Total Payments
$51,999
2024 Payments
$12,444
Companies
24
Transactions
154
Medicare Patients
106
Medicare Billing
$30,101
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$37,500 (72.1%)
Food & Beverage$8,579 (16.5%)
Travel$5,920 (11.4%)
Other$0.00 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $37,500 | 8 | 72.1% |
| Food and Beverage | $8,579 | 134 | 16.5% |
| Travel and Lodging | $5,920 | 12 | 11.4% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paragonix Technologies, Inc. | $37,500 | 8 | $0 (2024) |
| TransMedics, Inc. | $3,124 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| ABIOMED | $2,502 | 29 | $0 (2024) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $2,484 | 31 | $0 (2024) |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $1,946 | 19 | $0 (2024) |
| Michigan Critical Care Consultants, Inc. | $1,474 | 2 | $0 (2019) |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $1,182 | 17 | $0 (2020) |
| Aziyo Biologics, Inc. | $372.43 | 5 | $0 (2022) |
| ATRICURE, INC. | $372.37 | 7 | $0 (2023) |
| Becton, Dickinson and Company | $141.56 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $12,444 | 20 | Paragonix Technologies, Inc. ($8,000) |
| 2023 | $29,946 | 21 | Paragonix Technologies, Inc. ($29,500) |
| 2022 | $2,659 | 34 | ABIOMED ($1,113) |
| 2021 | $1,061 | 16 | ABIOMED ($671.67) |
| 2020 | $486.90 | 13 | ABIOMED ($200.79) |
| 2019 | $2,021 | 15 | Michigan Critical Care Consultants, Inc. ($1,474) |
| 2018 | $1,805 | 20 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. ($871.93) |
| 2017 | $1,576 | 15 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($1,283) |
All Payment Transactions
154 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 7
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/25/2024 | TransMedics, Inc. | Organ Care System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,935.75 | General |
| Category: Device | ||||||
| 10/17/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $31.39 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 10/04/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $108.34 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 10/04/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | EPIC (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $50.88 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 08/07/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $12.28 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 08/06/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | PICO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.80 | General |
| Category: Negative Pressure Wound Therapy | ||||||
| 06/28/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | MITRIS RESILIA Mitral Valve (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $159.56 | General |
| Category: Pericardial Heart Valves | ||||||
| 06/20/2024 | Paragonix Technologies, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,000.00 | General |
| 06/14/2024 | Paragonix Technologies, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,000.00 | General |
| 05/20/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $300.14 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 05/20/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $68.85 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 05/20/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $38.63 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 05/20/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $9.02 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 05/15/2024 | TransMedics, Inc. | Organ Care System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,188.40 | General |
| Category: Device | ||||||
| 04/24/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | KONECT RESILIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $75.73 | General |
| Category: Pericardial Heart Valves | ||||||
| 03/18/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $136.83 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 03/18/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $125.00 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 02/26/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $145.91 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 01/22/2024 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | XARELTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.75 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular & Metabolism | ||||||
| 01/11/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | ENTRESTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.99 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 12/15/2023 | Amgen Inc. | Repatha (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.10 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 12/12/2023 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | ENTRESTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.89 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 12/06/2023 | CVRx, Inc. | Barostim Neo System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $110.62 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure and Hypertension | ||||||
| 12/05/2023 | Amgen Inc. | Repatha (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.43 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 11/30/2023 | Paragonix Technologies, Inc. | Paragonix SherpaPak Cardiac Transport System (Device), SherpaCool Box, CTS Canister Box | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,000.00 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 39 | 39 | $58,874 | $15,968 |
| 2021 | 1 | 14 | 15 | $5,475 | $2,223 |
| 2020 | 3 | 53 | 53 | $55,052 | $11,910 |
Total Patients
106
Total Services
107
Medicare Billing
$30,101
Procedure Codes
7
All Medicare Procedures & Services
7 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33533 | Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 1 graft | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $53,790 | $14,019 | 26.1% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $4,380 | $1,742 | 39.8% |
| 33508 | Harvest of vein using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 16 | 16 | $704.00 | $206.33 | 29.3% |
| 99205 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 60-74 minutes | Office | 2021 | 14 | 15 | $5,475 | $2,223 | 40.6% |
| 33979 | Insertion of lower heart chamber blood flow assist device | Facility | 2020 | 11 | 11 | $44,780 | $7,216 | 16.1% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 30 | 30 | $9,750 | $4,544 | 46.6% |
| 33508 | Harvest of veins for coronary artery bypass procedure using an endoscope | Facility | 2020 | 12 | 12 | $522.00 | $149.63 | 28.7% |
About Dr. Robert Hooker, MD
Dr. Robert Hooker, MD is a Surgery healthcare provider based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 02/07/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1265405765.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Robert Hooker, MD has received a total of $51,999 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $12,444 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 154 transactions from 24 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($37,500).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Hooker has provided services to 106 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 107 services with total Medicare billing of $30,101. Data is available for 3 years (2020–2022), covering 7 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Surgery
- Other Specialties Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
- Location Grand Rapids, MI
- Active Since 02/07/2006
- Last Updated 06/18/2024
- Taxonomy Code 208600000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1265405765
Products in Payments
- Paragonix SherpaPak Cardiac Transport System (Device) $29,500
- Organ Care System (Device) $3,124
- Impella (Device) $2,502
- Soft Flow cannula (Device) $1,376
- THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT (Device) $1,257
- Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve (Device) $1,221
- CoreValve Evolut (Device) $741.92
- ECM Patch,Pouch (Device) $372.43
- Bio-Medicus (Device) $253.78
- MITRIS RESILIA Mitral Valve (Device) $241.05
- HeartMate (Device) $234.67
- CARDIOMEMS (Device) $206.83
- 2ND GEN CENTRIMAG PRIMARY CONSOLE (Device) $183.97
- ARISTA AH FLEXITIP (Device) $163.43
- EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX (Device) $129.07
- EPIC (Device) $125.21
- CentriMag (Device) $119.08
- DERMABOND Portfolio (Device) $117.97
- Barostim Neo System (Device) $110.62
- Pacemakers (Device) $107.26
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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