11 | 11 | $34,235 | $4,430 | 12.9% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes | Facility | 2020 | 23 | 23 | $7,467 | $1,385 | 18.5% |
| 99202 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes | Facility | 2020 | 33 | 34 | $6,358 | $1,244 | 19.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes | Facility | 2020 | 15 | 17 | $6,103 | $1,001 | 16.4% |
| 33508 | Harvest of veins for coronary artery bypass procedure using an endoscope | Facility | 2020 | 12 | 12 | $1,260 | $150.97 | 12.0% |
About Dr. Douglas Johnston, M.D
Dr. Douglas Johnston, M.D is a Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) healthcare provider based in Chicago, Illinois. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 03/27/2008. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1790957991.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Douglas Johnston, M.D has received a total of $226,780 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $57,601 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 338 transactions from 22 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($144,440).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Johnston has provided services to 547 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 715 services with total Medicare billing of $317,080. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 23 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
- Other Specialties Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
- Location Chicago, IL
- Active Since 03/27/2008
- Last Updated 11/02/2022
- Taxonomy Code 208G00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1790957991
Products in Payments
- INSPIRIS RESILIA aortic valve (Device) $39,265
- Trifecta Tissue Heart Valve (Device) $21,560
- AVALUS (Device) $18,769
- Relay Plus (Device) $11,031
- Aortic and Mitral Mechanical Valves (Device) $8,645
- Trifecta GT Tissue Heart Valve (Device) $5,536
- INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE (Device) $5,142
- Aortic Tissue Valve - Perceval (Device) $4,169
- Aortic and Mitral Tissue Stented Valves (Device) $3,943
- ON-X AORTIC HEART VALVE WITH CONFORM-X SEWING RING AND EXTENDED HOLDER (Device) $2,400
- Perceval (Device) $1,873
- ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM (Device) $1,543
- TAG Thoracic Endoprosthesis (Device) $1,463
- On-X (Device) $1,402
- Aortic and Mitral Tissue Stented (Device) $837.70
- Conformable TAG Thoracic Endoprosthesis (Device) $774.34
- SET and rainbow SET (Device) $624.00
- Grafts (Device) $600.00
- EDWARDS INTUITY Elite valve system (Device) $548.47
- Carpentier-Edwards Physio II Annuloplasty Ring (Device) $499.20
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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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