Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $2,689 | 107 | 100.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $1,091 | 43 | $0 (2024) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $708.25 | 31 | $0 (2024) |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $253.88 | 6 | $0 (2024) |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $161.99 | 11 | $0 (2023) |
| ATRICURE, INC. | $150.04 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $109.52 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $72.56 | 3 | $0 (2022) |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $28.70 | 2 | $0 (2020) |
| Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Inc | $25.09 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| B. Braun Medical Inc. | $20.32 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $467.58 | 13 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($245.00) |
| 2023 | $556.57 | 36 | Abbott Laboratories ($208.17) |
| 2022 | $682.40 | 20 | Abbott Laboratories ($305.59) |
| 2021 | $386.76 | 18 | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION ($181.84) |
| 2020 | $214.20 | 7 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($147.44) |
| 2019 | $341.34 | 10 | AtriCure, Inc. ($127.48) |
| 2018 | $13.30 | 1 | PFIZER INC. ($13.30) |
| 2017 | $27.18 | 2 | Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated ($14.58) |
All Payment Transactions
107 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 5
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/13/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN FLX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.25 | General |
| Category: WATCHMAN FLX_IC | ||||||
| 12/13/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN FLX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.38 | General |
| Category: WATCHMAN FLX_IC | ||||||
| 11/27/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $39.65 | General |
| 11/22/2024 | ATRICURE, INC. | ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.56 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 11/05/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | AVEIR (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.11 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management | ||||||
| 08/22/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | PASCAL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $132.26 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Valve Repair | ||||||
| 07/08/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN FLX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.01 | General |
| Category: WATCHMAN FLX_IC | ||||||
| 03/21/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN FLX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.74 | General |
| Category: WATCHMAN FLX_IC | ||||||
| 02/15/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN FLX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.77 | General |
| Category: WATCHMAN FLX_IC | ||||||
| 02/05/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN FLX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $135.05 | General |
| Category: WATCHMAN FLX_IC | ||||||
| 01/18/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN FLX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.84 | General |
| Category: WATCHMAN FLX_IC | ||||||
| 01/09/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN Access System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $4.09 | General |
| Category: WATCHMAN_IC | ||||||
| 01/05/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN Access System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.87 | General |
| Category: WATCHMAN_IC | ||||||
| 12/29/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | EMBLEM MRI S-ICD (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.46 | General |
| Category: EMBLEM_CRM | ||||||
| 12/28/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN FLX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.96 | General |
| Category: WATCHMAN FLX_IC | ||||||
| 12/19/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN FLX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.11 | General |
| Category: WATCHMAN FLX_IC | ||||||
| 12/16/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN Access System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.32 | General |
| Category: WATCHMAN_IC | ||||||
| 12/08/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | AMPLATZER AMULET (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $151.91 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 11/10/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | JOT DX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.70 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management | ||||||
| 11/10/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | JOT DX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $4.27 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management | ||||||
| 10/31/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN Access System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $2.20 | General |
| Category: WATCHMAN_IC | ||||||
| 10/31/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN Access System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $0.61 | General |
| Category: WATCHMAN_IC | ||||||
| 10/19/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $2.67 | General |
| Category: General - Tachy_CRM | ||||||
| 10/17/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN FLX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.98 | General |
| Category: WATCHMAN FLX_IC | ||||||
| 10/17/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN FLX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $1.12 | General |
| Category: WATCHMAN FLX_IC | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 14 | 391 | 397 | $614,667 | $46,007 |
| 2022 | 14 | 329 | 331 | $617,588 | $34,757 |
| 2021 | 12 | 255 | 257 | $1.1M | $27,659 |
| 2020 | 18 | 471 | 474 | $1.0M | $48,138 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
58 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00567 | Anesthesia for heart artery bypass grafting on heart-lung machine | Facility | 2023 | 29 | 29 | $132,419 | $8,331 | 6.3% |
| 00537 | Anesthesia for procedure to assess heart electrical activity | Facility | 2023 | 36 | 37 | $99,794 | $7,009 | 7.0% |
| 01926 | Anesthesia for x-ray on artery of brain, heart, or chest | Facility | 2023 | 33 | 33 | $72,459 | $4,189 | 5.8% |
| 00670 | Anesthesia for extensive surgery on spine | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $57,844 | $3,717 | 6.4% |
| 00560 | Anesthesia for procedure on heart and large blood vessels | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 20 | $57,431 | $3,690 | 6.4% |
| 93355 | Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus during surgery on heart or great blood vessels with report | Facility | 2023 | 20 | 21 | $14,283 | $3,667 | 25.7% |
| 00562 | Anesthesia for procedure on heart and large blood vessels using heart-lung machine (1 year or older) | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $55,767 | $3,412 | 6.1% |
| 36620 | Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | Facility | 2023 | 76 | 78 | $10,452 | $2,718 | 26.0% |
| 93503 | Insertion of tube in pulmonary artery for monitoring | Facility | 2023 | 37 | 37 | $9,805 | $2,539 | 25.9% |
| 00530 | Anesthesia for insertion of permanent heart pacemaker | Facility | 2023 | 22 | 23 | $35,617 | $2,129 | 6.0% |
| 01924 | Anesthesia for x-ray on arteries | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $25,116 | $1,489 | 5.9% |
| 01922 | Anesthesia for x-ray or radiation therapy | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 18 | $23,065 | $1,482 | 6.4% |
| 00410 | Anesthesia for procedure to correct abnormal heart rhythm | Facility | 2023 | 25 | 25 | $19,131 | $1,267 | 6.6% |
| 76937 | Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | Facility | 2023 | 33 | 33 | $1,485 | $368.61 | 24.8% |
| 00560 | Anesthesia for procedure on heart and large blood vessels | Facility | 2022 | 27 | 27 | $138,994 | $5,610 | 4.0% |
| 00537 | Anesthesia for procedure to assess heart electrical activity | Facility | 2022 | 26 | 26 | $69,990 | $4,775 | 6.8% |
| 01926 | Anesthesia for x-ray on artery of brain, heart, or chest | Facility | 2022 | 34 | 34 | $84,178 | $4,463 | 5.3% |
| 00567 | Anesthesia for heart artery bypass grafting on heart-lung machine | Facility | 2022 | 13 | 13 | $107,317 | $4,453 | 4.1% |
| 00670 | Anesthesia for extensive surgery on spine | Facility | 2022 | 18 | 18 | $104,334 | $4,385 | 4.2% |
| 36620 | Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | Facility | 2022 | 62 | 64 | $8,576 | $2,243 | 26.2% |
| 93503 | Insertion of tube in pulmonary artery for monitoring | Facility | 2022 | 25 | 25 | $6,625 | $1,754 | 26.5% |
| 93312 | Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | Facility | 2022 | 19 | 19 | $6,080 | $1,634 | 26.9% |
| 00534 | Anesthesia for insertion or replace of pacing heart defibrillator | Facility | 2022 | 13 | 13 | $33,804 | $1,629 | 4.8% |
| 01922 | Anesthesia for x-ray or radiation therapy | Facility | 2022 | 19 | 19 | $24,887 | $1,507 | 6.1% |
| 00530 | Anesthesia for insertion of permanent heart pacemaker | Facility | 2022 | 13 | 13 | $13,511 | $1,109 | 8.2% |
About Dr. Robert Black, MD
Dr. Robert Black, MD is a Anesthesiology healthcare provider based in Lawrenceville, Georgia. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/12/2007. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1003015728.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Robert Black, MD has received a total of $2,689 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $467.58 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 107 transactions from 15 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($2,689).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Black has provided services to 1,446 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,459 services with total Medicare billing of $156,560. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 58 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Anesthesiology
- Other Specialties Anesthesiology
- Location Lawrenceville, GA
- Active Since 07/12/2007
- Last Updated 04/02/2014
- Taxonomy Code 207L00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1003015728
Products in Payments
- WATCHMAN (Device) $397.24
- WATCHMAN Access System (Device) $344.77
- WATCHMAN FLX (Device) $317.23
- BRIDION (Drug) $161.99
- AMPLATZER AMULET (Device) $151.91
- EXPAREL (Drug) $138.22
- PASCAL (Device) $132.26
- EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYS (Device) $127.48
- AMPLATZER (Device) $112.18
- MITRACLIP (Device) $74.85
- MCGRATH MAC (Device) $44.81
- AVEIR (Device) $40.46
- EnSite Precision Cardiac Mapping System (Device) $38.82
- HemoSphere (Device) $34.50
- JOT DX (Device) $33.78
- Fortify Assura, Ellipse ICD (Device) $31.98
- ENSITE PRECISION (Device) $30.05
- FloTrac Sensor (Device) $28.92
- ENSITE (Device) $27.73
- FISHER & PAYKEL HEALTHCARE (Device) $25.09
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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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