Dr. James Hemp, M.D
Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | $239,385 | 73 | 65.7% |
| Travel and Lodging | $75,466 | 319 | 20.7% |
| Food and Beverage | $22,262 | 261 | 6.1% |
| Consulting Fee | $20,803 | 15 | 5.7% |
| Grant | $4,063 | 2 | 1.1% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $2,500 | 4 | 0.7% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $322,892 | 467 | $0 (2022) |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $37,566 | 140 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $1,220 | 16 | $0 (2018) |
| ATRICURE, INC. | $680.52 | 13 | $0 (2024) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $590.29 | 7 | $0 (2023) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $409.40 | 3 | $0 (2022) |
| HemoSonics LLC | $195.23 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Cook Medical LLC | $163.48 | 3 | $0 (2019) |
| ABIOMED | $148.70 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Phadia US Inc. | $105.50 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $552.81 | 9 | ATRICURE, INC. ($273.77) |
| 2023 | $773.13 | 9 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($263.26) |
| 2022 | $13,623 | 32 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($10,953) |
| 2021 | $41,576 | 66 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($39,448) |
| 2020 | $74,590 | 89 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($72,874) |
| 2019 | $107,730 | 193 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($95,057) |
| 2018 | $98,621 | 206 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($81,355) |
| 2017 | $27,012 | 70 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($23,204) |
All Payment Transactions
674 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 27
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/30/2024 | ATRICURE, INC. | ATRICURE CRYOICE CRYOSPHERE CRYOABLATION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $118.96 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 09/21/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | MITRIS RESILIA Mitral Valve (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $110.42 | General |
| Category: Pericardial Heart Valves | ||||||
| 08/12/2024 | ATRICURE, INC. | SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $7.90 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 08/06/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | KONECT RESILIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.14 | General |
| Category: Pericardial Heart Valves | ||||||
| 07/09/2024 | HISTOSONICS,INC. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $35.08 | General |
| 04/11/2024 | ATRICURE, INC. | SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $146.91 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 03/15/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | MITRIS RESILIA Mitral Valve (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.53 | General |
| Category: Pericardial Heart Valves | ||||||
| 02/08/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $43.90 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 01/03/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE TAG Thoracic Endoprosthesis (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $38.97 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 09/15/2023 | HemoSonics LLC | QUANTRA QPLUS SYSTEM (Device), QUANTRA QPLUS SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $195.23 | General |
| Category: HEMATOLOGY | ||||||
| 07/26/2023 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | KONECT RESILIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $35.95 | General |
| Category: Pericardial Heart Valves | ||||||
| 06/22/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | MITRACLIP (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $147.79 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 06/02/2023 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | CARPENTIER-EDWARDS PHYSIO ANNULOPLASTY RING WITH HOLDER - MITRAL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $42.97 | General |
| Category: Heart Valve Repair | ||||||
| 05/12/2023 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | MITRIS RESILIA Mitral Valve (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $162.36 | General |
| Category: Pericardial Heart Valves | ||||||
| 05/11/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | MITRACLIP (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.07 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 03/03/2023 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.98 | General |
| Category: Pericardial Heart Valves | ||||||
| 03/01/2023 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $104.80 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 01/30/2023 | ATRICURE, INC. | ATRICURE CRYOICE CRYOABLATION SYSTEM (CRYO2) (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.98 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 12/08/2022 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $77.93 | General |
| 12/04/2022 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.86 | General |
| 12/03/2022 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | MITRIS RESILIA Mitral Valve (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $100.87 | General |
| Category: Pericardial Heart Valves | ||||||
| 11/30/2022 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $693.22 | General |
| 11/18/2022 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | MITRIS RESILIA Mitral Valve (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $194.76 | General |
| Category: Pericardial Heart Valves | ||||||
| 11/18/2022 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $124.43 | General |
| 11/18/2022 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.61 | General |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 10 | 360 | 384 | $418,733 | $96,727 |
| 2022 | 11 | 378 | 396 | $351,662 | $84,186 |
| 2021 | 8 | 321 | 363 | $320,765 | $82,559 |
| 2020 | 6 | 238 | 259 | $69,535 | $24,423 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
35 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33427 | Radical reconstruction of mitral valve on heart-lung machine | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $113,197 | $24,733 | 21.8% |
| 33533 | Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 1 graft | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $93,749 | $18,307 | 19.5% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 107 | 107 | $48,458 | $14,612 | 30.2% |
| 35301 | Removal of blood clot and portion of chest, neck, or brain artery | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 14 | $55,949 | $12,076 | 21.6% |
| 33361 | Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery | Facility | 2023 | 20 | 20 | $53,887 | $11,590 | 21.5% |
| 99442 | Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes | Office | 2023 | 93 | 109 | $27,021 | $7,869 | 29.1% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 30 | 31 | $16,133 | $4,429 | 27.5% |
| 99441 | Telephone medical discussion with physician, 5-10 minutes | Office | 2023 | 27 | 31 | $4,799 | $1,506 | 31.4% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2023 | 28 | 30 | $4,676 | $1,418 | 30.3% |
| 33508 | Harvest of vein using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $863.70 | $186.30 | 21.6% |
| 33533 | Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 1 graft | Facility | 2022 | 13 | 13 | $87,051 | $18,933 | 21.7% |
| 33534 | Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 2 grafts | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $86,384 | $17,760 | 20.6% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 95 | 95 | $42,997 | $12,863 | 29.9% |
| 33361 | Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery | Facility | 2022 | 18 | 18 | $48,494 | $10,937 | 22.6% |
| 99442 | Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes | Office | 2022 | 71 | 80 | $19,832 | $6,164 | 31.1% |
| 33518 | Coronary artery bypass using vein or artery graft, 2 grafts | Facility | 2022 | 14 | 14 | $20,335 | $4,594 | 22.6% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 50 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 38 | 38 | $13,470 | $4,263 | 31.7% |
| 99443 | Telephone medical discussion with physician, 21-30 minutes | Office | 2022 | 38 | 43 | $15,076 | $3,686 | 24.5% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 34 | 36 | $12,613 | $3,485 | 27.6% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2022 | 25 | 27 | $4,209 | $1,226 | 29.1% |
| 33508 | Harvest of vein using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 21 | 21 | $1,201 | $273.63 | 22.8% |
| 33534 | Heart artery bypass, 2 grafts | Facility | 2021 | 12 | 12 | $93,713 | $21,543 | 23.0% |
| 99443 | Physician telephone patient service, 21-30 minutes of medical discussion | Office | 2021 | 118 | 149 | $52,096 | $15,597 | 29.9% |
| 33361 | Replacement of aortic valve with prosthetic valve, accessed through the skin | Facility | 2021 | 21 | 21 | $56,608 | $12,825 | 22.7% |
| 35301 | Removal of blood clot and portion of artery, by neck incision | Facility | 2021 | 11 | 14 | $55,669 | $12,787 | 23.0% |
About Dr. James Hemp, M.D
Dr. James Hemp, M.D 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 01/06/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1124006382.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. James Hemp, M.D has received a total of $364,478 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $552.81 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 674 transactions from 28 companies. The most common payment nature is "Education" ($239,385).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Hemp has provided services to 1,297 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,402 services with total Medicare billing of $287,895. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 35 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
- Location San Diego, CA
- Active Since 01/06/2006
- Last Updated 01/04/2017
- Taxonomy Code 208G00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1124006382
Products in Payments
- Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) $322,892
- EDWARDS INTUITY Elite valve system (Device) $7,654
- INSPIRIS RESILIA aortic valve (Device) $2,709
- Carpentier-Edwards PERIMOUNT Magna Mitral Ease Pericardial Valve (Device) $2,188
- Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve (Device) $1,918
- Endurant (Device) $1,025
- EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) (Device) $770.53
- MITRIS RESILIA Mitral Valve (Device) $753.65
- EDWARDS MC3 TRICUSPID ANNULOPLASTY RING (Device) $715.60
- Carpentier-Edwards Physio II Annuloplasty Ring (Device) $462.72
- CoreValve Evolut (Device) $444.84
- Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve (Device) $271.91
- Carpentier-Edwards Physio Annuloplasty Ring (Device) $239.47
- INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE (Device) $209.13
- ATRICURE CRYOSURGICAL SYSTEM (Device) $205.80
- Mitra Clip system (Device) $201.57
- QUANTRA QPLUS SYSTEM (Device) $195.23
- Aortic and Mitral Tissue Stented (Device) $182.21
- MITRACLIP (Device) $176.86
- SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM (Device) $154.81
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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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