Geoffrey Answini

Vascular Surgery Cincinnati, OH Male
NPI: 1043297831
Total Payments
$76,886
2024 Payments
$16,826
Companies
32
Transactions
383
Medicare Patients
796
Medicare Billing
$160,152

Payment Breakdown by Category

Food & Beverage$18,032 (23.5%)
Research$16,500 (21.5%)
Consulting$16,400 (21.3%)
Other$14,911 (19.4%)
Travel$11,003 (14.3%)
Education$39.50 (0.1%)

Payments by Nature

Nature of Payment Amount Transactions Share
Food and Beverage $18,032 316 23.5%
Unspecified $16,500 8 21.5%
Consulting Fee $16,400 8 21.3%
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program $14,500 6 18.9%
Travel and Lodging $11,003 41 14.3%
Long term medical supply or device loan $410.96 1 0.5%
Education $39.50 3 0.1%

Payments by Type

General
$60,386
375 transactions
Research
$16,500
8 transactions

Top Paying Companies

Company Total Records Latest Year
Medtronic Vascular, Inc. $31,656 117 $0 (2020)
Artivion, Inc. $17,951 19 $0 (2024)
Medtronic, Inc. $5,131 32 $0 (2024)
Medical Device Business Services, Inc. $3,967 9 $0 (2018)
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $3,233 41 $0 (2024)
Bolton Medical Inc $3,139 29 $0 (2024)
ATRICURE, INC. $2,775 42 $0 (2024)
Abbott Laboratories $2,600 27 $0 (2024)
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. $2,565 14 $0 (2022)
ABIOMED $883.10 12 $0 (2024)

Payment History by Year

Year Amount Transactions Top Company
2024 $16,826 73 Artivion, Inc. ($9,448)
2023 $10,223 31 Artivion, Inc. ($8,103)
2022 $4,804 45 W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. ($2,412)
2021 $2,475 23 Medtronic, Inc. ($680.60)
2020 $10,451 32 Medtronic Vascular, Inc. ($8,679)
2019 $8,208 47 Medtronic Vascular, Inc. ($6,813)
2018 $19,925 75 Medtronic Vascular, Inc. ($14,716)
2017 $3,973 57 Medtronic Vascular, Inc. ($1,448)

All Payment Transactions

383 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 16

Date Company Product Nature Form Amount Type
12/19/2024 ABIOMED Impella (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $136.88 General
Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases
12/06/2024 ATRICURE, INC. SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $33.68 General
Category: CARDIOVASCULAR
11/21/2024 Artivion, Inc. AMDS-Ascyrus Medical (Device) — Cash or cash equivalent $600.00 Research
Study: PERSEVERE • Category: Cardiovascular and vascular surgery
11/19/2024 Teleflex LLC MANTA (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $61.49 General
Category: INTERVENTIONAL ACCESS
11/05/2024 Edwards Lifesciences Corporation — Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $29.32 General
11/04/2024 Edwards Lifesciences Corporation — Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $12.18 General
11/04/2024 Edwards Lifesciences Corporation — Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $3.52 General
11/03/2024 Edwards Lifesciences Corporation — Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $240.76 General
11/03/2024 Edwards Lifesciences Corporation — Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $18.48 General
10/22/2024 ATRICURE, INC. ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $19.61 General
Category: CARDIOVASCULAR
10/16/2024 ATRICURE, INC. ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $125.13 General
Category: CARDIOVASCULAR
10/16/2024 ATRICURE, INC. ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $9.55 General
Category: CARDIOVASCULAR
10/08/2024 Edwards Lifesciences Corporation — Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $756.47 General
10/08/2024 Chiesi USA, Inc. CLEVIPREX (Drug), KENGREAL Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $16.20 General
Category: CARDIOVASCULAR
10/07/2024 Bolton Medical Inc TREO ABDOMINAL STENT-GRAFT SYSTEM (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $13.51 General
Category: ENDOVASCULAR AORTIC REPAIR
10/03/2024 ATRICURE, INC. ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $21.60 General
Category: CARDIOVASCULAR
09/30/2024 Medtronic, Inc. AVALUS (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $12.32 General
Category: Heart Valves
09/24/2024 Artivion, Inc. ON-X AORTIC HEART VALVE WITH CONFORM-X SEWING RING AND EXTENDED HOLDER (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $30.36 General
Category: Cardiovascular surgery
09/06/2024 Edwards Lifesciences Corporation — Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $24.30 General
08/30/2024 Medtronic, Inc. VALIANT CAPTIVIA (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: Aortic Stent Grafts
08/22/2024 ATRICURE, INC. SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $22.67 General
Category: CARDIOVASCULAR
08/20/2024 ABIOMED Impella (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $4.51 General
Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases
08/15/2024 ABIOMED Impella (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $7.34 General
Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases
08/12/2024 Bolton Medical Inc TREO ABDOMINAL STENT-GRAFT SYSTEM (Device) Travel and Lodging Cash or cash equivalent $126.00 General
Category: ENDOVASCULAR AORTIC REPAIR
08/12/2024 Bolton Medical Inc TREO ABDOMINAL STENT-GRAFT SYSTEM (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $23.98 General
Category: ENDOVASCULAR AORTIC REPAIR
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Research Studies & Clinical Trials

Study Name Company Amount Records
PERSEVERE Artivion, Inc. $16,500 8

Medicare Billing by Year

Year Procedures Beneficiaries Services Submitted Medicare Paid
2023 7 164 168 $115,723 $29,713
2022 6 190 195 $163,099 $40,483
2021 6 193 208 $148,686 $39,926
2020 5 249 253 $190,046 $50,030
Total Patients
796
Total Services
824
Medicare Billing
$160,152
Procedure Codes
24

All Medicare Procedures & Services

24 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization

HCPCS Description Setting Year Patients Services Charges Medicare Paid Ratio
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes Office 2023 69 69 $35,052 $11,156 31.8%
33361 Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery Facility 2023 17 17 $53,023 $10,097 19.0%
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes Office 2023 24 26 $9,256 $3,619 39.1%
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes Facility 2023 15 15 $7,515 $2,050 27.3%
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes Office 2023 15 17 $4,505 $1,686 37.4%
34713 Exposure of groin artery for delivery of graft Facility 2023 12 12 $5,856 $974.23 16.6%
33508 Harvest of vein using an endoscope Facility 2023 12 12 $516.00 $130.96 25.4%
33361 Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery Facility 2022 29 29 $90,451 $17,516 19.4%
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes Office 2022 82 82 $41,656 $13,065 31.4%
99223 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 70 minutes Facility 2022 22 22 $11,022 $3,301 29.9%
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes Office 2022 22 24 $8,544 $3,236 37.9%
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes Office 2022 23 26 $6,890 $2,493 36.2%
34713 Exposure of groin artery for delivery of graft Facility 2022 12 12 $4,536 $871.98 19.2%
33361 Replacement of aortic valve with prosthetic valve, accessed through the skin Facility 2021 23 23 $71,737 $14,222 19.8%
99205 New patient outpatient visit, total time 60-74 minutes Office 2021 81 81 $41,148 $13,792 33.5%
99223 Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day Facility 2021 29 31 $15,531 $4,811 31.0%
99215 Established patient outpatient visit, total time 40-54 minutes Office 2021 31 37 $13,172 $4,633 35.2%
99214 Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes Office 2021 18 25 $6,625 $2,348 35.4%
33508 Harvest of veins for coronary artery bypass procedure using an endoscope Facility 2021 11 11 $473.00 $120.15 25.4%
33361 Replacement of aortic valve with prosthetic valve, accessed through the skin Facility 2020 32 32 $104,260 $20,307 19.5%
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 60 minutes Office 2020 109 109 $47,230 $16,003 33.9%
99223 Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day Facility 2020 53 55 $23,625 $8,430 35.7%
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 40 minutes Office 2020 42 44 $13,936 $4,865 34.9%
99441 Physician telephone patient service, 5-10 minutes of medical discussion Office 2020 13 13 $995.00 $424.81 42.7%

About Geoffrey Answini

Geoffrey Answini is a Vascular Surgery healthcare provider based in Cincinnati, Ohio. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 12/22/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1043297831.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Geoffrey Answini has received a total of $76,886 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $16,826 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 383 transactions from 32 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($18,032).

As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Answini has provided services to 796 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 824 services with total Medicare billing of $160,152. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 24 distinct procedure/service records.

Practice Information

  • Specialty Vascular Surgery
  • Location Cincinnati, OH
  • Active Since 12/22/2005
  • Last Updated 10/19/2020
  • Taxonomy Code 2086S0129X
  • Entity Type Individual
  • NPI Number 1043297831

Products in Payments

  • AMDS-Ascyrus Medical (Device) $16,900
  • Endurant (Device) $13,350
  • Valiant Navion (Device) $10,297
  • Valiant Captivia (Device) $3,952
  • ECHELON FLEX Stapler (Device) $3,769
  • CoreValve Evolut (Device) $2,846
  • GORE TAG Thoracic Endoprosthesis (Device) $2,322
  • VALIANT CAPTIVIA (Device) $2,000
  • TREO ABDOMINAL STENT-GRAFT SYSTEM (Device) $1,453
  • EDWARDS INTUITY Elite valve system (Device) $1,274
  • THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT (Device) $1,059
  • SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM (Device) $906.75
  • Impella (Device) $771.54
  • Relay Grafts (Device) $719.50
  • ENDURANT IIS (Device) $689.30
  • HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Assist Device (Device) $601.08
  • Grafts (Device) $596.14
  • EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX (Device) $570.53
  • Cardiac non-SynerGraft (Device) $453.45
  • Relay Plus (Device) $369.97

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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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