Dr. Michael Acker, MD
NPI: 1568494870
Total Payments
$258,040
2024 Payments
$9,080
Companies
11
Transactions
84
Medicare Patients
1,241
Medicare Billing
$882,701
Payment Breakdown by Category
Royalty/License$241,069 (93.4%)
Consulting$8,613 (3.3%)
Travel$4,446 (1.7%)
Food & Beverage$3,913 (1.5%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royalty or License | $241,069 | 1 | 93.4% |
| Consulting Fee | $8,613 | 4 | 3.3% |
| Travel and Lodging | $4,446 | 15 | 1.7% |
| Food and Beverage | $3,913 | 59 | 1.5% |
| Unspecified | $0 | 5 | 0.0% |
Payments by Type
General
$258,040
79 transactions
Ownership
$0
5 transactions
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $255,545 | 48 | $0 (2024) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $1,203 | 16 | $0 (2021) |
| Artivion, Inc. | $259.44 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $236.25 | 2 | $0 (2022) |
| Vascular Graft Solutions Inc | $235.16 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Corcym Inc | $146.91 | 2 | $0 (2022) |
| ABIOMED | $127.40 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $113.09 | 4 | $0 (2018) |
| Baxter Healthcare | $96.86 | 2 | $0 (2022) |
| Cyberonics, Inc. | $76.87 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $9,080 | 22 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($8,938) |
| 2023 | $1,736 | 13 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($1,736) |
| 2022 | $4,306 | 21 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($3,735) |
| 2021 | $151.09 | 3 | Artivion, Inc. ($116.95) |
| 2020 | $36.38 | 2 | BAXTER HEALTHCARE ($36.38) |
| 2019 | $241,177 | 3 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($241,136) |
| 2018 | $517.53 | 7 | Vascular Graft Solutions Inc ($235.16) |
| 2017 | $1,036 | 13 | Abbott Laboratories ($958.88) |
All Payment Transactions
84 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 4
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/19/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | MITRIS RESILIA Mitral Valve (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $504.56 | General |
| Category: Pericardial Heart Valves | ||||||
| 11/14/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $132.34 | General |
| 11/07/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,600.00 | General |
| 11/01/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | MITRIS RESILIA Mitral Valve (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $387.81 | General |
| Category: Pericardial Heart Valves | ||||||
| 11/01/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | MITRIS RESILIA Mitral Valve (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $126.81 | General |
| Category: Pericardial Heart Valves | ||||||
| 10/30/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | MITRIS RESILIA Mitral Valve (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.89 | General |
| Category: Pericardial Heart Valves | ||||||
| 10/22/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | MITRIS RESILIA Mitral Valve (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $150.57 | General |
| Category: Pericardial Heart Valves | ||||||
| 10/22/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | MITRIS RESILIA Mitral Valve (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $38.73 | General |
| Category: Pericardial Heart Valves | ||||||
| 10/22/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | MITRIS RESILIA Mitral Valve (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.54 | General |
| Category: Pericardial Heart Valves | ||||||
| 10/22/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | MITRIS RESILIA Mitral Valve (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.80 | General |
| Category: Pericardial Heart Valves | ||||||
| 10/22/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | MITRIS RESILIA Mitral Valve (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.72 | General |
| Category: Pericardial Heart Valves | ||||||
| 10/22/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | MITRIS RESILIA Mitral Valve (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $6.08 | General |
| Category: Pericardial Heart Valves | ||||||
| 10/21/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | MITRIS RESILIA Mitral Valve (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $53.70 | General |
| Category: Pericardial Heart Valves | ||||||
| 10/01/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | MITRIS RESILIA Mitral Valve (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $633.89 | General |
| Category: Pericardial Heart Valves | ||||||
| 09/17/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $100.00 | General |
| 09/17/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.02 | General |
| 04/21/2024 | Artivion, Inc. | CRYOVALVE SG PULMONARY HUMAN HEART VALVE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $142.49 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular surgery | ||||||
| 01/18/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,725.00 | General |
| 01/18/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $287.50 | General |
| 01/18/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $56.70 | General |
| 01/18/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $42.02 | General |
| 2024 | Access Vascular Inc | — | — | — | $0.00 | Ownership |
| 12/19/2023 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $405.24 | General |
| 12/19/2023 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $72.88 | General |
| 12/19/2023 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $38.88 | General |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 12 | 362 | 369 | $1.1M | $245,698 |
| 2022 | 9 | 280 | 280 | $859,678 | $190,538 |
| 2021 | 10 | 289 | 291 | $894,964 | $190,059 |
| 2020 | 13 | 310 | 312 | $1.1M | $256,406 |
Total Patients
1,241
Total Services
1,252
Medicare Billing
$882,701
Procedure Codes
44
All Medicare Procedures & Services
44 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 | 42 | 44 | $429,000 | $101,828 | 23.7% |
| 33533 | Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 1 graft | Facility | 2023 | 35 | 35 | $234,500 | $47,631 | 20.3% |
| 33405 | Replacement of aortic valve on heart-lung machine | Facility | 2023 | 22 | 22 | $176,242 | $29,329 | 16.6% |
| 33427 | Radical reconstruction of mitral valve on heart-lung machine | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $120,250 | $25,357 | 21.1% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 123 | 123 | $54,641 | $18,063 | 33.1% |
| 33530 | Coronary artery bypass or valve procedure reoperation more than 1 month after original operation | Facility | 2023 | 22 | 23 | $54,050 | $10,015 | 18.5% |
| 33518 | Coronary artery bypass using vein or artery graft, 2 grafts | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $33,000 | $5,121 | 15.5% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 20 | $7,808 | $2,163 | 27.7% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 15 | $8,268 | $2,159 | 26.1% |
| 33517 | Coronary artery bypass using vein or artery graft, 1 graft | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $18,000 | $1,858 | 10.3% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 33 | 35 | $3,255 | $1,526 | 46.9% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $1,897 | $646.68 | 34.1% |
| 33533 | Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 1 graft | Facility | 2022 | 46 | 46 | $308,200 | $64,995 | 21.1% |
| 33430 | Replacement of mitral valve on heart-lung machine | Facility | 2022 | 22 | 22 | $214,500 | $52,831 | 24.6% |
| 33405 | Replacement of aortic valve on heart-lung machine | Facility | 2022 | 15 | 15 | $120,165 | $23,310 | 19.4% |
| 33427 | Radical reconstruction of mitral valve on heart-lung machine | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $101,750 | $20,858 | 20.5% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 111 | 111 | $39,405 | $16,539 | 42.0% |
| 33518 | Coronary artery bypass using vein or artery graft, 2 grafts | Facility | 2022 | 21 | 21 | $46,200 | $7,352 | 15.9% |
| 33517 | Coronary artery bypass using vein or artery graft, 1 graft | Facility | 2022 | 17 | 17 | $25,500 | $2,726 | 10.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 26 | 26 | $2,418 | $1,191 | 49.3% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $1,540 | $736.41 | 47.8% |
| 33430 | Replacement of valve between left upper and lower chambers on heart-lung machine | Facility | 2021 | 28 | 28 | $273,000 | $62,691 | 23.0% |
| 33533 | Heart artery bypass, single graft | Facility | 2021 | 35 | 35 | $234,500 | $47,395 | 20.2% |
| 33405 | Replacement of aortic valve using artificial valve on heart-lung machine, open procedure | Facility | 2021 | 18 | 18 | $144,198 | $29,107 | 20.2% |
| 33464 | Repair of heart valve between right chambers with insertion of prosthetic valve ring | Facility | 2021 | 14 | 14 | $118,538 | $18,068 | 15.2% |
About Dr. Michael Acker, MD
Dr. Michael Acker, MD is a Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) healthcare provider based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/07/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1568494870.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Michael Acker, MD has received a total of $258,040 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $9,080 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 84 transactions from 11 companies. The most common payment nature is "Royalty or License" ($241,069).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Acker has provided services to 1,241 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,252 services with total Medicare billing of $882,701. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 44 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
- Location Philadelphia, PA
- Active Since 07/07/2006
- Last Updated 08/03/2012
- Taxonomy Code 208G00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1568494870
Products in Payments
- MITRIS RESILIA Mitral Valve (Device) $2,748
- Aortic and Mitral Tissue Stented (Device) $376.86
- Aortic and Mitral Tissue Stented Valves (Device) $315.31
- Circulatory Support (Device) $266.71
- Mitra Clip system (Device) $190.93
- PERCEVAL (Device) $146.91
- CRYOVALVE SG PULMONARY HUMAN HEART VALVE (Device) $142.49
- COREVALVE EVOLUT R (Device) $131.25
- Impella (Device) $127.40
- Cardiac non-SynerGraft (Device) $116.95
- MOSAIC (Device) $105.00
- Aortic Tissue Valve - Perceval (Device) $76.87
- INSPIRIS RESILIA aortic valve (Device) $67.33
- HeartWare HVAD (Device) $65.60
- FLOSEAL (Device) $60.48
- Avalus (Device) $47.49
- FLOSEAL (Biological) $36.38
- CentriMag (Device) $34.14
- HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Dev (Device) $19.07
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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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