Total Payments
$25,756
2024 Payments
$5,637
Companies
19
Transactions
195
Medicare Patients
1,895
Medicare Billing
$615,547

Payment Breakdown by Category

Travel$10,582 (41.1%)
Food & Beverage$6,489 (25.2%)
Consulting$5,400 (21.0%)
Other$3,285 (12.8%)

Payments by Nature

Nature of Payment Amount Transactions Share
Travel and Lodging $10,582 43 41.1%
Food and Beverage $6,489 147 25.2%
Consulting Fee $5,400 4 21.0%
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program $3,285 1 12.8%

Top Paying Companies

Company Total Records Latest Year
ATRICURE, INC. $9,854 60 $0 (2024)
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $3,701 34 $0 (2020)
CSL Behring $3,285 1 $0 (2024)
Medtronic, Inc. $2,693 28 $0 (2024)
Medtronic Vascular, Inc. $1,806 16 $0 (2020)
ABIOMED $1,766 16 $0 (2024)
Abbott Laboratories $1,617 15 $0 (2022)
Aziyo Biologics, Inc. $360.72 8 $0 (2019)
Inari Medical, Inc. $146.05 1 $0 (2024)
Boston Scientific Corporation $139.08 2 $0 (2020)

Payment History by Year

Year Amount Transactions Top Company
2024 $5,637 32 CSL Behring ($3,285)
2023 $956.46 13 ABIOMED ($725.38)
2022 $10,275 50 AtriCure, Inc. ($6,252)
2021 $204.26 6 Medtronic, Inc. ($111.38)
2020 $2,692 25 Medtronic Vascular, Inc. ($1,670)
2019 $214.42 9 ABIOMED ($72.24)
2018 $3,846 37 Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($2,172)
2017 $1,932 23 Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($1,388)

All Payment Transactions

195 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 8

Date Company Product Nature Form Amount Type
12/19/2024 Medtronic, Inc. COREVALVE EVOLUT R (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $103.24 General
Category: Transcatheter Valve Systems
10/15/2024 ATRICURE, INC. SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $22.29 General
Category: CARDIOVASCULAR
10/11/2024 ATRICURE, INC. SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $36.16 General
Category: CARDIOVASCULAR
10/08/2024 ATRICURE, INC. ATRICURE CRYOICE CRYOSPHERE CRYOABLATION SYSTEM (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $18.64 General
Category: CARDIOVASCULAR
09/11/2024 Ethicon US, LLC VISTASEAL (Biological), EVARREST Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $24.12 General
Category: Biosurgical
08/12/2024 ATRICURE, INC. SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $29.48 General
Category: CARDIOVASCULAR
08/10/2024 ATRICURE, INC. EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $16.63 General
Category: CARDIOVASCULAR
08/07/2024 ATRICURE, INC. SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $8.79 General
Category: CARDIOVASCULAR
07/23/2024 ATRICURE, INC. ATRICURE CRYOICE CRYOSPHERE CRYOABLATION SYSTEM (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $83.98 General
Category: CARDIOVASCULAR
06/22/2024 ATRICURE, INC. SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM (Device) Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $224.87 General
Category: CARDIOVASCULAR
06/22/2024 ATRICURE, INC. SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $81.45 General
Category: CARDIOVASCULAR
06/22/2024 ATRICURE, INC. SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $67.42 General
Category: CARDIOVASCULAR
06/22/2024 ATRICURE, INC. SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $44.14 General
Category: CARDIOVASCULAR
06/22/2024 ATRICURE, INC. SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $10.08 General
Category: CARDIOVASCULAR
06/21/2024 ATRICURE, INC. EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX (Device) Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $224.87 General
Category: CARDIOVASCULAR
06/21/2024 ATRICURE, INC. ATRICURE CRYOICE CRYOSPHERE CRYOABLATION SYSTEM (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $105.04 General
Category: CARDIOVASCULAR
06/21/2024 ATRICURE, INC. EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $91.25 General
Category: CARDIOVASCULAR
06/21/2024 ATRICURE, INC. EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $71.32 General
Category: CARDIOVASCULAR
06/21/2024 ATRICURE, INC. EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $42.86 General
Category: CARDIOVASCULAR
06/21/2024 ATRICURE, INC. ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $42.51 General
Category: CARDIOVASCULAR
06/21/2024 ATRICURE, INC. SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $14.11 General
Category: CARDIOVASCULAR
05/30/2024 Medtronic, Inc. COREVALVE EVOLUT R (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $18.07 General
Category: Transcatheter Valve Systems
04/11/2024 Medtronic, Inc. COREVALVE EVOLUT R (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $8.41 General
Category: Transcatheter Valve Systems
04/11/2024 Medtronic, Inc. COREVALVE EVOLUT R (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $1.87 General
Category: Transcatheter Valve Systems
04/02/2024 ATRICURE, INC. ATRICURE CRYOICE CRYOSPHERE CRYOABLATION SYSTEM (Device), ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM, ATRICURE CRYOICE CRYOSPHERE CRYOABLATION SYSTEM Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $663.70 General
Category: CARDIOVASCULAR

Medicare Billing by Year

Year Procedures Beneficiaries Services Submitted Medicare Paid
2023 13 481 565 $701,423 $152,841
2022 12 466 571 $654,880 $152,474
2021 11 441 535 $597,850 $139,063
2020 11 507 556 $986,490 $171,169
Total Patients
1,895
Total Services
2,227
Medicare Billing
$615,547
Procedure Codes
47

All Medicare Procedures & Services

47 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2

HCPCS Description Setting Year Patients Services Charges Medicare Paid Ratio
33533 Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 1 graft Facility 2023 55 55 $424,545 $82,213 19.4%
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes Office 2023 88 88 $38,984 $15,322 39.3%
33519 Coronary artery bypass using vein or artery graft, 3 grafts Facility 2023 28 28 $63,196 $12,789 20.2%
33361 Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery Facility 2023 11 12 $61,608 $7,575 12.3%
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes Facility 2023 48 103 $15,759 $6,598 41.9%
33518 Coronary artery bypass using vein or artery graft, 2 grafts Facility 2023 18 18 $30,672 $6,223 20.3%
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes Facility 2023 44 44 $19,140 $6,160 32.2%
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes Facility 2023 42 42 $12,600 $4,333 34.4%
33268 Exclusion of appendage of left upper chamber of heart performed during other procedure on chest Facility 2023 32 32 $13,952 $3,504 25.1%
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes Office 2023 39 52 $7,956 $3,281 41.2%
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes Facility 2023 16 30 $6,600 $2,795 42.3%
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes Office 2023 14 15 $3,375 $1,427 42.3%
33508 Harvest of vein using an endoscope Facility 2023 46 46 $3,036 $620.08 20.4%
33533 Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 1 graft Facility 2022 57 57 $439,983 $88,714 20.2%
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes Office 2022 83 83 $36,769 $14,574 39.6%
33519 Coronary artery bypass using vein or artery graft, 3 grafts Facility 2022 27 27 $60,939 $12,688 20.8%
99223 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 70 minutes Facility 2022 65 66 $28,710 $10,611 37.0%
99233 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 35 minutes Facility 2022 40 95 $20,900 $7,879 37.7%
33518 Coronary artery bypass using vein or artery graft, 2 grafts Facility 2022 15 15 $25,560 $5,043 19.7%
99232 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes Facility 2022 41 83 $12,699 $4,749 37.4%
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes Office 2022 34 41 $6,273 $2,947 47.0%
33268 Exclusion of appendage of left upper chamber of heart performed during other procedure on chest Facility 2022 22 22 $9,592 $2,389 24.9%
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes Office 2022 14 14 $3,150 $1,257 39.9%
93314 Interpretation and report of ultrasound of heart Facility 2022 11 11 $6,543 $824.32 12.6%
33508 Harvest of vein using an endoscope Facility 2022 57 57 $3,762 $799.05 21.2%

About Dr. Eric Sandwith, MD

Dr. Eric Sandwith, MD is a Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) healthcare provider based in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 09/22/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1174519441.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Eric Sandwith, MD has received a total of $25,756 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $5,637 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 195 transactions from 19 companies. The most common payment nature is "Travel and Lodging" ($10,582).

As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Sandwith has provided services to 1,895 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 2,227 services with total Medicare billing of $615,547. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 47 distinct procedure/service records.

Practice Information

Products in Payments

  • EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX (Device) $6,177
  • Zemaira (Biological) $3,285
  • EDWARDS INTUITY Elite valve system (Device) $2,388
  • CoreValve Evolut (Device) $1,768
  • Impella (Device) $1,766
  • MITRACLIP (Device) $1,459
  • INSPIRIS RESILIA aortic valve (Device) $1,108
  • SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM (Device) $1,009
  • MOSAIC (Device) $998.57
  • ATRICURE CRYOICE CRYOSPHERE CRYOABLATION SYSTEM (Device) $899.60
  • COREVALVE EVOLUT R (Device) $860.12
  • AVALUS (Device) $630.54
  • ECM (Device) $340.70
  • EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX, MODELS (Device) $169.91
  • Epi-Sense Guided Coagulation System with VisiTrax, Models (Device) $160.41
  • FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S (Device) $146.05
  • GENERAL - STRUCTURAL HEART (Device) $139.08
  • Endurant (Device) $127.71
  • ATRICURE CRYOICE CRYOABLATION SYSTEM (CRYO2) (Device) $110.20
  • CardioMEMS HF System (Device) $107.32

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.

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Doctors in Fort Walton Beach