Medicare Enrolled
Dr. Kevin Croce, MD, PHD
Cardiovascular Disease · Chestnut Hill, MA
Practice pattern: Interventional Cardiology
— Practice focused on catheter-based cardiac procedures
Consulting-driven
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. Croce 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. Croce
Dr. Kevin Croce is a cardiovascular disease specialist in Chestnut Hill, MA, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Croce performed 421 Medicare services across 366 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Croce received a total of $1,421,668 from 30 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 1170 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in cardiovascular disease. The majority of payments are for consulting, which typically reflects recognized clinical expertise sought by manufacturers. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Croce 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.
✓ 20 years in practice
▲ 421 Medicare services
$1,421,668 industry payments
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗421
Medicare services
Bottom 18% in MA for cardiovascular disease
Lower Medicare volume may reflect subspecialty focus, hospital-based work, or a higher share of non-Medicare patients.
366
Unique beneficiaries
$161
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →
~21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ultrasound of heart blood vessel or graft An ultrasound exam to evaluate blood flow in a heart blood vessel or graft, including a radiologist's review of the initial vessel. |
84 | $78 | $381 |
| Coronary stent placement A procedure to insert a stent into a coronary artery or its branch to keep it open, using balloon dilation during the process. |
58 | $414 | $2,366 |
| Coronary angiography A procedure to insert a tube into a coronary artery to capture diagnostic images of the heart's blood vessels. |
51 | $150 | $963 |
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less This service covers the final day of hospital care when the patient is being discharged. It includes coordination of care and instructions for the patient within a time frame of 30 minutes or less. |
45 | $66 | $305 |
| 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. |
32 | $114 | $599 |
| Insertion of radiation delivery device into heart artery A procedure where a device is placed into an artery of the heart to deliver radiation therapy. |
27 | $131 | $648 |
| Additional heart vessel ultrasound evaluation An additional ultrasound assessment of a specific heart blood vessel or graft, including radiologist review. |
22 | $62 | $304 |
| 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. |
22 | $67 | $403 |
| Intravascular ultrasound of heart vessel, initial An ultrasound procedure used to evaluate a blood vessel within the heart during a diagnostic or treatment procedure. |
21 | $59 | $379 |
| Balloon dilation of single coronary artery or branch A procedure to widen a single coronary artery or its branch using a balloon catheter to restore blood flow. |
17 | $281 | $2,126 |
| Removal of plaque, insertion of stent and/or balloon dilation of single coronary artery, branch or bypass graft | 17 | $473 | $2,658 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, low complexity Follow-up hospital visit for an established patient with straightforward or low-level medical decision making. The visit requires at least 25 minutes of time spent on the day of service. |
14 | $42 | $164 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 11 | $184 | $1,186 |
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.
20.4% high complexity
36.6% medium
43.0% routine
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗$1,421,668
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $203,095/year across 7 years
Top 0% in MA for cardiovascular disease
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
30
Companies
1,170
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.
Consulting
Expert advisory fees, typically reflecting recognized clinical expertise
$1,163,362 (81.8%)
Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$253,499 (17.8%)
Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$4,806 (0.3%)
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
2024
$156,112
2023
$263,043
2022
$250,336
2021
$99,572
2020
$201,978
2019
$177,290
2018
$273,337
Payments by company (2024)
Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Abbott Laboratories
$59,538
Boston Scientific Corporation
$44,497
ShockWave Medical, Inc
$22,581
Arrow International, Inc.
$17,918
Philips North America LLC
$6,455
Teleflex LLC
$4,422
SpectraWAVE, Inc
$460
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$202
Amgen Inc.
$39
Top 3 companies account for 81.1% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Abbott Laboratories
$743,194
Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
$198,150
Boston Scientific Corporation
$92,107
ShockWave Medical, Inc
$58,445
Philips Electronics North America Corporation
$58,366
Teleflex LLC
$49,288
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$46,955
Cardinal Health 200, LLC
$44,819
ABIOMED
$34,133
Arrow International, Inc.
$22,210
Shockwave Medical, Inc
$16,826
EISAI INC.
$13,300
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
$11,880
Terumo Medical Corporation
$7,764
Philips North America LLC
$6,455
BIOTRONIK INC.
$6,228
VASCULAR SOLUTIONS, INC.
$5,997
ASAHI INTECC USA, INC.
$2,221
Cardinal Health 200 LLC
$1,250
SpectraWAVE, Inc
$978
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$386
Corindus Inc.
$206
Medtronic, Inc.
$121
Chiesi USA, Inc.
$107
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
$89
Reflow Medical Inc
$68
Amgen Inc.
$61
CORDIS US CORP.
$31
Avinger Inc.
$21
Teleflex Medical Canada Inc.
$11
Top 3 companies account for 72.7% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
(6361) Core Mobile · (6366) Sync · (6371) Laser CVX300 · (6391) Nexcimer · (6575) Coronary Undivided · (6585) Omniwire · (9017) CVX-300 · (9266) ELCA · (9267) AngioSculpt CV RX · (9520) IGT Devices Und · (9520) IGT Devices Undivided · (9547) IGT Systems Und · (BH4) IGT Devices Undivided · (BR0) Coronary Atherectomy · ABSOLUTE PRO · ABSORB GT1 · AMPLATZER TorqVue Delivery Systm · ARROW · ASAHI PTCA Guide Wire · AVVIGO Guidance System · Asahi Fielder coronary guide wire · Belviq · CATHETER - SPECIALTY ACCESS · COROFLOW · CROSSBOSS · Catheter - GuideLiner · CorPath GRX · Coronary Orbital Atherectomy System · DIAMONDBACK CORONARY · DRAGONFLY OPSTAR · Diamondback Coronary · Diamondback Peripheral · Dragonfly OCT · ELCA · Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve · Fox Sv PTA catheter and Armada 14 percutaneous catheter and Viatrac 14 Plus peripheral catheter · GENERAL THERAPIES · GENERAL STENTS · GENERAL - STENTS · GENERAL - THERAPIES · GENERAL ULTRASOUND · GLIDESHEATH SLENDER · GORE CARDIOFORM Septal Occluder · GUIDELINER · GUIDEWIRE: R350 · Gemini · General - Therapies · General - Ultrasound · General - Vascular Access · GuideLiner V3 Catheter · HI-TORQUE PILOT · HyperVue Imaging System · ICLUSIG · IGT D Coronary · IGT D Serv Und · IGT Devices Und · IGT_D Coronary · IGT_D Therapy · ILAB · INTERVENTIONAL PRODUCTS · IVUS Systems · Image Guided Therapy Devices _ Coronary · Impella · Lasers · Legacy · Mozec NC PTCA Balloon · MynxGrip Vascular Closure Device · No Associated Product · ONYX 18 · ONYX FRONTIER · OPTIS · Occluders · Omnilink Elite vascular stent system · OptiCross · Optis Coronary Imaging System · Orsiro · PANTHERIS · PCI Optimization · PRESSUREWIRE · Peripheral Orbital Atherectomy System · Polaris X · PressureWire FFR · Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs · RAIN SHEATH · RESOLUTE ONYX · Repatha · SHOCKWAVE IVL SYSTEM WITH THE SHOCKWAVE C2 CORONARY IVL CATHETER · SUPERA · SUPERCROSS · SYNERGY · Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter · Spectranetics Undiv · Stingray · THERAPIES · TRAPLINER · TURNPIKE · TURNPIKE CATHETER · Trilogy 100 · Tryton Side Branch Stent · ULTREON · US Und · Vascular Lithotripsy · Vascular surgery accessories · XIENCE SIERRA · XIENCE SKYPOINT · Xience Alpine cornary stent system · Xience Sierra Coronary Stent · Xience Sierra Coronary Stent System · Xience V coronary stent system · Xience cornary stent systems
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 →
The majority of payments (82%) are consulting fees, which typically reflect recognized clinical expertise sought by manufacturers. Total industry engagement is in the top 0% for cardiovascular disease in MA.
Geographic Context
Cardiologists within 10 mi
582
Per 100K population
80.3
County median income
$126,497
Nearest hospital
BOURNEWOOD HOSPITAL
0.0 mi
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. Croce is an interventional cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with consulting-driven industry engagement in the top 0% of MA peers, with 20 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. Croce experienced with ultrasound of heart blood vessel or graft?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Croce performed 84 ultrasound of heart blood vessel or graft 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. Croce receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Croce received a total of $1,421,668 from 30 companies across 1,170 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. Croce's costs compare to other cardiologists in Chestnut Hill?
Dr. Croce's average Medicare payment per service is $161. 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. Croce) 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.
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