Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Alan Winston, M.D.

Thoracic Surgery · Lawrenceville, GA
Practice pattern: Cardiac Surgery — Surgically focused practice
Low-engagement
2200 MEDICAL CENTER BLVD STE 230, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
6783123500
In practice since 2006 (19 years)
NPI: 1336256841 verify on NPPES ↗
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
Informational, not a quality rating. This page presents federal public records about Dr. Winston from CMS (NPPES, Open Payments, Medicare Provider Utilization, PECOS). It is not medical advice, an endorsement, or a judgment of clinical quality. Always consult the provider directly and a licensed clinician for medical decisions. Read methodology →
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What this data tells you about Dr. Winston

Dr. Alan Winston is a thoracic surgery specialist in Lawrenceville, GA, with 19 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Winston performed 187 Medicare services across 187 unique beneficiaries.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Winston received a total of $5,369 from 35 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 133 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in thoracic surgery. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.

The Data Coverage level for Dr. Winston is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.

✓ 19 years in practice ▲ Top 44% volume in GA $5,369 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary

Medicare Utilization ↗
187
Medicare services
Top 44% in GA for thoracic surgery
187
Unique beneficiaries
$896
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →
~10 Medicare services per year of practice

Top procedures by volume

Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.

Procedure Volume Avg. paid Avg. submitted
Coronary artery bypass graft, 1 artery
Surgical procedure to bypass a blocked coronary artery using a graft from another artery. This restores blood flow to the heart muscle.
 83 $1,355 $5,644
Coronary artery bypass graft, 2 grafts
A surgical procedure to restore blood flow to the heart by creating bypasses using two vein or artery grafts.
 45 $327 $1,239
Coronary artery bypass graft, 3 grafts
A surgical procedure to restore blood flow to the heart by creating bypasses using vein or artery grafts. This specific code covers the placement of three grafts.
 17 $432 $1,628
Aortic valve replacement surgery
Surgical replacement of the aortic valve using a heart-lung machine to maintain blood circulation during the procedure.
 15 $1,691 $6,822
Coronary artery bypass graft, 1 graft
Surgery to create a new route for blood to flow around a blocked coronary artery using a vein or artery graft.
 15 $148 $562
Exclusion of appendage of left upper chamber of heart 12 $452 $3,106
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. A higher procedure volume generally indicates more experience with that procedure.
93.6% high complexity
0.0% medium
6.4% routine

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$5,369
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $767/year across 7 years
Top 50% in GA for thoracic surgery
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
35
Companies
133
Individual payments
All payments are legal and publicly reported · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →

Payment profile

Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.

Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$5,369 (100.0%)

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$1,427
2023
$979
2022
$565
2021
$558
2020
$166
2019
$294
2018
$1,380

Payments by company (2024)

Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Abbott Laboratories
$531
ATRICURE, INC.
$343
Prytime Medical Devices, Inc.
$118
Becton, Dickinson and Company
$59
LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.
$47
AngioDynamics, Inc.
$45
ABIOMED
$43
KLS-Martin L.P.
$34
LSI SOLUTIONS INC
$32
Solventum Corporation
$26
Molnlycke Health Care US, LLC
$26
Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc.
$24
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
$23
La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company
$21
Baxter Healthcare
$19
Artivion, Inc.
$18
Ethicon US, LLC
$17
Top 3 companies account for 69.5% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
ABIOMED
$976
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$909
Abbott Laboratories
$644
ATRICURE, INC.
$615
Getinge USA Sales, LLC
$325
AngioDynamics, Inc.
$257
Ethicon US, LLC
$185
La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company
$178
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$132
Prytime Medical Devices, Inc.
$118
Artivion, Inc.
$112
LSI SOLUTIONS INC
$106
Medtronic, Inc.
$89
KLS-Martin L.P.
$80
Baxter Healthcare
$65
Becton, Dickinson and Company
$59
Maquet Cardiovascular U.S. Sales, L.L.C.
$58
LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.
$47
Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc.
$44
ClearFlow Inc.
$32
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.
$30
Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corporation
$29
Davol Inc.
$28
Corcym Inc
$27
Solventum Corporation
$26
Molnlycke Health Care US, LLC
$26
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.
$26
Biom'Up France SAS
$23
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
$23
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$21
AtriCure, Inc.
$19
Ethicon Inc.
$16
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$15
BAXTER HEALTHCARE
$15
Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$14
Top 3 companies account for 47.1% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
ANGIOVAC · ARISTA AH FlexiTip · ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM · ATRICURE CRYOICE CRYOSPHERE CRYOABLATION SYSTEM · AngioVac · Assure WCD · CARDIOSAVE · COR KNOT · COR-KNOT · Cardiac non-SynerGraft · Carpentier-Edwards PERIMOUNT Magna Ease Pericardial Aortic Bioprosthesis · DERMABOND Portfolio · ECHELON ENDOPATH · EDWARDS INTUITY Elite valve system · EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX · EPIC · ER-REBOA PLUS · Echelon; Endopath · Edwards MC3 Tricuspid Annuloplasty Ring · FLOSEAL · Fusion Bioline Supported Vascular Grafts · GIAPREZA · HMS PLUS · HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Assist Device · HeartString III Proximal Seal · HemoBlast Bellows · INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE · INSPIRIS RESILIA aortic valve · Impella · Intraclude Device · IsoFlex Pacing Lead · Jornay PM 20mg capsules (Bottle of 100) · Legacy · LifeVest · Mepilex Border Post-Op Ag · Monarch Platform · ON-X AORTIC HEART VALVE WITH CONFORM-X SEWING RING AND EXTENDED HOLDER · PERCEVAL · PREVELEAK · PREVENA · Pleuraflow System with FlowGlide · RESTOREFLOW · STERNALOCK BLU SYSTEM · SURGICEL Family of Absorbable Hemostats · SURGIFLO Hemostatic Matrix · SURGIFLO Hemostatic Matrix Family of Products · SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM · SternaLock Blu · TAGRISSO · THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT · Tridyne Vascular Sealant · VISTASEAL · Vasoview Hemopro 2 · Virtuosaph · Virtuosaph Plus with Radial Indication · XARELTO · ZIPFIX
Should you be concerned? Payments from pharmaceutical and device companies are legal and common — 57% of U.S. physicians receive at least one. They often reflect legitimate consulting, research, or education. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →

Most payments (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.

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Geographic Context

Thoracic surgerists within 10 mi
59
Per 100K population
6.1
County median income
$84,823
Nearest hospital
SUMMITRIDGE CENTER- PSYCHIATRY & ADDICTIVE MED
0.0 mi

Data Sources

Provider Registry ✓ NPPES Weekly updates
Medicare Enrollment ✓ PECOS Monthly updates
Practice Data ✓ Medicare Util. Annual (CY lag)
Industry Payments ✓ Open Payments CY 2024
Disciplinary History — Not public N/A

This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This reflects how much public data is available about a provider. How we calculate this →

Summary

Dr. Winston is a cardiac surgery specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with low-engagement industry engagement, with 19 years of NPI registration.

This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dr. Winston experienced with coronary artery bypass graft, 1 artery?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Winston performed 83 coronary artery bypass graft, 1 artery services. Research suggests that higher procedure volume is often associated with better outcomes, particularly for complex procedures. Note that Medicare data only captures patients aged 65 and older, so the total practice volume across all patients is likely higher.
Does Dr. Winston receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Winston received a total of $5,369 from 35 companies across 133 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common among physicians — 57% of all U.S. physicians receive at least one industry payment. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Dr. Winston's costs compare to other thoracic surgerists in Lawrenceville?
Dr. Winston's average Medicare payment per service is $896. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Dr. Winston) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating a long track record of practice, Medicare participation, and industry disclosure. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
Is this data up to date?
Each data source has its own update cycle. Provider registry data (NPPES) is updated weekly. Medicare enrollment (PECOS) is updated monthly. Medicare practice data has a ~2 year lag — the most recent available is typically 2 years prior. Industry payment data (Open Payments) is published annually, usually in June, covering the prior calendar year. We display the data date prominently on each section so you always know how current it is. See our data freshness policy →

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About this page

All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.

This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. Data Coverage reflects data completeness — how much federal information exists for this provider — not clinical performance, patient outcomes, or quality of care. Always verify information directly with the provider and consult a licensed clinician before making medical decisions.

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Data Disclaimer — Data sourced from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), Open Payments program, Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data, and Provider Enrollment & Certification data (PECOS). Published under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This website is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or authorized by CMS, HHS, or the U.S. Government. Data may contain errors as reported to CMS by providers and reporting entities. Payments from industry are legal and do not indicate wrongdoing. Medicare data reflects only patients aged 65+ or those with qualifying disabilities. For corrections, contact CMS directly. This information does not constitute medical advice and should not be used as the sole basis for choosing a healthcare provider. Procedure descriptions use plain language and do not reference CPT® codes, which are copyrighted by the American Medical Association. Full methodology → · Report a data error → · Privacy policy →