Total Payments
$348,671
2024 Payments
$20,632
Companies
43
Transactions
612
Medicare Patients
2,004
Medicare Billing
$444,190
Payment Breakdown by Category
Other$212,386 (60.9%)
Consulting$70,528 (20.2%)
Travel$33,382 (9.6%)
Food & Beverage$26,488 (7.6%)
Research$5,888 (1.7%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acquisitions | $145,936 | 2 | 41.9% |
| Consulting Fee | $70,528 | 27 | 20.2% |
| Travel and Lodging | $33,382 | 102 | 9.6% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | $30,800 | 8 | 8.8% |
| Food and Beverage | $26,488 | 436 | 7.6% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $24,850 | 14 | 7.1% |
| Honoraria | $10,800 | 7 | 3.1% |
| Unspecified | $5,888 | 16 | 1.7% |
Payments by Type
General
$342,784
596 transactions
Research
$5,888
7 transactions
Ownership
$0
9 transactions
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. | $153,772 | 9 | $0 (2023) |
| Philips Electronics North America Corporation | $41,068 | 41 | $0 (2023) |
| ShockWave Medical, Inc | $40,271 | 55 | $0 (2024) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $37,656 | 165 | $0 (2024) |
| The Spectranetics Corporation | $17,558 | 17 | $0 (2017) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $17,150 | 60 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $7,915 | 26 | $0 (2020) |
| VentureMed Group, Inc. | $7,738 | 12 | $0 (2021) |
| Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. | $5,066 | 15 | $0 (2024) |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $4,763 | 31 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $20,632 | 83 | ShockWave Medical, Inc ($14,593) |
| 2023 | $32,053 | 83 | ShockWave Medical, Inc ($25,098) |
| 2022 | $21,272 | 108 | Philips Electronics North America Corporation ($13,934) |
| 2021 | $157,026 | 55 | Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. ($145,265) |
| 2020 | $16,901 | 37 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($8,028) |
| 2019 | $30,195 | 82 | Abbott Laboratories ($9,168) |
| 2018 | $33,415 | 68 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($12,499) |
| 2017 | $37,178 | 96 | The Spectranetics Corporation ($17,558) |
All Payment Transactions
612 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 25
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/27/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | MITRACLIP (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $126.09 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 12/11/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | AVVIGO Guidance System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $3.15 | General |
| Category: AVVIGO_IC | ||||||
| 12/06/2024 | ShockWave Medical, Inc | Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.43 | General |
| Category: Lithoplasty | ||||||
| 12/06/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | AVVIGO Guidance System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $3.43 | General |
| Category: AVVIGO_IC | ||||||
| 11/19/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | OPTIS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $62.40 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 11/19/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | AVVIGO Guidance System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $3.30 | General |
| Category: AVVIGO_IC | ||||||
| 11/18/2024 | BIOTRONIK INC. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $92.48 | General |
| 11/15/2024 | BIOTRONIK INC. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.67 | General |
| 11/11/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | OPTIS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.74 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 11/06/2024 | Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. | MAGNETOM Free.Max (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $93.97 | General |
| Category: MR - MRI | ||||||
| 11/04/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | AVVIGO Guidance System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.38 | General |
| Category: AVVIGO_IC | ||||||
| 10/29/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | SYMPLICITY G3 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $173.44 | General |
| Category: Renal Denervation System | ||||||
| 10/29/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $150.74 | General |
| 10/29/2024 | Ancora Heart, Inc. | AccuCinch (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $119.34 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular | ||||||
| 10/29/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | AVVIGO Guidance System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $50.99 | General |
| Category: AVVIGO_IC | ||||||
| 10/28/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | PASCAL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $229.60 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Valve Repair | ||||||
| 10/28/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | COREVALVE EVOLUT R (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $143.00 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Valve Systems | ||||||
| 10/25/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $17.07 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 10/24/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | AVVIGO Guidance System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $3.20 | General |
| Category: AVVIGO_IC | ||||||
| 10/18/2024 | ShockWave Medical, Inc | Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter (Device) | Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,750.00 | General |
| Category: Lithoplasty | ||||||
| 10/10/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $23.24 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 10/09/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | AVVIGO Guidance System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $65.38 | General |
| Category: AVVIGO_IC | ||||||
| 10/08/2024 | Teleflex LLC | MANTA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.14 | General |
| Category: INTERVENTIONAL ACCESS | ||||||
| 10/02/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $45.16 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 10/02/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $9.02 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
Research Studies & Clinical Trials
| Study Name | Company | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| CONTINUUM | Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. | $4,638 | 3 |
| ILLUMENATE | Philips Electronics North America Corporation | $600.00 | 2 |
| CONTINUUM BPV08001 | Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. | $350.00 | 1 |
| Tack Optimized Balloon Angioplasty Study of the Tack Endovascular System in Below the Knee Arteries (TOBA II BTK) | Philips Electronics North America Corporation | $300.00 | 1 |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 13 | 355 | 427 | $724,485 | $76,493 |
| 2022 | 16 | 505 | 576 | $1.0M | $114,282 |
| 2021 | 22 | 748 | 840 | $1.2M | $153,912 |
| 2020 | 15 | 396 | 459 | $801,730 | $99,503 |
Total Patients
2,004
Total Services
2,302
Medicare Billing
$444,190
Procedure Codes
66
All Medicare Procedures & Services
66 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92928 | Insertion of stents with balloon dilation of coronary artery or branch, single artery or branch | Facility | 2023 | 44 | 76 | $414,960 | $30,688 | 7.4% |
| 33361 | Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery | Facility | 2023 | 28 | 28 | $126,000 | $17,304 | 13.7% |
| 33340 | Repair of left upper heart chamber with implant with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $58,500 | $5,482 | 9.4% |
| 93458 | Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 21 | 21 | $23,100 | $4,094 | 17.7% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 34 | 55 | $14,355 | $3,428 | 23.9% |
| 93456 | Insertion of tube in right heart chambers and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $16,500 | $3,415 | 20.7% |
| 93460 | Insertion of tube in right and left heart chambers and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $15,600 | $3,082 | 19.8% |
| 93454 | Insertion of tube in coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $12,600 | $1,936 | 15.4% |
| 92978 | Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel or graft with review by radiologist, initial vessel | Facility | 2023 | 22 | 24 | $12,000 | $1,857 | 15.5% |
| 93455 | Insertion of tube in bypass graft for diagnosis with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $11,000 | $1,589 | 14.4% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $7,714 | $1,452 | 18.8% |
| 99152 | Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 113 | 130 | $6,500 | $1,338 | 20.6% |
| 93571 | Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel during diagnosis or treatment, initial vessel | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $5,656 | $828.24 | 14.6% |
| 92928 | Insertion of stents with balloon dilation of coronary artery or branch, single artery or branch | Facility | 2022 | 67 | 103 | $562,380 | $43,600 | 7.8% |
| 33361 | Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery | Facility | 2022 | 48 | 48 | $216,000 | $30,479 | 14.1% |
| 93458 | Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | Facility | 2022 | 45 | 45 | $49,500 | $8,177 | 16.5% |
| 33340 | Repair of left upper heart chamber with implant with review by radiologist | Facility | 2022 | 16 | 16 | $72,000 | $7,007 | 9.7% |
| 93460 | Insertion of tube in right and left heart chambers and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | Facility | 2022 | 13 | 13 | $16,900 | $3,847 | 22.8% |
| 37226 | Insertion of stent in arteries of leg | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $20,400 | $3,735 | 18.3% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 39 | 42 | $12,138 | $3,219 | 26.5% |
| 93459 | Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber, coronary artery and bypass graft for diagnosis with review by radiologist | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $14,400 | $2,365 | 16.4% |
| 93454 | Insertion of tube in coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | Facility | 2022 | 16 | 16 | $14,400 | $2,247 | 15.6% |
| 99232 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 23 | 34 | $8,874 | $1,955 | 22.0% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 70 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $8,496 | $1,710 | 20.1% |
| 99152 | Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 130 | 149 | $7,450 | $1,613 | 21.7% |
About Dr. Richard Kovach, MD
Dr. Richard Kovach, MD is a Cardiovascular Disease healthcare provider based in Browns Mills, New Jersey. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 01/11/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1144209891.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Richard Kovach, MD has received a total of $348,671 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $20,632 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 612 transactions from 43 companies. The most common payment nature is "Acquisitions" ($145,936).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Kovach has provided services to 2,004 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 2,302 services with total Medicare billing of $444,190. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 66 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Cardiovascular Disease
- Other Specialties Cardiovascular Disease
- Location Browns Mills, NJ
- Active Since 01/11/2006
- Last Updated 04/03/2018
- Taxonomy Code 207RC0000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1144209891
Products in Payments
- SHOCKWAVE IVL SYSTEM WITH THE SHOCKWAVE C2 CORONARY IVL CATHETER (Device) $25,630
- Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter (Device) $14,593
- CVX-300CVX-300P (Device) $10,460
- (7881) US Und (Device) $10,200
- IVUS Systems (Device) $6,400
- Omnilink Elite vascular stent system (Device) $6,400
- FLEX Scoring Catheter (Device) $6,138
- ROTABLATOR (Device) $6,013
- CVX-300 (Device) $5,600
- US Und (Device) $4,800
- BPV-Lifestent (Device) $4,638
- GENERAL VASCULAR ACCESS (Device) $4,477
- Prod. Category: IVUS Imaging (Device) $4,400
- GENERAL - VASCULAR ACCESS (Device) $4,380
- Fox Sv PTA catheter and Armada 14 percutaneous catheter and Viatrac 14 Plus peripheral catheter (Device) $4,000
- GENERAL - STRUCTURAL HEART (Device) $4,000
- Spectranetics Undiv (Device) $4,000
- Impella (Device) $3,468
- CoreValve Evolut (Device) $3,446
- GENERAL STRUCTURAL HEART (Device) $3,145
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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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