Total Payments
$3,529
2023 Payments
$205.63
Companies
6
Transactions
24

Payment Breakdown by Category

Travel$2,406 (68.2%)
Food & Beverage$1,123 (31.8%)

Payments by Nature

Nature of Payment Amount Transactions Share
Travel and Lodging $2,406 11 68.2%
Food and Beverage $1,123 13 31.8%

Top Paying Companies

Company Total Records Latest Year
Medtronic Vascular, Inc. $1,619 9 $0 (2018)
Abbott Laboratories $862.03 5 $0 (2023)
Stryker Corporation $533.96 5 $0 (2018)
ABIOMED $239.98 2 $0 (2022)
STERIS Corporation $220.00 2 $0 (2018)
LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. $54.16 1 $0 (2022)

Payment History by Year

Year Amount Transactions Top Company
2023 $205.63 2 Abbott Laboratories ($205.63)
2022 $950.54 6 Abbott Laboratories ($656.40)
2018 $2,373 16 Medtronic Vascular, Inc. ($1,619)

All Payment Transactions

24 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments

Date Company Product Nature Form Amount Type
06/13/2023 Abbott Laboratories THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $79.47 General
Category: Heart Failure
05/10/2023 Abbott Laboratories THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $126.16 General
Category: Heart Failure
10/27/2022 ABIOMED Impella (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $138.18 General
Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases
10/05/2022 LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. CARDIOCEL (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $54.16 General
Category: Cardiocel
09/09/2022 Abbott Laboratories THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $164.57 General
Category: Heart Failure
07/29/2022 ABIOMED Impella (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $101.80 General
Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases
05/25/2022 Abbott Laboratories THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT (Device) Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $482.16 General
Category: Heart Failure
03/26/2022 Abbott Laboratories THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT (Device) Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $9.67 General
Category: Heart Failure
11/21/2018 Medtronic Vascular, Inc. Melody (Device) Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $90.05 General
Category: Heart Valves
11/21/2018 Medtronic Vascular, Inc. Melody (Device) Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $76.30 General
Category: Heart Valves
11/20/2018 Medtronic Vascular, Inc. Melody (Device) Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $172.15 General
Category: Heart Valves
11/20/2018 Medtronic Vascular, Inc. Melody (Device) Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $79.30 General
Category: Heart Valves
11/19/2018 Medtronic Vascular, Inc. Melody (Device) Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $994.74 General
Category: Heart Valves
11/19/2018 Medtronic Vascular, Inc. Melody (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $119.97 General
Category: Heart Valves
11/19/2018 Medtronic Vascular, Inc. Melody (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $40.02 General
Category: Heart Valves
11/19/2018 Medtronic Vascular, Inc. Melody (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $34.33 General
Category: Heart Valves
11/19/2018 Medtronic Vascular, Inc. Melody (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $12.05 General
Category: Heart Valves
09/29/2018 Stryker Corporation CHROMOPHARE (Device) Travel and Lodging Cash or cash equivalent $374.56 General
Category: COMMUNICATIONS
09/25/2018 STERIS Corporation HARMONYAIR EQUIPMENT COLUMN, SUPPLY HEAD, EVACUATION SYSTEM (Device), HARMONYAIR EQUIPMENT BOOMS, STERIS 5085 SRT SURGICAL TABLE Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $175.00 General
Category: ACCESSORY TO TABLE, OPERATING ROOM, AC-POWERED
09/25/2018 STERIS Corporation HARMONYAIR EQUIPMENT COLUMN, SUPPLY HEAD, EVACUATION SYSTEM (Device), HARMONYAIR EQUIPMENT BOOMS, STERIS 5085 SRT SURGICAL TABLE Travel and Lodging Cash or cash equivalent $45.00 General
Category: ACCESSORY TO TABLE, OPERATING ROOM, AC-POWERED
09/18/2018 Stryker Corporation CHROMOPHARE (Device), VISUM LED, SWITCHPOINT INFINITY 3 Travel and Lodging Cash or cash equivalent $42.15 General
Category: COMMUNICATIONS
09/18/2018 Stryker Corporation CHROMOPHARE (Device), VISUM LED, SWITCHPOINT INFINITY 3 Travel and Lodging Cash or cash equivalent $40.15 General
Category: COMMUNICATIONS
09/18/2018 Stryker Corporation CHROMOPHARE (Device), VISUM LED, SWITCHPOINT INFINITY 3 Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $32.49 General
Category: COMMUNICATIONS
09/15/2018 Stryker Corporation VISUM LED (Device), CHROMOPHARE, S-SERIES Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $44.61 General
Category: COMMUNICATIONS

About Dr. James Hammel, MD

Dr. James Hammel, MD is a Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) healthcare provider based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/06/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1063461317.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. James Hammel, MD has received a total of $3,529 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $205.63 received in 2023. These payments were reported across 24 transactions from 6 companies. The most common payment nature is "Travel and Lodging" ($2,406).

Practice Information

Products in Payments

  • Melody (Device) $1,619
  • THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT (Device) $862.03
  • CHROMOPHARE (Device) $489.35
  • Impella (Device) $239.98
  • HARMONYAIR EQUIPMENT COLUMN, SUPPLY HEAD, EVACUATION SYSTEM (Device) $220.00
  • CARDIOCEL (Device) $54.16
  • VISUM LED (Device) $44.61

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.

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Doctors in Grand Rapids