Total Payments
$7,879
2024 Payments
$681.48
Companies
15
Transactions
59
Medicare Patients
136
Medicare Billing
$54,637
Payment Breakdown by Category
Education$4,500 (57.1%)
Food & Beverage$2,005 (25.5%)
Travel$1,373 (17.4%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | $4,500 | 1 | 57.1% |
| Food and Beverage | $2,005 | 53 | 25.5% |
| Travel and Lodging | $1,373 | 5 | 17.4% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $6,303 | 19 | $0 (2020) |
| ATRICURE, INC. | $589.64 | 16 | $0 (2024) |
| ABIOMED | $313.89 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| Baxter Healthcare | $124.99 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $93.75 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $92.92 | 2 | $0 (2017) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $86.98 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $82.36 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $64.28 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| Getinge USA Sales, LLC | $31.64 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $681.48 | 17 | ATRICURE, INC. ($429.46) |
| 2023 | $323.20 | 12 | ATRICURE, INC. ($115.11) |
| 2022 | $125.00 | 1 | ABIOMED ($125.00) |
| 2021 | $124.99 | 1 | Baxter Healthcare ($124.99) |
| 2020 | $59.49 | 2 | Maquet Cardiovascular U.S. Sales, L.L.C. ($30.51) |
| 2019 | $5,371 | 16 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($5,296) |
| 2018 | $1,066 | 6 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($978.68) |
| 2017 | $127.99 | 4 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. ($92.92) |
All Payment Transactions
59 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 3
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/23/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.35 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 12/23/2024 | ATRICURE, INC. | ATRICURE CRYOICE CRYOSPHERE CRYOABLATION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.34 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 10/30/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $37.01 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 10/10/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.97 | General |
| 09/20/2024 | ATRICURE, INC. | ATRICURE CRYOICE CRYOSPHERE CRYOABLATION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.86 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 09/19/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $44.21 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 09/16/2024 | ATRICURE, INC. | ATRICURE CRYOICE CRYOSPHERE CRYOABLATION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.56 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 07/24/2024 | ATRICURE, INC. | ATRICURE CRYOICE CRYOSPHERE CRYOABLATION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.70 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 07/17/2024 | Getinge USA Sales, LLC | Vasoview Hemopro 2 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.64 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 06/13/2024 | ATRICURE, INC. | ATRICURE CRYOICE CRYOSPHERE CRYOABLATION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $130.72 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 05/30/2024 | ATRICURE, INC. | ATRICURE CRYOICE CRYOSPHERE CRYOABLATION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.09 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 05/29/2024 | Haemonetics Corporation | TEG5000 HEMOSTASIS ANALYZER (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.86 | General |
| Category: DEVICES | ||||||
| 04/22/2024 | Ethicon US, LLC | PROLENE (Device), VISTASEAL | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.66 | General |
| Category: Sutures | ||||||
| 04/01/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | KONECT RESILIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $35.14 | General |
| Category: Pericardial Heart Valves | ||||||
| 03/20/2024 | ATRICURE, INC. | ATRICURE CRYOICE CRYOSPHERE CRYOABLATION SYSTEM (Device), ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.56 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 02/14/2024 | Stryker Corporation | SPY-PHI SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.18 | General |
| Category: ENDOSCOPY | ||||||
| 02/01/2024 | ATRICURE, INC. | ATRICURE CRYOICE CRYOSPHERE CRYOABLATION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $164.63 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 12/05/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.09 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 11/27/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | AVALUS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.73 | General |
| Category: Heart Valves | ||||||
| 10/16/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.84 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 09/22/2023 | ATRICURE, INC. | ATRICURE CRYOICE CRYOSPHERE CRYOABLATION SYSTEM (Device), ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.36 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 09/21/2023 | ATRICURE, INC. | ATRICURE CRYOICE CRYOSPHERE CRYOABLATION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.11 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 09/06/2023 | Ethicon US, LLC | Echelon Flex (Device), ECHELON ENDOPATH | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.12 | General |
| Category: Endo-Mechanical | ||||||
| 08/21/2023 | ATRICURE, INC. | ATRICURE CRYOICE CRYOABLATION SYSTEM (CRYO2) (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.37 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 07/18/2023 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.64 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Heart Valves | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | 119 | 122 | $228,413 | $44,448 |
| 2022 | 1 | 17 | 17 | $61,920 | $10,189 |
Total Patients
136
Total Services
139
Medicare Billing
$54,637
Procedure Codes
6
All Medicare Procedures & Services
6 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 | 2023 | 29 | 29 | $180,921 | $34,859 | 19.3% |
| 33518 | Coronary artery bypass using vein or artery graft, 2 grafts | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $19,528 | $3,995 | 20.5% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 29 | 29 | $16,269 | $3,700 | 22.7% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 16 | 19 | $7,030 | $1,560 | 22.2% |
| 33508 | Harvest of vein using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 30 | 30 | $4,665 | $333.30 | 7.1% |
| 33533 | Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 1 graft | Facility | 2022 | 17 | 17 | $61,920 | $10,189 | 16.5% |
About Dr. Robert Rice, M.D
Dr. Robert Rice, M.D is a Surgery healthcare provider based in Augusta, Georgia. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 03/17/2008. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1841461027.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Robert Rice, M.D has received a total of $7,879 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $681.48 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 59 transactions from 15 companies. The most common payment nature is "Education" ($4,500).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Rice has provided services to 136 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 139 services with total Medicare billing of $54,637. Data is available for 2 years (2022–2023), covering 6 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Surgery
- Other Specialties Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
- Location Augusta, GA
- Active Since 03/17/2008
- Last Updated 03/20/2025
- Taxonomy Code 208600000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1841461027
Products in Payments
- Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) $6,303
- ATRICURE CRYOICE CRYOSPHERE CRYOABLATION SYSTEM (Device) $524.20
- Impella (Device) $313.89
- Valiant Captivia (Device) $92.92
- SternaLock Blu (Device) $86.98
- THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT (Device) $64.28
- ECHELON ENDOPATH Stapler (Device) $50.58
- KONECT RESILIA (Device) $35.14
- Vasoview Hemopro 2 (Device) $31.64
- VASOVIEW (Device) $30.51
- Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve (Device) $26.64
- ACC2 CARDIAC CRYOSURGICAL SYSTEM (Device) $24.79
- ATRICURE CRYOICE CRYOABLATION SYSTEM (CRYO2) (Device) $20.37
- ATRICURE SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM (Device) $20.28
- SPY-PHI SYSTEM (Device) $20.18
- Echelon Flex (Device) $17.12
- TEG5000 HEMOSTASIS ANALYZER (Device) $16.86
- LifeVest (Device) $14.79
- PROLENE (Device) $14.66
- AVALUS (Device) $12.73
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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