Dr. Robert Dowling, M.D
Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honoraria | $45,950 | 15 | 58.2% |
| Travel and Lodging | $24,457 | 33 | 31.0% |
| Food and Beverage | $6,246 | 111 | 7.9% |
| Unspecified | $2,000 | 2 | 2.5% |
| Consulting Fee | $250.00 | 1 | 0.3% |
Payments by Type
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABIOMED | $65,229 | 56 | $0 (2024) |
| SynCardia Systems, LLC | $6,000 | 6 | $0 (2018) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $3,139 | 42 | $0 (2024) |
| TransMedics, Inc. | $2,162 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| ATRICURE, INC. | $1,168 | 28 | $0 (2024) |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | $282.28 | 2 | $0 (2019) |
| ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | $194.73 | 2 | $0 (2022) |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $157.91 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $152.09 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| Baxter Healthcare | $116.25 | 2 | $0 (2022) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $43,203 | 26 | ABIOMED ($40,658) |
| 2023 | $6,233 | 20 | ABIOMED ($5,468) |
| 2022 | $7,552 | 29 | ABIOMED ($5,853) |
| 2021 | $8,087 | 21 | ABIOMED ($7,536) |
| 2020 | $335.77 | 9 | Abbott Laboratories ($105.14) |
| 2019 | $1,331 | 15 | ABIOMED ($646.08) |
| 2018 | $6,101 | 28 | SynCardia Systems, LLC ($4,000) |
| 2017 | $6,061 | 14 | ABIOMED ($4,061) |
All Payment Transactions
162 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 7
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/19/2024 | Teleflex LLC | MANTA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $61.49 | General |
| Category: INTERVENTIONAL ACCESS | ||||||
| 11/12/2024 | TransMedics, Inc. | Organ Care System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,126.54 | General |
| Category: Device | ||||||
| 11/05/2024 | TransMedics, Inc. | Organ Care System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $531.33 | General |
| Category: Device | ||||||
| 11/05/2024 | TransMedics, Inc. | Organ Care System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $504.18 | General |
| Category: Device | ||||||
| 10/25/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $2.35 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 09/07/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Honoraria | Cash or cash equivalent | $8,400.00 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 09/07/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $598.96 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 09/07/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $270.28 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 09/06/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.30 | General |
| 08/28/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $11,766.30 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 08/28/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $611.59 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 08/28/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $11.27 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 08/15/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Honoraria | Cash or cash equivalent | $8,400.00 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 08/15/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $992.80 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 05/23/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $70.99 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 05/20/2024 | ATRICURE, INC. | ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.89 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 04/26/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $87.43 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 04/25/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Honoraria | Cash or cash equivalent | $7,200.00 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 04/25/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $519.08 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 04/25/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $314.00 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 03/07/2024 | Legacy Ortho LLC | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.40 | General |
| 03/05/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | CARDIOMEMS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $163.57 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 03/05/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.04 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 02/15/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $906.71 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 02/15/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $554.60 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
Research Studies & Clinical Trials
| Study Name | Company | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| SYNCARDIA 50CC TEMPORARY TOTAL ARTIFICIAL HEART TAH-T AS A BRIDGE TO TRANSPLANT BTT | SynCardia Systems, LLC | $2,000 | 2 |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 64 | 64 | $67,778 | $15,304 |
| 2022 | 1 | 14 | 14 | $48,438 | $8,264 |
| 2021 | 2 | 32 | 33 | $137,387 | $18,357 |
| 2020 | 4 | 57 | 58 | $244,785 | $31,091 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
10 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33361 | Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $49,904 | $9,466 | 19.0% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2023 | 34 | 34 | $17,272 | $5,661 | 32.8% |
| 33508 | Harvest of vein using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $602.00 | $176.96 | 29.4% |
| 33361 | Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery | Facility | 2022 | 14 | 14 | $48,438 | $8,264 | 17.1% |
| 33533 | Heart artery bypass, single graft | Facility | 2021 | 15 | 15 | $135,952 | $18,140 | 13.3% |
| 33508 | Harvest of veins for coronary artery bypass procedure using an endoscope | Facility | 2021 | 17 | 18 | $1,435 | $217.59 | 15.2% |
| 33533 | Heart artery bypass to repair one artery | Facility | 2020 | 19 | 19 | $164,080 | $21,378 | 13.0% |
| 33361 | Replacement of aortic valve with prosthetic valve, accessed through the skin | Facility | 2020 | 11 | 11 | $60,555 | $6,793 | 11.2% |
| 33990 | Insertion of lower heart chamber blood flow assist device through the skin including radiological supervision and interpretation | Facility | 2020 | 11 | 12 | $18,879 | $2,714 | 14.4% |
| 33508 | Harvest of veins for coronary artery bypass procedure using an endoscope | Facility | 2020 | 16 | 16 | $1,271 | $205.91 | 16.2% |
About Dr. Robert Dowling, M.D
Dr. Robert Dowling, M.D is a Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) healthcare provider based in Cincinnati, Ohio. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/27/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1023065018.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Robert Dowling, M.D has received a total of $78,904 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $43,203 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 162 transactions from 21 companies. The most common payment nature is "Honoraria" ($45,950).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Dowling has provided services to 167 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 169 services with total Medicare billing of $73,016. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 10 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
- Location Cincinnati, OH
- Active Since 05/27/2006
- Last Updated 08/08/2023
- Taxonomy Code 208G00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1023065018
Products in Payments
- Impella (Device) $65,229
- The SynCardia Total Artificial Heart (Device) $6,000
- Organ Care System (Device) $2,162
- THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT (Device) $1,354
- HeartMate II LVAS (Device) $863.56
- HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Dev (Device) $299.60
- Product in Development (Device) $282.28
- HeartMate (Device) $276.16
- ATRICURE CRYOICE CRYOABLATION SYSTEM (CRYO2) (Device) $266.35
- ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM (Device) $248.13
- SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM (Device) $242.97
- LifeVest (Device) $194.73
- CARDIOMEMS (Device) $163.57
- Mosaic (Device) $160.72
- ATRICURE CRYOICE CRYOSPHERE CRYOABLATION SYSTEM (Device) $153.50
- EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) (Device) $115.72
- Epic Stented Tissue Valve (Device) $105.14
- EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX (Device) $100.05
- MANTA (Device) $61.49
- ATRICURE CRYOSURGICAL SYSTEM (Device) $47.07
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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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