Dr. Sergio Tavares, M.D
Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $912.23 | 21 | 100.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Getinge USA Sales, LLC | $325.25 | 5 | $0 (2023) |
| CryoLife, Inc. | $166.30 | 4 | $0 (2019) |
| ABIOMED | $165.94 | 5 | $0 (2023) |
| Maquet Cardiovascular U.S. Sales, L.L.C. | $101.48 | 3 | $0 (2020) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $94.82 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| RTI Surgical, Inc. | $35.99 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $22.45 | 1 | $0 (2020) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $72.75 | 1 | Medtronic, Inc. ($72.75) |
| 2023 | $101.05 | 3 | Getinge USA Sales, LLC ($74.50) |
| 2022 | $237.71 | 5 | Getinge USA Sales, LLC ($154.62) |
| 2021 | $174.50 | 3 | Getinge USA Sales, LLC ($96.13) |
| 2020 | $90.75 | 3 | Maquet Cardiovascular U.S. Sales, L.L.C. ($68.30) |
| 2019 | $145.33 | 4 | CryoLife, Inc. ($112.15) |
| 2018 | $54.15 | 1 | CryoLife, Inc. ($54.15) |
| 2017 | $35.99 | 1 | RTI Surgical, Inc. ($35.99) |
All Payment Transactions
21 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/15/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | COREVALVE EVOLUT R (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $72.75 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Valve Systems | ||||||
| 12/07/2023 | Getinge USA Sales, LLC | HeartString III Proximal Seal (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $43.35 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 11/16/2023 | Getinge USA Sales, LLC | HeartString III Proximal Seal (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.15 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 02/14/2023 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.55 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 12/14/2022 | Getinge USA Sales, LLC | Acrobat-I Stabilizer (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $121.76 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 08/18/2022 | Medtronic, Inc. | CARDIOBLATE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.07 | General |
| Category: Ablation | ||||||
| 04/14/2022 | Getinge USA Sales, LLC | HeartString III Proximal Seal (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.86 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 03/08/2022 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.17 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 02/05/2022 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.85 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 12/23/2021 | Getinge USA Sales, LLC | HeartString III Proximal Seal (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $96.13 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 12/22/2021 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $38.51 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 10/19/2021 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $39.86 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 07/31/2020 | Maquet Cardiovascular U.S. Sales, L.L.C. | Oasis Drains (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.53 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 05/05/2020 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | 3F (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.45 | General |
| Category: Heart Valves | ||||||
| 04/17/2020 | Maquet Cardiovascular U.S. Sales, L.L.C. | Oasis Drains (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $38.77 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 12/12/2019 | CryoLife, Inc. | On-X (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $55.56 | General |
| Category: Cardiology and Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 12/10/2019 | Maquet Cardiovascular U.S. Sales, L.L.C. | Oasis Drains (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $33.18 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 05/17/2019 | CryoLife, Inc. | On-X (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.78 | General |
| Category: Cardiology and Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 02/21/2019 | CryoLife, Inc. | On-X (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.81 | General |
| Category: Cardiology and Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 12/20/2018 | CryoLife, Inc. | On-X (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $54.15 | General |
| Category: Cardiology and Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 05/31/2017 | RTI Surgical, Inc. | TUTOPATCH ECM EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $35.99 | General |
| Category: General and Plastic Surgery | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8 | 416 | 421 | $316,565 | $136,267 |
| 2022 | 12 | 428 | 434 | $272,027 | $138,231 |
| 2021 | 11 | 355 | 368 | $233,630 | $133,876 |
| 2020 | 10 | 493 | 503 | $284,880 | $166,641 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
41 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33533 | Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 1 graft | Facility | 2023 | 47 | 47 | $133,800 | $61,569 | 46.0% |
| 35301 | Removal of blood clot and portion of chest, neck, or brain artery | Facility | 2023 | 32 | 33 | $64,900 | $26,737 | 41.2% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2023 | 114 | 114 | $31,150 | $17,739 | 56.9% |
| 15769 | Self soft tissue graft | Facility | 2023 | 83 | 84 | $50,000 | $15,724 | 31.4% |
| 33518 | Coronary artery bypass using vein or artery graft, 2 grafts | Facility | 2023 | 20 | 20 | $14,000 | $6,084 | 43.5% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 93 | 96 | $11,990 | $5,364 | 44.7% |
| 33517 | Coronary artery bypass using vein or artery graft, 1 graft | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $8,800 | $2,210 | 25.1% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $1,925 | $837.58 | 43.5% |
| 33533 | Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 1 graft | Facility | 2022 | 39 | 39 | $92,700 | $50,675 | 54.7% |
| 35301 | Removal of blood clot and portion of chest, neck, or brain artery | Facility | 2022 | 28 | 30 | $49,700 | $24,961 | 50.2% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2022 | 107 | 107 | $24,625 | $16,592 | 67.4% |
| 15769 | Self soft tissue graft | Facility | 2022 | 79 | 80 | $48,000 | $14,946 | 31.1% |
| 35556 | Bypass of diseased or blocked upper to lower leg artery with vein | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 13 | $23,400 | $13,016 | 55.6% |
| 33518 | Coronary artery bypass using vein or artery graft, 2 grafts | Facility | 2022 | 19 | 19 | $13,300 | $5,855 | 44.0% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 50 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 48 | 49 | $7,350 | $4,972 | 67.6% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 70 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 20 | 20 | $4,352 | $3,011 | 69.2% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 22 | 22 | $3,115 | $1,517 | 48.7% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2022 | 13 | 13 | $2,325 | $1,499 | 64.5% |
| 99231 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 25 | 26 | $1,560 | $715.02 | 45.8% |
| G0180 | Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and | Facility | 2022 | 16 | 16 | $1,600 | $471.40 | 29.5% |
| 33533 | Heart artery bypass, single graft | Facility | 2021 | 36 | 37 | $77,700 | $48,289 | 62.1% |
| 35301 | Removal of blood clot and portion of artery, by neck incision | Facility | 2021 | 29 | 34 | $47,600 | $29,308 | 61.6% |
| 35556 | Bypass of diseased or blocked artery (upper to lower leg artery), with vein | Facility | 2021 | 16 | 17 | $25,500 | $17,163 | 67.3% |
| 15769 | Grafting of patient soft tissue, harvested by direct excision | Facility | 2021 | 67 | 69 | $41,400 | $13,075 | 31.6% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Office | 2021 | 88 | 88 | $11,440 | $9,042 | 79.0% |
About Dr. Sergio Tavares, M.D
Dr. Sergio Tavares, M.D is a Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) healthcare provider based in Corpus Christi, Texas. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/18/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1801895222.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Sergio Tavares, M.D has received a total of $912.23 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $72.75 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 21 transactions from 7 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($912.23).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Tavares has provided services to 1,692 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,726 services with total Medicare billing of $575,014. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 41 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
- Location Corpus Christi, TX
- Active Since 07/18/2005
- Last Updated 02/20/2013
- Taxonomy Code 208G00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1801895222
Products in Payments
- HeartString III Proximal Seal (Device) $203.49
- On-X (Device) $166.30
- Impella (Device) $165.94
- Acrobat-I Stabilizer (Device) $121.76
- Oasis Drains (Device) $101.48
- COREVALVE EVOLUT R (Device) $72.75
- TUTOPATCH ECM EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX (Device) $35.99
- 3F (Device) $22.45
- CARDIOBLATE (Device) $22.07
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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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