Total Payments
$330,975
2024 Payments
$47,021
Companies
13
Transactions
483
Medicare Patients
4,964
Medicare Billing
$367,284
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$168,390 (50.9%)
Other$101,611 (30.7%)
Travel$39,625 (12.0%)
Food & Beverage$21,349 (6.5%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $168,390 | 40 | 50.9% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | $45,350 | 24 | 13.7% |
| Travel and Lodging | $39,625 | 143 | 12.0% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $32,378 | 16 | 9.8% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program | $23,625 | 11 | 7.1% |
| Food and Beverage | $21,349 | 248 | 6.5% |
| Grant | $258.93 | 1 | 0.1% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbott Laboratories | $88,760 | 179 | $0 (2024) |
| Biosense Webster, Inc. | $83,765 | 41 | $0 (2024) |
| BIOTRONIK INC. | $66,555 | 136 | $0 (2024) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $45,259 | 67 | $0 (2024) |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $44,763 | 47 | $0 (2024) |
| Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. | $1,084 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| ATRICURE, INC. | $312.18 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $176.68 | 4 | $0 (2020) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $135.03 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Volta Medical Inc | $109.22 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $47,021 | 84 | Abbott Laboratories ($14,044) |
| 2023 | $36,881 | 50 | Abbott Laboratories ($14,147) |
| 2022 | $50,051 | 78 | BIOTRONIK INC. ($16,587) |
| 2021 | $71,767 | 54 | Biosense Webster, Inc. ($44,903) |
| 2020 | $21,261 | 36 | BIOTRONIK INC. ($8,479) |
| 2019 | $38,384 | 64 | BIOTRONIK INC. ($11,550) |
| 2018 | $34,030 | 73 | Abbott Laboratories ($12,059) |
| 2017 | $31,581 | 44 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. ($10,457) |
All Payment Transactions
483 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 20
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/06/2024 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | CARTO 3 (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $500.00 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 11/07/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,800.00 | General |
| Category: Clinical Trial Product_CRM | ||||||
| 10/31/2024 | Biosense Webster, Inc. | QDOT MICRO Catheter (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.59 | General |
| 10/30/2024 | Biosense Webster, Inc. | QDOT MICRO Catheter (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $40.33 | General |
| 10/14/2024 | BIOTRONIK INC. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $439.44 | General |
| 10/14/2024 | BIOTRONIK INC. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $114.27 | General |
| 10/14/2024 | BIOTRONIK INC. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $83.68 | General |
| 10/14/2024 | BIOTRONIK INC. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $66.29 | General |
| 10/14/2024 | BIOTRONIK INC. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $63.81 | General |
| 10/14/2024 | BIOTRONIK INC. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $57.60 | General |
| 10/14/2024 | BIOTRONIK INC. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $45.68 | General |
| 10/14/2024 | BIOTRONIK INC. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.33 | General |
| 10/10/2024 | Biosense Webster, Inc. | CARTO 3 (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $8,496.18 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 10/10/2024 | Biosense Webster, Inc. | CARTO 3 (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $85.82 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 10/09/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | ENSITE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $108.79 | General |
| Category: Electrophysiology | ||||||
| 10/05/2024 | Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $84.34 | General |
| 09/21/2024 | Biosense Webster, Inc. | CARTO 3 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $147.27 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 09/19/2024 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | CARTO 3 (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,000.00 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 09/11/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | ENSITE (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $367.34 | General |
| Category: Electrophysiology | ||||||
| 09/11/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | ENSITE (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $9.02 | General |
| Category: Electrophysiology | ||||||
| 09/06/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | INGEVITY+ (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $217.67 | General |
| Category: Ingevity+_CRM | ||||||
| 09/05/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | INGEVITY+ (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $110.32 | General |
| Category: Ingevity+_CRM | ||||||
| 09/05/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $101.83 | General |
| Category: Clinical Trial Product_CRM | ||||||
| 09/04/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | ENSITE PRECISION (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $130.76 | General |
| Category: Electrophysiology | ||||||
| 08/29/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | ENSITE (Device) | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,520.00 | General |
| Category: Electrophysiology | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 22 | 1,680 | 2,211 | $528,543 | $92,529 |
| 2022 | 20 | 1,204 | 1,645 | $480,759 | $90,899 |
| 2021 | 26 | 1,129 | 1,454 | $541,830 | $102,220 |
| 2020 | 24 | 951 | 1,053 | $431,529 | $81,636 |
Total Patients
4,964
Total Services
6,363
Medicare Billing
$367,284
Procedure Codes
97
All Medicare Procedures & Services
97 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 4
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93656 | Comprehensive electrophysiologic evaluation with catheter destruction of abnormality causing atrial fibrillation (uncoordinated contraction of upper chambers of heart) by pulmonary vein isolation | Facility | 2023 | 20 | 22 | $101,668 | $17,372 | 17.1% |
| 93248 | Heart rhythm review and interpretation of continous external ekg over 8-15 days | Facility | 2023 | 573 | 583 | $63,785 | $12,478 | 19.6% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 142 | 170 | $46,688 | $8,793 | 18.8% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 57 | 57 | $45,657 | $8,618 | 18.9% |
| 93657 | Destruction of tissue of upper heart chamber through tube to treat abnormal heart rhythm | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 23 | $40,733 | $5,877 | 14.4% |
| 93298 | Evaluation of cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote up to 30 days | Facility | 2023 | 37 | 264 | $28,589 | $5,414 | 18.9% |
| 93294 | Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system, remote up to 90 days | Facility | 2023 | 99 | 233 | $28,892 | $5,077 | 17.6% |
| 93655 | Insertion of catheters and destruction of tissue to treat abnormal heart rhythm | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 18 | $31,914 | $4,599 | 14.4% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 29 | 29 | $23,345 | $4,258 | 18.2% |
| 93295 | Evaluation of single, dual, or multiple lead implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days | Facility | 2023 | 50 | 114 | $30,552 | $3,247 | 10.6% |
| 93244 | Heart rhythm review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | Facility | 2023 | 165 | 167 | $16,631 | $3,242 | 19.5% |
| 93228 | Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with review and report by health care professional | Facility | 2023 | 130 | 131 | $13,886 | $2,719 | 19.6% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 21 | 33 | $9,570 | $2,211 | 23.1% |
| 93280 | Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | Facility | 2023 | 46 | 55 | $8,572 | $1,626 | 19.0% |
| 99443 | Telephone medical discussion with physician, 21-30 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 18 | $7,266 | $1,479 | 20.4% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 12 | 15 | $5,799 | $1,030 | 17.8% |
| 93010 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | Facility | 2023 | 151 | 155 | $5,270 | $1,029 | 19.5% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $4,423 | $840.24 | 19.0% |
| 93284 | Programming of multiple lead implantable defibrillator system | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 16 | $4,051 | $817.11 | 20.2% |
| 93283 | Programming of dual lead implantable defibrillator system | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 18 | $4,197 | $807.84 | 19.2% |
| 93227 | Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous with review by health care professional | Facility | 2023 | 33 | 33 | $3,597 | $465.60 | 12.9% |
| 93286 | Programming of single, dual, or multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system before or after surgery | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 24 | $1,484 | $297.24 | 20.0% |
| 93000 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | Office | 2023 | 20 | 21 | $1,974 | $232.04 | 11.8% |
| 93656 | Comprehensive electrophysiologic evaluation with catheter destruction of abnormality causing atrial fibrillation (uncoordinated contraction of upper chambers of heart) by pulmonary vein isolation | Facility | 2022 | 23 | 24 | $111,052 | $22,903 | 20.6% |
| 93657 | Destruction of tissue of upper heart chamber through tube to treat abnormal heart rhythm | Facility | 2022 | 20 | 33 | $58,443 | $8,745 | 15.0% |
About Dr. William Sauer, MD
Dr. William Sauer, MD is a Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology healthcare provider based in Aurora, Colorado. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/15/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1609827583.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. William Sauer, MD has received a total of $330,975 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $47,021 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 483 transactions from 13 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($168,390).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Sauer has provided services to 4,964 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 6,363 services with total Medicare billing of $367,284. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 97 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
- Other Specialties Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, Cardiovascular Disease
- Location Aurora, CO
- Active Since 05/15/2006
- Last Updated 03/19/2019
- Taxonomy Code 207RC0001X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1609827583
Products in Payments
- CARTO 3 (Device) $52,359
- Carto 3 System (Device) $28,607
- ENSITE (Device) $22,666
- ENSITE PRECISION (Device) $16,228
- Ensite Cardiac Mapping System (Device) $15,359
- EnSite Precision Cardiac Mapping System (Device) $12,837
- GENERAL - THERAPIES (Device) $10,979
- GENERAL THERAPIES (Device) $7,628
- Edora (Device) $6,942
- GENERAL THERAPIES (Device) $6,400
- Merlin Connectivity and Remote (Device) $5,352
- RhythmVIEW Work Stations (Device) $4,576
- Advisor Catheter (Device) $4,474
- Cardiac Mapping System (Device) $3,734
- THERAPIES (Device) $3,448
- General - Therapies (Device) $2,952
- Rivacor (Device) $2,328
- GENERAL THERAPIES (Device) $2,100
- Acticor (Device) $1,722
- Sentus (Device) $1,251
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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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