Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Samuel Vester, M.D.

Surgery · Cincinnati, OH
Practice pattern: Interventional & Cardiac — Practice combining interventional and cardiac services
Low-engagement
3188 BELLEVUE AVE, Cincinnati, OH 45219
5134758787
In practice since 2006 (20 years)
NPI: 1629008628 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. Vester

Dr. Samuel Vester is a surgery specialist in Cincinnati, OH, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Vester performed 29 Medicare services across 29 unique beneficiaries.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Vester received a total of $5,878 from 37 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 174 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in 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. Vester 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 ▲ 29 Medicare services $5,878 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary

Medicare Utilization ↗
29
Medicare services
Bottom 6% in OH for surgery
Lower Medicare volume may reflect subspecialty focus, hospital-based work, or a higher share of non-Medicare patients.
29
Unique beneficiaries
$364
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →
~1 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
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 $580 $2,572
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.
 13 $97 $247
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.
55.2% high complexity
0.0% medium
44.8% routine

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$5,878
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $840/year across 7 years
Top 28% in OH for surgery
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
37
Companies
174
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
$5,878 (100.0%)

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$265
2023
$779
2022
$871
2021
$986
2020
$881
2019
$1,422
2018
$673

Payments by company (2024)

Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Abbott Laboratories
$167
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$98
Top 3 companies account for 100.0% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$2,150
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$1,062
Medtronic, Inc.
$647
AtriCure, Inc.
$424
ATRICURE, INC.
$207
Abbott Laboratories
$167
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$164
ABIOMED
$147
Getinge USA Sales, LLC
$110
Chiesi USA, Inc.
$94
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.
$68
Baxter Healthcare
$56
KLS-Martin L.P.
$52
Artivion, Inc.
$47
CVRx, Inc.
$44
Ethicon US, LLC
$40
BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
$38
LSI SOLUTIONS INC
$35
LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.
$26
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
$25
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$22
iRhythm Technologies, Inc.
$21
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$19
Sanara MedTech Inc.
$19
Cook Medical LLC
$19
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$18
Amgen Inc.
$17
Dilon Technologies, Inc.
$16
HemoSonics LLC
$16
BAXTER HEALTHCARE
$16
ClearFlow Inc.
$16
Medistim USA, Inc.
$15
AngioDynamics, Inc.
$15
Aziyo Biologics, Inc.
$14
PFIZER INC.
$11
Becton, Dickinson and Company
$11
Outset Medical Inc
$10
Top 3 companies account for 65.7% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
3F · ARTEGRAFT VASCULAR GRAFT · ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM · ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION · ATRICURE CRYOICE CRYOSPHERE CRYOABLATION SYSTEM · ATRICURE CRYOSURGICAL SYSTEM · ATRICURE SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM · AVALUS · AngioVac · AtriCure AtriClip LAA Exclusion System · AtriCure Cryosurgical System · Avalus · Barostim Neo System · CHANTIX · CLEVIPREX · COOK · COR KNOT · COSEAL · Cardiohelp · CellerateRx · ECM Patch · EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM · EDWARDS INTUITY Elite valve system · EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) · EPIC · Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve · Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve · FLOSEAL · GENERAL TACHY · HARMONIC Product Family · HEMOBLAST BELLOWS · INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE · INSPIRIS RESILIA aortic valve · Impella · KENGREAL · KEYTRUDA · LUMAKRAS · LifeVest · MONOCRYL · MOSAIC · MiraQ · Mosaic · ON-X AORTIC HEART VALVE WITH CONFORM-X SEWING RING AND EXTENDED HOLDER · PERI-STRIPS DRY · PRALUENT ALIROCUMAB INJECTION · PREVELEAK · Pleuraflow System with FlowGlide · Pouch · QUNATRA QPLUS SYSTEM · SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA · Simulus · SternaLock Blu · ThoreconRigid Fixation · ZIO Patch
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

Surgerists within 10 mi
187
Per 100K population
22.6
County median income
$70,816
Nearest hospital
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER, LLC
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. Vester is an interventional & cardiac specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with low-engagement industry engagement, 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. Vester experienced with transcatheter aortic valve replacement via femoral artery?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Vester performed 16 transcatheter aortic valve replacement via femoral artery 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. Vester receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Vester received a total of $5,878 from 37 companies across 174 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. Vester's costs compare to other surgerists in Cincinnati?
Dr. Vester's average Medicare payment per service is $364. 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. Vester) 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.

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 →