Dr. Michael Zile, MD
Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $411,126 | 243 | 54.0% |
| Unspecified | $296,142 | 155 | 38.9% |
| Travel and Lodging | $42,739 | 95 | 5.6% |
| Food and Beverage | $5,272 | 90 | 0.7% |
| Education | $4,931 | 3 | 0.6% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | $1,575 | 2 | 0.2% |
Payments by Type
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVRx, Inc. | $312,112 | 166 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $140,607 | 112 | $0 (2020) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $110,968 | 114 | $0 (2024) |
| Eli Lilly and Company | $47,800 | 30 | $0 (2024) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $47,228 | 74 | $0 (2024) |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $34,030 | 24 | $0 (2023) |
| Novartis Pharma AG | $23,089 | 25 | $0 (2021) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $15,517 | 21 | $0 (2019) |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $14,772 | 9 | $0 (2023) |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $6,666 | 3 | $0 (2017) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $85,043 | 72 | Medtronic, Inc. ($48,483) |
| 2023 | $162,008 | 85 | CVRx, Inc. ($96,831) |
| 2022 | $58,015 | 46 | Medtronic, Inc. ($17,821) |
| 2021 | $60,477 | 54 | CVRx, Inc. ($24,415) |
| 2020 | $82,545 | 54 | CVRx, Inc. ($33,373) |
| 2019 | $105,116 | 110 | CVRx, Inc. ($45,802) |
| 2018 | $80,470 | 63 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. ($37,974) |
| 2017 | $128,113 | 104 | CVRx, Inc. ($46,642) |
All Payment Transactions
588 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 24
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/04/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | REVEAL LINQ (Device) | — | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,160.00 | Research |
| Study: ALLEVIATE-HF • Category: Cardiac Diagnostics and Monitoring | ||||||
| 12/03/2024 | Eli Lilly and Company | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,600.00 | General |
| 11/28/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | ADAPTA (Device) | — | Cash or cash equivalent | $336.40 | Research |
| Study: FIRE-HFpEF • Category: Pacemakers | ||||||
| 11/05/2024 | Eli Lilly and Company | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,600.00 | General |
| 11/05/2024 | Eli Lilly and Company | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $800.00 | General |
| 10/29/2024 | CVRx, Inc. | Barostim Neo System (Device) | — | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,100.00 | Research |
| Category: Heart Failure and Hypertension | ||||||
| 10/18/2024 | Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc. | Assure WCD (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,200.00 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 10/08/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $6,960.00 | General |
| 10/08/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | ADAPTA (Device) | — | Cash or cash equivalent | $290.00 | Research |
| Study: FIRE-HFpEF • Category: Pacemakers | ||||||
| 10/07/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | REVEAL LINQ (Device) | — | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,480.00 | Research |
| Study: ALLEVIATE-HF • Category: Cardiac Diagnostics and Monitoring | ||||||
| 10/04/2024 | Eli Lilly and Company | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,000.00 | General |
| 10/04/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | REVEAL LINQ (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $86.80 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Diagnostics and Monitoring | ||||||
| 09/28/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $250.00 | General |
| 09/26/2024 | CVRx, Inc. | Barostim Neo System (Device) | — | Cash or cash equivalent | $550.00 | Research |
| Category: Heart Failure and Hypertension | ||||||
| 09/26/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | REVEAL LINQ (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $141.21 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Diagnostics and Monitoring | ||||||
| 09/26/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $47.29 | General |
| 09/26/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.78 | General |
| 09/26/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.18 | General |
| 09/25/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | LINQ II (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $47.55 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Diagnostics and Monitoring | ||||||
| 09/24/2024 | Eli Lilly and Company | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $800.00 | General |
| 09/24/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $280.00 | General |
| 09/24/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $102.00 | General |
| 09/24/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $11.35 | General |
| 09/23/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $102.00 | General |
| 09/23/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $38.00 | General |
Research Studies & Clinical Trials
| Study Name | Company | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| INTERVENE-HF | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $61,589 | 19 |
| ALLEVIATE-HF | Medtronic, Inc. | $38,805 | 32 |
| INTERVENE HF | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $28,544 | 13 |
| ALLEVIATE-HF | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $18,878 | 15 |
| CLCZ696D2301 | Novartis Pharma AG | $13,648 | 13 |
| REVAMP | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $10,979 | 8 |
| FIRE-HFpEF | Medtronic, Inc. | $6,319 | 12 |
| REVAMP | Medtronic, Inc. | $1,050 | 1 |
| CLASP IIF (2018-07) | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $400.00 | 1 |
| Ventricle from Atrium | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $350.00 | 1 |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 9 | 1,388 | 1,606 | $179,284 | $26,156 |
| 2022 | 9 | 1,629 | 1,946 | $205,488 | $29,042 |
| 2021 | 9 | 1,819 | 2,153 | $225,327 | $33,815 |
| 2020 | 10 | 1,200 | 1,397 | $157,271 | $25,246 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
37 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93010 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | Facility | 2023 | 1,165 | 1,356 | $101,700 | $8,113 | 8.0% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 35 | 35 | $18,200 | $3,925 | 21.6% |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 31 | 37 | $12,950 | $3,185 | 24.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 48 | 51 | $13,209 | $2,990 | 22.6% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 22 | 28 | $10,892 | $2,949 | 27.1% |
| 99238 | Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | Facility | 2023 | 35 | 37 | $9,065 | $2,253 | 24.8% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 26 | 34 | $7,820 | $2,035 | 26.0% |
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 16 | $2,544 | $599.84 | 23.6% |
| 93018 | Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $2,904 | $105.80 | 3.6% |
| 93010 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | Facility | 2022 | 1,399 | 1,676 | $125,700 | $10,420 | 8.3% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 70 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 37 | 38 | $19,760 | $5,303 | 26.8% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 47 | 58 | $14,326 | $3,584 | 25.0% |
| 99233 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 35 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 39 | 42 | $14,700 | $3,239 | 22.0% |
| 99232 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 31 | 40 | $9,200 | $2,162 | 23.5% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 14 | 16 | $5,979 | $1,665 | 27.8% |
| 99238 | Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | Facility | 2022 | 28 | 29 | $7,105 | $1,575 | 22.2% |
| 99231 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 19 | 32 | $5,088 | $939.29 | 18.5% |
| 93018 | Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | Facility | 2022 | 15 | 15 | $3,630 | $155.20 | 4.3% |
| 93010 | Routine electrocardiogram (ekg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | Facility | 2021 | 1,553 | 1,852 | $138,900 | $11,957 | 8.6% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 45 | 45 | $23,246 | $6,879 | 29.6% |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 35 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 45 | 49 | $16,115 | $3,772 | 23.4% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 42 | 49 | $10,603 | $3,449 | 32.5% |
| 99215 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 40-54 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 24 | 25 | $7,980 | $2,280 | 28.6% |
| 99238 | Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | Facility | 2021 | 38 | 40 | $9,512 | $2,236 | 23.5% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 33 | 40 | $9,050 | $2,115 | 23.4% |
About Dr. Michael Zile, MD
Dr. Michael Zile, MD is a Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology healthcare provider based in Charleston, South Carolina. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 08/29/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1760590707.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Michael Zile, MD has received a total of $761,785 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $85,043 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 588 transactions from 15 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($411,126).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Zile has provided services to 6,036 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 7,102 services with total Medicare billing of $114,259. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 37 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
- Other Specialties Cardiovascular Disease
- Location Charleston, SC
- Active Since 08/29/2006
- Last Updated 11/07/2025
- Taxonomy Code 207RA0001X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1760590707
Products in Payments
- Barostim Neo System (Device) $312,112
- Viva (Device) $97,511
- REVEAL LINQ (Device) $31,319
- Reveal LINQ (Device) $30,061
- CardioMEMS HF System (Device) $28,502
- STEGLATRO (Drug) $11,217
- Adapta (Device) $10,979
- LCZ696D (Drug) $9,577
- LCZ696B (Drug) $9,007
- GENERAL THERAPIES (Device) $8,304
- CARDIOMEMS (Device) $8,281
- ENTRESTO (Drug) $7,891
- ADAPTA (Device) $7,369
- GENERAL - THERAPIES (Device) $5,199
- Mitra Clip system (Device) $3,649
- Assure WCD (Device) $3,200
- HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Dev (Device) $2,070
- LCZ696B_ENTRESTO_CARDIOVASCULAR (Drug) $1,960
- HeartWare HVAD (Device) $1,926
- sGC $1,350
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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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