Total Payments
$31,228
2024 Payments
$6,048
Companies
65
Transactions
732
Medicare Patients
3,651
Medicare Billing
$473,747
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$29,023 (92.9%)
Travel$2,187 (7.0%)
Education$17.28 (0.1%)
Other$0.00 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $29,023 | 721 | 92.9% |
| Travel and Lodging | $2,187 | 6 | 7.0% |
| Education | $17.28 | 5 | 0.1% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbott Laboratories | $9,513 | 240 | $0 (2024) |
| Endologix LLC | $4,729 | 67 | $0 (2024) |
| Penumbra, Inc. | $3,946 | 59 | $0 (2024) |
| Silk Road Medical, Inc. | $1,692 | 28 | $0 (2024) |
| Philips Electronics North America Corporation | $1,342 | 40 | $0 (2023) |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | $974.45 | 36 | $0 (2022) |
| LimFlow Inc. | $858.18 | 4 | $0 (2023) |
| Osiris Therapeutics Inc. | $560.24 | 11 | $0 (2019) |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $519.73 | 16 | $0 (2024) |
| ShockWave Medical, Inc | $511.79 | 8 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $6,048 | 119 | Penumbra, Inc. ($2,466) |
| 2023 | $4,911 | 73 | Endologix LLC ($1,260) |
| 2022 | $4,185 | 95 | Abbott Laboratories ($1,817) |
| 2021 | $3,209 | 91 | Abbott Laboratories ($1,355) |
| 2020 | $2,296 | 78 | Abbott Laboratories ($1,386) |
| 2019 | $3,862 | 95 | Abbott Laboratories ($1,475) |
| 2018 | $3,275 | 90 | Abbott Laboratories ($1,134) |
| 2017 | $3,442 | 91 | Abbott Laboratories ($1,980) |
All Payment Transactions
732 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 30
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/23/2024 | Penumbra, Inc. | Indigo System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $28.16 | General |
| Category: Peripheral Intervention | ||||||
| 12/18/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | EkoSonic (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.13 | General |
| Category: EkoSonic_PI | ||||||
| 12/16/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | COLLAGENASE SANTYL (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.55 | General |
| Category: Pharma Products | ||||||
| 12/11/2024 | ShockWave Medical, Inc | Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.93 | General |
| Category: Lithoplasty | ||||||
| 12/10/2024 | Silk Road Medical, Inc. | ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System (Device), ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System, ENROUTE Enflate Transcarotid RX Balloon Dilatation Catheter | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.12 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 12/06/2024 | Penumbra, Inc. | Indigo System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $922.70 | General |
| Category: Peripheral Intervention | ||||||
| 12/06/2024 | Penumbra, Inc. | Indigo System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $516.95 | General |
| Category: Peripheral Intervention | ||||||
| 12/06/2024 | Penumbra, Inc. | Indigo System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $144.98 | General |
| Category: Peripheral Intervention | ||||||
| 12/05/2024 | Silk Road Medical, Inc. | ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System (Device), ENROUTE Enflate Transcarotid RX Balloon Dilatation Catheter, ENROUTE Transcarotid Stent | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $38.61 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 12/05/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.88 | General |
| Category: General - Thrombectomy_PI | ||||||
| 12/05/2024 | CVRx, Inc. | Barostim Neo System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $16.12 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure and Hypertension | ||||||
| 12/02/2024 | PFIZER INC. | ELIQUIS (Drug), NURTEC ODT | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.04 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR;METABOLIC DISEASE | ||||||
| 11/26/2024 | Imperative Care, Inc | SYMPHONY CATHETER (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.34 | General |
| Category: VASCULAR | ||||||
| 11/25/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | VENASEAL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.43 | General |
| Category: EndoVenous Therapies | ||||||
| 11/20/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $66.73 | General |
| Category: General - Vascular Intervention_PI | ||||||
| 11/19/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE EXCLUDER Thoracoabdominal Branch Endoprosthesis (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $74.69 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 11/18/2024 | Penumbra, Inc. | Indigo System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $142.04 | General |
| Category: Peripheral Intervention | ||||||
| 11/18/2024 | Penumbra, Inc. | Indigo System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $22.44 | General |
| Category: Peripheral Intervention | ||||||
| 11/15/2024 | CVRx, Inc. | Barostim Neo System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $15.23 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure and Hypertension | ||||||
| 11/14/2024 | Penumbra, Inc. | Indigo System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $18.98 | General |
| Category: Peripheral Intervention | ||||||
| 11/13/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | JETSTREAM SC (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.20 | General |
| Category: JETSTREAM_PI | ||||||
| 11/07/2024 | Penumbra, Inc. | Indigo System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $31.39 | General |
| Category: Peripheral Intervention | ||||||
| 11/06/2024 | Imperative Care, Inc | SYMPHONY CATHETER (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.87 | General |
| Category: VASCULAR | ||||||
| 11/05/2024 | Penumbra, Inc. | Indigo System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $34.02 | General |
| Category: Peripheral Intervention | ||||||
| 10/29/2024 | Imperative Care, Inc | SYMPHONY CATHETER (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.87 | General |
| Category: VASCULAR | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 13 | 340 | 386 | $93,988 | $31,085 |
| 2022 | 23 | 985 | 1,355 | $315,639 | $130,976 |
| 2021 | 26 | 1,045 | 1,406 | $334,122 | $131,450 |
| 2020 | 30 | 1,281 | 1,595 | $495,430 | $180,236 |
Total Patients
3,651
Total Services
4,742
Medicare Billing
$473,747
Procedure Codes
95
All Medicare Procedures & Services
95 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 4
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 68 | 68 | $18,564 | $8,752 | 47.1% |
| 93970 | Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | Office | 2023 | 27 | 29 | $8,381 | $4,162 | 49.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 46 | 57 | $8,672 | $3,979 | 45.9% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 30 | 32 | $7,108 | $3,305 | 46.5% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 25 | 25 | $4,600 | $2,201 | 47.8% |
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 42 | $4,000 | $1,666 | 41.6% |
| 93971 | Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | Office | 2023 | 12 | 17 | $3,223 | $1,546 | 48.0% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $2,471 | $1,195 | 48.4% |
| 93880 | Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | Facility | 2023 | 37 | 38 | $11,590 | $1,126 | 9.7% |
| 75716 | Review by radiologist of both arms or legs arteries image | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $6,300 | $1,103 | 17.5% |
| 75625 | Review by radiologist of abdominal aorta image | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $5,040 | $814.80 | 16.2% |
| 93925 | Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | Facility | 2023 | 23 | 24 | $12,654 | $709.44 | 5.6% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2023 | 11 | 12 | $1,385 | $526.56 | 38.0% |
| 36832 | Revision of hemodialysis graft | Facility | 2022 | 24 | 31 | $45,539 | $17,910 | 39.3% |
| 36830 | Creation of artery-vein connection using tube graft for hemodialysis | Facility | 2022 | 30 | 32 | $50,560 | $16,204 | 32.0% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 160 | 182 | $17,290 | $10,716 | 62.0% |
| 36821 | Relocation of arm vein with connection to arm artery for hemodialysis | Facility | 2022 | 18 | 19 | $34,979 | $9,200 | 26.3% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 109 | 109 | $14,715 | $8,290 | 56.3% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2022 | 115 | 205 | $14,350 | $8,236 | 57.4% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 85 | 95 | $10,925 | $7,215 | 66.0% |
| 29581 | Application of vein wound compression bandages on lower leg, ankle, and foot | Office | 2022 | 14 | 70 | $14,748 | $6,178 | 41.9% |
| 93926 | Ultrasound of one leg arteries or artery grafts | Office | 2022 | 45 | 64 | $12,352 | $6,101 | 49.4% |
| 37228 | Balloon dilation of artery of leg, initial vessel | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 13 | $11,700 | $4,921 | 42.1% |
| 99231 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 65 | 153 | $8,415 | $4,519 | 53.7% |
| 93971 | Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | Office | 2022 | 40 | 52 | $8,736 | $4,347 | 49.8% |
About Dr. Robert Heidepriem, MD
Dr. Robert Heidepriem, MD is a Vascular Surgery healthcare provider based in Columbus, Georgia. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 11/16/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1619959673.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Robert Heidepriem, MD has received a total of $31,228 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $6,048 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 732 transactions from 65 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($29,023).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Heidepriem has provided services to 3,651 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 4,742 services with total Medicare billing of $473,747. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 95 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Vascular Surgery
- Other Specialties Vascular Surgery, Vascular Surgery
- Location Columbus, GA
- Active Since 11/16/2005
- Last Updated 02/03/2026
- Taxonomy Code 2086S0129X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1619959673
Products in Payments
- Supera peripheral stent system (Device) $4,931
- Indigo System (Device) $3,360
- Alto Abdominal Stent Graft System (Device) $2,632
- ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System (Device) $1,327
- IGT_D Peripheral (Device) $1,159
- Omnilink Elite vascular stent system (Device) $1,117
- LIMFLOW SYSTEM (Device) $1,048
- XARELTO (Drug) $974.45
- PERCLOSE PROGLIDE (Device) $942.10
- Perclose ProGlide suture mediated closure system (Device) $922.44
- AFX2 Bifurcated Endograft System (Device) $543.06
- JETI ALL IN ONE NON-STERILE KIT (Device) $497.38
- Indigo (Device) $436.79
- Barostim Neo System (Device) $429.06
- AFX (Device) $425.77
- Ovation (Device) $412.09
- ENROUTE Transcarotid Stent (Device) $350.91
- GRAFIX/GRAFIXPL/STRAVIX (Biological) $350.81
- ARTEGRAFT VASCULAR GRAFT (Device) $301.53
- TREO ABDOMINAL STENT-GRAFT SYSTEM (Device) $299.79
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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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