Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Robert Maughan, MD

Thoracic Surgery · Fayetteville, NC
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology — Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Low-engagement
2153 VALLEYGATE DR, Fayetteville, NC 28304
9106720350
In practice since 2006 (19 years)
NPI: 1528087772 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. Maughan 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. Maughan

Dr. Robert Maughan is a thoracic surgery specialist in Fayetteville, NC, with 19 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Maughan performed 276 Medicare services across 274 unique beneficiaries.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Maughan received a total of $4,314 from 28 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 102 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. Maughan 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 25% volume in NC $4,314 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary

Medicare Utilization ↗
276
Medicare services
Top 25% in NC for thoracic surgery
274
Unique beneficiaries
$304
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →
~15 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
Office visit, established patient (20-29 min)
An office visit for an existing patient lasting between 20 and 29 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition.
74 $61 $180
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.
56 $90 $264
Endoscopic vein harvest
A surgical procedure to remove a vein using an endoscope, which is a thin, lighted tube inserted through small incisions.
30 $12 $40
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.
29 $1,332 $4,585
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.
23 $111 $399
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 $302 $1,012
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.
16 $555 $2,090
Arterial thrombectomy, chest, neck, or brain
A procedure to remove a blood clot and part of an artery in the chest, neck, or brain.
16 $827 $2,777
Pacemaker insertion with heart chamber electrodes
A surgical procedure to implant a pacemaker device and place electrodes into the upper and lower chambers of the heart to regulate heart rhythm.
14 $375 $1,282
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.
27.9% high complexity
0.0% medium
72.1% routine

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$4,314
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $616/year across 7 years
Top 44% in NC for thoracic surgery
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
28
Companies
102
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
$4,314 (100.0%)

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$502
2023
$678
2022
$683
2021
$271
2020
$230
2019
$1,450
2018
$500

Payments by company (2024)

Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Medtronic, Inc.
$158
ABIOMED
$80
ATRICURE, INC.
$54
Inari Medical, Inc.
$44
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$40
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$33
Tricoast Surgical Solutions LLC
$33
Cook Medical LLC
$23
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
$23
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$13
Top 3 companies account for 58.3% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$1,434
ABIOMED
$713
Medtronic, Inc.
$414
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$270
Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corporation
$217
AtriCure, Inc.
$207
Abbott Laboratories
$144
ATRICURE, INC.
$130
Ethicon US, LLC
$128
Inari Medical, Inc.
$109
KLS-Martin L.P.
$63
Cook Medical LLC
$56
AngioDynamics, Inc.
$50
Corcym Inc
$36
Getinge USA Sales, LLC
$36
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
$36
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$33
Tricoast Surgical Solutions LLC
$33
LSI SOLUTIONS INC
$32
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$28
Silk Road Medical, Inc.
$21
Maquet Cardiovascular U.S. Sales, L.L.C.
$21
Penumbra, Inc.
$21
Chiesi USA, Inc.
$20
Biom'Up France SAS
$18
Baxter Healthcare
$16
Aroa Biosurgery Incorporated
$15
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$11
Top 3 companies account for 59.4% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
ACC2 CARDIAC CRYOSURGICAL SYSTEM · ANGIOVAC · ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM · ATRICURE CRYOICE CRYOSPHERE CRYOABLATION SYSTEM · ATRICURE CRYOSURGICAL SYSTEM · Aortic and Mitral Tissue Stented Valves · Aptus Heli-FX · Biocor Stented Tissue Valve · C.A.T.S. · CLEVIPREX · COBALT DR MRI SURESCAN · COOK · COR KNOT · COREVALVE EVOLUT R · Capiox · CareLink · CoreValve Evolut · ENDURANT IIS · ENROUTE Transcarotid Stent · EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX · EPIC · Echelon Flex · Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve · Endurant · Epi-Sense Guided Coagulation System with VisiTrax · FLOSEAL · FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER · Fusion Bioline Supported Vascular Grafts · GORE VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endo · HemoBlast Bellows · INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE · Impella · KEYTRUDA · LINQ II · LifeVest · MICRA · MODELS · Models · PASCAL · PERCEVAL · Penumbra System · S · SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA · SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM · Sarns · SenSmart · Surgicel Powder · Trifecta GT Tissue Heart Valve · VASOVIEW · VIABAHN Endoprosthesis with PROPATEN Bioactive Surface · VISTASEAL · Valiant Navion · XARELTO · ZILVER PTX
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
3
Per 100K population
0.9
County median income
$58,780
Nearest hospital
FAYETTEVILLE NC VA MEDICAL CENTER
6.9 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. Maughan is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 25% in NC), 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. Maughan experienced with office visit, established patient (20-29 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Maughan performed 74 office visit, established patient (20-29 min) 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. Maughan receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Maughan received a total of $4,314 from 28 companies across 102 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. Maughan's costs compare to other thoracic surgerists in Fayetteville?
Dr. Maughan's average Medicare payment per service is $304. 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. Maughan) 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 →
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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