Medicare Enrolled
Dr. Richard Myung, M.D.
Thoracic Surgery · Marietta, GA
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology
— Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
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What this data tells you about Dr. Myung
Dr. Richard Myung is a thoracic surgery specialist in Marietta, GA, with 18 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Myung performed 419 Medicare services in 2023. These records do not provide a deduplicated patient total.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Myung received a total of $12,648 from 35 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 318 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly reported through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their effect on care. A reliable breakdown by payment category is not available in this snapshot. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Myung 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.
✓ 18 years of NPI registration
▲ Top 19% volume in GA
$12,648 industry payments
Medicare Practice Summary — 2023
Medicare Utilization ↗419
Medicare services
Top 19% in GA for thoracic surgery
Not available
Unique patients (not deduplicated)
$342
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) An initial office visit for a new patient lasting between 45 and 59 minutes. This code covers the total time spent by the physician or qualified healthcare professional on the date of the encounter. |
78 | $128 | $377 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 57 | $171 | $490 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) A follow-up office visit for an existing patient lasting between 30 and 39 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition. |
49 | $100 | $282 |
| 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. |
41 | $1,367 | $5,283 |
| Intraoperative ultrasound guidance Use of ultrasound imaging during a surgical procedure to help guide the surgeon's actions. |
38 | $49 | $157 |
| Endoscopic vein harvest A surgical procedure to remove a vein using an endoscope, which is a thin, lighted tube inserted through small incisions. |
37 | $13 | $45 |
| Transcatheter aortic valve replacement via femoral artery A minimally invasive procedure to replace a diseased aortic heart valve using a catheter inserted through the skin and femoral artery. |
27 | $598 | $3,751 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity Initial hospital inpatient or observation care for a new patient involving high-level medical decision making, with at least 75 minutes total time on the date of the encounter. |
25 | $128 | $443 |
| Aortic valve replacement surgery Surgical replacement of the aortic valve using a heart-lung machine to maintain blood circulation during the procedure. |
19 | $1,469 | $4,850 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) An office or outpatient visit for an existing patient lasting between 40 and 54 minutes. This level of service is determined by the total time spent on the date of the encounter. |
18 | $134 | $383 |
| 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. |
16 | $327 | $1,162 |
| Coronary artery bypass or valve reoperation A surgical procedure to repair or replace a coronary artery or heart valve during a reoperation performed more than one month after the original surgery. |
14 | $402 | $1,124 |
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. These counts do not measure clinical quality or years of experience.
27.9% high complexity
9.1% medium
63.0% routine
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗$12,648
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $1,807/year across 7 years
Top 29% in GA for thoracic surgery
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
35
Companies
318
Payment records
Payments are publicly reported; disclosure does not establish legality · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →
Payment categories are unavailable while the source breakdown is being rebuilt. Company and year totals do not identify how much belongs to each category.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
2024
$2,948
2023
$1,610
2022
$1,124
2021
$1,713
2020
$1,500
2019
$1,775
2018
$1,978
Payments by company (2024)
ATRICURE, INC.
$2,411
Abbott Laboratories
$197
Medtronic, Inc.
$68
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$55
Getinge USA Sales, LLC
$37
Aroa Biosurgery Incorporated
$31
United Orthopedics LLC
$30
LSI SOLUTIONS INC
$29
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
$21
La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company
$20
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$17
Boston Scientific Corporation
$17
Artivion, Inc.
$14
Top 3 companies account for 90.8% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Abbott Laboratories
$3,681
ATRICURE, INC.
$3,197
Boston Scientific Corporation
$1,222
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$1,125
Medtronic, Inc.
$758
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$529
AtriCure, Inc.
$485
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
$331
Getinge USA Sales, LLC
$219
ABIOMED
$190
LSI SOLUTIONS INC
$155
LivaNova USA, Inc.
$86
Stryker Corporation
$79
Baxter Healthcare
$64
Philips Electronics North America Corporation
$53
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
$43
AngioDynamics, Inc.
$38
Cook Medical LLC
$36
CryoLife, Inc.
$32
Aroa Biosurgery Incorporated
$31
Artivion, Inc.
$30
United Orthopedics LLC
$30
Maquet Cardiovascular U.S. Sales, L.L.C.
$25
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$22
Corcym Inc
$20
Amarin Pharma Inc.
$20
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.
$20
La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company
$20
Covidien LP
$18
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$17
KCI USA, Inc.
$17
LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.
$16
DAVOL INC.
$14
Bolton Medical Inc
$12
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.
$12
Top 3 companies account for 64.0% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
1588 HD 3 CHIP CAMERA · 3F · ALPHAVAC · ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM · ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION · ATRICURE CRYOICE CRYOABLATION SYSTEM (CRYO2) · ATRICURE CRYOICE CRYOSPHERE CRYOABLATION SYSTEM · AVALUS · Acrobat-I Stabilizer · Aortic Tissue Valve - Perceval · AtriCure AtriClip LAA Exclusion System · Avalus · Azurion 7 M20 · BioGlue · COOK · COR KNOT · COR-KNOT · COREVALVE EVOLUT R · COSEAL · Cardiac non-SynerGraft · CoreValve Evolut · EDWARDS INTUITY Elite valve system · EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) · ENTRESTO · EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX · EPIC · Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve · Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve · Engager · Epi-Sense Guided Coagulation System with VisiTrax · Epic Stented Tissue Valve · Exparel · GENERAL STRUCTURAL HEART · GENERAL THERAPIES · GENERAL - STRUCTURAL HEART · GIAPREZA · GORE TAG Conformable Thoracic Stent Graft · GORE TAG Thoracic Endoprosthesis · HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Assist Device · HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Dev · HeartWare HVAD · INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE · INVOS · Impella · Iovera System · KONECT RESILIA · LOTUS EDGE · MI DETACH - AORTIC CROSS CLAMP - DELIVERY SYSTEM KIT · MITRACLIP · Mitra Clip system · MitraClip System · Models · Mosaic · NAVITOR · ON-X AORTIC HEART VALVE WITH CONFORM-X SEWING RING AND EXTENDED HOLDER · Oasis Drains · PENDITURE · PREVENA · PROGEL · Penditure · Perceval · ProtekDuo · Relay Plus · SURGIPRO LL · SYNERGY · SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM · Surgipro · THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT · Tendyne Mitral Valve System · Ti-Cron · Trifecta GT Tissue Heart Valve · Trifecta Tissue Heart Valve · TritiumScp Sternal Cable Plate · VASOVIEW · Vascepa · Vasoview Hemopro 2 · WATCHMAN · WATCHMAN FLX · XARELTO · XENOSURE BIOLOGIC PATCH · ZIPFIX
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Geographic Context
Thoracic surgerists in nearby ZIP areas
75
County median income
$98,712
Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)
WELLSTAR KENNESTONE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
0.0 mi
0.0 mi
Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | NPPES snapshot; verify current record |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | PECOS snapshot |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not included | 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. Myung is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 19% in GA), with 18 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. Myung experienced with new patient office visit (45-59 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Myung performed 78 new patient office visit (45-59 min) services. These records cover Medicare fee-for-service activity, including eligible younger beneficiaries; they do not measure total practice volume or clinical quality.
Does Dr. Myung receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Myung received a total of $12,648 from 35 companies across 318 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their legality or effect on care. 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. Myung's costs compare to other thoracic surgerists in Marietta?
Dr. Myung's average Medicare payment per service is $342. 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. Myung) 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 the presence of registry, enrollment, activity or payment records, not verified experience or clinical quality. 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 →
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This page combines public CMS records with calculated summaries and explanatory procedure labels. These transformations are not verbatim federal records. Sources: 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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