Dr. Howard Marks, MD
NPI: 1063437168
Total Payments
$15,143
2024 Payments
$1,107
Companies
33
Transactions
193
Medicare Patients
1,171
Medicare Billing
$512,117
Payment Breakdown by Category
Travel$7,792 (51.5%)
Food & Beverage$7,251 (47.9%)
Consulting$99.80 (0.7%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $7,792 | 30 | 51.5% |
| Food and Beverage | $7,251 | 162 | 47.9% |
| Consulting Fee | $99.80 | 1 | 0.7% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABIOMED | $3,717 | 23 | $0 (2024) |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $3,626 | 28 | $0 (2024) |
| ATRICURE, INC. | $3,159 | 28 | $0 (2024) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $2,645 | 27 | $0 (2024) |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $385.06 | 18 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $280.30 | 11 | $0 (2024) |
| AngioDynamics, Inc. | $182.59 | 6 | $0 (2023) |
| LivaNova USA, Inc. | $136.50 | 4 | $0 (2023) |
| bioMerieux Inc | $133.16 | 4 | $0 (2022) |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $128.39 | 4 | $0 (2020) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,107 | 21 | ATRICURE, INC. ($338.30) |
| 2023 | $2,512 | 22 | ABIOMED ($1,725) |
| 2022 | $2,265 | 30 | Abbott Laboratories ($969.64) |
| 2021 | $593.92 | 21 | ATRICURE, INC. ($135.33) |
| 2020 | $352.25 | 16 | Ethicon US, LLC ($131.06) |
| 2019 | $3,404 | 29 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($1,497) |
| 2018 | $380.62 | 12 | ABIOMED ($94.23) |
| 2017 | $4,528 | 42 | AtriCure, Inc. ($1,955) |
All Payment Transactions
193 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 8
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/18/2024 | CVRx, Inc. | Barostim Neo System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $18.35 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure and Hypertension | ||||||
| 12/12/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | PICO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.97 | General |
| Category: Negative Pressure Wound Therapy | ||||||
| 12/10/2024 | ATRICURE, INC. | EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $193.99 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 12/05/2024 | CVRx, Inc. | Barostim Neo System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $6.60 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure and Hypertension | ||||||
| 11/07/2024 | Ethicon US, LLC | PROLENE (Device), VISTASEAL, ETHICON | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $42.78 | General |
| Category: Sutures | ||||||
| 11/06/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $3.38 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Heart Valves | ||||||
| 09/19/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $79.81 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 08/22/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $104.98 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 08/01/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | COREVALVE EVOLUT R (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.61 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Valve Systems | ||||||
| 07/16/2024 | CVRx, Inc. | Barostim Neo System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $13.20 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure and Hypertension | ||||||
| 04/18/2024 | ATRICURE, INC. | EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $144.31 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 04/18/2024 | Getinge USA Sales, LLC | Cardiohelp (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.84 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 03/18/2024 | Baxter Healthcare | PREVELEAK (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.09 | General |
| Category: Surgical Care | ||||||
| 03/08/2024 | Getinge USA Sales, LLC | Acrobat-I Stabilizer (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.96 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 03/07/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.89 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 03/06/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.93 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Heart Valves | ||||||
| 03/05/2024 | Getinge USA Sales, LLC | Acrobat-I Stabilizer (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $45.20 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 03/04/2024 | Ethicon US, LLC | PROLENE (Device), ETHICON, VISTASEAL | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $38.89 | General |
| Category: Sutures | ||||||
| 02/13/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | MITRIS RESILIA Mitral Valve (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $37.53 | General |
| Category: Pericardial Heart Valves | ||||||
| 01/24/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | KONECT RESILIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $112.20 | General |
| Category: Pericardial Heart Valves | ||||||
| 01/19/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $133.08 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 12/14/2023 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $98.62 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 12/08/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $114.96 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 11/16/2023 | LivaNova USA, Inc. | PROTEKDUO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.22 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 11/01/2023 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $87.21 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 12 | 397 | 398 | $607,342 | $163,897 |
| 2022 | 9 | 192 | 193 | $352,458 | $93,736 |
| 2021 | 8 | 253 | 253 | $806,359 | $118,721 |
| 2020 | 9 | 329 | 331 | $715,876 | $135,763 |
Total Patients
1,171
Total Services
1,175
Medicare Billing
$512,117
Procedure Codes
38
All Medicare Procedures & Services
38 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33534 | Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 2 grafts | Facility | 2023 | 40 | 40 | $226,920 | $65,440 | 28.8% |
| 33533 | Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 1 graft | Facility | 2023 | 33 | 33 | $163,284 | $45,153 | 27.7% |
| 33361 | Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery | Facility | 2023 | 30 | 30 | $92,640 | $17,024 | 18.4% |
| 33259 | Extensive destruction and reconstruction of right upper heart chamber on heart-lung machine | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $22,968 | $7,669 | 33.4% |
| 33518 | Coronary artery bypass using vein or artery graft, 2 grafts | Facility | 2023 | 23 | 23 | $22,149 | $7,109 | 32.1% |
| 33517 | Coronary artery bypass using vein or artery graft, 1 graft | Facility | 2023 | 42 | 42 | $18,984 | $5,895 | 31.1% |
| 33268 | Exclusion of appendage of left upper chamber of heart performed during other procedure on chest | Facility | 2023 | 47 | 47 | $16,497 | $4,626 | 28.0% |
| 33509 | Harvest of artery from arm for heart bypass graft using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 29 | 29 | $13,427 | $3,777 | 28.1% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $9,824 | $2,716 | 27.6% |
| G0180 | Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and | Office | 2023 | 47 | 48 | $7,584 | $1,889 | 24.9% |
| 35600 | Harvest of arm artery segment for heart byplass procedure | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $8,645 | $1,814 | 21.0% |
| 33508 | Harvest of vein using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 65 | 65 | $4,420 | $786.50 | 17.8% |
| 33533 | Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 1 graft | Facility | 2022 | 32 | 32 | $159,573 | $42,511 | 26.6% |
| 33534 | Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 2 grafts | Facility | 2022 | 15 | 15 | $86,513 | $25,784 | 29.8% |
| 33361 | Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery | Facility | 2022 | 19 | 19 | $58,672 | $11,258 | 19.2% |
| 33518 | Coronary artery bypass using vein or artery graft, 2 grafts | Facility | 2022 | 18 | 18 | $17,334 | $5,777 | 33.3% |
| 33517 | Coronary artery bypass using vein or artery graft, 1 graft | Facility | 2022 | 24 | 24 | $10,848 | $3,524 | 32.5% |
| 35600 | Harvest of arm artery segment for heart byplass procedure | Facility | 2022 | 14 | 14 | $9,310 | $2,034 | 21.8% |
| 93314 | Interpretation and report of ultrasound of heart | Facility | 2022 | 21 | 21 | $4,872 | $1,481 | 30.4% |
| G0180 | Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and | Office | 2022 | 26 | 27 | $4,266 | $1,075 | 25.2% |
| 33508 | Harvest of vein using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 23 | 23 | $1,070 | $292.13 | 27.3% |
| 33533 | Heart artery bypass, single graft | Facility | 2021 | 30 | 30 | $268,693 | $41,582 | 15.5% |
| 33534 | Heart artery bypass, 2 grafts | Facility | 2021 | 23 | 23 | $237,406 | $39,064 | 16.5% |
| 33361 | Replacement of aortic valve with prosthetic valve, accessed through the skin | Facility | 2021 | 29 | 29 | $191,872 | $17,413 | 9.1% |
| 35600 | Harvest of an arm artery segment, one segment | Facility | 2021 | 26 | 26 | $31,210 | $5,292 | 17.0% |
About Dr. Howard Marks, MD
Dr. Howard Marks, MD is a Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) healthcare provider based in Wilmington, North Carolina. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/12/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1063437168.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Howard Marks, MD has received a total of $15,143 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $1,107 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 193 transactions from 33 companies. The most common payment nature is "Travel and Lodging" ($7,792).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Marks has provided services to 1,171 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,175 services with total Medicare billing of $512,117. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 38 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
- Location Wilmington, NC
- Active Since 07/12/2006
- Last Updated 03/09/2021
- Taxonomy Code 208G00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1063437168
Products in Payments
- Impella (Device) $3,717
- EDWARDS INTUITY Elite valve system (Device) $1,473
- Mitra Clip system (Device) $1,320
- THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT (Device) $1,269
- Carpentier-Edwards PERIMOUNT Magna Mitral Ease Pericardial Valve (Device) $1,187
- ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM (Device) $889.70
- EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX (Device) $732.85
- EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION DEV (Device) $602.36
- MITRIS RESILIA Mitral Valve (Device) $410.89
- ATRICLIP PRO2 (Device) $255.14
- VISTASEAL (Biological) $170.68
- INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE (Device) $148.12
- Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve (Device) $143.44
- COBRA FUSION 150 (Device) $129.87
- COBRA FUSION ABLATION SYSTEM (Device) $119.13
- KONECT RESILIA (Device) $112.20
- COREVALVE EVOLUT R (Device) $100.56
- NephroCheck Test Kit (Device) $99.80
- PACEART SYSTEM ECG MODULE (Device) $94.90
- LifeVest (Device) $88.88
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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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