Total Payments
$448,847
2024 Payments
$32,404
Companies
25
Transactions
941
Medicare Patients
9,727
Medicare Billing
$1.3M
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$320,118 (71.3%)
Other$75,163 (16.7%)
Travel$29,053 (6.5%)
Food & Beverage$23,301 (5.2%)
Research$1,200 (0.3%)
Education$12.45 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $320,118 | 189 | 71.3% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program | $52,625 | 23 | 11.7% |
| Travel and Lodging | $29,053 | 120 | 6.5% |
| Food and Beverage | $23,301 | 593 | 5.2% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | $11,375 | 7 | 2.5% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $9,663 | 6 | 2.2% |
| Honoraria | $1,500 | 1 | 0.3% |
| Unspecified | $1,200 | 1 | 0.3% |
| Education | $12.45 | 1 | 0.0% |
Payments by Type
General
$447,647
940 transactions
Research
$1,200
1 transactions
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbott Laboratories | $396,985 | 578 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $22,728 | 112 | $0 (2024) |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $19,185 | 33 | $0 (2023) |
| Terumo Medical Corporation | $2,484 | 6 | $0 (2021) |
| ABIOMED | $2,039 | 93 | $0 (2024) |
| Endologix, Inc. | $1,588 | 2 | $0 (2018) |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $1,418 | 41 | $0 (2020) |
| Ancora Heart, Inc. | $623.76 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $608.83 | 13 | $0 (2024) |
| Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. | $320.32 | 18 | $0 (2019) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $32,404 | 88 | Abbott Laboratories ($25,738) |
| 2023 | $41,179 | 108 | Abbott Laboratories ($24,626) |
| 2022 | $35,319 | 77 | Abbott Laboratories ($27,170) |
| 2021 | $25,801 | 74 | Abbott Laboratories ($22,222) |
| 2020 | $71,686 | 119 | Abbott Laboratories ($70,035) |
| 2019 | $118,499 | 202 | Abbott Laboratories ($114,770) |
| 2018 | $52,761 | 142 | Abbott Laboratories ($50,752) |
| 2017 | $71,199 | 131 | Abbott Laboratories ($61,672) |
All Payment Transactions
941 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 38
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/26/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | COREVALVE EVOLUT R (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $38.79 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Valve Systems | ||||||
| 12/12/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | DRAGONFLY OPSTAR (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 | $2,000.00 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 12/12/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | DRAGONFLY OPSTAR (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $500.00 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 12/12/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | DRAGONFLY OPSTAR (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $500.00 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 12/12/2024 | ATRICURE, INC. | ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.16 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 12/06/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $6.33 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 12/05/2024 | PFIZER INC. | VYNDAQEL (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.54 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 12/02/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | DRAGONFLY OPSTAR (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $132.30 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 11/25/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | CARDIOMEMS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $126.27 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 11/25/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | CARDIOMEMS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.07 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 11/25/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | CARDIOMEMS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.02 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 11/25/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | CARDIOMEMS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $1.12 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 11/18/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $39.51 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 11/12/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | COREVALVE EVOLUT R (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $123.07 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Valve Systems | ||||||
| 10/31/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | OPTIS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $157.16 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 10/29/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | DRAGONFLY OPSTAR (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 | $2,000.00 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 10/29/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | DRAGONFLY OPSTAR (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,000.00 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 10/29/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | DRAGONFLY OPSTAR (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $500.00 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 10/29/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | COREVALVE EVOLUT R (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $65.61 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Valve Systems | ||||||
| 10/18/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | COREVALVE EVOLUT R (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.29 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Valve Systems | ||||||
| 10/14/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | ACCENT (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $6,000.00 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management | ||||||
| 10/10/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | COREVALVE EVOLUT R (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $59.40 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Valve Systems | ||||||
| 10/01/2024 | PFIZER INC. | VYNDAQEL (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.96 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 09/19/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | CARDIOMEMS (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,000.00 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 09/19/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | CARDIOMEMS (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,000.00 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
Research Studies & Clinical Trials
| Study Name | Company | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-Seal IDE | Terumo Medical Corporation | $1,200 | 1 |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 41 | 2,622 | 3,154 | $1.3M | $358,566 |
| 2022 | 42 | 2,488 | 2,974 | $1.1M | $311,036 |
| 2021 | 42 | 2,317 | 2,806 | $1.1M | $322,007 |
| 2020 | 41 | 2,300 | 2,754 | $1.2M | $332,762 |
Total Patients
9,727
Total Services
11,688
Medicare Billing
$1.3M
Procedure Codes
184
All Medicare Procedures & Services
184 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 8
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 227 | 295 | $82,010 | $40,814 | 49.8% |
| 33361 | Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery | Facility | 2023 | 68 | 69 | $139,311 | $39,064 | 28.0% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 282 | 402 | $82,884 | $36,089 | 43.5% |
| 33340 | Repair of left upper heart chamber with implant with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 60 | 60 | $149,881 | $35,042 | 23.4% |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 116 | 245 | $49,490 | $22,859 | 46.2% |
| 92928 | Insertion of stents with balloon dilation of coronary artery or branch, single artery or branch | Facility | 2023 | 37 | 52 | $93,808 | $19,028 | 20.3% |
| 37215 | Insertion of stent and blood clot protection device in neck artery with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 21 | 21 | $75,012 | $15,555 | 20.7% |
| 33418 | Repair of mitral valve through the skin, initial prosthesis | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 18 | $51,224 | $15,352 | 30.0% |
| 93460 | Insertion of tube in right and left heart chambers and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 63 | 63 | $77,616 | $15,221 | 19.6% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 69 | 81 | $22,518 | $8,661 | 38.5% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 57 | 57 | $22,686 | $7,906 | 34.9% |
| 93458 | Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 46 | 47 | $46,201 | $7,605 | 16.5% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 52 | 55 | $21,615 | $7,453 | 34.5% |
| 99239 | Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 77 | 82 | $16,810 | $7,421 | 44.1% |
| 71275 | Ct scan of blood vessels of chest with contrast | Facility | 2023 | 106 | 106 | $30,952 | $6,965 | 22.5% |
| 74174 | Ct scan of blood vessels of abdomen and pelvis with contrast | Facility | 2023 | 77 | 77 | $24,486 | $6,291 | 25.7% |
| 36223 | Insertion of tube into intracranial artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 31 | 31 | $34,272 | $5,974 | 17.4% |
| 33289 | Insertion of wireless pressure sensor into lung artery through tube with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 21 | 21 | $21,756 | $5,347 | 24.6% |
| 75572 | Ct scan of heart structure with contrast | Facility | 2023 | 81 | 81 | $20,655 | $4,998 | 24.2% |
| 36225 | Insertion of tube into chest artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 28 | 28 | $36,972 | $4,991 | 13.5% |
| 78492 | Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress | Facility | 2023 | 73 | 73 | $30,368 | $4,656 | 15.3% |
| 70498 | Ct scan of blood vessels of neck with contrast | Facility | 2023 | 68 | 68 | $18,088 | $4,267 | 23.6% |
| 93000 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | Office | 2023 | 263 | 325 | $19,500 | $3,494 | 17.9% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2023 | 20 | 20 | $7,960 | $3,325 | 41.8% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 24 | 50 | $7,050 | $3,127 | 44.4% |
About Dr. Francis Zidar, MD
Dr. Francis Zidar, MD is a Cardiovascular Disease healthcare provider based in Austin, Texas. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 12/23/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1972580652.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Francis Zidar, MD has received a total of $448,847 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $32,404 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 941 transactions from 25 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($320,118).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Zidar has provided services to 9,727 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 11,688 services with total Medicare billing of $1.3M. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 184 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Cardiovascular Disease
- Other Specialties Interventional Cardiology
- Location Austin, TX
- Active Since 12/23/2005
- Last Updated 01/13/2022
- Taxonomy Code 207RC0000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1972580652
Products in Payments
- Xience V coronary stent system (Device) $126,656
- PCI Optimization (Device) $57,482
- Mitra Clip system (Device) $56,947
- Optis Coronary Imaging System (Device) $42,292
- MITRACLIP (Device) $27,304
- CARDIOMEMS (Device) $21,135
- COREVALVE EVOLUT R (Device) $20,565
- DRAGONFLY OPSTAR (Device) $14,718
- Dragonfly OCT (Device) $12,914
- ICD Leads (Device) $10,234
- Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve (Device) $9,110
- MitraClip System (Device) $8,758
- OPTIS (Device) $7,177
- EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) (Device) $7,044
- ACCENT (Device) $6,000
- Impella (Device) $1,934
- CoreValve Evolut (Device) $1,700
- Ovation (Device) $1,588
- ANGIO-SEAL (Device) $1,200
- AMPLATZER Occluders (Device) $1,007
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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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