Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $64,046 | 14 | 57.1% |
| Food and Beverage | $14,871 | 335 | 13.3% |
| Travel and Lodging | $14,020 | 40 | 12.5% |
| Education | $7,289 | 2 | 6.5% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $6,500 | 2 | 5.8% |
| Honoraria | $5,500 | 1 | 4.9% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $62,058 | 115 | $0 (2024) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $27,828 | 66 | $0 (2024) |
| Jenavalve Technology, Inc. | $11,634 | 6 | $0 (2024) |
| CryoLife, Inc. | $3,400 | 2 | $0 (2020) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $2,240 | 35 | $0 (2024) |
| ABIOMED | $1,064 | 5 | $0 (2021) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $877.84 | 35 | $0 (2023) |
| ShockWave Medical, Inc | $659.25 | 16 | $0 (2023) |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | $376.06 | 27 | $0 (2022) |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $334.45 | 21 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $58,477 | 92 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($30,126) |
| 2023 | $15,735 | 81 | JenaValve Technology, Inc. ($9,874) |
| 2022 | $15,769 | 112 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($13,265) |
| 2021 | $5,452 | 74 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($3,995) |
| 2020 | $3,972 | 13 | CryoLife, Inc. ($3,400) |
| 2019 | $5,212 | 5 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($5,212) |
| 2018 | $7,609 | 17 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($6,413) |
All Payment Transactions
394 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 16
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/17/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $111.66 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Heart Valves | ||||||
| 12/11/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | MITRACLIP (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $38.00 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 12/04/2024 | Stryker Corporation | NA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $33.40 | General |
| Category: CRANIOMAXILLOFACIAL | ||||||
| 11/27/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $41.67 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 11/27/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $39.91 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 11/27/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.44 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 11/25/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,600.00 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Heart Valves | ||||||
| 11/25/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,385.00 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Heart Valves | ||||||
| 11/20/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | MITRACLIP (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $146.42 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 11/14/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | MITRACLIP (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $9,750.00 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 11/14/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | MITRACLIP (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $58.04 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 11/14/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | MITRACLIP (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.63 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 11/14/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | MITRACLIP (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.36 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 11/14/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.40 | General |
| Category: General - Therapies_CRM | ||||||
| 11/14/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | MITRACLIP (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.76 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 11/13/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | MITRACLIP (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $1,221.96 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 11/13/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | MITRACLIP (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $228.90 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 11/13/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | MITRACLIP (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $127.57 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 11/13/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | MITRACLIP (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.11 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 11/13/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | MITRACLIP (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.26 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 11/13/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | MITRACLIP (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.43 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 11/06/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.91 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Heart Valves | ||||||
| 11/06/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.42 | General |
| 11/06/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.85 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Heart Valves | ||||||
| 11/05/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $156.93 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Heart Valves | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 14 | 556 | 640 | $538,252 | $116,357 |
| 2022 | 25 | 866 | 1,047 | $344,005 | $92,655 |
| 2021 | 27 | 1,742 | 2,173 | $508,268 | $120,847 |
| 2020 | 25 | 1,641 | 1,857 | $1.1M | $178,223 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
92 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 4
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33361 | Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery | Facility | 2023 | 79 | 79 | $238,284 | $47,098 | 19.8% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2023 | 72 | 72 | $50,760 | $12,154 | 23.9% |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 70 | 97 | $34,435 | $9,130 | 26.5% |
| 99291 | Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 22 | 51 | $38,862 | $8,697 | 22.4% |
| 99443 | Telephone medical discussion with physician, 21-30 minutes | Office | 2023 | 74 | 84 | $31,080 | $8,346 | 26.9% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 70 | 81 | $29,970 | $8,007 | 26.7% |
| 92928 | Insertion of stents with balloon dilation of coronary artery or branch, single artery or branch | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 17 | $38,556 | $7,102 | 18.4% |
| 93458 | Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 25 | 25 | $25,511 | $4,616 | 18.1% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 30 | 30 | $15,089 | $4,173 | 27.7% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 23 | 23 | $15,893 | $3,166 | 19.9% |
| 92978 | Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel or graft with review by radiologist, initial vessel | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 18 | $6,067 | $1,342 | 22.1% |
| 33370 | Placement and subsequent removal of device to protect brain from embolism through catheter using imaging guidance | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $5,364 | $1,273 | 23.7% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 14 | $3,486 | $885.08 | 25.4% |
| 99152 | Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 37 | 37 | $4,895 | $369.85 | 7.6% |
| 92928 | Insertion of stents with balloon dilation of coronary artery or branch, single artery or branch | Facility | 2022 | 34 | 44 | $54,936 | $17,663 | 32.2% |
| 33361 | Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery | Facility | 2022 | 27 | 27 | $71,579 | $15,805 | 22.1% |
| 33418 | Repair of mitral valve through the skin, initial prosthesis | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $39,672 | $10,953 | 27.6% |
| 93458 | Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | Facility | 2022 | 51 | 53 | $32,714 | $9,150 | 28.0% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 59 | 73 | $16,470 | $6,071 | 36.9% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 98 | 113 | $16,385 | $5,960 | 36.4% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Office | 2022 | 49 | 50 | $29,794 | $5,936 | 19.9% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2022 | 22 | 22 | $15,510 | $3,918 | 25.3% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 21 | 21 | $7,061 | $2,561 | 36.3% |
| 99233 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 35 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 19 | 30 | $10,650 | $2,442 | 22.9% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Facility | 2022 | 45 | 48 | $9,552 | $2,373 | 24.8% |
About Dr. James Stewart, MD
Dr. James Stewart, MD is a Cardiovascular Disease healthcare provider based in Atlanta, Georgia. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 02/12/2008. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1326216490.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. James Stewart, MD has received a total of $112,226 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $58,477 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 394 transactions from 28 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($64,046).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Stewart has provided services to 4,805 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 5,717 services with total Medicare billing of $508,082. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 92 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Cardiovascular Disease
- Other Specialties Internal Medicine, Hospitalist
- Location Atlanta, GA
- Active Since 02/12/2008
- Last Updated 12/01/2022
- Taxonomy Code 207RC0000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1326216490
Products in Payments
- EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) (Device) $40,078
- MITRACLIP (Device) $23,602
- Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve (Device) $11,529
- JenaValve Pericardial TAVR System (Device) $9,874
- On-X (Device) $3,400
- NAVITOR (Device) $2,850
- SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA (Device) $1,447
- Impella (Device) $1,064
- SHOCKWAVE IVL SYSTEM WITH THE SHOCKWAVE C2 CORONARY IVL CATHETER (Device) $563.02
- COREVALVE EVOLUT R (Device) $397.55
- XARELTO (Drug) $376.06
- ENTRESTO (Drug) $334.45
- CoreValve Evolut (Device) $316.13
- PORTICO (Device) $286.15
- BRILINTA (Drug) $231.98
- Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve (Device) $231.71
- AMPLATZER (Device) $221.81
- PASCAL (Device) $200.86
- LifeVest (Device) $191.36
- AVVIGO Guidance System (Device) $173.62
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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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