Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $137,083 | 96 | 55.5% |
| Consulting Fee | $49,088 | 45 | 19.9% |
| Food and Beverage | $28,830 | 511 | 11.7% |
| Travel and Lodging | $28,073 | 115 | 11.4% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program | $2,000 | 1 | 0.8% |
| Honoraria | $1,750 | 1 | 0.7% |
| Education | $29.01 | 4 | 0.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | $88,668 | 158 | $0 (2024) |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $36,991 | 35 | $0 (2020) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $35,426 | 128 | $0 (2024) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $31,194 | 100 | $0 (2024) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $23,563 | 89 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $14,137 | 111 | $0 (2020) |
| BIOTRONIK INC. | $8,833 | 56 | $0 (2022) |
| AltaThera Pharmaceuticals LLC | $2,644 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| Aziyo Biologics, Inc. | $1,863 | 9 | $0 (2017) |
| Biosense Webster, Inc. | $1,169 | 19 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $13,917 | 83 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) ($6,693) |
| 2023 | $25,266 | 113 | Medtronic, Inc. ($15,833) |
| 2022 | $23,258 | 58 | Medtronic, Inc. ($14,031) |
| 2021 | $22,120 | 52 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) ($15,847) |
| 2020 | $19,371 | 57 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) ($9,897) |
| 2019 | $39,079 | 85 | Abbott Laboratories ($11,986) |
| 2018 | $62,791 | 154 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) ($31,469) |
| 2017 | $41,051 | 171 | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ($11,972) |
All Payment Transactions
773 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 31
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/19/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | AZURE XT DR MRI SURESCAN (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $36.71 | General |
| Category: Pacemakers | ||||||
| 12/13/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | SPHERE-9 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $117.22 | General |
| Category: Ablation | ||||||
| 12/12/2024 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | LifeVest (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $11.12 | General |
| Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus | ||||||
| 12/08/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $353.48 | General |
| 12/07/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $423.26 | General |
| 12/07/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $277.12 | General |
| 12/06/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $302.13 | General |
| 12/06/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $277.12 | General |
| 12/01/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | SELECTSECURE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.41 | General |
| Category: Leads | ||||||
| 11/30/2024 | CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC. | CARDIVA VASCADE MVP VVCS 6-12F (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.51 | General |
| Category: DEVICES | ||||||
| 11/14/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN FLX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $6.33 | General |
| Category: WATCHMAN FLX_IC | ||||||
| 11/13/2024 | PFIZER INC. | ELIQUIS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.48 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR;METABOLIC DISEASE | ||||||
| 11/08/2024 | ATRICURE, INC. | EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.65 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 10/31/2024 | Biosense Webster, Inc. | CARTO 3 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $149.66 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 10/31/2024 | E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | CAMZYOS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $23.49 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular | ||||||
| 10/23/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | PULSESELECT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $1.69 | General |
| Category: Ablation | ||||||
| 10/17/2024 | CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC. | CARDIVA VASCADE MVP VVCS 6-12F (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.77 | General |
| Category: DEVICES | ||||||
| 10/10/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | AMPLATZER AMULET (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.15 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 10/10/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | AMPLATZER AMULET (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.15 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 09/23/2024 | CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC. | CARDIVA VASCADE MVP VVCS 6-12F (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.55 | General |
| Category: DEVICES | ||||||
| 09/19/2024 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | XARELTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.16 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular & Metabolism | ||||||
| 09/18/2024 | Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc. | Optimizer (Device), Optimizer | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $177.67 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular Device | ||||||
| 09/18/2024 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | LifeVest (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $5.31 | General |
| Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus | ||||||
| 09/18/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | PULSESELECT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $1.00 | General |
| Category: Ablation | ||||||
| 09/13/2024 | E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | ELIQUIS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $27.67 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 31 | 2,447 | 4,704 | $990,520 | $234,823 |
| 2022 | 27 | 1,858 | 3,599 | $809,341 | $192,846 |
| 2021 | 34 | 2,799 | 5,164 | $1.2M | $278,100 |
| 2020 | 33 | 2,135 | 3,422 | $921,740 | $226,014 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
125 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 5
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 220 | 248 | $38,192 | $22,700 | 59.4% |
| 93656 | Comprehensive electrophysiologic evaluation with catheter destruction of abnormality causing atrial fibrillation (uncoordinated contraction of upper chambers of heart) by pulmonary vein isolation | Facility | 2023 | 30 | 30 | $99,660 | $21,612 | 21.7% |
| 93296 | Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system or implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days | Office | 2023 | 462 | 1,209 | $142,662 | $17,641 | 12.4% |
| 33208 | Insertion of pacemaker and upper and lower heart chamber electrode | Facility | 2023 | 46 | 46 | $78,568 | $16,440 | 20.9% |
| G2066 | Interrogation device evaluation(s), (remote) up to 30 days; implantable cardiovascular physiologic monitor system, implantable loop recorder system, or subcutaneous cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote data acquisition(s), receipt of transmissions and tec | Office | 2023 | 72 | 345 | $31,395 | $15,215 | 48.5% |
| 93295 | Evaluation of single, dual, or multiple lead implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days | Office | 2023 | 188 | 611 | $136,864 | $14,816 | 10.8% |
| 33249 | Insertion of implantable defibrillator system | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 19 | $56,487 | $13,176 | 23.3% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 93 | 102 | $22,848 | $12,672 | 55.5% |
| 93294 | Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system, remote up to 90 days | Office | 2023 | 277 | 607 | $75,268 | $12,269 | 16.3% |
| 93280 | Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | Office | 2023 | 173 | 211 | $31,017 | $11,256 | 36.3% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2023 | 65 | 65 | $21,125 | $10,288 | 48.7% |
| 33340 | Repair of left upper heart chamber with implant with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $38,640 | $8,272 | 21.4% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 56 | 57 | $16,929 | $7,562 | 44.7% |
| 93284 | Programming of multiple lead implantable defibrillator system | Office | 2023 | 67 | 91 | $21,749 | $6,711 | 30.9% |
| 93298 | Evaluation of cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote up to 30 days | Office | 2023 | 71 | 347 | $34,700 | $6,014 | 17.3% |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 39 | 53 | $7,950 | $4,844 | 60.9% |
| 93655 | Insertion of catheters and destruction of tissue to treat abnormal heart rhythm | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 18 | $22,680 | $4,197 | 18.5% |
| 93283 | Programming of dual lead implantable defibrillator system | Office | 2023 | 52 | 61 | $12,261 | $4,197 | 34.2% |
| 33228 | Removal and replacement of dual lead permanent pacemaker | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $17,565 | $4,035 | 23.0% |
| 99291 | Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 23 | $17,526 | $3,815 | 21.8% |
| 93000 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | Office | 2023 | 228 | 274 | $23,838 | $2,968 | 12.5% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 28 | 28 | $5,964 | $2,831 | 47.5% |
| 93279 | Programming of single lead pacemaker system | Office | 2023 | 35 | 51 | $6,222 | $2,595 | 41.7% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $3,825 | $1,571 | 41.1% |
| 93282 | Programming of single lead implantable defibrillator system | Office | 2023 | 47 | 57 | $2,964 | $1,483 | 50.0% |
About Dr. John Rhyner, MD
Dr. John Rhyner, MD is a Internal Medicine healthcare provider based in Asheville, North Carolina. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/10/2008. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1104089002.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. John Rhyner, MD has received a total of $246,852 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $13,917 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 773 transactions from 23 companies. The most common payment nature is "Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program" ($137,083).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Rhyner has provided services to 9,239 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 16,889 services with total Medicare billing of $931,783. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 125 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Internal Medicine
- Other Specialties Cardiovascular Disease, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
- Location Asheville, NC
- Active Since 07/10/2008
- Last Updated 01/27/2022
- Taxonomy Code 207R00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1104089002
Products in Payments
- LifeVest (Device) $88,668
- PRADAXA (Drug) $36,908
- Ensite Cardiac Mapping System (Device) $18,447
- Arctic Front (Device) $6,758
- GENERAL - THERAPIES (Device) $5,453
- GENERAL THERAPIES (Device) $5,333
- General - Therapies (Device) $4,028
- Sotalol Hydrochloride (Drug) $2,644
- EMBLEM (Device) $2,500
- MICRA (Device) $2,305
- GENERAL THERAPIES (Device) $2,100
- Cardiac Mapping System (Device) $2,034
- ECM Patch (Device) $1,863
- AMPLATZER Vascular Plugs (Device) $1,360
- SelectSecure (Device) $1,317
- Micra (Device) $1,092
- DiamondTemp (Device) $1,076
- CardioInsight (Device) $750.81
- WATCHMAN (Device) $603.83
- CARTO 3 (Device) $589.77
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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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