Dr. Gert Pretorius, MD
NPI: 1629385836
Total Payments
$133,868
2024 Payments
$5,099
Companies
18
Transactions
198
Medicare Patients
592
Medicare Billing
$501,605
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$101,220 (75.6%)
Travel$17,760 (13.3%)
Food & Beverage$10,383 (7.8%)
Other$3,500 (2.6%)
Research$1,004 (0.8%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $101,220 | 20 | 75.6% |
| Travel and Lodging | $17,760 | 36 | 13.3% |
| Food and Beverage | $10,383 | 137 | 7.8% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $3,500 | 1 | 2.6% |
| Unspecified | $1,004 | 4 | 0.8% |
Payments by Type
General
$132,863
194 transactions
Research
$1,004
4 transactions
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paragonix Technologies, Inc. | $85,224 | 7 | $0 (2024) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $23,319 | 65 | $0 (2023) |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $7,576 | 52 | $0 (2020) |
| TransMedics, Inc. | $5,280 | 7 | $0 (2024) |
| The Spectranetics Corporation | $5,213 | 16 | $0 (2017) |
| Philips Electronics North America Corporation | $3,648 | 6 | $0 (2020) |
| ABIOMED | $1,551 | 13 | $0 (2024) |
| XVIVO Perfusion Inc. | $627.50 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $562.08 | 10 | $0 (2024) |
| Baxter Healthcare | $275.32 | 7 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $5,099 | 8 | TransMedics, Inc. ($4,276) |
| 2023 | $88,912 | 18 | Paragonix Technologies, Inc. ($85,061) |
| 2022 | $2,084 | 12 | Abbott Laboratories ($1,437) |
| 2021 | $423.48 | 4 | ABIOMED ($275.22) |
| 2020 | $1,221 | 8 | TRANSMEDICS, INC. ($1,004) |
| 2019 | $12,743 | 34 | Abbott Laboratories ($9,036) |
| 2018 | $11,615 | 64 | Abbott Laboratories ($9,283) |
| 2017 | $11,771 | 50 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. ($6,125) |
All Payment Transactions
198 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 8
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/12/2024 | TransMedics, Inc. | Organ Care System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,411.68 | General |
| Category: Device | ||||||
| 11/01/2024 | TransMedics, Inc. | Organ Care System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,198.11 | General |
| Category: Device | ||||||
| 11/01/2024 | TransMedics, Inc. | Organ Care System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $665.83 | General |
| Category: Device | ||||||
| 09/20/2024 | XVIVO Perfusion Inc. | XVIVO Perfusion System (XPS) (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $281.45 | General |
| Category: Transplantation | ||||||
| 05/21/2024 | Paragonix Technologies, Inc. | SherpaPak (Device), LiverGuard, LungGuard | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $162.73 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 05/02/2024 | XVIVO Perfusion Inc. | XVIVO Perfusion System (XPS) (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $346.05 | General |
| Category: Transplantation | ||||||
| 03/14/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.74 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 02/14/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | MITRIS RESILIA Mitral Valve (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.80 | General |
| Category: Pericardial Heart Valves | ||||||
| 12/05/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,950.00 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 12/05/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $650.00 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 10/28/2023 | Paragonix Technologies, Inc. | Paragonix SherpaPak Cardiac Transport System (Device), SherpaCool Box, CTS Canister Box | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $115.08 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 08/25/2023 | Paragonix Technologies, Inc. | Paragonix SherpaPak Cardiac Transport System (Device), SherpaCool Box, CTS Canister Box | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $12,800.00 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 08/10/2023 | Paragonix Technologies, Inc. | Paragonix SherpaPak Cardiac Transport System (Device), SherpaCool Box, CTS Canister Box | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $43,200.00 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 08/02/2023 | Paragonix Technologies, Inc. | Paragonix SherpaPak Cardiac Transport System (Device), SherpaCool Box, CTS Canister Box | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,800.00 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 07/27/2023 | Paragonix Technologies, Inc. | Paragonix SherpaPak Cardiac Transport System (Device), SherpaCool Box, CTS Canister Box | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $24,000.00 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 07/27/2023 | Baxter Healthcare | PREVELEAK (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.20 | General |
| Category: Surgical Care | ||||||
| 07/25/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | CARDIOMEMS (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $650.00 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 07/20/2023 | AngioDynamics, Inc. | ANGIOVAC (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.82 | General |
| Category: VIT | ||||||
| 06/21/2023 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $149.65 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 05/31/2023 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.02 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 05/10/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $47.16 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 04/26/2023 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $117.74 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 04/22/2023 | Paragonix Technologies, Inc. | Paragonix SherpaPak Cardiac Transport System (Device), SherpaCool Box, CTS Canister Box | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $146.13 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 04/06/2023 | ATRICURE, INC. | SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $38.65 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 02/07/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $134.03 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
Research Studies & Clinical Trials
| Study Name | Company | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| DCD Heart | TRANSMEDICS, INC. | $602.52 | 1 |
| Expand Heart | TRANSMEDICS, INC. | $200.84 | 1 |
| Heart Registry | TRANSMEDICS, INC. | $100.42 | 1 |
| Heart Research | TRANSMEDICS, INC. | $100.42 | 1 |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | 98 | 99 | $658,048 | $97,125 |
| 2022 | 9 | 179 | 179 | $926,566 | $134,598 |
| 2021 | 9 | 171 | 171 | $959,819 | $140,514 |
| 2020 | 10 | 144 | 144 | $680,520 | $129,368 |
Total Patients
592
Total Services
593
Medicare Billing
$501,605
Procedure Codes
34
All Medicare Procedures & Services
34 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33945 | Transplantation of donor heart | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $344,471 | $46,149 | 13.4% |
| 33916 | Removal of plaque from pulmonary artery on heart-lung machine | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $220,609 | $42,041 | 19.1% |
| 33238 | Removal of permanent pacemaker venous electrodes | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $52,702 | $3,801 | 7.2% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 26 | 27 | $12,636 | $2,888 | 22.9% |
| 33944 | Preparation of donor heart for transplantation | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $23,358 | $1,377 | 5.9% |
| 93314 | Interpretation and report of ultrasound of heart | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $4,272 | $867.72 | 20.3% |
| 33945 | Transplantation of donor heart | Facility | 2022 | 23 | 23 | $466,049 | $59,014 | 12.7% |
| 33916 | Removal of plaque from pulmonary artery on heart-lung machine | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $205,703 | $39,069 | 19.0% |
| 33533 | Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 1 graft | Facility | 2022 | 17 | 17 | $105,746 | $21,045 | 19.9% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 30 | 30 | $17,250 | $4,942 | 28.6% |
| 33238 | Removal of permanent pacemaker venous electrodes | Facility | 2022 | 19 | 19 | $77,026 | $4,927 | 6.4% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 50 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 20 | 20 | $9,360 | $2,175 | 23.2% |
| 33944 | Preparation of donor heart for transplantation | Facility | 2022 | 22 | 22 | $30,228 | $1,657 | 5.5% |
| 33241 | Removal of defibrillator | Facility | 2022 | 17 | 17 | $14,161 | $1,544 | 10.9% |
| 33508 | Harvest of vein using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 19 | 19 | $1,043 | $225.71 | 21.6% |
| 33945 | Transplantation of donor heart | Facility | 2021 | 25 | 25 | $506,575 | $64,755 | 12.8% |
| 33916 | Removal of plaque from pulmonary (lung) artery on heart-lung machine | Facility | 2021 | 13 | 13 | $209,533 | $45,914 | 21.9% |
| 33533 | Heart artery bypass, single graft | Facility | 2021 | 17 | 17 | $87,448 | $16,409 | 18.8% |
| 33238 | Removal of permanent pacemaker venous electrodes | Facility | 2021 | 23 | 23 | $93,242 | $6,241 | 6.7% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 23 | 23 | $10,014 | $2,611 | 26.1% |
| 33944 | Preparation of donor heart for transplantation | Facility | 2021 | 25 | 25 | $32,073 | $1,899 | 5.9% |
| 33241 | Removal of defibrillator pulse generator | Facility | 2021 | 18 | 18 | $16,338 | $1,648 | 10.1% |
| 93314 | Interpretation and report of heart ultrasound examination using esophageal probe | Facility | 2021 | 12 | 12 | $3,968 | $908.40 | 22.9% |
| 33508 | Harvest of veins for coronary artery bypass procedure using an endoscope | Facility | 2021 | 15 | 15 | $627.96 | $128.10 | 20.4% |
| 33945 | Transplantation of donor heart | Facility | 2020 | 15 | 15 | $303,945 | $52,922 | 17.4% |
About Dr. Gert Pretorius, MD
Dr. Gert Pretorius, MD is a Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) healthcare provider based in San Diego, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 09/09/2010. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1629385836.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Gert Pretorius, MD has received a total of $133,868 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $5,099 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 198 transactions from 18 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($101,220).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Pretorius has provided services to 592 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 593 services with total Medicare billing of $501,605. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 34 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
- Other Specialties Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
- Location San Diego, CA
- Active Since 09/09/2010
- Last Updated 06/19/2025
- Taxonomy Code 208G00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1629385836
Products in Payments
- Paragonix SherpaPak Cardiac Transport System (Device) $85,061
- HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Dev (Device) $10,648
- HeartWare HVAD (Device) $7,457
- HeartMate (Device) $5,773
- Organ Care System (Device) $5,280
- THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT (Device) $4,058
- CVX-300CVX-300P (Device) $3,993
- CVX-300 (Device) $3,450
- Impella (Device) $1,551
- CentriMag (Device) $1,169
- CARDIOMEMS (Device) $650.00
- XVIVO Perfusion System (XPS) (Device) $627.50
- Quadra Assura CRT Defibrillator (Device) $448.09
- SLS IIGLIDELIGHT (Device) $316.03
- EDWARDS INTUITY Elite valve system (Device) $313.25
- BALLOON BRIDGE (Device) $305.50
- INSPIRIS RESILIA aortic valve (Device) $217.43
- HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Assist Device (Device) $185.38
- SherpaPak (Device) $162.73
- 2ND GEN CENTRIMAG PRIMARY CONSOLE (Device) $160.62
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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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