Physician profile
Robert A Hetz
NPI 1093064495
$21,962.77
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
36 companies · $3,335 in 2025
The $3,335 reported for 2025 was more than what 76% of Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $796).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $130 · 2020: $102 · 2021: $1,261 · 2022: $11K · 2023: $2,709 · 2024: $3,649 · 2025: $3,335.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Food and Beverage: $8,593 · Travel and Lodging: $1,099.
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| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $8,593.22 |
| Travel and Lodging | $1,099.45 |
Payment-type detail covers 2023-2025; earlier years are included in totals but not broken out here.
Who reported paying
General payments only, as reported to CMS. Product names cover 2023-2025.
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical, INC. | $10,594.31 | 2021-2024 | Da Vinci Surgical System |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $1,962.26 | 2020-2025 | Mitris Resilia Mitral Valve, Konect Resilia, Carpentier-Edwards Physio Tricuspid Annuloplasty Ring |
| Abiomed | $1,667.24 | 2021-2025 | Impella |
| Atricure, INC. | $1,656.23 | 2021-2025 | Atricure Cryoice Cryosphere Cryoablation System, Synergy Ablation System, Atriclip Laa Exclusion System |
| Abbott Laboratories | $1,232.89 | 2022-2025 | Mitraclip, Epic, Aveir |
| Artivion, INC. | $931.57 | 2024-2025 | Amds-Ascyrus Medical, Bioglue Surgical Adhesive, On-X Aortic Heart Valve With Conform-X Sewing Ring and Extended Holder |
| Medtronic, INC. | $818.44 | 2022-2025 | Avalus, Penditure, Surgipro Ll |
| Shockwave Medical, INC | $707.25 | 2023-2025 | Shockwave Ivl System With The Shockwave C2 Coronary Ivl Catheter, Shockwave Ivl System With The Shockwave C2 Coronary Ivl Catheter |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, INC. | $477.08 | 2021-2025 | Gore Tag Thoracic Branch Endoprosthesis, Gore Tag Conformable Thoracic Endoprosthesis |
| Davol INC. | $303.18 | 2019-2023 | Arista Ah Flexitip |
| Medinc of Texas | $200.32 | 2024 | |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. | $141.61 | 2021 | |
| Amgen INC. | $137.36 | 2024 | Repatha |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $137.11 | 2023 | Comet |
| Baxter Healthcare | $136.31 | 2022-2024 | Preveleak, Tisseel, Perclot |
Show all 36 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zoll Services LLC (A/K/A Zoll Lifecor Corp) | $127.27 | 2025 | Lifevest |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $119.04 | 2021-2024 | Stratafix, Prolene, Dermabond |
| Stryker Corporation | $90.31 | 2020-2021 | |
| Lexington Medical, INC. | $74.15 | 2024 | Aeon Endostapler & Echelon Flex Powered Stapler |
| Cvrx, INC. | $51.23 | 2024 | Barostim Neo System |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $50.30 | 2021-2025 | Exparel, Zilretta |
| Getinge USA Sales, LLC | $44.70 | 2025 | Acrobat-I Stabilizer |
| Hemosonics LLC | $31.54 | 2024 | Quantra Qplus System, Qunatra Qplus System |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $29.87 | 2024 | Keytruda |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, INC. | $27.65 | 2022 | |
| On Target Laboratories, INC | $24.81 | 2025 | Cytalux |
| Smith+Nephew, INC. | $24.56 | 2023 | Renasys Go V2 Home, Pico, Acticoat 4" X 4" |
| Dilon Technologies, INC. | $24.33 | 2024 | Hemoblast Bellows |
| Lemaitre Vascular, INC. | $24.22 | 2025 | Artegraft Vascular Graft |
| Tela Bio, INC. | $20.36 | 2023 | Ovitex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (Ovitex) |
| Aesculap, INC. | $18.17 | 2019 | |
| Cardiovascular Systems INC. | $18.16 | 2019 | |
| Olympus America INC. | $16.92 | 2021 | |
| Teleflex LLC | $15.57 | 2023 | Manta |
| Pfizer INC. | $14.10 | 2021 | |
| Convatec INC. | $12.35 | 2021 |
Drugs and devices associated with these payments
CMS records which products a payment was associated with, not how the money was allocated. Association is not allocation: one payment can be associated with several products, and a product listing does not mean the payment was made because of that product. Product detail covers 2023-2025.
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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025, as reported to CMS by drug and device makers (published June 30, 2026). Drug and device detail covers 2023-2025.