Payment overview · 2025
General Payments
$3,334.74
32 reported records · 13 companies
Healthcare provider profile · identity verified
Robert Andrew Hetz, M.D.
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) · HOUSTON, TX · NPI 1093064495
Verified facts
What the public records show
CMS Open Payments records show Robert Andrew Hetz, M.D. received $3,334.74 in general payments during 2025 across 32 reported records.
Artivion, Inc. accounted for 24.3% of that reported general-payment amount.
The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 22 associated products.
These records do not establish that a payment influenced prescribing or medical care.
Separate record types
Research & Ownership
Research Payments (direct recipient): not present in the loaded data
Associated Research Funding (for example, named PI): not present in the loaded data
Ownership / Investment: not present in the loaded data
These categories are never added into the General Payments headline. Associated research funding must not be described as money the doctor personally received unless the source record supports that conclusion.
Who paid this doctor?
Companies in 2025 General Payments
| Reported company | Canonical company | Amount | Share | Records | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artivion, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $810.00 | 24.3% | 5 | 2025 |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $702.24 | 21.1% | 6 | 2025 |
| AtriCure, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $592.81 | 17.8% | 6 | 2025 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Medtronic, Inc. exact · evidence 2025-07-22 |
$399.90 | 12.0% | 3 | 2025 |
| Shockwave Medical, Inc | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $252.97 | 7.6% | 2 | 2025 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $137.70 | 4.1% | 2 | 2025 |
| Abbott Laboratories | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $134.53 | 4.0% | 2 | 2025 |
| ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $127.27 | 3.8% | 1 | 2025 |
| ABIOMED | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $53.71 | 1.6% | 1 | 2025 |
| Getinge USA Sales, LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $44.70 | 1.3% | 1 | 2025 |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $29.88 | 0.9% | 1 | 2025 |
| On Target Laboratories, Inc | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $24.81 | 0.7% | 1 | 2025 |
| LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $24.22 | 0.7% | 1 | 2025 |
What were the payments for?
Payment categories
| Category | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $2,634.58 | 30 |
| Travel and Lodging | $700.16 | 2 |
A meal, consulting fee, royalty, and travel payment describe different kinds of reported relationships and should not be interpreted as equivalent.
Analysis 1 · Payment-linked products
Products named in Open Payments records
| Reported product | Type | Reported company | Related amount* | Records | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMDS-Ascyrus Medical Normalized: amds ascyrus medical |
Device | Artivion, Inc. | $781.88 | 4 | 2025 |
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| ATRICURE CRYOICE CRYOSPHERE CRYOABLATION SYSTEM Normalized: atricure cryoice cryosphere cryoablation system |
Device | AtriCure, Inc. | $545.55 | 4 | 2025 |
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| ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM Normalized: atriclip laa exclusion system |
Device | AtriCure, Inc. | $402.84 | 5 | 2025 |
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| SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM Normalized: synergy ablation system |
Device | AtriCure, Inc. | $402.84 | 5 | 2025 |
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| AVALUS Normalized: avalus |
Device | Medtronic, Inc. | $399.90 | 3 | 2025 |
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| Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter Normalized: shockwave ivl system with the shockwave c2 coronary ivl catheter |
Device | Shockwave Medical, Inc | $252.97 | 2 | 2025 |
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| KONECT RESILIA Normalized: konect resilia |
Device | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $163.61 | 1 | 2025 |
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| MITRIS RESILIA Mitral Valve Normalized: mitris resilia mitral valve |
Device | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $158.00 | 1 | 2025 |
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| EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX Normalized: epi sense guided coagulation system with visitrax |
Device | AtriCure, Inc. | $145.05 | 1 | 2025 |
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| GORE TAG Conformable Thoracic Endoprosthesis Normalized: gore tag conformable thoracic endoprosthesis |
Device | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | $137.70 | 2 | 2025 |
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| LifeVest Normalized: lifevest |
Device | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | $127.27 | 1 | 2025 |
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| MITRACLIP Normalized: mitraclip |
Device | Abbott Laboratories | $114.49 | 1 | 2025 |
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| AtriCure cryoICE Cryoablation System (CRYO2) Normalized: atricure cryoice cryoablation system cryo2 |
Device | AtriCure, Inc. | $47.26 | 2 | 2025 |
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| ACROBAT-I STABILIZER Normalized: acrobat i stabilizer |
Device | Getinge USA Sales, LLC | $44.70 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Exparel Normalized: exparel |
Drug | Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $29.88 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Zilretta Normalized: zilretta |
Drug | Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $29.88 | 1 | 2025 |
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| BIOGLUE SURGICAL ADHESIVE Normalized: bioglue surgical adhesive |
Device | Artivion, Inc. | $28.12 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Cytalux Normalized: cytalux |
Drug | On Target Laboratories, Inc | $24.81 | 1 | 2025 |
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| ARTEGRAFT VASCULAR GRAFT Normalized: artegraft vascular graft |
Device | LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. | $24.22 | 1 | 2025 |
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| CARPENTIER-EDWARDS PHYSIO TRICUSPID ANNULOPLASTY RING Normalized: carpentier edwards physio tricuspid annuloplasty ring |
Device | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $23.11 | 1 | 2025 |
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| TRICLIP Normalized: triclip |
Device | Abbott Laboratories | $20.04 | 1 | 2025 |
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| INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE Normalized: inspiris resilia aortic valve |
Device | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $15.53 | 1 | 2025 |
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* Product-associated amounts are non-additive because one payment record may name more than one product.
These products were named on specific Open Payments records. A named product does not show that the payment influenced treatment or prescribing.
Public prescribing for products named in payments
No exact normalized or approved-alias overlap was found in the loaded Part D year. This does not mean the doctor never prescribed the product.
The presence of the same drug in both datasets does not show that a payment caused or influenced a prescription.
Analysis 2 · Same-company prescribing overlap
Drugs reported in other payments from the same company that also appear in Medicare Part D
This analysis is independent from products named on this doctor’s individual payment records. A row appears only when the exact Open Payments reporting entity paid this doctor, that same reporting entity reported the drug or biological on at least 10 loaded General Payment records involving at least 2 distinct recipient NPIs, and this doctor has the same non-generic brand in public Part D data. This does not mean the company owns or manufactures the drug.
No publishable same-company prescribing overlap was found in the loaded Part D year. This does not mean the doctor never prescribed a drug reported elsewhere by a paying company.
These facts do not show that a payment was for the drug, that the company owns or manufactures the drug, or that a payment caused or influenced prescribing.
Timeline
Payment and prescribing data by year
Open Payments and Medicare Part D may refer to different years. They are shown separately rather than aligned as if they describe the same period.
| Year | General Payments | Main payer | Explicit products | Company overlaps | Part D coverage |
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| 2025 | $3,334.74 · 32 records | Artivion, Inc. | ACROBAT-I STABILIZER, AMDS-Ascyrus Medical, ARTEGRAFT VASCULAR GRAFT, ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM, ATRICURE CRYOICE CRYOSPHERE CRYOABLATION SYSTEM, AVALUS, AtriCure cryoICE Cryoablation System (CRYO2), BIOGLUE SURGICAL ADHESIVE, CARPENTIER-EDWARDS PHYSIO TRICUSPID ANNULOPLASTY RING, Cytalux, EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX, Exparel, GORE TAG Conformable Thoracic Endoprosthesis, INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE, KONECT RESILIA, LifeVest, MITRACLIP, MITRIS RESILIA Mitral Valve, SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM, Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter, TRICLIP, Zilretta | — | — |
| 2024 | — | — | — | — | Complete |
Questions to ask
Questions you could discuss with your doctor
- Are there reasonable alternatives I should understand when we discuss treatment options?
- How should I interpret the industry-payment records shown here in the context of my care?
These are general questions generated from reviewed templates. They are not personalized medical advice.
Sources and limitations
How to read this page
- Payment and Medicare prescribing data can cover different years; every comparison shows both years explicitly.
- Part D does not represent a doctor’s entire practice; it excludes many patients and is subject to CMS public-release thresholds.
- Company–drug relationships must have an auditable source, a precise relationship type, and a valid evidence period. Unresolved mappings are not published.
- Generic drug claims are not attributed to a specific manufacturer without manufacturer-level evidence.
- When a source extract is incomplete, missing rows are never treated as proof of no payments or no prescriptions.
Loaded source releases
| Dataset | Year | Publication | Source |
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| CMS Open Payments — General Payments | 2025 | 2026-06-30 | Original source |
| Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug | 2024 | 2026-05-06 | Original source |
| NPPES Data Dissemination V2 | current / reference data | 2026-08-10 | Original source |
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