Total Payments
$702,259
2024 Payments
$44,983
Companies
33
Transactions
1,183
Medicare Patients
658
Medicare Billing
$160,275
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$604,350 (86.1%)
Travel$66,699 (9.5%)
Food & Beverage$31,115 (4.4%)
Research$95.02 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $604,350 | 281 | 86.1% |
| Travel and Lodging | $66,699 | 245 | 9.5% |
| Food and Beverage | $31,115 | 656 | 4.4% |
| Unspecified | $95.02 | 1 | 0.0% |
Payments by Type
General
$702,164
1,182 transactions
Research
$95.02
1 transactions
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATRICURE, INC. | $693,018 | 938 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $4,284 | 123 | $0 (2020) |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $1,533 | 46 | $0 (2024) |
| Artivion, Inc. | $576.87 | 4 | $0 (2022) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $554.93 | 16 | $0 (2024) |
| HemoSonics LLC | $246.38 | 4 | $0 (2023) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $191.15 | 3 | $0 (2020) |
| ABIOMED | $185.92 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $176.73 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| Haemonetics Corporation | $176.71 | 2 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $44,983 | 84 | ATRICURE, INC. ($44,084) |
| 2023 | $79,581 | 137 | ATRICURE, INC. ($78,363) |
| 2022 | $170,826 | 209 | AtriCure, Inc. ($169,561) |
| 2021 | $121,216 | 207 | ATRICURE, INC. ($120,812) |
| 2020 | $85,594 | 131 | ATRICURE, INC. ($85,171) |
| 2019 | $89,552 | 174 | AtriCure, Inc. ($87,944) |
| 2018 | $59,251 | 118 | AtriCure, Inc. ($58,560) |
| 2017 | $51,256 | 123 | AtriCure, Inc. ($48,523) |
All Payment Transactions
1,183 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 48
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/13/2024 | ATRICURE, INC. | EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,250.00 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 12/13/2024 | LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. | ARTEGRAFT VASCULAR GRAFT (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $28.21 | General |
| Category: ARTEGRAFT | ||||||
| 12/05/2024 | ATRICURE, INC. | SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $190.19 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 11/11/2024 | ATRICURE, INC. | SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.05 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 11/08/2024 | ATRICURE, INC. | EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,250.00 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 10/30/2024 | ATRICURE, INC. | EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $15,000.00 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 10/29/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | STRAVIX (Medical Supply) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $148.49 | General |
| Category: Extremities & Limb Restoration | ||||||
| 10/25/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $55.33 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 10/18/2024 | ATRICURE, INC. | EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,250.00 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 10/17/2024 | ATRICURE, INC. | ATRICURE CRYOICE CRYOSPHERE CRYOABLATION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $99.26 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 10/03/2024 | ATRICURE, INC. | EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $147.12 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 09/26/2024 | Ethicon US, LLC | SURGIFLO Hemostatic Matrix (Device), VISTASEAL, SURGICEL NU-KNIT | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.93 | General |
| Category: Biosurgical | ||||||
| 09/23/2024 | ATRICURE, INC. | ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.99 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 09/22/2024 | ATRICURE, INC. | ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.98 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 09/20/2024 | ATRICURE, INC. | EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $674.38 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 09/20/2024 | ATRICURE, INC. | EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $89.88 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 09/20/2024 | ATRICURE, INC. | EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $79.51 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 09/20/2024 | ATRICURE, INC. | EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $43.36 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 09/19/2024 | ATRICURE, INC. | EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX (Device), ATRICURE CRYOICE CRYOSPHERE CRYOABLATION SYSTEM, ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $83.25 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 09/19/2024 | ATRICURE, INC. | SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $77.36 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 09/19/2024 | ATRICURE, INC. | EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $38.30 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 09/17/2024 | ATRICURE, INC. | EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $59.58 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 09/13/2024 | LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. | ARTEGRAFT VASCULAR GRAFT (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $32.28 | General |
| Category: ARTEGRAFT | ||||||
| 09/13/2024 | LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. | ARTEGRAFT VASCULAR GRAFT (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $29.99 | General |
| Category: ARTEGRAFT | ||||||
| 09/12/2024 | ATRICURE, INC. | EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX (Device), ATRICURE CRYOICE CRYOSPHERE CRYOABLATION SYSTEM, ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $905.07 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
Research Studies & Clinical Trials
| Study Name | Company | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| PIVOTAL STUDY OF A DUAL EPICARDIAL & ENDOCARDIAL PROCEDURE DEEP APPROACH FOR TREATMENT OF SUBJECTS WITH PERSISTENT OR LONG STANDING PERSISTENT ATRIAL FIBRILLATION WITH RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION | AtriCure, Inc. | $95.02 | 1 |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | 124 | 136 | $134,044 | $23,523 |
| 2022 | 10 | 161 | 181 | $135,516 | $35,369 |
| 2021 | 12 | 236 | 266 | $294,320 | $69,089 |
| 2020 | 7 | 137 | 171 | $132,064 | $32,295 |
Total Patients
658
Total Services
754
Medicare Billing
$160,275
Procedure Codes
35
All Medicare Procedures & Services
35 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33361 | Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery | Facility | 2023 | 26 | 26 | $99,190 | $15,089 | 15.2% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2023 | 33 | 33 | $19,998 | $5,271 | 26.4% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $10,200 | $2,173 | 21.3% |
| G0180 | Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and | Office | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $2,160 | $471.48 | 21.8% |
| 93000 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | Office | 2023 | 21 | 33 | $1,716 | $332.02 | 19.3% |
| 33508 | Harvest of vein using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $780.00 | $186.00 | 23.8% |
| 33533 | Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 1 graft | Facility | 2022 | 14 | 14 | $82,838 | $21,252 | 25.7% |
| 33518 | Coronary artery bypass using vein or artery graft, 2 grafts | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $15,732 | $4,003 | 25.4% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2022 | 22 | 22 | $13,332 | $3,758 | 28.2% |
| 33268 | Exclusion of appendage of left upper chamber of heart performed during other procedure on chest | Facility | 2022 | 19 | 19 | $6,916 | $2,026 | 29.3% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 50 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 17 | 17 | $6,919 | $1,815 | 26.2% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $2,376 | $781.08 | 32.9% |
| G0180 | Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and | Office | 2022 | 14 | 14 | $2,520 | $574.25 | 22.8% |
| 99231 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 17 | $2,023 | $519.45 | 25.7% |
| 93000 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | Office | 2022 | 18 | 33 | $1,716 | $345.32 | 20.1% |
| 33508 | Harvest of vein using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 22 | 22 | $1,144 | $294.04 | 25.7% |
| 33533 | Heart artery bypass, single graft | Facility | 2021 | 16 | 16 | $94,672 | $22,599 | 23.9% |
| 33534 | Heart artery bypass, 2 grafts | Facility | 2021 | 11 | 11 | $76,582 | $18,965 | 24.8% |
| 33361 | Replacement of aortic valve with prosthetic valve, accessed through the skin | Facility | 2021 | 14 | 14 | $53,410 | $8,715 | 16.3% |
| 99205 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 60-74 minutes | Office | 2021 | 38 | 38 | $23,028 | $6,562 | 28.5% |
| 33518 | Combined vein and artery heart artery bypass, 2 grafts | Facility | 2021 | 12 | 12 | $15,732 | $4,076 | 25.9% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Office | 2021 | 22 | 22 | $10,582 | $2,806 | 26.5% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 18 | 18 | $7,326 | $1,942 | 26.5% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 17 | 18 | $3,888 | $1,301 | 33.5% |
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 15 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 19 | 24 | $2,856 | $704.03 | 24.7% |
About Dr. Eric Okum, MD
Dr. Eric Okum, MD is a Surgery healthcare provider based in Columbus, Ohio. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 08/17/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1184737520.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Eric Okum, MD has received a total of $702,259 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $44,983 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 1,183 transactions from 33 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($604,350).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Okum has provided services to 658 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 754 services with total Medicare billing of $160,275. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 35 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Surgery
- Other Specialties Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
- Location Columbus, OH
- Active Since 08/17/2006
- Last Updated 04/03/2019
- Taxonomy Code 208600000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1184737520
Products in Payments
- EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX (Device) $278,817
- SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM (Device) $113,499
- EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYS (Device) $61,885
- AtriCure Synergy Ablation System (Device) $53,772
- ATRICURE SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM (Device) $41,043
- ATRICURE BIPOLAR SYSTEM (Device) $27,279
- ATRICURE SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEMS (Device) $21,328
- ISOLATOR TRANSPOLAR PEN (Device) $9,601
- ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM (Device) $9,181
- Synergy Ablation System (Device) $5,000
- Mosaic (Device) $2,331
- CARDIOVASCULAR (Biological) $1,703
- Avalus (Device) $1,391
- ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM WITH PRELOADED GILINOV-COSGROVE CLIP (Device) $1,037
- AtriCure Cryosurgical System (Device) $933.63
- ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION (Device) $801.12
- Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve (Device) $638.51
- ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM (Device) $608.02
- Cardiac non-SynerGraft (Device) $556.41
- EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX, MODELS (Device) $519.07
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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