Total Payments
$51,963
2024 Payments
$11,842
Companies
23
Transactions
390
Medicare Patients
1,318
Medicare Billing
$69,204
Payment Breakdown by Category
Other$17,144 (33.0%)
Consulting$13,488 (26.0%)
Food & Beverage$12,663 (24.4%)
Travel$8,501 (16.4%)
Education$167.97 (0.3%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $17,144 | 6 | 33.0% |
| Consulting Fee | $13,488 | 9 | 26.0% |
| Food and Beverage | $12,663 | 340 | 24.4% |
| Travel and Lodging | $8,501 | 34 | 16.4% |
| Education | $167.97 | 1 | 0.3% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medtronic, Inc. | $41,964 | 197 | $0 (2024) |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | $2,640 | 46 | $0 (2024) |
| Cook Medical LLC | $2,340 | 55 | $0 (2024) |
| Cook Incorporated | $1,571 | 8 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $714.05 | 2 | $0 (2020) |
| Bolton Medical Inc | $680.74 | 10 | $0 (2024) |
| Cardiovascular Systems Inc. | $402.11 | 15 | $0 (2020) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $361.61 | 9 | $0 (2021) |
| Silk Road Medical, Inc. | $330.66 | 5 | $0 (2024) |
| ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | $220.13 | 14 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $11,842 | 87 | Medtronic, Inc. ($7,888) |
| 2023 | $14,459 | 79 | Medtronic, Inc. ($13,680) |
| 2022 | $10,692 | 83 | Medtronic, Inc. ($9,528) |
| 2021 | $11,349 | 75 | Medtronic, Inc. ($10,868) |
| 2020 | $900.95 | 9 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. ($714.05) |
| 2019 | $204.77 | 6 | Abbott Laboratories ($92.66) |
| 2018 | $1,061 | 30 | Cook Medical LLC ($451.74) |
| 2017 | $1,454 | 21 | Cook Incorporated ($807.56) |
All Payment Transactions
390 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 16
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/23/2024 | ATRICURE, INC. | ATRICURE CRYOICE CRYOSPHERE CRYOABLATION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.28 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 12/21/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | HELI-FX ENDOANCHOR SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.95 | General |
| Category: Aortic EndoAnchors | ||||||
| 12/13/2024 | Inari Medical, Inc. | FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S (Device), CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.80 | General |
| Category: VTE | ||||||
| 12/04/2024 | CVRx, Inc. | Barostim Neo System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $31.09 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure and Hypertension | ||||||
| 11/25/2024 | ATRICURE, INC. | ATRICURE CRYOICE CRYOSPHERE CRYOABLATION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.38 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE EXCLUDER Thoracoabdominal Branch Endoprosthesis (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $3.25 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 11/19/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE TAG Thoracic Branch Endoprosthesis (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.41 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 11/18/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | ENDURANT IIS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.29 | General |
| Category: Aortic Stent Grafts | ||||||
| 11/14/2024 | Cook Medical LLC | COOK (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $13.43 | General |
| Category: Aortic Intervention | ||||||
| 11/12/2024 | ShockWave Medical, Inc | Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $54.64 | General |
| Category: Lithoplasty | ||||||
| 11/11/2024 | Cook Medical LLC | COOK (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $14.14 | General |
| Category: Aortic Intervention | ||||||
| 11/09/2024 | ATRICURE, INC. | SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.65 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 11/04/2024 | CVRx, Inc. | Barostim Neo System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $24.94 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure and Hypertension | ||||||
| 10/23/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | ENDURANT IIS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.43 | General |
| Category: Aortic Stent Grafts | ||||||
| 10/22/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE EXCLUDER Thoracoabdominal Branch Endoprosthesis (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.05 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 10/21/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE EXCLUDER Thoracoabdominal Branch Endoprosthesis (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.01 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 10/21/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE EXCLUDER Thoracoabdominal Branch Endoprosthesis (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $4.61 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 10/16/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | HELI-FX ENDOANCHOR SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.40 | General |
| Category: Aortic EndoAnchors | ||||||
| 10/16/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | ENDURANT IIS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.07 | General |
| Category: Aortic Stent Grafts | ||||||
| 10/14/2024 | Cook Medical LLC | COOK (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $14.64 | General |
| Category: Aortic Intervention | ||||||
| 10/05/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE TAG Thoracic Branch Endoprosthesis (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.98 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 10/04/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE EXCLUDER Thoracoabdominal Branch Endoprosthesis (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $7.20 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 10/03/2024 | Cook Medical LLC | COOK (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $27.41 | General |
| Category: Aortic Intervention | ||||||
| 09/18/2024 | ATRICURE, INC. | ATRICURE CRYOICE CRYOSPHERE CRYOABLATION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.41 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 09/12/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | ENDURANT IIS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.73 | General |
| Category: Aortic Stent Grafts | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | 292 | 321 | $70,940 | $22,510 |
| 2022 | 8 | 322 | 336 | $50,273 | $16,631 |
| 2021 | 8 | 338 | 366 | $39,203 | $13,076 |
| 2020 | 11 | 366 | 414 | $52,763 | $16,987 |
Total Patients
1,318
Total Services
1,437
Medicare Billing
$69,204
Procedure Codes
33
All Medicare Procedures & Services
33 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 102 | 130 | $35,840 | $11,414 | 31.8% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 63 | 63 | $23,045 | $7,299 | 31.7% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $4,939 | $1,667 | 33.8% |
| 93880 | Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | Office | 2023 | 53 | 53 | $4,453 | $1,371 | 30.8% |
| 93978 | Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts | Office | 2023 | 19 | 19 | $1,599 | $435.74 | 27.3% |
| 93922 | Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | Office | 2023 | 38 | 39 | $1,064 | $323.64 | 30.4% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 57 | 62 | $16,900 | $5,985 | 35.4% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 24 | 24 | $8,444 | $3,024 | 35.8% |
| 93880 | Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | Office | 2022 | 84 | 85 | $6,891 | $2,275 | 33.0% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2022 | 61 | 67 | $7,504 | $2,207 | 29.4% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 20 | 20 | $4,480 | $1,150 | 25.7% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 50 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $3,087 | $958.31 | 31.0% |
| 93978 | Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts | Office | 2022 | 23 | 23 | $1,844 | $653.93 | 35.5% |
| 93922 | Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | Office | 2022 | 42 | 44 | $1,123 | $378.10 | 33.7% |
| 99212 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 10-19 minutes | Office | 2021 | 113 | 136 | $14,348 | $5,104 | 35.6% |
| 99203 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 30-44 minutes | Office | 2021 | 57 | 57 | $13,528 | $4,279 | 31.6% |
| 93880 | Ultrasound scanning of blood flow (outside the brain) on both sides of head and neck | Office | 2021 | 65 | 68 | $5,705 | $1,753 | 30.7% |
| 93978 | Ultrasound scan of vena cava or groin graft or vessel blood flow | Office | 2021 | 27 | 28 | $2,264 | $770.49 | 34.0% |
| 93922 | Ultrasound study of arteries of both arms and legs, limited | Office | 2021 | 42 | 43 | $1,103 | $398.81 | 36.2% |
| 93925 | Ultrasound study of arteries and arterial grafts of both legs | Office | 2021 | 12 | 12 | $969.00 | $330.79 | 34.1% |
| 93970 | Ultrasound scan of veins of both arms or legs including assessment of compression and functional maneuvers | Office | 2021 | 11 | 11 | $790.00 | $272.77 | 34.5% |
| 93923 | Ultrasound study of arteries of both arms and legs, complete | Office | 2021 | 11 | 11 | $496.00 | $167.80 | 33.8% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes | Office | 2020 | 41 | 41 | $15,117 | $4,800 | 31.7% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes | Office | 2020 | 116 | 150 | $14,250 | $4,424 | 31.0% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 21 | 21 | $6,267 | $2,137 | 34.1% |
About Robert Allen
Robert Allen is a Surgery healthcare provider based in Kingsport, Tennessee. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/01/2009. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1578791307.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Robert Allen has received a total of $51,963 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $11,842 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 390 transactions from 23 companies. The most common payment nature is "Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program" ($17,144).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Allen has provided services to 1,318 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,437 services with total Medicare billing of $69,204. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 33 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Surgery
- Other Specialties Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program, Vascular Surgery
- Location Kingsport, TN
- Active Since 07/01/2009
- Last Updated 07/21/2022
- Taxonomy Code 208600000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1578791307
Products in Payments
- ENDURANT IIS (Device) $24,179
- Endurant (Device) $11,010
- HELI-FX ENDOANCHOR SYSTEM (Device) $5,158
- GORE EXCLUDER Thoracoabdominal Branch Endoprosthesis (Device) $1,834
- VALIANT CAPTIVIA (Device) $1,541
- ZENITH ALPHA (Device) $877.30
- Cook Medical AAA (Device) $807.56
- Valiant Captivia (Device) $476.44
- Peripheral Orbital Atherectomy System (Device) $402.11
- ZENITH SPIRAL-Z (Device) $400.15
- COOK (Device) $378.26
- Cook Medical Zenith (Device) $334.91
- TREO ABDOMINAL STENT-GRAFT SYSTEM (Device) $322.81
- COOK MEDICAL ZENITH (Device) $301.82
- ZILVER PTX (Device) $283.13
- TIGRIS Stent (Device) $252.53
- ZENITH (Device) $234.89
- LifeVest (Device) $220.13
- Relay Grafts (Device) $179.64
- Grafts (Device) $178.29
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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