Dr. Eric Espinal, M.D
NPI: 1053386581
Total Payments
$10,853
2024 Payments
$244.53
Companies
16
Transactions
98
Medicare Patients
249
Medicare Billing
$79,593
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$4,875 (44.9%)
Food & Beverage$3,144 (29.0%)
Travel$2,617 (24.1%)
Education$216.86 (2.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $4,875 | 1 | 44.9% |
| Food and Beverage | $3,144 | 81 | 29.0% |
| Travel and Lodging | $2,617 | 12 | 24.1% |
| Education | $216.86 | 4 | 2.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $7,704 | 37 | $0 (2023) |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $1,002 | 7 | $0 (2019) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $859.44 | 14 | $0 (2021) |
| ATRICURE, INC. | $540.15 | 14 | $0 (2024) |
| ABIOMED | $212.58 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | $93.83 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corporation | $90.57 | 5 | $0 (2018) |
| Maquet Cardiovascular U.S. Sales, L.L.C. | $88.63 | 4 | $0 (2020) |
| DAVOL INC. | $66.86 | 2 | $0 (2019) |
| ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | $62.14 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $244.53 | 6 | ATRICURE, INC. ($97.77) |
| 2023 | $483.04 | 11 | ATRICURE, INC. ($199.73) |
| 2022 | $29.75 | 1 | AtriCure, Inc. ($29.75) |
| 2021 | $101.28 | 3 | Abbott Laboratories ($87.79) |
| 2020 | $44.33 | 3 | Maquet Cardiovascular U.S. Sales, L.L.C. ($19.34) |
| 2019 | $8,205 | 21 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($7,100) |
| 2018 | $354.00 | 16 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($236.41) |
| 2017 | $1,391 | 37 | Abbott Laboratories ($758.32) |
All Payment Transactions
98 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 4
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/12/2024 | ATRICURE, INC. | — | Education | In-kind items and services | $30.00 | General |
| 10/15/2024 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | LifeVest (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $24.52 | General |
| Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus | ||||||
| 08/05/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $38.89 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 06/03/2024 | ATRICURE, INC. | SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.42 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 05/23/2024 | ATRICURE, INC. | EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $40.35 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 03/26/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $83.35 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/19/2023 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | LifeVest (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $37.62 | General |
| Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus | ||||||
| 11/07/2023 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.43 | General |
| 08/24/2023 | ATRICURE, INC. | EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX (Device), ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $44.20 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 08/09/2023 | ATRICURE, INC. | EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $45.34 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 08/08/2023 | ATRICURE, INC. | EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $36.01 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 07/25/2023 | ATRICURE, INC. | EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX (Device), ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $41.62 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 07/25/2023 | ATRICURE, INC. | EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX (Device), ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.56 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 06/15/2023 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.69 | General |
| Category: Pericardial Heart Valves | ||||||
| 06/08/2023 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $34.42 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 05/25/2023 | bioMerieux Inc | VIDAS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.88 | General |
| Category: Diagnostics | ||||||
| 05/10/2023 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $139.27 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 07/27/2022 | AtriCure, Inc. | ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.75 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 07/02/2021 | Abbott Laboratories | HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Assist Device (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.27 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 06/08/2021 | Abbott Laboratories | HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Assist Device (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $69.52 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 04/28/2021 | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | CRE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.49 | General |
| Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT | ||||||
| 11/02/2020 | LSI SOLUTIONS INC | COR KNOT (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $11.66 | General |
| Category: CARDIOTHORACIC | ||||||
| 10/01/2020 | Maquet Cardiovascular U.S. Sales, L.L.C. | CARDIOHELP (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.34 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 02/06/2020 | Abbott Laboratories | HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Dev (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.33 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Arrhythmias and Heart Failure | ||||||
| 12/11/2019 | Maquet Cardiovascular U.S. Sales, L.L.C. | CARDIOHELP (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.88 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 13 | 13 | $3,945 | $1,647 |
| 2021 | 2 | 29 | 29 | $51,944 | $18,198 |
| 2020 | 10 | 207 | 214 | $167,387 | $59,749 |
Total Patients
249
Total Services
256
Medicare Billing
$79,593
Procedure Codes
13
All Medicare Procedures & Services
13 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $3,945 | $1,647 | 41.7% |
| 33533 | Heart artery bypass, single graft | Facility | 2021 | 12 | 12 | $44,626 | $15,390 | 34.5% |
| 99205 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 60-74 minutes | Office | 2021 | 17 | 17 | $7,318 | $2,808 | 38.4% |
| 33533 | Heart artery bypass to repair one artery | Facility | 2020 | 20 | 20 | $67,467 | $27,043 | 40.1% |
| 33361 | Replacement of aortic valve with prosthetic valve, accessed through the skin | Facility | 2020 | 19 | 19 | $46,493 | $12,051 | 25.9% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 60 minutes | Office | 2020 | 43 | 43 | $15,352 | $6,168 | 40.2% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 30 | 30 | $14,640 | $4,804 | 32.8% |
| 33518 | Combined multiple vein and artery heart artery bypasses | Facility | 2020 | 11 | 11 | $8,223 | $3,792 | 46.1% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 40 minutes | Office | 2020 | 22 | 27 | $6,753 | $2,588 | 38.3% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 30 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 19 | 19 | $3,395 | $1,459 | 43.0% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 12 | 14 | $2,408 | $808.98 | 33.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes | Office | 2020 | 11 | 11 | $2,044 | $756.54 | 37.0% |
| 33508 | Harvest of veins for coronary artery bypass procedure using an endoscope | Facility | 2020 | 20 | 20 | $612.00 | $277.08 | 45.3% |
About Dr. Eric Espinal, M.D
Dr. Eric Espinal, M.D is a Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) healthcare provider based in Akron, Ohio. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 02/20/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1053386581.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Eric Espinal, M.D has received a total of $10,853 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $244.53 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 98 transactions from 16 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($4,875).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Espinal has provided services to 249 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 256 services with total Medicare billing of $79,593. Data is available for 3 years (2020–2023), covering 13 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
- Location Akron, OH
- Active Since 02/20/2006
- Last Updated 12/30/2011
- Taxonomy Code 208G00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1053386581
Products in Payments
- Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve (Device) $5,436
- LINX Reflux Management System (Device) $1,002
- Mitra Clip system (Device) $750.33
- EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX (Device) $240.08
- Impella (Device) $212.58
- ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM (Device) $120.00
- Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) $93.83
- HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Assist Device (Device) $87.79
- Virtuosaph (Device) $76.99
- CARDIOHELP (Device) $70.44
- EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION DEV (Device) $68.87
- LifeVest (Device) $62.14
- ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM (Device) $29.75
- SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM (Device) $27.42
- INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE (Device) $24.69
- VIDAS (Device) $19.88
- VASOVIEW (Device) $18.19
- TEG (Device) $17.70
- CoreValve Evolut (Device) $16.84
- Vascutek (Device) $13.58
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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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