Total Payments
$2,991
2024 Payments
$1,118
Companies
14
Transactions
58
Medicare Patients
612
Medicare Billing
$53,253
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$2,629 (87.9%)
Travel$240.67 (8.0%)
Education$121.01 (4.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $2,629 | 56 | 87.9% |
| Travel and Lodging | $240.67 | 1 | 8.0% |
| Education | $121.01 | 1 | 4.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Getinge USA Sales, LLC | $1,075 | 17 | $0 (2024) |
| ATRICURE, INC. | $676.76 | 14 | $0 (2024) |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $485.55 | 7 | $0 (2024) |
| ABIOMED | $268.45 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $145.82 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $114.75 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $52.19 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $50.29 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. | $30.14 | 2 | $0 (2023) |
| LSI SOLUTIONS INC | $23.10 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,118 | 25 | Getinge USA Sales, LLC ($486.05) |
| 2023 | $1,025 | 18 | Getinge USA Sales, LLC ($503.44) |
| 2022 | $506.59 | 9 | AtriCure, Inc. ($246.17) |
| 2021 | $340.74 | 6 | ATRICURE, INC. ($200.19) |
All Payment Transactions
58 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 3
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/18/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $44.96 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 12/12/2024 | Getinge USA Sales, LLC | Vasoview Hemopro 2 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $104.02 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 12/12/2024 | Getinge USA Sales, LLC | Vasoview Hemopro 2 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.44 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 12/02/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.95 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 09/23/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $20.19 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 09/18/2024 | Getinge USA Sales, LLC | Vasoview Hemopro 2 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $98.35 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 09/18/2024 | Getinge USA Sales, LLC | Vasoview Hemopro 2 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.65 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 09/13/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.24 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 09/03/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | MITRIS RESILIA Mitral Valve (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $137.52 | General |
| Category: Pericardial Heart Valves | ||||||
| 08/21/2024 | ATRICURE, INC. | SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $44.73 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 08/14/2024 | ATRICURE, INC. | ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $37.54 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 08/14/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | MITRIS RESILIA Mitral Valve (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.14 | General |
| Category: Pericardial Heart Valves | ||||||
| 08/12/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | MC3 NAUTILUS(TM) ECMO OXYGENATOR (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $34.58 | General |
| Category: Cardiopulmonary | ||||||
| 08/12/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | MC3 NAUTILUS(TM) ECMO OXYGENATOR (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.71 | General |
| Category: Cardiopulmonary | ||||||
| 06/19/2024 | Getinge USA Sales, LLC | Vasoview Hemopro 2 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $80.55 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 06/19/2024 | Getinge USA Sales, LLC | Vasoview Hemopro 2 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.25 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 06/19/2024 | Ethicon US, LLC | ECHELON ENDOPATH (Device), VISTASEAL, EVARREST | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.31 | General |
| Category: Endo-Mechanical | ||||||
| 05/23/2024 | ATRICURE, INC. | SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $48.07 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 05/08/2024 | LSI SOLUTIONS INC | COR-KNOT (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $23.10 | General |
| Category: CARDIOTHORACIC | ||||||
| 04/02/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | KONECT RESILIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $105.28 | General |
| Category: Pericardial Heart Valves | ||||||
| 03/26/2024 | ATRICURE, INC. | EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.61 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 03/07/2024 | Getinge USA Sales, LLC | CARDIOSAVE HYBRID, TYPE B PLUG (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.00 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 02/13/2024 | Getinge USA Sales, LLC | Vasoview Hemopro 2 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $79.59 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 02/13/2024 | Getinge USA Sales, LLC | Vasoview Hemopro 2 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.20 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 01/04/2024 | KLS-Martin L.P. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $14.11 | General |
| Category: Osteosynthesis | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | 140 | 153 | $62,799 | $14,547 |
| 2022 | 6 | 199 | 245 | $73,020 | $16,582 |
| 2021 | 6 | 161 | 176 | $58,599 | $13,651 |
| 2020 | 4 | 112 | 119 | $35,252 | $8,473 |
Total Patients
612
Total Services
693
Medicare Billing
$53,253
Procedure Codes
20
All Medicare Procedures & Services
20 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33533 | Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 1 graft | Facility | 2023 | 49 | 49 | $40,768 | $9,799 | 24.0% |
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 41 | 54 | $7,805 | $1,821 | 23.3% |
| 33518 | Coronary artery bypass using vein or artery graft, 2 grafts | Facility | 2023 | 35 | 35 | $6,475 | $1,609 | 24.8% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $7,751 | $1,318 | 17.0% |
| 33533 | Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 1 graft | Facility | 2022 | 51 | 51 | $42,432 | $10,095 | 23.8% |
| 99231 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 74 | 115 | $13,915 | $3,010 | 21.6% |
| 33518 | Coronary artery bypass using vein or artery graft, 2 grafts | Facility | 2022 | 22 | 22 | $4,070 | $1,041 | 25.6% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 14 | 15 | $5,739 | $1,031 | 18.0% |
| 99232 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 20 | 24 | $5,352 | $1,015 | 19.0% |
| 33517 | Coronary artery bypass using vein or artery graft, 1 graft | Facility | 2022 | 18 | 18 | $1,512 | $390.10 | 25.8% |
| 33533 | Heart artery bypass, single graft | Facility | 2021 | 46 | 46 | $38,272 | $9,140 | 23.9% |
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 15 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 43 | 58 | $7,018 | $1,519 | 21.6% |
| 33518 | Combined vein and artery heart artery bypass, 2 grafts | Facility | 2021 | 26 | 26 | $4,810 | $1,202 | 25.0% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 13 | 13 | $5,460 | $1,118 | 20.5% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 13 | 13 | $2,899 | $638.04 | 22.0% |
| 33508 | Harvest of veins for coronary artery bypass procedure using an endoscope | Facility | 2021 | 20 | 20 | $140.00 | $34.58 | 24.7% |
| 33533 | Heart artery bypass to repair one artery | Facility | 2020 | 33 | 33 | $27,456 | $6,591 | 24.0% |
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 15 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 28 | 35 | $4,235 | $955.45 | 22.6% |
| 33518 | Combined multiple vein and artery heart artery bypasses | Facility | 2020 | 18 | 18 | $3,330 | $862.52 | 25.9% |
| 33508 | Harvest of veins for coronary artery bypass procedure using an endoscope | Facility | 2020 | 33 | 33 | $231.00 | $64.53 | 27.9% |
About Michael Rucker, PA-C
Michael Rucker, PA-C is a Surgical healthcare provider based in Jacksonville, Florida. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/14/2018. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1083107965.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Michael Rucker, PA-C has received a total of $2,991 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $1,118 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 58 transactions from 14 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($2,629).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Rucker has provided services to 612 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 693 services with total Medicare billing of $53,253. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 20 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Surgical
- Location Jacksonville, FL
- Active Since 06/14/2018
- Last Updated 03/31/2025
- Taxonomy Code 363AS0400X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1083107965
Products in Payments
- Vasoview Hemopro 2 (Device) $1,047
- SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM (Device) $459.88
- Impella (Device) $268.45
- MITRIS RESILIA Mitral Valve (Device) $186.62
- TAGRISSO (Drug) $114.75
- ECHELON ENDOPATH (Device) $112.50
- ATRICURE CRYOICE CRYOSPHERE CRYOABLATION SYSTEM (Device) $110.97
- KONECT RESILIA (Device) $105.28
- THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT (Device) $52.19
- EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX (Device) $51.92
- MC3 NAUTILUS(TM) ECMO OXYGENATOR (Device) $50.29
- SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA (Device) $44.56
- ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM (Device) $37.54
- VISTASEAL (Biological) $33.32
- INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE (Device) $28.08
- CARDIOSAVE HYBRID, TYPE B PLUG (Device) $28.00
- COR-KNOT (Device) $23.10
- Puraply (Medical Supply) $21.72
- PREVENA (Device) $17.09
- ATRICURE CRYOICE CRYOABLATION SYSTEM (CRYO2) (Device) $16.45
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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