Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Gianluca Torregrossa, M.D.

Thoracic Surgery · Chicago, IL
Practice pattern: Cardiac & Electrophysiology — Practice combining cardiac and electrophysiology services
5841 S MARYLAND AVE # MC5040, Chicago, IL 60637
7737022500
Registered in NPPES since 2016
NPI: 1447617568 verify on NPPES ↗
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
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What this data tells you about Dr. Torregrossa

Dr. Gianluca Torregrossa is a thoracic surgery specialist in Chicago, IL, with 10 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Torregrossa performed 316 Medicare services in 2023. These records do not provide a deduplicated patient total.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Torregrossa received a total of $111,330 from 24 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 277 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. Torregrossa 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.

✓ 10 years of NPI registration ▲ Top 34% volume in IL $111,330 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary — 2023

Medicare Utilization ↗
316
Medicare services
Top 34% in IL for thoracic surgery
Not available
Unique patients (not deduplicated)
$461
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
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.
62 $142 $434
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.
55 $1,510 $5,153
Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead
A standard heart rhythm test using at least 12 leads to record electrical activity. A healthcare provider interprets the results and provides a written report.
48 $12 $65
New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) 40 $182 $479
Endoscopic vein harvest
A surgical procedure to remove a vein using an endoscope, which is a thin, lighted tube inserted through small incisions.
28 $13 $45
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.
23 $106 $235
Coronary artery bypass graft, 2 grafts using arteries
A surgical procedure to restore blood flow to the heart by creating bypasses using two arterial grafts.
19 $1,810 $5,435
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.
18 $337 $1,025
Left atrial appendage exclusion
Surgical closure of the left atrial appendage of the heart, performed as part of another chest procedure.
12 $107 $360
Endoscopic artery harvest from arm for heart bypass
This procedure involves removing an artery from the arm using an endoscope to be used as a graft for heart bypass surgery.
11 $142 $750
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.
32.6% high complexity
0.0% medium
67.4% routine

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$111,330
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $15,904/year across 7 years
Top 8% in IL for thoracic surgery
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
24
Companies
277
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
$73,273
2023
$13,111
2022
$1,873
2021
$1,039
2020
$1,682
2019
$13,956
2018
$6,395

Payments by company (2024)

ATRICURE, INC.
$44,927
Medtronic, Inc.
$25,733
LSI SOLUTIONS INC
$1,056
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
$815
ABIOMED
$396
Abbott Laboratories
$149
La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company
$139
KLS-Martin L.P.
$58
Top 3 companies account for 97.9% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
ATRICURE, INC.
$47,963
Medtronic, Inc.
$30,745
AtriCure, Inc.
$10,193
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$10,162
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
$3,478
LSI SOLUTIONS INC
$2,294
Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corporation
$1,925
ABIOMED
$1,306
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
$815
CryoLife, Inc.
$404
Ethicon US, LLC
$282
Maquet Cardiovascular L.L.C.
$276
Abbott Laboratories
$263
Medistim USA, Inc.
$237
Biom'Up SA
$173
Biom'Up France SAS
$153
La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company
$139
LivaNova USA, Inc.
$115
CONMED Corporation
$101
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$101
Corcym Inc
$74
Getinge USA Sales, LLC
$65
KLS-Martin L.P.
$58
Bolton Medical Inc
$10
Top 3 companies account for 79.9% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
ACC2 Cardiac Cryosurgical System · AIRSEAL · ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM · ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION · ATRICURE CRYOICE CRYOABLATION SYSTEM (CRYO2) · ATRICURE CRYOICE CRYOSPHERE CRYOABLATION SYSTEM · ATRICURE CRYOSURGICAL SYSTEM · ATRICURE SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM · AVALUS · Acrobat-I Stabilizer · AtriCure AtriClip LAA Exclusion System · AtriCure Cryosurgical System · AtriCure Synergy Ablation System · BioGlue · COR KNOT · COR-KNOT · Cobra Fusion Ablation System · Da Vinci Surgical System · EDWARDS INTUITY Elite valve system · EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYS · EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX · Echelon Flex · GIAPREZA · HEMOBLAST BELLOWS · Hemoblast · Hercules · INSPIRIS RESILIA aortic valve · Impella · LifeVest · MiraQ · NAVITOR · OCTOPUS · PASCAL · PENDITURE · PERCEVAL · PROLENE · Penditure · Perceval · Relay Plus · SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM · Trifecta GT Tissue Heart Valve · Vasoview Hemopro 2 · Virtuosaph
Should you be concerned? Industry payments are disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their purpose, legality, or effect on care. 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 →
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Geographic Context

Thoracic surgerists in nearby ZIP areas
149
County median income
$81,797
Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER
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. Torregrossa is a cardiac & electrophysiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dr. Torregrossa experienced with initial hospital admission, high complexity?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Torregrossa performed 62 initial hospital admission, high complexity 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. Torregrossa receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Torregrossa received a total of $111,330 from 24 companies across 277 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. Torregrossa's costs compare to other thoracic surgerists in Chicago?
Dr. Torregrossa's average Medicare payment per service is $461. 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. Torregrossa) 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 →
Is this data up to date?
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About this page

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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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. Industry payment disclosure alone establishes neither wrongdoing nor legality. 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 →