Total Payments
$11,613
2024 Payments
$2,900
Companies
10
Transactions
117
Medicare Patients
798
Medicare Billing
$334,094
Payment Breakdown by Category
Travel$7,618 (65.6%)
Food & Beverage$3,995 (34.4%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $7,618 | 28 | 65.6% |
| Food and Beverage | $3,995 | 89 | 34.4% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $4,219 | 36 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $2,770 | 41 | $0 (2024) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $2,730 | 20 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $594.99 | 8 | $0 (2020) |
| TRANSMEDICS, INC. | $522.46 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| ABIOMED | $410.35 | 5 | $0 (2024) |
| Paragonix Technologies, Inc. | $257.26 | 2 | $0 (2022) |
| LSI SOLUTIONS INC | $48.78 | 2 | $0 (2023) |
| Peerless Surgical Inc. | $44.26 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $16.63 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,900 | 25 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($2,129) |
| 2023 | $557.86 | 16 | Medtronic, Inc. ($510.35) |
| 2022 | $2,413 | 20 | Medtronic, Inc. ($1,746) |
| 2021 | $192.95 | 4 | Abbott Laboratories ($140.44) |
| 2020 | $199.42 | 4 | Paragonix Technologies, Inc. ($138.20) |
| 2019 | $379.65 | 7 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($154.63) |
| 2018 | $600.22 | 7 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. ($311.92) |
| 2017 | $4,370 | 34 | Abbott Laboratories ($2,340) |
All Payment Transactions
117 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 5
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/21/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | AVALUS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $118.63 | General |
| Category: Heart Valves | ||||||
| 12/11/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | MITRIS RESILIA Mitral Valve (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $99.96 | General |
| Category: Pericardial Heart Valves | ||||||
| 11/16/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $135.12 | General |
| 11/15/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | MITRIS RESILIA Mitral Valve (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $172.31 | General |
| Category: Pericardial Heart Valves | ||||||
| 11/15/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | MITRIS RESILIA Mitral Valve (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.00 | General |
| Category: Pericardial Heart Valves | ||||||
| 11/15/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | MITRIS RESILIA Mitral Valve (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.18 | General |
| Category: Pericardial Heart Valves | ||||||
| 11/14/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | MITRIS RESILIA Mitral Valve (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $1,211.91 | General |
| Category: Pericardial Heart Valves | ||||||
| 11/14/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $123.63 | General |
| 11/13/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | MITRIS RESILIA Mitral Valve (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $35.44 | General |
| Category: Pericardial Heart Valves | ||||||
| 11/01/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $320.47 | General |
| 10/29/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | MITRACLIP (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.81 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 10/02/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | AVALUS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.10 | General |
| Category: Heart Valves | ||||||
| 09/17/2024 | Peerless Surgical Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $44.26 | General |
| 09/05/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | MITRACLIP (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.87 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 07/30/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | LIGASURE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.57 | General |
| Category: Vessel Sealing | ||||||
| 07/24/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | AVALUS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.95 | General |
| Category: Heart Valves | ||||||
| 07/02/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | AVALUS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.53 | General |
| Category: Heart Valves | ||||||
| 05/14/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | MITRACLIP (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.39 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 05/01/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.19 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 04/29/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | AVALUS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.35 | General |
| Category: Heart Valves | ||||||
| 04/28/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | AVALUS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $104.94 | General |
| Category: Heart Valves | ||||||
| 03/04/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $121.14 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 02/23/2024 | E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | ELIQUIS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $16.63 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular | ||||||
| 01/25/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | AVALUS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $150.72 | General |
| Category: Heart Valves | ||||||
| 01/25/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | PENDITURE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.76 | General |
| Category: Ablation | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 9 | 209 | 212 | $810,779 | $101,557 |
| 2022 | 5 | 137 | 138 | $537,164 | $70,608 |
| 2021 | 9 | 196 | 200 | $584,622 | $89,252 |
| 2020 | 10 | 256 | 269 | $436,617 | $72,678 |
Total Patients
798
Total Services
819
Medicare Billing
$334,094
Procedure Codes
33
All Medicare Procedures & Services
33 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33430 | Replacement of mitral valve on heart-lung machine | Facility | 2023 | 21 | 21 | $368,004 | $44,318 | 12.0% |
| 33534 | Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 2 grafts | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $151,404 | $18,224 | 12.0% |
| 33533 | Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 1 graft | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $187,296 | $16,932 | 9.0% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2023 | 70 | 70 | $38,114 | $11,790 | 30.9% |
| 33518 | Coronary artery bypass using vein or artery graft, 2 grafts | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $41,424 | $4,945 | 11.9% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 23 | 24 | $15,946 | $3,239 | 20.3% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $4,030 | $1,282 | 31.8% |
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 14 | $1,834 | $500.89 | 27.3% |
| 33508 | Harvest of vein using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 27 | 27 | $2,727 | $326.70 | 12.0% |
| 33430 | Replacement of mitral valve on heart-lung machine | Facility | 2022 | 28 | 28 | $486,194 | $57,157 | 11.8% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2022 | 55 | 55 | $33,547 | $8,853 | 26.4% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 28 | 29 | $8,787 | $2,706 | 30.8% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 70 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $7,151 | $1,701 | 23.8% |
| 33508 | Harvest of vein using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 15 | 15 | $1,485 | $190.98 | 12.9% |
| 33430 | Replacement of valve between left upper and lower chambers on heart-lung machine | Facility | 2021 | 24 | 24 | $374,400 | $52,997 | 14.2% |
| 33533 | Heart artery bypass, single graft | Facility | 2021 | 14 | 14 | $140,056 | $17,080 | 12.2% |
| 99205 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 60-74 minutes | Office | 2021 | 47 | 47 | $28,952 | $8,273 | 28.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 38 | 42 | $9,906 | $4,150 | 41.9% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 13 | 13 | $7,514 | $2,056 | 27.4% |
| 99215 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 40-54 minutes | Office | 2021 | 15 | 15 | $8,108 | $1,904 | 23.5% |
| 33517 | Combined vein and artery heart artery bypass | Facility | 2021 | 11 | 11 | $11,077 | $1,635 | 14.8% |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 35 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 11 | 11 | $2,585 | $867.13 | 33.5% |
| 33508 | Harvest of veins for coronary artery bypass procedure using an endoscope | Facility | 2021 | 23 | 23 | $2,024 | $288.88 | 14.3% |
| 33533 | Heart artery bypass to repair one artery | Facility | 2020 | 34 | 34 | $322,160 | $47,405 | 14.7% |
| 33518 | Combined multiple vein and artery heart artery bypasses | Facility | 2020 | 26 | 26 | $56,394 | $8,629 | 15.3% |
About Dr. Larry Watts, MD
Dr. Larry Watts, MD is a Surgery healthcare provider based in Charlotte, North Carolina. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 08/16/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1508979568.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Larry Watts, MD has received a total of $11,613 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $2,900 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 117 transactions from 10 companies. The most common payment nature is "Travel and Lodging" ($7,618).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Watts has provided services to 798 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 819 services with total Medicare billing of $334,094. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 33 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Surgery
- Other Specialties Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
- Location Charlotte, NC
- Active Since 08/16/2006
- Last Updated 07/23/2024
- Taxonomy Code 208600000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1508979568
Products in Payments
- Circulatory Support (Device) $2,340
- Carpentier-Edwards Physio II Annuloplasty Ring (Device) $1,664
- MOSAIC (Device) $1,579
- MITRIS RESILIA Mitral Valve (Device) $1,550
- AVALUS (Device) $735.95
- ORGAN CARE SYSTEM (Device) $522.46
- HeartWare HVAD (Device) $429.68
- Impella (Device) $410.35
- SIMULUS (Device) $241.60
- EDWARDS INTUITY Elite valve system (Device) $215.54
- Sherpacool (Device) $138.20
- Octopus (Device) $129.31
- HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Assist Device (Device) $125.36
- Penditure (Device) $123.75
- Paragonix SherpaPak Cardiac Transport System (Device) $119.06
- CentriMag (Device) $86.00
- MITRACLIP (Device) $70.07
- HeartMate (Device) $69.33
- INSPIRIS RESILIA aortic valve (Device) $52.43
- COR KNOT (Device) $48.78
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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