Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $916.93 | 14 | 100.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $214.55 | 6 | $0 (2023) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $189.25 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| Avanos Medical | $177.85 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc. | $177.67 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $157.61 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $243.65 | 3 | Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc. ($177.67) |
| 2023 | $115.03 | 3 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($80.82) |
| 2022 | $313.29 | 3 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($157.61) |
| 2021 | $233.31 | 4 | Avanos Medical ($136.88) |
| 2019 | $11.65 | 1 | Abbott Laboratories ($11.65) |
All Payment Transactions
14 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/06/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.01 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 09/18/2024 | Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc. | Optimizer (Device), Optimizer | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $177.67 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular Device | ||||||
| 01/10/2024 | Avanos Medical | ON-Q* PUMP AND ACCESSORIES (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $40.97 | General |
| Category: SURGICAL PAIN | ||||||
| 07/13/2023 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $57.21 | General |
| 01/28/2023 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | HemoSphere (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.61 | General |
| Category: Hemodynamic Monitoring | ||||||
| 01/25/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $34.21 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 11/07/2022 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN Access System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $157.61 | General |
| Category: WATCHMAN_IC | ||||||
| 11/01/2022 | Abbott Laboratories | HEARTMATE TOUCH (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $118.38 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 04/14/2022 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | HemoSphere (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $37.30 | General |
| Category: Hemodynamic Monitoring | ||||||
| 12/07/2021 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | HemoSphere (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.53 | General |
| Category: Hemodynamic Monitoring | ||||||
| 11/10/2021 | Avanos Medical | ON-Q* PUMP AND ACCESSORIES (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $136.88 | General |
| Category: SURGICAL PAIN | ||||||
| 02/11/2021 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $35.08 | General |
| 01/22/2021 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | HemoSphere (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $33.82 | General |
| Category: Hemodynamic Monitoring | ||||||
| 06/28/2019 | Abbott Laboratories | Bioprosthetic Mitral Valve (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.65 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7 | 241 | 259 | $125,279 | $8,339 |
| 2022 | 7 | 231 | 239 | $113,415 | $7,168 |
| 2021 | 9 | 286 | 306 | $144,948 | $9,658 |
| 2020 | 9 | 319 | 336 | $151,494 | $11,995 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
32 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93312 | Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | Facility | 2023 | 42 | 42 | $12,600 | $3,478 | 27.6% |
| 01996 | Daily hospital management of continuous spinal drug administration | Facility | 2023 | 27 | 42 | $18,270 | $2,029 | 11.1% |
| 36620 | Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | Facility | 2023 | 31 | 31 | $20,708 | $1,070 | 5.2% |
| 93320 | Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | Facility | 2023 | 50 | 50 | $33,400 | $690.50 | 2.1% |
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 17 | $4,930 | $655.01 | 13.3% |
| 76937 | Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | Facility | 2023 | 27 | 27 | $1,971 | $296.73 | 15.1% |
| 93325 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | Facility | 2023 | 50 | 50 | $33,400 | $120.50 | 0.4% |
| 93312 | Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | Facility | 2022 | 32 | 32 | $9,600 | $2,727 | 28.4% |
| 01996 | Daily hospital management of continuous spinal drug administration | Facility | 2022 | 31 | 39 | $16,965 | $1,941 | 11.4% |
| 36620 | Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | Facility | 2022 | 32 | 32 | $21,376 | $1,082 | 5.1% |
| 93320 | Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | Facility | 2022 | 47 | 47 | $31,396 | $664.30 | 2.1% |
| 76937 | Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | Facility | 2022 | 31 | 31 | $2,263 | $325.35 | 14.4% |
| 76942 | Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | Facility | 2022 | 13 | 13 | $1,755 | $317.63 | 18.1% |
| 93325 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | Facility | 2022 | 45 | 45 | $30,060 | $110.41 | 0.4% |
| 93312 | Insertion of probe in esophagus for heart ultrasound examination including interpretation and report | Facility | 2021 | 50 | 51 | $15,300 | $4,420 | 28.9% |
| 01996 | Daily hospital management of continuous spinal drug administration | Facility | 2021 | 28 | 42 | $18,270 | $2,074 | 11.4% |
| 93320 | Doppler ultrasound study of heart blood flow, valves, and chambers | Facility | 2021 | 60 | 61 | $40,748 | $878.40 | 2.2% |
| 36620 | Insertion of arterial catheter for blood sampling or infusion, accessed through the skin | Facility | 2021 | 24 | 25 | $16,700 | $855.83 | 5.1% |
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 15 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 18 | 20 | $5,800 | $606.00 | 10.4% |
| 76942 | Ultrasonic guidance imaging supervision and interpretation for insertion of needle | Facility | 2021 | 17 | 17 | $2,295 | $398.24 | 17.4% |
| 76937 | Ultrasound guidance for accessing into blood vessel | Facility | 2021 | 18 | 18 | $1,314 | $188.02 | 14.3% |
| 93325 | Doppler ultrasound study of color-directed heart blood flow, rate, and valve function | Facility | 2021 | 60 | 61 | $40,748 | $153.11 | 0.4% |
| 76376 | 3d radiographic procedure | Facility | 2021 | 11 | 11 | $3,773 | $85.03 | 2.3% |
| 93312 | Insertion of probe in esophagus for heart ultrasound examination including interpretation and report | Facility | 2020 | 57 | 57 | $17,100 | $5,069 | 29.6% |
| 01996 | Daily hospital management of continuous spinal drug administration | Facility | 2020 | 58 | 73 | $31,755 | $3,758 | 11.8% |
About Dr. Eric Hanson, MD
Dr. Eric Hanson, MD is a Anesthesiology healthcare provider based in Hickory, North Carolina. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 01/23/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1124008321.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Eric Hanson, MD has received a total of $916.93 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $243.65 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 14 transactions from 5 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($916.93).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Hanson has provided services to 1,077 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,140 services with total Medicare billing of $37,160. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 32 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Anesthesiology
- Location Hickory, NC
- Active Since 01/23/2006
- Last Updated 08/18/2016
- Taxonomy Code 207L00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1124008321
Products in Payments
- ON-Q* PUMP AND ACCESSORIES (Device) $177.85
- Optimizer (Device) $177.67
- WATCHMAN Access System (Device) $157.61
- HemoSphere (Device) $122.26
- HEARTMATE TOUCH (Device) $118.38
- THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT (Device) $59.22
- Bioprosthetic Mitral Valve (Device) $11.65
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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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