Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Gary Grosner, M.D.

Optician · Buffalo, NY
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology — Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Consulting-driven
100 HIGH ST, Buffalo, NY 14203
7168592243
In practice since 2005 (20 years)
NPI: 1699768283 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. Grosner 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. Grosner

Dr. Gary Grosner is an optician specialist in Buffalo, NY, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Grosner performed 119 Medicare services across 119 unique beneficiaries.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Grosner received a total of $21,879 from 45 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 301 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in optician. 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. Grosner 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 ▲ 119 Medicare services $21,879 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary

Medicare Utilization ↗
119
Medicare services
Bottom 12% in NY for optician
Lower Medicare volume may reflect subspecialty focus, hospital-based work, or a higher share of non-Medicare patients.
119
Unique beneficiaries
$244
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →
~6 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
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.
29 $124 $200
Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity
Initial hospital inpatient or observation care for a new patient involving moderate-level medical decision making, with at least 55 minutes total time on the date of the encounter.
27 $101 $175
Endoscopic vein harvest
A surgical procedure to remove a vein using an endoscope, which is a thin, lighted tube inserted through small incisions.
20 $11 $30
Home health plan of care certification
Certification by a physician or allowed practitioner for Medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care. This includes contacting the home health agency and reviewing reports of patient status required by physicians.
16 $40 $78
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.
15 $1,215 $3,000
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.
12 $307 $1,042
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.
22.7% high complexity
0.0% medium
77.3% routine

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$21,879
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $3,126/year across 7 years
Top 8% in NY for optician
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
45
Companies
301
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
$13,659 (62.4%)
Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$8,220 (37.6%)

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$1,738
2023
$1,369
2022
$1,496
2021
$748
2020
$775
2019
$7,954
2018
$7,800

Payments by company (2024)

Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
ABIOMED
$740
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$383
Getinge USA Sales, LLC
$187
ATRICURE, INC.
$156
Becton, Dickinson and Company
$53
Baxter Healthcare
$51
Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corporation
$26
Artivion, Inc.
$24
Bolton Medical Inc
$24
Abbott Laboratories
$22
Smith+Nephew, Inc.
$21
Davol Inc.
$18
Ethicon US, LLC
$18
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$14
Top 3 companies account for 75.4% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$15,758
ABIOMED
$1,314
Boston Scientific Corporation
$685
ATRICURE, INC.
$499
Medtronic, Inc.
$404
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$325
Getinge USA Sales, LLC
$306
Smith+Nephew, Inc.
$268
AtriCure, Inc.
$231
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$231
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$177
Abbott Laboratories
$169
Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corporation
$139
Chiesi USA, Inc.
$136
Baxter Healthcare
$89
Avanos Medical
$87
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$79
Stryker Corporation
$70
Melinta Therapeutics, Inc.
$67
ConvaTec Inc.
$66
Smith & Nephew, Inc.
$62
PFIZER INC.
$60
Becton, Dickinson and Company
$53
Corcym Inc
$49
Prodigy Surgical Distribution, Inc.
$48
Ethicon US, LLC
$44
KCI USA, Inc.
$40
Maquet Cardiovascular U.S. Sales, L.L.C.
$40
CryoLife, Inc.
$31
LivaNova USA, Inc.
$31
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation
$29
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$28
COVIDIEN LP
$27
CHIESI USA, INC.
$26
Medtronic USA, Inc.
$25
Artivion, Inc.
$24
Bolton Medical Inc
$24
KLS-Martin L.P.
$22
Covidien LP
$20
Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc.
$19
Davol Inc.
$18
Integra LifeSciences Corporation
$18
Philips Electronics North America Corporation
$15
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$14
ClearFlow Inc.
$11
Top 3 companies account for 81.2% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
3F · ACT PLUS · ACTICOAT 4" X 4" · ALLEVYN Classic · ALLEVYN HEEL 10.5CM X 13.5CM CTN 5 · ANDEXXA · AQUACEL AG · AQUAMANTYS · ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM · ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION · ATRICURE CRYOICE CRYOSPHERE CRYOABLATION SYSTEM · ATRICURE CRYOSURGICAL SYSTEM · ATRICURE SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM · AVELLE · Acticoat Range · Affinity · Affinity Fusion · Allevyn · Amplia MRI · Assure WCD · AtriCure AtriClip LAA Exclusion System · Avalus · BONESEAL 2X2.5 GRAM INGOT · BRIDION · BRILINTA · Baxdela · Bio-Medicus · Bridge · CAMZYOS · CARDIOMEMS · CARDIOSAVE HYBRID · CARPENTIER-EDWARDS PERIMOUNT MAGNA MITRAL EASE PERICARDIAL BIOPROSTHESIS · CCOmbo Pulmonary Artery Catheters · CDI BLOOD PARAMETER MONITORING SYSTEM 550 · CHANTIX · CLEVIPREX · CLEVIPREX 25MG/50ML · COREVALVE EVOLUT R · COSEAL · CRYOVALVE SG PULMONARY HUMAN HEART VALVE · Capiox · CardioRoot · Carpentier-Edwards Physio Annuloplasty Ring · Crescent Catheter · EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM · EDWARDS INTUITY Elite valve system · EMBLEM · EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX · Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve · Epi-Sense Guided Coagulation System with VisiTrax · FLOSEAL · FUSION · GENERAL THERAPIES · Heartstring · INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE · INSPIRIS RESILIA aortic valve · Impella · Integra · KONECT RESILIA · LifeSPARC System · MC3 Crescent Jugular Dual Lumen Catheter · MITRIS RESILIA Mitral Valve · MONOCRYL · Models · N/A · ON-Q PUMP AND ACCESSORIES · ON-Q* PUMP AND ACCESSORIES · On-X · PERCEVAL · PERCLOSE PROSTYLE · PICO · PICO 7 Single Use Negative Pressure Wound Therapy · PICO Single Use Negative Pressure Wound Therapy · PICO7 · PREVENA · Perceval · PleuraFlow · Progel Applicator Spray Tips · SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA · SITUATE · SURGICEL NU-KNIT · SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM · Sarns · SenSmart · Surgipro · TI-CRON · TREO ABDOMINAL STENT-GRAFT SYSTEM · TYPE B PLUG · Tendyne Mitral Valve System · VASOVIEW · Vabomere · Vasoview Hemopro 2 · XARELTO · autoLog
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 (62%) are consulting fees, which typically reflect recognized clinical expertise sought by manufacturers. Total industry engagement is in the top 8% for optician in NY.

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Geographic Context

Opticians within 10 mi
964
Per 100K population
101.5
County median income
$71,175
Nearest hospital
KALEIDA HEALTH
1.6 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. Grosner is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with consulting-driven industry engagement in the top 8% of NY 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. Grosner experienced with new patient office visit (45-59 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Grosner performed 29 new patient office visit (45-59 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. Grosner receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Grosner received a total of $21,879 from 45 companies across 301 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. Grosner's costs compare to other opticians in Buffalo?
Dr. Grosner's average Medicare payment per service is $244. 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. Grosner) 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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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. Payments from industry are legal and do not indicate wrongdoing. 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 →