Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $248,270 | 103 | 63.6% |
| Honoraria | $48,235 | 14 | 12.4% |
| Food and Beverage | $33,043 | 417 | 8.5% |
| Travel and Lodging | $32,781 | 86 | 8.4% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $28,164 | 7 | 7.2% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | $284,971 | 273 | $0 (2024) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $36,093 | 84 | $0 (2024) |
| GE HEALTHCARE | $35,043 | 20 | $0 (2024) |
| Endologix LLC | $15,749 | 54 | $0 (2024) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $3,606 | 33 | $0 (2024) |
| Cook Incorporated | $3,260 | 9 | $0 (2019) |
| Cook Medical LLC | $2,490 | 44 | $0 (2024) |
| Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. | $1,891 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $1,555 | 23 | $0 (2020) |
| CVRx, Inc. | $1,228 | 8 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $43,479 | 69 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. ($36,306) |
| 2023 | $33,958 | 72 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. ($25,206) |
| 2022 | $50,634 | 105 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. ($42,603) |
| 2021 | $37,078 | 66 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. ($33,325) |
| 2020 | $71,641 | 40 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. ($51,144) |
| 2019 | $56,491 | 95 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. ($29,988) |
| 2018 | $57,750 | 85 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. ($47,017) |
| 2017 | $39,462 | 95 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. ($19,382) |
All Payment Transactions
627 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 26
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/09/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | ESPRIT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $160.55 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 12/09/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | XACT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $91.81 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 11/29/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | ESPRIT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $189.45 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | GE HEALTHCARE | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $71.02 | General |
| 11/19/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE VIABAHN Endoprosthesis (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $42.23 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 11/18/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | EXCLUDER Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis with Active Control (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $96.66 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 11/13/2024 | Cook Medical LLC | COOK (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $140.40 | General |
| Category: Aortic Intervention | ||||||
| 11/08/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | C3 Delivery System (Device), GORE EXCLUDER Iliac Branch Endoprosthesis, EXCLUDER Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis with Active Control | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $6,270.00 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 11/08/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | EXCLUDER Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis with Active Control (Device), C3 Delivery System, GORE EXCLUDER Iliac Branch Endoprosthesis | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,280.00 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 11/08/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | EXCLUDER Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis with Active Control (Device), GORE EXCLUDER Thoracoabdominal Branch Endoprosthesis | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,710.00 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 11/08/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE EXCLUDER Thoracoabdominal Branch Endoprosthesis (Device), EXCLUDER Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis with Active Control | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $855.00 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 11/08/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | C3 Delivery System (Device), GORE EXCLUDER Iliac Branch Endoprosthesis, EXCLUDER Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis with Active Control | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $171.05 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 11/08/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | EXCLUDER Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis with Active Control (Device), GORE EXCLUDER Iliac Branch Endoprosthesis, C3 Delivery System | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $53.75 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 11/08/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | EXCLUDER Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis with Active Control (Device), GORE EXCLUDER Iliac Branch Endoprosthesis, C3 Delivery System | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $20.10 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 11/08/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | C3 Delivery System (Device), EXCLUDER Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis with Active Control, GORE EXCLUDER Iliac Branch Endoprosthesis | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $14.00 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 11/06/2024 | ShockWave Medical, Inc | Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $33.21 | General |
| Category: Lithoplasty | ||||||
| 10/30/2024 | Cook Medical LLC | ZENITH ALPHA (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $15.40 | General |
| Category: Aortic Intervention | ||||||
| 10/29/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | EXCLUDER Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis with Active Control (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $476.52 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 10/29/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | EXCLUDER Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis with Active Control (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $90.86 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 10/29/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | EXCLUDER Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis with Active Control (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $78.95 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 10/28/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | EXCLUDER Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis with Active Control (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $151.23 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 10/28/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | EXCLUDER Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis with Active Control (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $96.80 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 10/28/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | EXCLUDER Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis with Active Control (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $92.34 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 10/25/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | Product in Development (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $15,390.00 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 10/25/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | Product in Development (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $6,840.00 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 17 | 1,220 | 1,361 | $490,124 | $153,137 |
| 2022 | 18 | 1,363 | 1,503 | $555,846 | $173,578 |
| 2021 | 24 | 1,410 | 1,481 | $517,700 | $142,583 |
| 2020 | 20 | 1,340 | 1,495 | $300,545 | $73,752 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
101 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 5
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93925 | Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | Office | 2023 | 97 | 113 | $81,360 | $25,196 | 31.0% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 156 | 189 | $53,920 | $21,308 | 39.5% |
| 93880 | Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | Office | 2023 | 89 | 114 | $65,520 | $18,773 | 28.7% |
| 93978 | Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts | Office | 2023 | 74 | 95 | $51,440 | $15,120 | 29.4% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 77 | 77 | $36,960 | $11,778 | 31.9% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 124 | 140 | $36,400 | $11,472 | 31.5% |
| 93970 | Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | Office | 2023 | 64 | 68 | $38,765 | $11,062 | 28.5% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 96 | 96 | $23,050 | $9,981 | 43.3% |
| 37226 | Insertion of stent in arteries of leg | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 15 | $23,850 | $6,627 | 27.8% |
| 93926 | Ultrasound of one leg arteries or artery grafts | Office | 2023 | 36 | 45 | $18,547 | $4,989 | 26.9% |
| 93970 | Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | Facility | 2023 | 138 | 142 | $13,490 | $4,016 | 29.8% |
| 93971 | Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | Office | 2023 | 16 | 20 | $7,200 | $2,174 | 30.2% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $5,041 | $1,555 | 30.8% |
| 93922 | Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | Office | 2023 | 26 | 26 | $6,530 | $1,525 | 23.4% |
| 93976 | Ultrasound of abdomen and pelvis artery and vein blood flow | Office | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $5,071 | $1,485 | 29.3% |
| 75625 | Review by radiologist of abdominal aorta image | Facility | 2023 | 20 | 21 | $4,200 | $1,330 | 31.7% |
| 75710 | Review by radiologist of arm or leg artery image | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 15 | $5,700 | $1,161 | 20.4% |
| 93880 | Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | Facility | 2023 | 37 | 37 | $4,090 | $1,053 | 25.7% |
| 93971 | Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | Facility | 2023 | 51 | 52 | $3,120 | $900.68 | 28.9% |
| 93925 | Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | Facility | 2023 | 29 | 29 | $3,190 | $880.10 | 27.6% |
| 93926 | Ultrasound of one leg arteries or artery grafts | Facility | 2023 | 21 | 24 | $1,440 | $496.08 | 34.4% |
| 76937 | Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 19 | $1,240 | $255.55 | 20.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 176 | 228 | $64,740 | $26,369 | 40.7% |
| 93925 | Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | Office | 2022 | 90 | 104 | $93,585 | $23,677 | 25.3% |
| 35301 | Removal of blood clot and portion of chest, neck, or brain artery | Facility | 2022 | 15 | 15 | $56,250 | $18,700 | 33.2% |
About Dr. Robert Rhee, MD
Dr. Robert Rhee, MD is a Vascular Surgery healthcare provider based in Brooklyn, New York. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 02/28/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1669448528.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Robert Rhee, MD has received a total of $390,493 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $43,479 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 627 transactions from 28 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($248,270).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Rhee has provided services to 5,333 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 5,840 services with total Medicare billing of $543,049. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 101 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Vascular Surgery
- Other Specialties Vascular Surgery
- Location Brooklyn, NY
- Active Since 02/28/2006
- Last Updated 12/30/2013
- Taxonomy Code 2086S0129X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1669448528
Products in Payments
- Product in Development (Device) $132,274
- EXCLUDER AAA Endoprosthesis (Device) $43,073
- GORE EXCLUDER AAA Endoprosthesis (Device) $30,153
- EXCLUDER Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis with Active Control (Device) $14,599
- VIABAHN Endoprosthesis (Device) $13,826
- EXCLUDER Iliac Branch Endoprosthesis (Device) $9,960
- GORE EXCLUDER Iliac Branch Endoprosthesis (Device) $9,882
- GORE TAG Thoracic Endoprosthesis (Device) $8,700
- TAG Thoracic Endoprosthesis (Device) $8,656
- C3 Delivery System (Device) $6,685
- General - Therapies (Device) $5,180
- GENERAL - VASCULAR INTERVENTION (Device) $3,499
- GENERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION (Device) $3,310
- GENERAL - STENTS (Device) $3,117
- GENERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION (Device) $3,070
- Cook Medical Zenith (Device) $2,770
- Conformable TAG Thoracic Endoprosthesis (Device) $2,176
- GENERAL - ATHERECTOMY (Device) $2,095
- Lutonix DCB (Device) $1,840
- General - Vascular Intervention (Device) $1,839
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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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