Dr. Mark Helmers, MD
NPI: 1518207018
Total Payments
$15,953
2024 Payments
$1,575
Companies
15
Transactions
128
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$6,587 (41.3%)
Travel$5,638 (35.3%)
Education$1,978 (12.4%)
Consulting$1,750 (11.0%)
Other$0.00 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $6,587 | 92 | 41.3% |
| Travel and Lodging | $5,638 | 25 | 35.3% |
| Education | $1,978 | 10 | 12.4% |
| Consulting Fee | $1,750 | 1 | 11.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $5,012 | 33 | $0 (2024) |
| ATRICURE, INC. | $3,117 | 26 | $0 (2024) |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | $1,809 | 10 | $0 (2022) |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $1,550 | 11 | $0 (2019) |
| Bolton Medical Inc | $1,227 | 8 | $0 (2024) |
| Artivion, Inc. | $827.92 | 9 | $0 (2024) |
| Baxter Healthcare | $723.50 | 9 | $0 (2024) |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $551.20 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $399.14 | 6 | $0 (2023) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $391.73 | 9 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,575 | 22 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($1,013) |
| 2023 | $1,528 | 19 | Artivion, Inc. ($797.96) |
| 2022 | $1,696 | 13 | Bolton Medical Inc ($922.19) |
| 2021 | $5,248 | 23 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($1,904) |
| 2020 | $978.41 | 7 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($524.83) |
| 2019 | $3,093 | 30 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($1,259) |
| 2018 | $335.14 | 2 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. ($335.14) |
| 2017 | $1,500 | 12 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. ($633.58) |
All Payment Transactions
128 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 6
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/14/2024 | Artivion, Inc. | AMDS-Ascyrus Medical (Device), ON-X AORTIC HEART VALVE WITH CONFORM-X SEWING RING AND EXTENDED HOLDER, BIOGLUE SURGICAL ADHESIVE | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.96 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular and vascular surgery | ||||||
| 12/10/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $38.25 | General |
| 12/09/2024 | ATRICURE, INC. | ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.01 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 12/04/2024 | Stryker Corporation | NA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $33.40 | General |
| Category: CRANIOMAXILLOFACIAL | ||||||
| 10/10/2024 | La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company | GIAPREZA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.79 | General |
| Category: EMERGENT HYPOTENSION | ||||||
| 10/02/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $128.41 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Heart Valves | ||||||
| 10/02/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $55.30 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Heart Valves | ||||||
| 10/02/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $46.67 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Heart Valves | ||||||
| 10/02/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $41.87 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Heart Valves | ||||||
| 09/26/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.94 | General |
| 09/06/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $121.00 | General |
| 09/06/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $121.00 | General |
| 09/05/2024 | Baxter Healthcare | FLOSEAL (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $94.10 | General |
| Category: Surgical Care | ||||||
| 06/25/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $149.51 | General |
| 05/12/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $139.93 | General |
| 04/29/2024 | ATRICURE, INC. | SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $141.89 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 04/27/2024 | ATRICURE, INC. | SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.78 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 04/26/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $142.71 | General |
| 04/24/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.19 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 03/26/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.46 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 02/16/2024 | Bolton Medical Inc | TREO ABDOMINAL STENT-GRAFT SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.60 | General |
| Category: ENDOVASCULAR AORTIC REPAIR | ||||||
| 01/28/2024 | Bolton Medical Inc | TREO ABDOMINAL STENT-GRAFT SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $116.55 | General |
| Category: ENDOVASCULAR AORTIC REPAIR | ||||||
| 12/17/2023 | Bolton Medical Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.72 | General |
| 12/16/2023 | Bolton Medical Inc | TREO ABDOMINAL STENT-GRAFT SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $37.47 | General |
| Category: ENDOVASCULAR AORTIC REPAIR | ||||||
| 12/16/2023 | Bolton Medical Inc | TREO ABDOMINAL STENT-GRAFT SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $4.90 | General |
| Category: ENDOVASCULAR AORTIC REPAIR | ||||||
About Dr. Mark Helmers, MD
Dr. Mark Helmers, MD is a Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) healthcare provider based in Atlanta, Georgia. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 02/20/2013. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1518207018.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Mark Helmers, MD has received a total of $15,953 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $1,575 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 128 transactions from 15 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($6,587).
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Practice Information
- Specialty Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
- Location Atlanta, GA
- Active Since 02/20/2013
- Last Updated 07/30/2024
- Taxonomy Code 208G00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1518207018
Products in Payments
- GORE TAG Thoracic Endoprosthesis (Device) $1,809
- SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM (Device) $1,727
- ATRICURE SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM (Device) $1,011
- INSPIRIS RESILIA aortic valve (Device) $937.81
- Grafts (Device) $922.19
- Cardiac non-SynerGraft (Device) $797.96
- Carpentier-Edwards Physio II Annuloplasty Ring (Device) $616.10
- Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) $551.20
- CoreValve Evolut (Device) $360.71
- Aortic and Mitral Tissue Stented Valves (Device) $315.31
- TREO ABDOMINAL STENT-GRAFT SYSTEM (Device) $290.05
- PREVELEAK (Device) $273.62
- Avalus (Device) $241.09
- ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION (Device) $240.80
- EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) (Device) $230.38
- FLOSEAL (Biological) $218.90
- FLOSEAL (Device) $161.28
- INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE (Device) $153.61
- PERCEVAL (Device) $146.92
- Endurant (Device) $130.52
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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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