Total Payments
$28,815
2024 Payments
$2,449
Companies
26
Transactions
271
Medicare Patients
1,737
Medicare Billing
$263,499
Payment Breakdown by Category
Travel$15,434 (53.6%)
Food & Beverage$13,381 (46.4%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $15,434 | 36 | 53.6% |
| Food and Beverage | $13,381 | 235 | 46.4% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medtronic, Inc. | $10,816 | 22 | $0 (2024) |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | $6,645 | 115 | $0 (2024) |
| Endologix LLC | $2,272 | 18 | $0 (2024) |
| Penumbra, Inc. | $1,910 | 13 | $0 (2024) |
| Inari Medical, Inc. | $1,414 | 25 | $0 (2024) |
| Terumo Medical Corporation | $1,087 | 7 | $0 (2024) |
| Silk Road Medical, Inc. | $815.23 | 10 | $0 (2024) |
| Bolton Medical Inc | $590.17 | 8 | $0 (2024) |
| Cook Medical LLC | $576.04 | 10 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $443.65 | 8 | $0 (2020) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,449 | 29 | Inari Medical, Inc. ($535.56) |
| 2023 | $11,343 | 34 | Medtronic, Inc. ($10,406) |
| 2022 | $685.35 | 12 | Philips Electronics North America Corporation ($194.29) |
| 2021 | $1,677 | 23 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. ($628.17) |
| 2020 | $961.46 | 22 | Inari Medical, Inc. ($525.82) |
| 2019 | $4,218 | 37 | Penumbra, Inc. ($1,566) |
| 2018 | $5,938 | 72 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. ($3,867) |
| 2017 | $1,542 | 42 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. ($800.56) |
All Payment Transactions
271 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 11
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/31/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | ENDURANT IIS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.51 | General |
| Category: Aortic Stent Grafts | ||||||
| 12/08/2024 | Imperative Care, Inc | SYMPHONY CATHETER (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $49.62 | General |
| Category: VASCULAR | ||||||
| 10/23/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | EXCLUDER Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis with Active Control (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $136.91 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 10/10/2024 | Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. | COVERA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.19 | General |
| Category: Vascular/Oncology | ||||||
| 09/16/2024 | Cook Medical LLC | COOK (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $34.43 | General |
| Category: Aortic Intervention | ||||||
| 08/24/2024 | Silk Road Medical, Inc. | ENROUTE Transcarotid Stent (Device), ENROUTE Enflate Transcarotid RX Balloon Dilatation Catheter, ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $49.28 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 08/23/2024 | Becton, Dickinson and Company | RotarexS 6 F x 135 cm (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $41.29 | General |
| Category: Vascular/Oncology | ||||||
| 08/15/2024 | Cook Medical LLC | ZENITH (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $39.55 | General |
| Category: Aortic Intervention | ||||||
| 08/15/2024 | Cook Medical LLC | ZENITH (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $1.23 | General |
| Category: Aortic Intervention | ||||||
| 08/14/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | STEALTHSTATION S8 PLATFORM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.95 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 06/29/2024 | Endologix LLC | ENDOCROSS Device (Device), Torus Stent Graft System | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $314.99 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 06/26/2024 | Bolton Medical Inc | RELAY THORACIC STENT-GRAFT WITH PLUS DELIVERY SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $53.86 | General |
| Category: ENDOVASCULAR AORTIC REPAIR | ||||||
| 06/20/2024 | Silk Road Medical, Inc. | ENROUTE Enflate Transcarotid RX Balloon Dilatation Catheter (Device), ENROUTE Transcarotid Stent, ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $160.90 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 06/20/2024 | Silk Road Medical, Inc. | ENROUTE Transcarotid Stent (Device), ENROUTE Enflate Transcarotid RX Balloon Dilatation Catheter, ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $69.86 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 06/13/2024 | Inari Medical, Inc. | FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S (Device), CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $316.96 | General |
| Category: VTE | ||||||
| 06/13/2024 | Inari Medical, Inc. | CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT (Device), FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $218.60 | General |
| Category: VTE | ||||||
| 06/03/2024 | Becton, Dickinson and Company | RotarexS 6 F x 135 cm (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $41.81 | General |
| Category: Vascular/Oncology | ||||||
| 05/31/2024 | Cook Medical LLC | COOK (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $30.46 | General |
| Category: Aortic Intervention | ||||||
| 05/09/2024 | Shape Memory Medical Inc. | IMPEDE EMBOLIZATION PLUG (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $50.30 | General |
| Category: Vascular Embolization | ||||||
| 05/08/2024 | Terumo Medical Corporation | AZUR CX DETACHABLE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $137.85 | General |
| Category: VASCULAR EMBOLIZATION | ||||||
| 04/09/2024 | Penumbra, Inc. | Penumbra System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $40.63 | General |
| Category: Neurointervention | ||||||
| 03/08/2024 | Cook Medical LLC | COOK (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $36.07 | General |
| Category: Aortic Intervention | ||||||
| 03/04/2024 | Silk Road Medical, Inc. | ENROUTE Transcarotid Stent (Device), ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System, ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $194.87 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 02/27/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endo (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $69.11 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 02/19/2024 | Silk Road Medical, Inc. | ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System (Device), ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System, ENROUTE Transcarotid Stent | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.43 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 26 | 712 | 845 | $542,682 | $113,257 |
| 2022 | 20 | 522 | 618 | $306,414 | $80,433 |
| 2021 | 12 | 280 | 317 | $186,428 | $46,769 |
| 2020 | 11 | 223 | 307 | $128,209 | $23,039 |
Total Patients
1,737
Total Services
2,087
Medicare Billing
$263,499
Procedure Codes
78
All Medicare Procedures & Services
78 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 4
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36902 | Insertion of needle and/or tube into hemodialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist | Office | 2023 | 23 | 25 | $98,775 | $21,355 | 21.6% |
| 22558 | Fusion of lower spine bone through abdomen with partial removal of disc | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $128,000 | $10,260 | 8.0% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 83 | 83 | $29,050 | $10,230 | 35.2% |
| 36901 | Insertion of needle and/or tube into hemodialysis circuit with review by radiologist | Office | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $32,032 | $8,817 | 27.5% |
| 36821 | Relocation of arm vein with connection to arm artery for hemodialysis | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 17 | $30,719 | $8,513 | 27.7% |
| 36907 | Balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist | Office | 2023 | 15 | 16 | $35,904 | $7,382 | 20.6% |
| 36831 | Removal of blood clot from hemodialysis graft | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 16 | $17,074 | $7,106 | 41.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 42 | 46 | $10,810 | $4,328 | 40.0% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 39 | 54 | $8,316 | $3,714 | 44.7% |
| 93922 | Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | Office | 2023 | 38 | 54 | $17,820 | $3,045 | 17.1% |
| 22853 | Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 23 | $12,375 | $2,889 | 23.3% |
| 99152 | Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | Office | 2023 | 68 | 73 | $10,731 | $2,835 | 26.4% |
| 75710 | Review by radiologist of arm or leg artery image | Office | 2023 | 23 | 24 | $16,704 | $2,769 | 16.6% |
| 36902 | Insertion of needle and/or tube into hemodialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 19 | $12,540 | $2,657 | 21.2% |
| 93880 | Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | Office | 2023 | 17 | 19 | $12,445 | $2,505 | 20.1% |
| 93986 | Complete ultrasound of artery and vein blood flow pre-op assessment on side of body for hemodialysis access | Office | 2023 | 24 | 24 | $11,645 | $2,190 | 18.8% |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 23 | 23 | $5,405 | $2,157 | 39.9% |
| 93990 | Ultrasound of hemodialysis access | Office | 2023 | 16 | 21 | $10,185 | $2,003 | 19.7% |
| 75625 | Review by radiologist of abdominal aorta image | Office | 2023 | 17 | 18 | $11,610 | $1,737 | 15.0% |
| 36558 | Insertion of tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older) | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $9,900 | $1,710 | 17.3% |
| 76998 | Ultrasonic guidance during surgery | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 21 | $4,200 | $990.78 | 23.6% |
| 36589 | Removal of tunneled central venous tube | Office | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $5,478 | $979.34 | 17.9% |
| 99153 | Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure, each additional 15 minutes | Office | 2023 | 53 | 113 | $3,390 | $951.66 | 28.1% |
| 75710 | Review by radiologist of arm or leg artery image | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $1,419 | $834.59 | 58.8% |
| 76937 | Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | Office | 2023 | 20 | 21 | $2,100 | $651.21 | 31.0% |
About Dr. Nicolas Zea, M.D
Dr. Nicolas Zea, M.D is a Vascular Surgery healthcare provider based in Austin, Texas. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 03/20/2009. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1083855050.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Nicolas Zea, M.D has received a total of $28,815 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $2,449 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 271 transactions from 26 companies. The most common payment nature is "Travel and Lodging" ($15,434).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Zea has provided services to 1,737 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 2,087 services with total Medicare billing of $263,499. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 78 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Vascular Surgery
- Location Austin, TX
- Active Since 03/20/2009
- Last Updated 08/11/2021
- Taxonomy Code 2086S0129X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1083855050
Products in Payments
- ENDURANT IIS (Device) $10,266
- VIABAHN Endoprosthesis with Heparin Bioactive Surface (Device) $1,893
- Ovation (Device) $1,831
- Indigo (Device) $1,468
- EXCLUDER Iliac Branch Endoprosthesis (Device) $1,320
- Navicross (Device) $949.10
- FlowTriever (Device) $705.48
- VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endoprosthesis (Device) $550.60
- Conformable TAG Thoracic Endoprosthesis (Device) $530.74
- FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S (Device) $490.38
- ENROUTE Transcarotid Stent (Device) $468.68
- TAG Thoracic Endoprosthesis (Device) $435.17
- Endurant (Device) $425.97
- EXCLUDER Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis with Active Control (Device) $336.15
- EXCLUDER AAA Endoprosthesis (Device) $316.21
- ENDOCROSS Device (Device) $314.99
- MAGNIFY-S (Device) $305.80
- GORE VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endo (Device) $284.73
- GORE TAG Conformable Thoracic Endoprosthesis (Device) $262.31
- Cook Medical Advanced Tech (Device) $226.49
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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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