Dr. Michael Goldstein, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Goldstein
Dr. Michael Goldstein is a transplant surgery physician in Hackensack, NJ, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Goldstein performed 412 Medicare services in 2023. These records do not provide a deduplicated patient total.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Goldstein received a total of $134,931 from 9 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 146 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. Goldstein 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.
Medicare Practice Summary — 2023
Medicare Utilization ↗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, 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. |
66 | $155 | $607 |
| Kidney transplant Surgical procedure to place a healthy kidney from a donor into a patient whose kidneys have failed. |
57 | $2,009 | $7,652 |
| 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. |
57 | $114 | $434 |
| Donor kidney and ureter preparation for transplant This procedure involves preparing a donated kidney and its ureter for transplantation into a recipient. |
54 | $73 | $557 |
| Donor kidney preparation for transplantation This procedure involves the preparation of a donor kidney for transplantation. It does not include the actual surgical removal or implantation of the organ. |
48 | $168 | $1,244 |
| Tying or banding of surgically created artery-vein connection This procedure involves closing off a surgically created connection between an artery and a vein by tying or banding it. |
27 | $276 | $1,237 |
| Donor kidney and vein preparation for transplantation This procedure involves preparing a donor kidney and its associated veins for the purpose of transplantation into a recipient. |
27 | $88 | $671 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity Subsequent hospital inpatient or observation care for an existing patient involving high-level medical decision making, with at least 50 minutes total time on the date of the encounter. |
27 | $104 | $343 |
| Other procedure on blood vessel A medical intervention performed on a blood vessel that does not fall under other specific categories. |
20 | $642 | $2,960 |
| 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. |
17 | $81 | $309 |
| Donor kidney and artery preparation for transplant This procedure involves preparing a donor kidney and its associated arteries for transplantation into a recipient. |
12 | $82 | $623 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗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.
Payments by company (2024)
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
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Geographic Context
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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. Goldstein is a cardiac surgery specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with 20 years of NPI registration.
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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.
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