Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $6,525 | 135 | 68.0% |
| Travel and Lodging | $3,076 | 8 | 32.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $1,658 | 24 | $0 (2020) |
| CryoLife, Inc. | $1,658 | 5 | $0 (2018) |
| AtriCure, Inc. | $1,522 | 18 | $0 (2019) |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $1,159 | 20 | $0 (2023) |
| Philips Electronics North America Corporation | $794.46 | 3 | $0 (2019) |
| ABIOMED | $702.77 | 7 | $0 (2024) |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | $192.93 | 2 | $0 (2019) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $172.04 | 2 | $0 (2019) |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | $161.54 | 4 | $0 (2023) |
| ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | $139.38 | 5 | $0 (2020) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $181.96 | 4 | ABIOMED ($125.00) |
| 2023 | $510.64 | 6 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($229.02) |
| 2022 | $707.54 | 22 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($233.27) |
| 2021 | $80.37 | 5 | Biosense Webster, Inc. ($22.08) |
| 2020 | $389.96 | 9 | ABIOMED ($135.75) |
| 2019 | $2,007 | 27 | Philips Electronics North America Corporation ($758.46) |
| 2018 | $4,141 | 44 | CryoLife, Inc. ($1,658) |
| 2017 | $1,582 | 26 | AtriCure, Inc. ($998.81) |
All Payment Transactions
143 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 6
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/25/2024 | Daiichi Sankyo Inc. | INJECTAFER (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.26 | General |
| Category: Iron Deficiency Anemia | ||||||
| 07/25/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $125.00 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 05/29/2024 | ConvaTec Inc. | AQUACEL AG+ EXTRA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.36 | General |
| Category: ADVANCED WOUND CARE | ||||||
| 03/28/2024 | SOBI, INC | VONJO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.34 | General |
| Category: HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY | ||||||
| 12/11/2023 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $82.79 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 11/20/2023 | HeartFlow, Inc. | FFRct (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $22.05 | General |
| Category: Coronary | ||||||
| 08/15/2023 | Astellas Pharma US Inc | Xospata (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.89 | General |
| Category: Oncology | ||||||
| 05/23/2023 | Astellas Pharma US Inc | Xospata (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.15 | General |
| Category: Oncology | ||||||
| 05/16/2023 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $144.74 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 05/11/2023 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $229.02 | General |
| 11/14/2022 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | ENTRESTO (Drug), LEQVIO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.08 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 10/31/2022 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN Access System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $7.95 | General |
| Category: WATCHMAN_IC | ||||||
| 10/25/2022 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN Access System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $99.58 | General |
| Category: WATCHMAN_IC | ||||||
| 10/21/2022 | Pharmacyclics LLC, an AbbVie Company | IMBRUVICA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.18 | General |
| Category: ONCOLOGY | ||||||
| 09/27/2022 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN Access System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.86 | General |
| Category: WATCHMAN_IC | ||||||
| 09/19/2022 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN Access System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.21 | General |
| Category: WATCHMAN_IC | ||||||
| 09/14/2022 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | LEQVIO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.06 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 08/30/2022 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $101.91 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Heart Valves | ||||||
| 08/01/2022 | Medtronic, Inc. | MC3 NAUTILUS(TM) ECMO OXYGENATOR (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $47.05 | General |
| Category: Cardiopulmonary | ||||||
| 07/19/2022 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | XARELTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.53 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular & Metabolism | ||||||
| 07/06/2022 | Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | LIBTAYO (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.29 | General |
| Category: ONCOLOGY | ||||||
| 06/29/2022 | ConvaTec Inc. | AQUACEL AG+ EXTRA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.01 | General |
| Category: ADVANCED WOUND CARE | ||||||
| 06/22/2022 | E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | CAMZYOS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $12.41 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular | ||||||
| 06/14/2022 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | ENTRESTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.97 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 05/24/2022 | Amarin Pharma Inc. | Vascepa (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.35 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 34 | 36 | $14,243 | $4,568 |
| 2022 | 11 | 209 | 243 | $138,212 | $40,689 |
| 2021 | 6 | 127 | 170 | $107,795 | $33,766 |
| 2020 | 10 | 203 | 231 | $151,777 | $42,967 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
29 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 21 | 23 | $8,168 | $2,482 | 30.4% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $6,075 | $2,087 | 34.3% |
| 33533 | Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 1 graft | Facility | 2022 | 14 | 14 | $55,272 | $16,849 | 30.5% |
| 33361 | Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery | Facility | 2022 | 15 | 15 | $40,815 | $7,534 | 18.5% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 53 | 58 | $7,292 | $3,669 | 50.3% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2022 | 18 | 21 | $6,970 | $2,800 | 40.2% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 17 | 17 | $4,756 | $1,866 | 39.2% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 70 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $4,840 | $1,624 | 33.6% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 50 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 15 | 15 | $4,470 | $1,518 | 34.0% |
| 93318 | Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus to assess heart pump function | Facility | 2022 | 19 | 20 | $4,620 | $1,488 | 32.2% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 14 | 15 | $3,459 | $1,415 | 40.9% |
| 99231 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 17 | 40 | $3,440 | $1,153 | 33.5% |
| 76998 | Ultrasonic guidance during surgery | Facility | 2022 | 16 | 17 | $2,278 | $771.39 | 33.9% |
| 33533 | Heart artery bypass, single graft | Facility | 2021 | 12 | 13 | $51,324 | $16,495 | 32.1% |
| 33361 | Replacement of aortic valve with prosthetic valve, accessed through the skin | Facility | 2021 | 11 | 11 | $29,931 | $6,113 | 20.4% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 57 | 73 | $8,906 | $4,920 | 55.2% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 23 | 24 | $10,560 | $3,543 | 33.6% |
| 99205 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 60-74 minutes | Office | 2021 | 11 | 11 | $3,806 | $1,587 | 41.7% |
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 15 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 13 | 38 | $3,268 | $1,108 | 33.9% |
| 33533 | Heart artery bypass to repair one artery | Facility | 2020 | 16 | 16 | $62,734 | $18,877 | 30.1% |
| 33361 | Replacement of aortic valve with prosthetic valve, accessed through the skin | Facility | 2020 | 21 | 21 | $59,463 | $11,896 | 20.0% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Office | 2020 | 72 | 85 | $10,370 | $4,456 | 43.0% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 15 | 17 | $7,480 | $2,641 | 35.3% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 60 minutes | Office | 2020 | 14 | 14 | $4,844 | $2,194 | 45.3% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes | Office | 2020 | 14 | 15 | $2,715 | $1,063 | 39.1% |
About Dr. Robert March, MD
Dr. Robert March, MD is a Vascular Surgery healthcare provider based in Chicago, Illinois. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 08/17/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1891809034.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Robert March, MD has received a total of $9,601 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $181.96 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 143 transactions from 34 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($6,525).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, March has provided services to 573 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 680 services with total Medicare billing of $121,990. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 29 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Vascular Surgery
- Other Specialties Vascular Surgery, Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
- Location Chicago, IL
- Active Since 08/17/2006
- Last Updated 06/20/2024
- Taxonomy Code 2086S0129X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1891809034
Products in Payments
- Mosaic (Device) $998.19
- Azurion 7 M20 (Device) $758.46
- CARDIOVASCULAR (Biological) $733.40
- Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve (Device) $653.73
- Impella (Device) $609.99
- CoreValve Evolut (Device) $337.77
- Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve (Device) $233.27
- XARELTO (Drug) $200.98
- Epi-Sense Guided Coagulation System with VisiTrax, Models (Device) $162.72
- CardioMEMS HF System (Device) $146.24
- ATRICURE SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM (Device) $144.76
- LifeVest (Device) $139.38
- WATCHMAN Access System (Device) $133.60
- ATRICURE CRYOSURGICAL SYSTEM (Device) $130.14
- Octopus (Device) $122.36
- AtriCure AtriClip LAA Exclusion System (Device) $121.66
- EXCLUDER Iliac Branch Endoprosthesis (Device) $121.01
- EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX, MODELS (Device) $114.90
- KENGREAL (Drug) $113.14
- SternaLock Blu (Device) $97.43
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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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