Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $11,023 | 36 | 42.3% |
| Food and Beverage | $10,231 | 259 | 39.3% |
| Consulting Fee | $4,320 | 1 | 16.6% |
| Entertainment | $462.42 | 14 | 1.8% |
| Education | $21.41 | 2 | 0.1% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $6,835 | 47 | $0 (2020) |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | $4,347 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $3,428 | 31 | $0 (2024) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $3,163 | 33 | $0 (2024) |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $2,919 | 36 | $0 (2024) |
| ABIOMED | $719.81 | 7 | $0 (2021) |
| Philips Electronics North America Corporation | $668.99 | 3 | $0 (2020) |
| Opsens Inc. | $613.40 | 20 | $0 (2023) |
| PFIZER INC. | $496.68 | 24 | $0 (2020) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $463.01 | 8 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $713.01 | 22 | CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC. ($304.18) |
| 2023 | $1,985 | 57 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($871.70) |
| 2022 | $410.57 | 13 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($170.38) |
| 2021 | $651.14 | 8 | Medtronic, Inc. ($409.80) |
| 2020 | $530.63 | 11 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. ($263.70) |
| 2019 | $11,388 | 97 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. ($4,320) |
| 2018 | $6,651 | 56 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. ($4,583) |
| 2017 | $3,728 | 48 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. ($1,586) |
All Payment Transactions
312 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 13
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/20/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | ENTRESTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.99 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 11/11/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | FARXIGA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.54 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular and Metabolism | ||||||
| 11/05/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN Access System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.43 | General |
| Category: WATCHMAN_IC | ||||||
| 11/01/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | ENTRESTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.00 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 10/26/2024 | CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC. | SAVVYWIRE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $74.55 | General |
| Category: DEVICES | ||||||
| 09/16/2024 | CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC. | SAVVYWIRE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.25 | General |
| Category: DEVICES | ||||||
| 09/09/2024 | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | JARDIANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.35 | General |
| Category: DIABETES | ||||||
| 09/03/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | CARDIOMEMS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.38 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 07/16/2024 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | LifeVest (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $20.00 | General |
| Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus | ||||||
| 06/11/2024 | CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC. | SAVVYWIRE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $110.86 | General |
| Category: DEVICES | ||||||
| 05/10/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE CARDIOFORM Septal Occluder (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.28 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 05/07/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.83 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Heart Valves | ||||||
| 05/03/2024 | CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC. | SAVVYWIRE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.91 | General |
| Category: DEVICES | ||||||
| 04/24/2024 | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | JARDIANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.46 | General |
| Category: DIABETES | ||||||
| 04/19/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN Access System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.82 | General |
| Category: WATCHMAN_IC | ||||||
| 04/08/2024 | CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC. | SAVVYWIRE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.38 | General |
| Category: DEVICES | ||||||
| 04/03/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | FARXIGA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.94 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular and Metabolism | ||||||
| 04/02/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | CARDIOMEMS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.68 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 03/19/2024 | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | JARDIANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $33.04 | General |
| Category: DIABETES | ||||||
| 02/23/2024 | CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC. | OTHER (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $62.23 | General |
| Category: DEVICES | ||||||
| 02/17/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN Access System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.38 | General |
| Category: WATCHMAN_IC | ||||||
| 01/01/2024 | CVRx, Inc. | Barostim Neo System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $19.71 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure and Hypertension | ||||||
| 12/19/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | CARDIOMEMS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.89 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 12/18/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | HAWKONE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.10 | General |
| Category: Directional Atherectomy Devices | ||||||
| 12/13/2023 | Amgen Inc. | Repatha (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.42 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 21 | 2,193 | 2,813 | $1.2M | $232,600 |
| 2022 | 23 | 1,267 | 1,730 | $800,585 | $181,296 |
| 2021 | 16 | 553 | 656 | $350,810 | $77,152 |
| 2020 | 18 | 637 | 752 | $508,759 | $108,678 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
83 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 4
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 186 | 452 | $98,536 | $44,149 | 44.8% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Office | 2023 | 253 | 256 | $238,785 | $37,880 | 15.9% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 211 | 300 | $68,700 | $29,250 | 42.6% |
| 33361 | Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery | Facility | 2023 | 35 | 35 | $111,930 | $22,430 | 20.0% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 120 | 127 | $54,737 | $17,657 | 32.3% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Facility | 2023 | 253 | 260 | $170,640 | $14,144 | 8.3% |
| 92928 | Insertion of stents with balloon dilation of coronary artery or branch, single artery or branch | Facility | 2023 | 24 | 31 | $55,180 | $13,938 | 25.3% |
| 33418 | Repair of mitral valve through the skin, initial prosthesis | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $83,748 | $13,313 | 15.9% |
| 93454 | Insertion of tube in coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 37 | 40 | $61,400 | $7,056 | 11.5% |
| 93456 | Insertion of tube in right heart chambers and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 26 | 26 | $50,960 | $6,409 | 12.6% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 50 | 50 | $17,950 | $6,232 | 34.7% |
| 93458 | Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 26 | 26 | $48,672 | $5,647 | 11.6% |
| 33340 | Repair of left upper heart chamber with implant with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $22,008 | $5,236 | 23.8% |
| 93010 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | Facility | 2023 | 509 | 706 | $41,654 | $4,461 | 10.7% |
| 93000 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | Office | 2023 | 126 | 134 | $9,648 | $1,548 | 16.0% |
| 99152 | Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 103 | 126 | $20,538 | $1,328 | 6.5% |
| 93010 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | Office | 2023 | 102 | 104 | $6,136 | $595.47 | 9.7% |
| 93308 | Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | Facility | 2023 | 23 | 25 | $9,555 | $501.00 | 5.2% |
| 36415 | Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | Office | 2023 | 24 | 28 | $560.00 | $235.20 | 42.0% |
| 93018 | Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 18 | $5,832 | $185.31 | 3.2% |
| 80061 | Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides) | Office | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $828.00 | $157.44 | 19.0% |
| 80048 | Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals (calcium, total) | Office | 2023 | 14 | 16 | $704.00 | $132.64 | 18.8% |
| 85025 | Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count | Office | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $600.00 | $114.15 | 19.0% |
| 99233 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 35 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 191 | 462 | $100,716 | $38,965 | 38.7% |
| 33361 | Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery | Facility | 2022 | 40 | 40 | $127,920 | $26,514 | 20.7% |
About Dr. Ulrich Luft, MD
Dr. Ulrich Luft, MD is a Internal Medicine healthcare provider based in Naperville, Illinois. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/15/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1831115229.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Ulrich Luft, MD has received a total of $26,058 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $713.01 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 312 transactions from 31 companies. The most common payment nature is "Travel and Lodging" ($11,023).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Luft has provided services to 4,650 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 5,951 services with total Medicare billing of $599,726. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 83 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Internal Medicine
- Other Specialties Cardiovascular Disease, Internal Medicine
- Location Naperville, IL
- Active Since 07/15/2006
- Last Updated 08/10/2023
- Taxonomy Code 207R00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1831115229
Products in Payments
- CARDIOFORM Septal Occluder (Device) $4,320
- Endeavor (Device) $3,580
- CoreValve Evolut (Device) $2,863
- WATCHMAN (Device) $1,895
- Mitra Clip system (Device) $1,876
- Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve (Device) $1,843
- CROSSBOSS (Device) $1,113
- PASCAL (Device) $851.01
- Occluders (Device) $769.31
- Impella (Device) $645.72
- OptoWire (Device) $613.40
- IGT Device Undivided (Device) $528.60
- Resolute (Device) $428.33
- ELIQUIS (Drug) $405.60
- XARELTO (Drug) $388.13
- 3F (Device) $294.55
- ENTRESTO (Drug) $265.52
- WATCHMAN Access System (Device) $254.60
- SAVVYWIRE (Device) $241.95
- Penumbra System (Device) $196.94
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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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