Dr. Eric Sandwith, MD
Payment Breakdown by Category
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 |
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
- Specialty Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
- Location Fort Walton Beach, FL
- Active Since 09/22/2005
- Last Updated 09/08/2016
- Taxonomy Code 208G00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1174519441
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
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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.