Total Payments
$12,926
2024 Payments
$3,299
Companies
21
Transactions
193
Medicare Patients
11,092
Medicare Billing
$1.2M
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$6,134 (47.5%)
Travel$5,391 (41.7%)
Consulting$1,352 (10.5%)
Other$49.51 (0.4%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $6,134 | 164 | 47.5% |
| Travel and Lodging | $5,391 | 25 | 41.7% |
| Consulting Fee | $1,352 | 3 | 10.5% |
| Debt forgiveness | $49.51 | 1 | 0.4% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbott Laboratories | $6,605 | 54 | $0 (2024) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $3,130 | 86 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $1,705 | 14 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $405.65 | 4 | $0 (2020) |
| BIOTRONIK INC. | $223.98 | 5 | $0 (2024) |
| ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | $169.44 | 9 | $0 (2021) |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | $150.52 | 3 | $0 (2020) |
| Philips North America LLC | $114.89 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Stryker Corporation | $86.28 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| PFIZER INC. | $80.24 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3,299 | 31 | Abbott Laboratories ($2,524) |
| 2023 | $2,293 | 28 | Medtronic, Inc. ($1,428) |
| 2022 | $2,317 | 30 | Abbott Laboratories ($1,747) |
| 2021 | $678.98 | 19 | Abbott Laboratories ($297.08) |
| 2020 | $487.02 | 22 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($449.35) |
| 2019 | $355.38 | 16 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($355.38) |
| 2018 | $553.29 | 21 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($135.68) |
| 2017 | $2,942 | 26 | Abbott Laboratories ($1,551) |
All Payment Transactions
193 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 8
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/20/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | EkoSonic (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $40.07 | General |
| Category: EkoSonic_PI | ||||||
| 12/06/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | ELUVIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $124.97 | General |
| Category: ELUVIA_PI | ||||||
| 11/26/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | AVEIR (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $152.49 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management | ||||||
| 11/15/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | AURORA EV-ICD MRI SURESCAN (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.75 | General |
| Category: Implant Cardio Defib - ICDs | ||||||
| 11/04/2024 | BIOTRONIK INC. | NHancer Rx (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.15 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 10/30/2024 | BIOTRONIK INC. | AMVIA EDGE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $81.35 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 10/18/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | AVEIR (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $50.70 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management | ||||||
| 08/16/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | AVEIR (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.17 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management | ||||||
| 08/05/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN Access System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $37.90 | General |
| Category: WATCHMAN_IC | ||||||
| 08/04/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN Access System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $1.89 | General |
| Category: WATCHMAN_IC | ||||||
| 07/25/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $59.90 | General |
| 07/15/2024 | Stryker Corporation | N/A (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $86.28 | General |
| Category: REPROCESSED VASCULAR | ||||||
| 07/08/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN Access System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $1.34 | General |
| Category: WATCHMAN_IC | ||||||
| 07/03/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | AVEIR (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $192.56 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management | ||||||
| 06/21/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | AVEIR (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $68.65 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management | ||||||
| 06/20/2024 | BIOTRONIK INC. | Acticor 7 VR-T DX (Device), AMVIA EDGE | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $91.02 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 05/17/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | AVEIR (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $583.78 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management | ||||||
| 05/17/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | AVEIR (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $156.90 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management | ||||||
| 05/17/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | AVEIR (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $111.84 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management | ||||||
| 05/17/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | AVEIR (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $87.17 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management | ||||||
| 05/16/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | AVEIR (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $145.49 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management | ||||||
| 05/14/2024 | PFIZER INC. | ELIQUIS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.23 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR;METABOLIC DISEASE | ||||||
| 05/13/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | AVEIR (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $691.00 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management | ||||||
| 05/13/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | AVEIR (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $169.78 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management | ||||||
| 05/13/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | AVEIR (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $9.02 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 38 | 2,601 | 3,554 | $1.6M | $324,784 |
| 2022 | 32 | 2,505 | 3,476 | $1.3M | $286,345 |
| 2021 | 41 | 3,035 | 4,793 | $1.4M | $335,797 |
| 2020 | 39 | 2,951 | 4,786 | $1.3M | $294,905 |
Total Patients
11,092
Total Services
16,609
Medicare Billing
$1.2M
Procedure Codes
151
All Medicare Procedures & Services
151 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 7
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93656 | Comprehensive electrophysiologic evaluation with catheter destruction of abnormality causing atrial fibrillation (uncoordinated contraction of upper chambers of heart) by pulmonary vein isolation | Facility | 2023 | 59 | 60 | $258,420 | $47,470 | 18.4% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 418 | 496 | $137,242 | $47,084 | 34.3% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 190 | 238 | $91,320 | $32,059 | 35.1% |
| 33340 | Repair of left upper heart chamber with implant with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 29 | 33 | $94,512 | $20,546 | 21.7% |
| 93657 | Destruction of tissue of upper heart chamber through tube to treat abnormal heart rhythm | Facility | 2023 | 58 | 65 | $102,895 | $16,780 | 16.3% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2023 | 86 | 86 | $43,430 | $14,306 | 32.9% |
| 93280 | Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | Office | 2023 | 170 | 219 | $52,442 | $13,195 | 25.2% |
| 93294 | Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system, remote up to 90 days | Office | 2023 | 239 | 566 | $116,702 | $12,680 | 10.9% |
| 93653 | Comprehensive electrophysiologic evaluation with catheter destruction of abnormality of upper chamber of heart causing supraventricular tachycardia (rapid heart rate) | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $54,893 | $11,443 | 20.8% |
| 93295 | Evaluation of single, dual, or multiple lead implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days | Office | 2023 | 158 | 373 | $118,695 | $9,934 | 8.4% |
| 33249 | Insertion of implantable defibrillator system | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $48,333 | $9,115 | 18.9% |
| 33208 | Insertion of pacemaker and upper and lower heart chamber electrode | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 19 | $54,286 | $7,758 | 14.3% |
| 93655 | Insertion of catheters and destruction of tissue to treat abnormal heart rhythm | Facility | 2023 | 27 | 28 | $45,220 | $7,341 | 16.2% |
| 93284 | Programming of multiple lead implantable defibrillator system | Office | 2023 | 59 | 80 | $29,132 | $6,535 | 22.4% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 52 | 52 | $21,248 | $6,320 | 29.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 95 | 99 | $18,230 | $6,137 | 33.7% |
| 93283 | Programming of dual lead implantable defibrillator system | Office | 2023 | 53 | 76 | $23,371 | $5,949 | 25.5% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 34 | 34 | $14,930 | $4,706 | 31.5% |
| 93609 | Insertion of tube in upper and/or lower heart chambers to record and identify origin of abnormal heart rhythm | Facility | 2023 | 20 | 20 | $20,960 | $4,604 | 22.0% |
| 92960 | External shock to heart to regulate heart beat | Facility | 2023 | 39 | 48 | $36,768 | $4,183 | 11.4% |
| 33225 | Insertion of left lower heart electrode for pacemaker or defibrillator | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $26,301 | $4,052 | 15.4% |
| 93355 | Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus during surgery on heart or great blood vessels with report | Facility | 2023 | 22 | 22 | $17,050 | $4,006 | 23.5% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 33 | 33 | $9,900 | $3,543 | 35.8% |
| 93282 | Programming of single lead implantable defibrillator system | Office | 2023 | 38 | 45 | $13,515 | $2,835 | 21.0% |
| 93662 | Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 45 | 48 | $23,952 | $2,783 | 11.6% |
About Dr. Eric Kessler, M.D
Dr. Eric Kessler, M.D is a Cardiovascular Disease healthcare provider based in Libertyville, Illinois. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 09/05/2008. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1922256601.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Eric Kessler, M.D has received a total of $12,926 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $3,299 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 193 transactions from 21 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($6,134).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Kessler has provided services to 11,092 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 16,609 services with total Medicare billing of $1.2M. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 151 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Cardiovascular Disease
- Other Specialties Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
- Location Libertyville, IL
- Active Since 09/05/2008
- Last Updated 07/10/2025
- Taxonomy Code 207RC0000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1922256601
Products in Payments
- AVEIR (Device) $4,240
- CRT-Ps (Device) $1,066
- WATCHMAN (Device) $906.46
- SQ-RX PULSE GENERATOR (Device) $560.50
- CRT-Ds (Device) $286.00
- RHYTHMIA (Device) $279.08
- General - Therapies (Device) $265.42
- EnSite Precision Cardiac Mapping System (Device) $232.50
- ARCTIC FRONT ADVANCE (Device) $221.65
- WATCHMAN Access System (Device) $199.83
- ACCENT (Device) $182.94
- Cardiac Mapping System (Device) $177.95
- ELUVIA (Device) $173.64
- LifeVest (Device) $169.44
- Arctic Front (Device) $168.56
- XARELTO (Drug) $150.52
- EMBLEM (Device) $137.53
- Amplia MRI (Device) $136.48
- ENSITE PRECISION (Device) $123.86
- (AO0) IGT Devices Intracardiac (Device) $114.89
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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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