Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $257,850 | 87 | 45.8% |
| Honoraria | $148,750 | 22 | 26.4% |
| Travel and Lodging | $74,964 | 132 | 13.3% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $37,665 | 17 | 6.7% |
| Food and Beverage | $21,330 | 272 | 3.8% |
| Unspecified | $11,600 | 7 | 2.1% |
| Education | $5,134 | 4 | 0.9% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program | $5,100 | 2 | 0.9% |
Payments by Type
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | $305,468 | 244 | $0 (2024) |
| Bolton Medical Inc | $98,822 | 88 | $0 (2024) |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $83,809 | 107 | $0 (2024) |
| Artivion, Inc. | $38,927 | 27 | $0 (2024) |
| Cook Incorporated | $23,312 | 20 | $0 (2023) |
| Cook Medical LLC | $4,769 | 28 | $0 (2024) |
| Biocompatibles, Inc. | $3,221 | 3 | $0 (2017) |
| Wilson Cook Medical Incorporated | $1,980 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| ATRICURE, INC. | $796.90 | 10 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $427.92 | 6 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $105,530 | 81 | Bolton Medical Inc ($40,112) |
| 2023 | $141,888 | 119 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. ($70,273) |
| 2022 | $66,881 | 68 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. ($44,268) |
| 2021 | $66,909 | 69 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. ($37,611) |
| 2020 | $44,516 | 36 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. ($22,824) |
| 2019 | $77,766 | 96 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. ($63,790) |
| 2018 | $27,688 | 45 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. ($18,266) |
| 2017 | $31,216 | 29 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. ($17,199) |
All Payment Transactions
543 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 22
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/20/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $204.95 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Heart Valves | ||||||
| 11/18/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | PENDITURE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.83 | General |
| Category: Ablation | ||||||
| 10/28/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,706.25 | General |
| 10/24/2024 | Artivion, Inc. | Jotec Products (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.37 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular and vascular surgery | ||||||
| 10/17/2024 | Bolton Medical Inc | RELAY THORACIC STENT-GRAFT WITH PLUS DELIVERY SYSTEM (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $600.00 | General |
| Category: ENDOVASCULAR AORTIC REPAIR | ||||||
| 10/15/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,250.00 | General |
| 10/15/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $452.07 | General |
| 10/15/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $3.72 | General |
| 10/11/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $586.18 | General |
| 10/11/2024 | Artivion, Inc. | Jotec Products (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $338.76 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular and vascular surgery | ||||||
| 10/11/2024 | Artivion, Inc. | Jotec Products (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $303.50 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular and vascular surgery | ||||||
| 10/02/2024 | Wilson Cook Medical Incorporated | ZENITH ALPHA (Device) | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,980.00 | General |
| Category: Aortic Intervention | ||||||
| 09/18/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE EXCLUDER Thoracoabdominal Branch Endoprosthesis (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $75.00 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 08/16/2024 | Bolton Medical Inc | TREO ABDOMINAL STENT-GRAFT SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $89.00 | General |
| Category: ENDOVASCULAR AORTIC REPAIR | ||||||
| 08/16/2024 | Bolton Medical Inc | TREO ABDOMINAL STENT-GRAFT SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $61.34 | General |
| Category: ENDOVASCULAR AORTIC REPAIR | ||||||
| 08/15/2024 | Bolton Medical Inc | TREO ABDOMINAL STENT-GRAFT SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,401.95 | General |
| Category: ENDOVASCULAR AORTIC REPAIR | ||||||
| 08/15/2024 | Bolton Medical Inc | TREO ABDOMINAL STENT-GRAFT SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $95.00 | General |
| Category: ENDOVASCULAR AORTIC REPAIR | ||||||
| 08/15/2024 | Bolton Medical Inc | TREO ABDOMINAL STENT-GRAFT SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $94.00 | General |
| Category: ENDOVASCULAR AORTIC REPAIR | ||||||
| 08/12/2024 | Bolton Medical Inc | TREO ABDOMINAL STENT-GRAFT SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,550.00 | General |
| Category: ENDOVASCULAR AORTIC REPAIR | ||||||
| 08/08/2024 | Artivion, Inc. | AMDS-Ascyrus Medical (Device) | — | Cash or cash equivalent | $450.00 | Research |
| Study: PERSEVERE • Category: Cardiovascular and vascular surgery | ||||||
| 07/29/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,150.00 | General |
| 07/18/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $262.50 | General |
| 07/18/2024 | Bolton Medical Inc | TREO ABDOMINAL STENT-GRAFT SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $104.40 | General |
| Category: ENDOVASCULAR AORTIC REPAIR | ||||||
| 07/16/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $457.00 | General |
| 07/12/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | Product in Development (Device), GORE TAG Thoracic Branch Endoprosthesis | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,875.00 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
Research Studies & Clinical Trials
| Study Name | Company | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| PERSEVERE | Artivion, Inc. | $11,600 | 7 |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | 158 | 164 | $224,985 | $35,072 |
| 2022 | 6 | 143 | 148 | $410,417 | $67,468 |
| 2021 | 2 | 46 | 51 | $16,775 | $3,545 |
| 2020 | 4 | 72 | 79 | $110,825 | $22,728 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
17 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33361 | Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery | Facility | 2023 | 36 | 36 | $160,560 | $21,996 | 13.7% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 57 | 63 | $25,200 | $5,218 | 20.7% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 31 | 31 | $23,250 | $4,759 | 20.5% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 21 | 21 | $12,400 | $2,372 | 19.1% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $3,575 | $728.26 | 20.4% |
| 33871 | Repair of aortic arch with graft on heart-lung machine | Facility | 2022 | 14 | 14 | $156,317 | $30,824 | 19.7% |
| 33361 | Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery | Facility | 2022 | 30 | 30 | $133,800 | $18,808 | 14.1% |
| 33880 | Repair of descending aorta and subclavian artery with insertion of graft and extensions | Facility | 2022 | 14 | 14 | $70,600 | $7,901 | 11.2% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 22 | 22 | $16,500 | $3,443 | 20.9% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 30 | 30 | $18,000 | $3,292 | 18.3% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 33 | 38 | $15,200 | $3,201 | 21.1% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 17 | 22 | $8,800 | $1,905 | 21.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 29 | 29 | $7,975 | $1,640 | 20.6% |
| 33533 | Heart artery bypass to repair one artery | Facility | 2020 | 13 | 13 | $90,350 | $18,542 | 20.5% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes | Facility | 2020 | 18 | 24 | $9,600 | $1,658 | 17.3% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 30 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 15 | 15 | $3,450 | $1,320 | 38.3% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Facility | 2020 | 26 | 27 | $7,425 | $1,208 | 16.3% |
About Dr. Fernando Fleischman, MD
Dr. Fernando Fleischman, MD is a Surgery healthcare provider based in Los Angeles, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 03/28/2008. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1760654883.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Fernando Fleischman, MD has received a total of $562,393 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $105,530 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 543 transactions from 18 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($257,850).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Fleischman has provided services to 419 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 442 services with total Medicare billing of $128,814. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 17 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Surgery
- Other Specialties Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
- Location Los Angeles, CA
- Active Since 03/28/2008
- Last Updated 11/27/2023
- Taxonomy Code 208600000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1760654883
Products in Payments
- TAG Thoracic Endoprosthesis (Device) $91,544
- GORE TAG Conformable Thoracic Stent Graft (Device) $54,814
- TREO ABDOMINAL STENT-GRAFT SYSTEM (Device) $45,186
- RELAY THORACIC STENT-GRAFT WITH PLUS DELIVERY SYSTEM (Device) $29,148
- GORE VIATORR TIPS Endoprosthesis (Device) $28,500
- Product in Development (Device) $23,909
- AMDS-Ascyrus Medical (Device) $20,701
- GORE TAG Thoracic Endoprosthesis (Device) $19,480
- GORE TAG Conformable Thoracic Endoprosthesis (Device) $17,944
- EXCLUDER Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis with Active Control (Device) $16,419
- C3 Delivery System (Device) $15,635
- EXCLUDER AAA Endoprosthesis (Device) $15,000
- COOK (Device) $12,568
- Relay Plus (Device) $12,300
- GORE TAG Thoracic Branch Endoprosthesis (Device) $6,924
- Grafts (Device) $6,095
- Relay Grafts (Device) $6,022
- Conformable TAG Thoracic Endoprosthesis (Device) $4,879
- E-vita OPEN NEO (Device) $4,800
- Cook Medical Thoracic (Device) $3,988
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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