Dr. Patrick Vargo, M.D
NPI: 1629413950
Total Payments
$32,834
2024 Payments
$13,330
Companies
14
Transactions
99
Medicare Patients
1,305
Medicare Billing
$658,935
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$17,427 (53.1%)
Other$8,464 (25.8%)
Food & Beverage$4,251 (12.9%)
Travel$2,172 (6.6%)
Education$520.00 (1.6%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $17,427 | 8 | 53.1% |
| Honoraria | $5,000 | 1 | 15.2% |
| Food and Beverage | $4,251 | 77 | 12.9% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $3,464 | 2 | 10.6% |
| Travel and Lodging | $2,172 | 9 | 6.6% |
| Education | $520.00 | 2 | 1.6% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artivion, Inc. | $13,313 | 16 | $0 (2024) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $8,156 | 26 | $0 (2024) |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $8,136 | 12 | $0 (2024) |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | $1,379 | 11 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $1,172 | 13 | $0 (2020) |
| ATRICURE, INC. | $211.09 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| Bolton Medical Inc | $168.16 | 2 | $0 (2022) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $95.33 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $72.63 | 5 | $0 (2024) |
| KLS-Martin L.P. | $36.23 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $13,330 | 41 | Abbott Laboratories ($7,428) |
| 2023 | $5,667 | 10 | Artivion, Inc. ($5,171) |
| 2022 | $4,156 | 12 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($4,077) |
| 2021 | $5,571 | 9 | Artivion, Inc. ($5,393) |
| 2020 | $2,113 | 2 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($2,100) |
| 2019 | $106.83 | 4 | Abbott Laboratories ($83.06) |
| 2018 | $929.58 | 12 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. ($532.36) |
| 2017 | $960.25 | 9 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. ($602.65) |
All Payment Transactions
99 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 4
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/20/2024 | Dilon Technologies, Inc. | HEMOBLAST BELLOWS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.34 | General |
| Category: HEMOSTATIC AGENT | ||||||
| 12/19/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | ENDO GIA ULTRA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.02 | General |
| Category: Surgical Stapling | ||||||
| 12/17/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | AVALUS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $43.70 | General |
| Category: Heart Valves | ||||||
| 12/11/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | EPIC (Device) | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,000.00 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 12/03/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.61 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 10/17/2024 | Artivion, Inc. | Cardiac non-SynerGraft (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,500.00 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular surgery | ||||||
| 09/23/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,464.00 | General |
| 09/17/2024 | KLS-Martin L.P. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $36.23 | General |
| Category: Instruments | ||||||
| 09/14/2024 | Artivion, Inc. | CRYOVALVE SG PULMONARY HUMAN HEART VALVE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $7.58 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular surgery | ||||||
| 09/13/2024 | Artivion, Inc. | Cardiac non-SynerGraft (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $163.90 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular surgery | ||||||
| 09/13/2024 | Artivion, Inc. | CRYOVALVE SG PULMONARY HUMAN HEART VALVE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.92 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular surgery | ||||||
| 09/10/2024 | Artivion, Inc. | Cardiac non-SynerGraft (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $57.70 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular surgery | ||||||
| 08/05/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | EPIC (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $193.31 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 07/17/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | EPIC (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $130.76 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 07/17/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | EPIC (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $119.46 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 07/10/2024 | Baxter Healthcare | PREVELEAK (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.89 | General |
| Category: Surgical Care | ||||||
| 06/20/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | EPIC (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $114.82 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 06/11/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | MITRACLIP (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,750.00 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 05/08/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | Product in Development (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $435.80 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 05/06/2024 | Ethicon US, LLC | ETHICON (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.17 | General |
| Category: Biosurgical | ||||||
| 05/03/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | EPIC (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $438.61 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 05/03/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | EPIC (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $358.78 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 05/03/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | EPIC (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $9.02 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 04/16/2024 | ATRICURE, INC. | ATRICURE CRYOICE CRYOSPHERE CRYOABLATION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.79 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 04/12/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | EPIC (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $79.82 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 17 | 388 | 391 | $2.8M | $212,084 |
| 2022 | 18 | 376 | 377 | $2.4M | $203,263 |
| 2021 | 12 | 274 | 281 | $1.6M | $139,416 |
| 2020 | 9 | 267 | 268 | $1.2M | $104,172 |
Total Patients
1,305
Total Services
1,317
Medicare Billing
$658,935
Procedure Codes
56
All Medicare Procedures & Services
56 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33863 | Repair of ascending aorta with graft on heart-lung machine with aortic root replacement and heart reconstruction | Facility | 2023 | 24 | 24 | $571,320 | $54,466 | 9.5% |
| 33405 | Replacement of aortic valve on heart-lung machine | Facility | 2023 | 29 | 29 | $509,182 | $39,312 | 7.7% |
| 33859 | Repair of ascending aorta with graft on heart-lung machine with valve suspension for aortic disease | Facility | 2023 | 21 | 21 | $451,074 | $31,150 | 6.9% |
| 33871 | Repair of aortic arch with graft on heart-lung machine | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 14 | $359,287 | $29,020 | 8.1% |
| 33361 | Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery | Facility | 2023 | 26 | 26 | $229,840 | $15,005 | 6.5% |
| 33866 | Repair of aortic arch with graft | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $282,380 | $9,939 | 3.5% |
| 33533 | Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 1 graft | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $171,171 | $9,232 | 5.4% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 63 | 63 | $51,058 | $8,578 | 16.8% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 42 | 42 | $27,972 | $4,304 | 15.4% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $20,342 | $2,136 | 10.5% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 19 | $11,229 | $2,087 | 18.6% |
| 34812 | Exposure of thigh artery for insertion of prosthesis | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $26,808 | $1,726 | 6.4% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 27 | 27 | $10,478 | $1,587 | 15.1% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 29 | 31 | $8,393 | $1,418 | 16.9% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $6,704 | $1,127 | 16.8% |
| 37252 | Ultrasound evaluation of blood vessel with review by radiologist, initial vessel | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $17,652 | $823.32 | 4.7% |
| 33508 | Harvest of vein using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $1,624 | $173.60 | 10.7% |
| 33863 | Repair of ascending aorta with graft on heart-lung machine with aortic root replacement and heart reconstruction | Facility | 2022 | 24 | 24 | $519,384 | $56,375 | 10.9% |
| 33405 | Replacement of aortic valve on heart-lung machine | Facility | 2022 | 19 | 19 | $291,307 | $24,473 | 8.4% |
| 33871 | Repair of aortic arch with graft on heart-lung machine | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $295,812 | $23,323 | 7.9% |
| 33361 | Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery | Facility | 2022 | 38 | 38 | $305,368 | $22,922 | 7.5% |
| 33859 | Repair of ascending aorta with graft on heart-lung machine with valve suspension for aortic disease | Facility | 2022 | 13 | 13 | $236,388 | $20,518 | 8.7% |
| 33533 | Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 1 graft | Facility | 2022 | 17 | 17 | $240,482 | $14,139 | 5.9% |
| 33880 | Repair of descending aorta and subclavian artery with insertion of graft and extensions | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 13 | $148,343 | $12,204 | 8.2% |
| 33866 | Repair of aortic arch with graft | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $220,032 | $8,817 | 4.0% |
About Dr. Patrick Vargo, M.D
Dr. Patrick Vargo, M.D is a Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) healthcare provider based in Cleveland, Ohio. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 04/30/2013. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1629413950.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Patrick Vargo, M.D has received a total of $32,834 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $13,330 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 99 transactions from 14 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($17,427).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Vargo has provided services to 1,305 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,317 services with total Medicare billing of $658,935. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 56 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
- Location Cleveland, OH
- Active Since 04/30/2013
- Last Updated 10/07/2020
- Taxonomy Code 208G00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1629413950
Products in Payments
- Cardiac non-SynerGraft (Device) $7,892
- E-vita OPEN NEO (Device) $5,051
- MITRACLIP (Device) $3,750
- EPIC (Device) $3,691
- Product in Development (Device) $947.38
- CryoFlex (Device) $432.10
- GORE TAG Thoracic Endoprosthesis (Device) $431.77
- Jotec Products (Device) $342.50
- Aortic and Mitral Tissue Stented (Device) $187.69
- ATRICURE SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM (Device) $169.91
- Relay Grafts (Device) $147.54
- Aortic and Mitral Tissue Stented Valves (Device) $140.47
- Trifecta GT Tissue Heart Valve (Device) $137.70
- Endurant (Device) $118.49
- ACUTHERM Catheter (Device) $110.00
- HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Dev (Device) $77.71
- Valiant Captivia (Device) $50.00
- THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT (Device) $47.09
- AVALUS (Device) $43.70
- HEMOBLAST BELLOWS (Device) $30.40
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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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