Total Payments
$48,458
2024 Payments
$39,252
Companies
23
Transactions
193
Medicare Patients
717
Medicare Billing
$222,204
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$34,900 (72.0%)
Food & Beverage$7,516 (15.5%)
Travel$6,041 (12.5%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $34,900 | 7 | 72.0% |
| Food and Beverage | $7,516 | 168 | 15.5% |
| Travel and Lodging | $6,041 | 18 | 12.5% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paragonix Technologies, Inc. | $37,075 | 14 | $0 (2024) |
| NOVADAQ TECHNOLOGIES INC. | $2,405 | 3 | $0 (2017) |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $1,982 | 52 | $0 (2024) |
| ATRICURE, INC. | $1,905 | 18 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $1,451 | 40 | $0 (2024) |
| Artivion, Inc. | $960.12 | 6 | $0 (2024) |
| ABIOMED | $797.92 | 25 | $0 (2024) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $447.57 | 7 | $0 (2020) |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $339.66 | 6 | $0 (2020) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $270.79 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $39,252 | 46 | Paragonix Technologies, Inc. ($37,075) |
| 2023 | $1,298 | 28 | ABIOMED ($387.92) |
| 2022 | $1,622 | 48 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($611.85) |
| 2021 | $842.85 | 27 | Medtronic, Inc. ($340.52) |
| 2020 | $1,758 | 18 | ATRICURE, INC. ($1,401) |
| 2019 | $438.87 | 8 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($175.41) |
| 2017 | $3,247 | 18 | NOVADAQ TECHNOLOGIES INC. ($2,405) |
All Payment Transactions
193 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 8
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/20/2024 | Paragonix Technologies, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $12,000.00 | General |
| 11/22/2024 | Paragonix Technologies, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $741.95 | General |
| 11/15/2024 | Paragonix Technologies, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $7,400.00 | General |
| 11/15/2024 | Paragonix Technologies, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $237.65 | General |
| 11/15/2024 | Paragonix Technologies, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $52.00 | General |
| 11/08/2024 | Paragonix Technologies, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,000.00 | General |
| 11/06/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.28 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Heart Valves | ||||||
| 11/01/2024 | Paragonix Technologies, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,000.00 | General |
| 10/25/2024 | Paragonix Technologies, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,500.00 | General |
| 10/18/2024 | Paragonix Technologies, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,000.00 | General |
| 10/03/2024 | Paragonix Technologies, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $7,000.00 | General |
| 10/03/2024 | Paragonix Technologies, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $818.35 | General |
| 10/03/2024 | Paragonix Technologies, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $242.61 | General |
| 10/03/2024 | Paragonix Technologies, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $43.89 | General |
| 10/03/2024 | Paragonix Technologies, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $38.90 | General |
| 08/29/2024 | Artivion, Inc. | ON-X AORTIC HEART VALVE WITH CONFORM-X SEWING RING AND EXTENDED HOLDER (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $185.20 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular surgery | ||||||
| 08/24/2024 | Artivion, Inc. | ON-X AORTIC HEART VALVE WITH CONFORM-X SEWING RING AND EXTENDED HOLDER (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $244.41 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular surgery | ||||||
| 08/17/2024 | Artivion, Inc. | ON-X AORTIC HEART VALVE WITH CONFORM-X SEWING RING AND EXTENDED HOLDER (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $39.73 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular surgery | ||||||
| 08/16/2024 | Artivion, Inc. | ON-X AORTIC HEART VALVE WITH CONFORM-X SEWING RING AND EXTENDED HOLDER (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.18 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular surgery | ||||||
| 08/15/2024 | Artivion, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $429.22 | General |
| 08/15/2024 | Artivion, Inc. | ON-X AORTIC HEART VALVE WITH CONFORM-X SEWING RING AND EXTENDED HOLDER (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $49.38 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular surgery | ||||||
| 05/10/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.87 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Heart Valves | ||||||
| 04/25/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $41.01 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Heart Valves | ||||||
| 04/23/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.14 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 04/18/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | COREVALVE EVOLUT R (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.59 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Valve Systems | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7 | 173 | 173 | $328,880 | $56,927 |
| 2022 | 8 | 160 | 161 | $328,575 | $50,705 |
| 2021 | 8 | 238 | 241 | $451,925 | $67,508 |
| 2020 | 7 | 146 | 148 | $297,885 | $47,064 |
Total Patients
717
Total Services
723
Medicare Billing
$222,204
Procedure Codes
30
All Medicare Procedures & Services
30 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33361 | Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery | Facility | 2023 | 32 | 32 | $144,000 | $20,574 | 14.3% |
| 33533 | Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 1 graft | Facility | 2023 | 21 | 21 | $129,885 | $19,823 | 15.3% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2023 | 44 | 44 | $20,045 | $8,421 | 42.0% |
| 33518 | Coronary artery bypass using vein or artery graft, 2 grafts | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $17,615 | $3,065 | 17.4% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 19 | $8,455 | $2,871 | 34.0% |
| 33370 | Placement and subsequent removal of device to protect brain from embolism through catheter using imaging guidance | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $7,395 | $1,942 | 26.3% |
| 33508 | Harvest of vein using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 27 | 27 | $1,485 | $230.76 | 15.5% |
| 33533 | Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 1 graft | Facility | 2022 | 26 | 26 | $160,810 | $19,464 | 12.1% |
| 33361 | Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery | Facility | 2022 | 27 | 27 | $121,500 | $17,795 | 14.6% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2022 | 29 | 29 | $13,340 | $5,481 | 41.1% |
| 33519 | Coronary artery bypass using vein or artery graft, 3 grafts | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $21,480 | $3,700 | 17.2% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 70 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 12 | $5,340 | $1,995 | 37.4% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 17 | 17 | $4,080 | $1,905 | 46.7% |
| 33508 | Harvest of vein using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 25 | 25 | $1,375 | $211.94 | 15.4% |
| G2012 | Brief communication technology-based service, e.g. virtual check-in, by a physician or other qualified health care professional who can report evaluation and management services, provided to an established patient, not originating from a related e/m servic | Office | 2022 | 13 | 13 | $650.00 | $154.43 | 23.8% |
| 33533 | Heart artery bypass, single graft | Facility | 2021 | 35 | 35 | $216,475 | $26,134 | 12.1% |
| 33361 | Replacement of aortic valve with prosthetic valve, accessed through the skin | Facility | 2021 | 33 | 33 | $148,500 | $21,678 | 14.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 56 | 59 | $14,160 | $6,732 | 47.5% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Office | 2021 | 29 | 29 | $10,585 | $4,226 | 39.9% |
| 33518 | Combined vein and artery heart artery bypass, 2 grafts | Facility | 2021 | 19 | 19 | $25,745 | $3,124 | 12.1% |
| 33519 | Combined vein and artery heart artery bypass, 3 grafts | Facility | 2021 | 16 | 16 | $28,640 | $3,113 | 10.9% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 13 | 13 | $5,785 | $2,263 | 39.1% |
| 33508 | Harvest of veins for coronary artery bypass procedure using an endoscope | Facility | 2021 | 37 | 37 | $2,035 | $237.79 | 11.7% |
| 33533 | Heart artery bypass to repair one artery | Facility | 2020 | 23 | 23 | $142,255 | $18,129 | 12.7% |
| 33361 | Replacement of aortic valve with prosthetic valve, accessed through the skin | Facility | 2020 | 25 | 25 | $112,500 | $16,820 | 15.0% |
About Dr. Robert Ferrante, MD
Dr. Robert Ferrante, MD is a Surgery healthcare provider based in Appleton, Wisconsin. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 12/16/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1346226826.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Robert Ferrante, MD has received a total of $48,458 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $39,252 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 193 transactions from 23 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($34,900).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Ferrante has provided services to 717 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 723 services with total Medicare billing of $222,204. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 30 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Surgery
- Other Specialties Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
- Location Appleton, WI
- Active Since 12/16/2005
- Last Updated 09/11/2018
- Taxonomy Code 208600000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1346226826
Products in Payments
- SPY Technology (Device) $2,405
- ATRICURE SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM (Device) $1,401
- COREVALVE EVOLUT R (Device) $1,078
- Impella (Device) $797.92
- SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA (Device) $765.53
- Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve (Device) $692.96
- ON-X AORTIC HEART VALVE WITH CONFORM-X SEWING RING AND EXTENDED HOLDER (Device) $530.90
- CoreValve Evolut (Device) $386.48
- Valve Repair Flexible Rings and Bands (Device) $308.89
- Mosaic (Device) $245.50
- MITRIS RESILIA Mitral Valve (Device) $234.01
- Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve (Device) $206.95
- LifeVest (Device) $197.76
- SYNERGY (Device) $138.82
- COOK (Device) $138.28
- SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM (Device) $135.64
- Aortic and Mitral Tissue Stented (Device) $127.50
- COBRA FUSION ABLATION SYSTEM (Device) $123.05
- GIAPREZA (Drug) $117.28
- Sarns (Device) $109.20
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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