Total Payments
$166,485
2024 Payments
$502.06
Companies
15
Transactions
269
Medicare Patients
442
Medicare Billing
$279,916
Payment Breakdown by Category
Other$95,373 (57.3%)
Consulting$57,032 (34.3%)
Food & Beverage$9,779 (5.9%)
Travel$4,294 (2.6%)
Education$6.58 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $68,822 | 21 | 41.3% |
| Consulting Fee | $57,032 | 18 | 34.3% |
| Honoraria | $18,241 | 6 | 11.0% |
| Food and Beverage | $9,779 | 200 | 5.9% |
| Current or prospective ownership or investment interest | $8,311 | 3 | 5.0% |
| Travel and Lodging | $4,294 | 18 | 2.6% |
| Education | $6.58 | 3 | 0.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $70,455 | 106 | $0 (2020) |
| CryoLife, Inc. | $45,955 | 31 | $0 (2020) |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $28,103 | 71 | $0 (2024) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $8,311 | 3 | $0 (2020) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $7,066 | 12 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $4,387 | 25 | $0 (2024) |
| Artivion, Inc. | $1,761 | 9 | $0 (2022) |
| CorMatrix Cardiovascular Inc. | $121.98 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Cardiovascular Systems Inc. | $118.90 | 1 | $0 (2020) |
| BIOTRONIK INC. | $59.25 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $502.06 | 10 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($421.52) |
| 2023 | $11,779 | 23 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($10,471) |
| 2022 | $6,984 | 40 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($5,367) |
| 2021 | $14,512 | 34 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($10,939) |
| 2020 | $25,589 | 19 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. ($18,842) |
| 2019 | $36,455 | 45 | CryoLife, Inc. ($18,446) |
| 2018 | $32,846 | 56 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. ($21,434) |
| 2017 | $37,818 | 42 | CryoLife, Inc. ($16,799) |
All Payment Transactions
269 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 11
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/16/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | MITRIS RESILIA Mitral Valve (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.48 | General |
| Category: Pericardial Heart Valves | ||||||
| 11/08/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $48.46 | General |
| Category: Pericardial Heart Valves | ||||||
| 07/26/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | KONECT RESILIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $48.80 | General |
| Category: Pericardial Heart Valves | ||||||
| 05/15/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | SIMULUS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $34.99 | General |
| Category: Heart Valves | ||||||
| 04/05/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | MITRIS RESILIA Mitral Valve (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $199.90 | General |
| Category: Pericardial Heart Valves | ||||||
| 03/02/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.60 | General |
| Category: Pericardial Heart Valves | ||||||
| 02/29/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | MITRIS RESILIA Mitral Valve (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $49.89 | General |
| Category: Pericardial Heart Valves | ||||||
| 02/01/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $38.39 | General |
| Category: Pericardial Heart Valves | ||||||
| 01/05/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | AMPLATZER AMULET (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.67 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 01/04/2024 | Baxter Healthcare | PREVELEAK (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.88 | General |
| Category: Surgical Care | ||||||
| 10/19/2023 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | KONECT RESILIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $45.13 | General |
| Category: Pericardial Heart Valves | ||||||
| 09/14/2023 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | MITRIS RESILIA Mitral Valve (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $46.47 | General |
| Category: Pericardial Heart Valves | ||||||
| 07/14/2023 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $227.70 | General |
| 07/14/2023 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | MITRIS RESILIA Mitral Valve (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $121.59 | General |
| Category: Pericardial Heart Valves | ||||||
| 07/14/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | EPIC (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.98 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 07/12/2023 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $515.88 | General |
| 07/12/2023 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $276.99 | General |
| 05/31/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $269.00 | General |
| 05/31/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $60.00 | General |
| 05/31/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $58.85 | General |
| 05/31/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $52.27 | General |
| 05/31/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $43.56 | General |
| 05/12/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $264.00 | General |
| 05/12/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $73.75 | General |
| 05/11/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | APOLLOTM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $157.90 | General |
| Category: Access | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | 77 | 78 | $193,209 | $38,770 |
| 2022 | 6 | 123 | 127 | $447,894 | $89,027 |
| 2021 | 6 | 125 | 125 | $367,795 | $76,729 |
| 2020 | 7 | 117 | 117 | $363,053 | $75,389 |
Total Patients
442
Total Services
447
Medicare Billing
$279,916
Procedure Codes
23
All Medicare Procedures & Services
23 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33430 | Replacement of mitral valve on heart-lung machine | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $149,922 | $28,501 | 19.0% |
| 33530 | Coronary artery bypass or valve procedure reoperation more than 1 month after original operation | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $26,689 | $5,575 | 20.9% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 36 | 36 | $13,140 | $3,529 | 26.9% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 13 | 14 | $3,458 | $1,165 | 33.7% |
| 33430 | Replacement of mitral valve on heart-lung machine | Facility | 2022 | 21 | 21 | $201,066 | $40,596 | 20.2% |
| 33405 | Replacement of aortic valve on heart-lung machine | Facility | 2022 | 24 | 24 | $124,086 | $21,582 | 17.4% |
| 33427 | Radical reconstruction of mitral valve on heart-lung machine | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $98,218 | $19,506 | 19.9% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 39 | 39 | $13,806 | $4,039 | 29.3% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $5,918 | $1,725 | 29.2% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 16 | 20 | $4,800 | $1,580 | 32.9% |
| 33430 | Replacement of valve between left upper and lower chambers on heart-lung machine | Facility | 2021 | 18 | 18 | $186,110 | $37,412 | 20.1% |
| 33405 | Replacement of aortic valve using artificial valve on heart-lung machine, open procedure | Facility | 2021 | 25 | 25 | $122,808 | $23,858 | 19.4% |
| 33530 | Reoperation of heart artery bypass or valve procedure more than 1 month after original operation | Facility | 2021 | 13 | 13 | $25,545 | $5,690 | 22.3% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Office | 2021 | 35 | 35 | $18,270 | $5,222 | 28.6% |
| 99203 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 30-44 minutes | Office | 2021 | 23 | 23 | $7,912 | $2,462 | 31.1% |
| 99205 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 60-74 minutes | Office | 2021 | 11 | 11 | $7,150 | $2,085 | 29.2% |
| 33430 | Replacement of valve between left upper and lower chambers on heart-lung machine | Facility | 2020 | 16 | 16 | $136,259 | $28,596 | 21.0% |
| 33405 | Replacement of aortic valve using artificial valve on heart-lung machine, open procedure | Facility | 2020 | 21 | 21 | $119,000 | $24,374 | 20.5% |
| 33533 | Heart artery bypass to repair one artery | Facility | 2020 | 20 | 20 | $75,706 | $14,904 | 19.7% |
| 33530 | Reoperation of heart artery bypass or valve procedure more than 1 month after original operation | Facility | 2020 | 14 | 14 | $22,794 | $5,177 | 22.7% |
| 99202 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes | Office | 2020 | 19 | 19 | $4,370 | $1,293 | 29.6% |
| 33517 | Combined vein and artery heart artery bypass | Facility | 2020 | 11 | 11 | $4,501 | $963.59 | 21.4% |
| 33508 | Harvest of veins for coronary artery bypass procedure using an endoscope | Facility | 2020 | 16 | 16 | $422.40 | $83.01 | 19.7% |
About Dr. Vincent Gaudiani, MD
Dr. Vincent Gaudiani, MD is a Transplant Surgery healthcare provider based in Palo Alto, California. 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 1851317341.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Vincent Gaudiani, MD has received a total of $166,485 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $502.06 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 269 transactions from 15 companies. The most common payment nature is "Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program" ($68,822).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Gaudiani has provided services to 442 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 447 services with total Medicare billing of $279,916. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 23 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Transplant Surgery
- Other Specialties Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
- Location Palo Alto, CA
- Active Since 07/15/2006
- Last Updated 04/27/2024
- Taxonomy Code 204F00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1851317341
Products in Payments
- Mosaic (Device) $48,611
- On-X (Device) $37,694
- CoreValve Evolut (Device) $20,217
- BioGlue (Device) $8,218
- GENERAL - THERAPIES (Device) $7,458
- Tricuspid Valve Repair System (Device) $6,500
- Micra (Device) $3,640
- CRYOVALVE SG PULMONARY HUMAN HEART VALVE (Device) $1,000
- GENERAL THERAPIES (Device) $852.81
- ON-X AORTIC HEART VALVE WITH CONFORM-X SEWING RING AND EXTENDED HOLDER (Device) $760.84
- INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE (Device) $745.02
- KONECT RESILIA (Device) $740.83
- MITRIS RESILIA Mitral Valve (Device) $539.02
- INSPIRIS RESILIA aortic valve (Device) $316.72
- 3F (Device) $295.05
- CG Future (Device) $239.68
- EPIC (Device) $230.69
- Avalus (Device) $207.19
- EDWARDS INTUITY Elite valve system (Device) $194.01
- Aortic and Mitral Tissue Stented (Device) $163.82
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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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