Total Payments
$14,828
2024 Payments
$6.14
Companies
14
Transactions
33
Medicare Patients
652
Medicare Billing
$170,043
Payment Breakdown by Category
Education$13,000 (87.7%)
Food & Beverage$1,068 (7.2%)
Travel$760.35 (5.1%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | $13,000 | 5 | 87.7% |
| Food and Beverage | $1,068 | 25 | 7.2% |
| Travel and Lodging | $760.35 | 3 | 5.1% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $13,788 | 11 | $0 (2022) |
| MERZ NORTH AMERICA, INC. | $504.69 | 3 | $0 (2021) |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $203.68 | 2 | $0 (2022) |
| TELA Bio, Inc. | $92.21 | 4 | $0 (2023) |
| Kerecis Limited | $56.01 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| Vapotherm Inc | $34.97 | 2 | $0 (2022) |
| Eisai Inc. | $25.64 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $24.95 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation | $23.45 | 1 | $0 (2020) |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $16.65 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $6.14 | 2 | Kerecis Limited ($6.14) |
| 2023 | $133.90 | 5 | TELA Bio, Inc. ($53.48) |
| 2022 | $2,051 | 10 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($1,760) |
| 2021 | $6,530 | 6 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($6,000) |
| 2020 | $6,065 | 7 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($6,028) |
| 2019 | $28.65 | 2 | Ethicon US, LLC ($16.65) |
| 2018 | $13.46 | 1 | Galderma Laboratories, L.P. ($13.46) |
All Payment Transactions
33 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/26/2024 | Kerecis Limited | Kerecis Omega3 SurgiClose (Device), Kerecis Omega3 Marigen, Kerecis Omega3 Marigen | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $2.54 | General |
| Category: Wound Care | ||||||
| 01/17/2024 | Kerecis Limited | Kerecis Omega3 SurgiClose (Device), Kerecis Omega3 Marigen, Kerecis Omega3 GraftGuide | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $3.60 | General |
| Category: Wound Care | ||||||
| 09/13/2023 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (OviTex) (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.38 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 08/18/2023 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (OviTex) (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $48.10 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 07/10/2023 | Integra LifeSciences Corporation | Integra (Device), Integra, Integra | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.76 | General |
| Category: Recon-Skin and Wound | ||||||
| 02/09/2023 | Kerecis Limited | Kerecis Omega3 SurgiClose (Device), Kerecis Omega3 GraftGuide, Kerecis Omega3 SurgiClose | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $49.87 | General |
| Category: Wound Care | ||||||
| 01/12/2023 | ConvaTec Inc. | AQUACEL AG+ EXTRA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.79 | General |
| Category: ADVANCED WOUND CARE | ||||||
| 12/15/2022 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | DAVINCI XI (Device) | Education | In-kind items and services | $1,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/15/2022 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $151.58 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/07/2022 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $589.77 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/07/2022 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $19.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/03/2022 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | HemoSphere (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.73 | General |
| Category: Hemodynamic Monitoring | ||||||
| 10/25/2022 | Vapotherm Inc | VAPOTHERM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.80 | General |
| Category: RESPIRATORY | ||||||
| 10/25/2022 | Vapotherm Inc | VAPOTHERM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.17 | General |
| Category: RESPIRATORY | ||||||
| 10/14/2022 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | HemoSphere (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $180.95 | General |
| Category: Hemodynamic Monitoring | ||||||
| 05/20/2022 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (OviTex) (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.73 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 05/17/2022 | Boston Scientific Corporation | TheraSphere Y90 Glass Microspheres 10 GBq (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.95 | General |
| Category: TheraSphere_PI | ||||||
| 11/22/2021 | MERZ NORTH AMERICA, INC. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $105.00 | General |
| 09/13/2021 | MERZ NORTH AMERICA, INC. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $102.00 | General |
| 09/03/2021 | MERZ NORTH AMERICA, INC. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $297.69 | General |
| 05/11/2021 | Eisai Inc. | Lenvima (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $25.64 | General |
| Category: Oncology | ||||||
| 02/04/2021 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | In-kind items and services | $3,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 01/07/2021 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | In-kind items and services | $3,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/22/2020 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.18 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/22/2020 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.65 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | 127 | 176 | $65,728 | $18,461 |
| 2022 | 4 | 86 | 145 | $57,845 | $18,070 |
| 2021 | 4 | 116 | 252 | $128,389 | $39,144 |
| 2020 | 4 | 323 | 671 | $329,594 | $94,368 |
Total Patients
652
Total Services
1,244
Medicare Billing
$170,043
Procedure Codes
17
All Medicare Procedures & Services
17 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99291 | Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 45 | 52 | $33,417 | $8,741 | 26.2% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 29 | 29 | $12,977 | $3,885 | 29.9% |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 20 | 25 | $5,654 | $2,321 | 41.1% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 40 | $6,360 | $2,110 | 33.2% |
| 11042 | Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 30 | $7,320 | $1,404 | 19.2% |
| 99291 | Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 29 | 53 | $32,309 | $9,143 | 28.3% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 70 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 30 | 30 | $13,230 | $4,560 | 34.5% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 15 | 50 | $7,950 | $2,725 | 34.3% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $4,356 | $1,642 | 37.7% |
| 99291 | Critical care delivery critically ill or injured patient, first 30-74 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 52 | 161 | $98,211 | $28,653 | 29.2% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 39 | 40 | $17,640 | $6,243 | 35.4% |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 35 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 14 | 28 | $6,328 | $2,160 | 34.1% |
| 99292 | Critical care delivery critically ill or injured patient | Facility | 2021 | 11 | 23 | $6,210 | $2,088 | 33.6% |
| 99291 | Critical care delivery critically ill or injured patient, first 30-74 minutes | Facility | 2020 | 128 | 318 | $205,479 | $57,419 | 27.9% |
| 99292 | Critical care delivery critically ill or injured patient | Facility | 2020 | 47 | 151 | $48,482 | $13,901 | 28.7% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 73 | 73 | $38,367 | $12,125 | 31.6% |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 35 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 75 | 129 | $37,266 | $10,924 | 29.3% |
About Dr. Robert Ochoa, MD
Dr. Robert Ochoa, MD is a Surgical Critical Care healthcare provider based in Houston, Texas. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 10/22/2008. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1295987139.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Robert Ochoa, MD has received a total of $14,828 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $6.14 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 33 transactions from 14 companies. The most common payment nature is "Education" ($13,000).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Ochoa has provided services to 652 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,244 services with total Medicare billing of $170,043. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 17 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Surgical Critical Care
- Other Specialties Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program, Surgery
- Location Houston, TX
- Active Since 10/22/2008
- Last Updated 09/02/2023
- Taxonomy Code 2086S0102X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1295987139
Products in Payments
- Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) $12,788
- DAVINCI XI (Device) $1,000
- HemoSphere (Device) $203.68
- OviTex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (OviTex) (Device) $80.21
- Kerecis Omega3 SurgiClose (Device) $56.01
- VAPOTHERM (Device) $34.97
- Lenvima (Drug) $25.64
- TheraSphere Y90 Glass Microspheres 10 GBq (Device) $24.95
- ZERBAXA (Drug) $23.45
- HARMONIC Product Family (Device) $16.65
- Integra (Device) $15.76
- AQUACEL AG+ EXTRA (Device) $14.79
- GATTEX (Drug) $13.88
- Ovitex (Device) $12.00
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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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