Total Payments
$65,220
2024 Payments
$4,194
Companies
11
Transactions
340
Medicare Patients
485
Medicare Billing
$145,384
Payment Breakdown by Category
Travel$28,071 (43.0%)
Consulting$15,516 (23.8%)
Food & Beverage$11,758 (18.0%)
Other$5,450 (8.4%)
Research$4,375 (6.7%)
Education$50.15 (0.1%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $28,071 | 151 | 43.0% |
| Consulting Fee | $15,516 | 7 | 23.8% |
| Food and Beverage | $11,758 | 176 | 18.0% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $4,875 | 1 | 7.5% |
| Unspecified | $4,375 | 2 | 6.7% |
| Honoraria | $575.00 | 1 | 0.9% |
| Education | $50.15 | 2 | 0.1% |
Payments by Type
General
$60,845
338 transactions
Research
$4,375
2 transactions
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medtronic, Inc. | $40,429 | 185 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $15,481 | 68 | $0 (2020) |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $5,661 | 52 | $0 (2024) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $2,895 | 26 | $0 (2019) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $254.42 | 2 | $0 (2022) |
| BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | $166.27 | 2 | $0 (2021) |
| ClearFlow, Inc. | $147.33 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| GE HealthCare | $124.13 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | $29.27 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| AtriCure, Inc. | $17.70 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4,194 | 31 | Medtronic, Inc. ($3,968) |
| 2023 | $3,948 | 33 | Medtronic, Inc. ($3,688) |
| 2022 | $19,478 | 107 | Medtronic, Inc. ($17,195) |
| 2021 | $16,028 | 43 | Medtronic, Inc. ($15,578) |
| 2020 | $5,246 | 23 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. ($3,275) |
| 2019 | $10,164 | 46 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. ($9,121) |
| 2018 | $2,990 | 25 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. ($1,665) |
| 2017 | $3,172 | 32 | Abbott Laboratories ($1,538) |
All Payment Transactions
340 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 14
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/17/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $99.47 | General |
| 09/13/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $120.49 | General |
| 09/13/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $60.00 | General |
| 09/13/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $58.08 | General |
| 09/13/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $37.76 | General |
| 09/13/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $36.75 | General |
| 09/13/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $34.13 | General |
| 09/13/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $33.08 | General |
| 09/13/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.39 | General |
| 09/12/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $269.00 | General |
| 09/12/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $218.55 | General |
| 09/12/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $44.80 | General |
| 09/12/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $32.35 | General |
| 08/14/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | COREVALVE EVOLUT R (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $126.53 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Valve Systems | ||||||
| 08/08/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $325.05 | General |
| 08/08/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $4.57 | General |
| 04/17/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $126.69 | General |
| 04/12/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $43.77 | General |
| 03/13/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | APOLLOTM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $130.18 | General |
| Category: Access | ||||||
| 03/11/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | AVALUS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $98.51 | General |
| Category: Heart Valves | ||||||
| 03/01/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $152.81 | General |
| 03/01/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $76.83 | General |
| 03/01/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $66.88 | General |
| 03/01/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $58.99 | General |
| 02/23/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | APOLLOTM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $84.30 | General |
| Category: Access | ||||||
Research Studies & Clinical Trials
| Study Name | Company | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| APOLLO Trial | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $4,375 | 2 |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | 155 | 155 | $165,321 | $29,652 |
| 2022 | 2 | 84 | 84 | $128,623 | $22,290 |
| 2021 | 4 | 127 | 127 | $228,564 | $40,743 |
| 2020 | 4 | 119 | 119 | $258,008 | $52,700 |
Total Patients
485
Total Services
485
Medicare Billing
$145,384
Procedure Codes
15
All Medicare Procedures & Services
15 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 | $131,367 | $20,500 | 15.6% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 71 | 71 | $16,684 | $4,592 | 27.5% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 36 | 36 | $13,892 | $3,626 | 26.1% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $3,378 | $933.48 | 27.6% |
| 33361 | Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery | Facility | 2022 | 32 | 32 | $117,347 | $18,998 | 16.2% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 52 | 52 | $11,276 | $3,292 | 29.2% |
| 33361 | Replacement of aortic valve with prosthetic valve, accessed through the skin | Facility | 2021 | 43 | 43 | $156,734 | $25,785 | 16.5% |
| 0483T | Insertion of artificial valve between left heart chambers, accessed through the skin | Facility | 2021 | 12 | 12 | $50,838 | $8,707 | 17.1% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Office | 2021 | 46 | 46 | $15,664 | $4,468 | 28.5% |
| 99203 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 30-44 minutes | Office | 2021 | 26 | 26 | $5,328 | $1,783 | 33.5% |
| 33361 | Replacement of aortic valve with prosthetic valve, accessed through the skin | Facility | 2020 | 40 | 40 | $155,115 | $24,761 | 16.0% |
| 33430 | Replacement of valve between left upper and lower chambers on heart-lung machine | Facility | 2020 | 11 | 11 | $91,886 | $24,454 | 26.6% |
| 99202 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes | Office | 2020 | 36 | 36 | $4,773 | $1,517 | 31.8% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes | Office | 2020 | 18 | 18 | $3,534 | $1,135 | 32.1% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes | Facility | 2020 | 14 | 14 | $2,700 | $832.79 | 30.8% |
About Dr. Howard Song, MD
Dr. Howard Song, MD is a Surgery healthcare provider based in Portland, Oregon. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 08/01/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1003822594.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Howard Song, MD has received a total of $65,220 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $4,194 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 340 transactions from 11 companies. The most common payment nature is "Travel and Lodging" ($28,071).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Song has provided services to 485 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 485 services with total Medicare billing of $145,384. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 15 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Surgery
- Other Specialties Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
- Location Portland, OR
- Active Since 08/01/2006
- Last Updated 05/02/2024
- Taxonomy Code 208600000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1003822594
Products in Payments
- CoreValve Evolut (Device) $8,556
- Mitra Clip system (Device) $1,402
- COREVALVE EVOLUT R (Device) $791.52
- Aortic and Mitral Tissue Stented (Device) $598.77
- APOLLOTM (Device) $580.61
- Cardiac Mapping System (Device) $485.17
- 3F (Device) $443.58
- PASCAL (Device) $343.86
- Aortic and Mitral Mechanical Valves (Device) $311.20
- MOSAIC (Device) $281.18
- STERNALOCK BLU SYSTEM (Device) $254.42
- Apollo (Device) $248.77
- PleuraFlow (Device) $147.33
- INSPIRIS RESILIA aortic valve (Device) $136.37
- GENERAL VASCULAR ACCESS (Device) $100.45
- HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Dev (Device) $98.67
- AVALUS (Device) $98.51
- GENERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION (Device) $65.82
- Mosaic (Device) $63.29
- Simulus (Device) $46.48
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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