Medicare Enrolled
Dr. Konstadinos Plestis, M.D.
Thoracic Surgery · Abington, PA
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology
— Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
Informational, not a quality rating.
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What this data tells you about Dr. Plestis
Dr. Konstadinos Plestis is a thoracic surgery specialist in Abington, PA, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Plestis performed 262 Medicare services in 2023. These records do not provide a deduplicated patient total.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Plestis received a total of $70,758 from 33 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 374 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. Plestis 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 of NPI registration
▲ Top 32% volume in PA
$70,758 industry payments
Medicare Practice Summary — 2023
Medicare Utilization ↗262
Medicare services
Top 32% in PA for thoracic surgery
Not available
Unique patients (not deduplicated)
$577
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →
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, complex (60-74 min) | 34 | $144 | $425 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity Initial hospital inpatient or observation care for a new patient involving high-level medical decision making, with at least 75 minutes total time on the date of the encounter. |
30 | $138 | $360 |
| 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. |
28 | $117 | $350 |
| 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. |
25 | $1,203 | $5,690 |
| Aortic valve replacement surgery Surgical replacement of the aortic valve using a heart-lung machine to maintain blood circulation during the procedure. |
22 | $1,529 | $6,300 |
| 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. |
20 | $109 | $350 |
| 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. |
20 | $98 | $190 |
| 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. |
19 | $76 | $275 |
| Mitral valve replacement surgery Surgical replacement of the mitral valve in the heart using a heart-lung machine to maintain circulation during the procedure. |
18 | $2,238 | $6,875 |
| 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. |
13 | $337 | $1,070 |
| Coronary artery bypass graft, 1 graft Surgery to create a new route for blood to flow around a blocked coronary artery using a vein or artery graft. |
11 | $153 | $560 |
| Ascending aorta repair with graft and valve suspension Surgical repair of the ascending aorta using a graft, performed while the patient is on a heart-lung machine, including suspension of the aortic valve. |
11 | $2,003 | $6,850 |
| 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. |
11 | $97 | $245 |
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. These counts do not measure clinical quality or years of experience.
38.2% high complexity
0.0% medium
61.8% routine
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗$70,758
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $10,108/year across 7 years
Top 9% in PA for thoracic surgery
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
33
Companies
374
Payment records
Payments are publicly reported; disclosure does not establish legality · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →
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.
2024
$25,455
2023
$3,514
2022
$6,094
2021
$8,698
2020
$2,349
2019
$3,900
2018
$20,748
Payments by company (2024)
Baxter Healthcare
$15,157
Synthes USA Products LLC
$6,477
ATRICURE, INC.
$1,093
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$894
Abbott Laboratories
$517
Cook Medical LLC
$408
Medtronic, Inc.
$407
Bolton Medical Inc
$142
Ethicon US, LLC
$125
ABIOMED
$100
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$77
Smith+Nephew, Inc.
$26
Paladin Technology Solutions
$17
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$15
Top 3 companies account for 89.3% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Abbott Laboratories
$23,434
Baxter Healthcare
$15,596
Synthes USA Products LLC
$6,477
Getinge USA Sales, LLC
$5,025
AtriCure, Inc.
$4,094
Bolton Medical Inc
$3,138
ATRICURE, INC.
$2,637
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$2,348
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$2,274
Cook Medical LLC
$1,279
Artivion, Inc.
$962
Medtronic, Inc.
$955
ABIOMED
$571
Ethicon US, LLC
$396
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.
$320
KLS-Martin L.P.
$196
BAXTER HEALTHCARE
$192
Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corporation
$160
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$142
CryoLife, Inc.
$91
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$77
Quest Medical Inc.
$63
Inari Medical, Inc.
$61
Boston Scientific Corporation
$52
Maquet Cardiovascular U.S. Sales, L.L.C.
$50
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$30
Smith+Nephew, Inc.
$26
LSI SOLUTIONS INC
$26
MIZUHO AMERICA, INC.
$24
LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.
$18
Paladin Technology Solutions
$17
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
$14
KCI USA, Inc.
$13
Top 3 companies account for 64.3% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
3F · ACC2 CARDIAC CRYOSURGICAL SYSTEM · ACC2 Cardiac Cryosurgical System · ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM · ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION · ATRICURE CRYOICE CRYOABLATION SYSTEM (CRYO2) · ATRICURE CRYOICE CRYOSPHERE CRYOABLATION SYSTEM · ATRICURE CRYOSURGICAL SYSTEM · AVALUS · Aortic and Mitral Tissue Stented Valves · Asahi Fielder coronary guide wire · AtriCure AtriClip LAA Exclusion System · AtriCure Cryosurgical System · AtriCure Synergy Ablation System · Avalus · COOK · COREVALVE EVOLUT R · COSEAL · CRYOVALVE SG PULMONARY HUMAN HEART VALVE · CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT · Cannula - Venous · Cardiac non-SynerGraft · CardioRoot · Cardiohelp · Conformable TAG Thoracic Endoprosthesis · Cook Medical Thoracic · CoreValve Evolut · ECHELON ENDOPATH · EDWARDS INTUITY Elite valve system · EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX · EPIC · ETHICON · EVERPOINT · Endurant · Epi-Sense Guided Coagulation System with VisiTrax · Epic Stented Tissue Valve · FLIXENE · FLOSEAL · General - Embolics · Grafts · HeartMate · HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Assist Device · INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE · INSPIRIS RESILIA aortic valve · Impella · JARDIANCE · LEQVIO · LifeVest · MITRACLIP · MOSAIC · MULTIFUNCTIONAL LINEAR PEN · Mitra Clip system · Models · Mosaic · Myocardial Protection System · NAVITOR · ON-X AORTIC HEART VALVE WITH CONFORM-X SEWING RING AND EXTENDED HOLDER · On-X · PENDITURE · PORTICO · PREVELEAK · PREVENA · PROLENE · Penditure · RAM · RESTOREFLO · Relay Grafts · Relay Plus · RibFix Blu · SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA · STERNALOCK BLU SYSTEM · STRAVIX PL · SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM · SternaLock Blu · TACHOSIL · TERUMO ADVANCED PERFUSION SYSTEM 1 · TISSEEL · TREO ABDOMINAL STENT-GRAFT SYSTEM · Trifecta GT Tissue Heart Valve · Trifecta Tissue Heart Valve · Vascutek · XIENCE SKYPOINT · ZENITH · ZENITH SPIRAL-Z · Zenith Spiral-Z · iCAST
Should you be concerned? Industry payments are disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their purpose, legality, or effect on care. 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 →
Geographic Context
Thoracic surgerists in nearby ZIP areas
137
County median income
$111,521
Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)
JEFFERSON ABINGTON HOSPITAL
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0.0 mi
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. Plestis is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, 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. Plestis experienced with new patient office visit, complex (60-74 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Plestis performed 34 new patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) services. These records cover Medicare fee-for-service activity, including eligible younger beneficiaries; they do not measure total practice volume or clinical quality.
Does Dr. Plestis receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Plestis received a total of $70,758 from 33 companies across 374 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their legality or effect on care. 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. Plestis's costs compare to other thoracic surgerists in Abington?
Dr. Plestis's average Medicare payment per service is $577. 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. Plestis) 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 the presence of registry, enrollment, activity or payment records, not verified experience or clinical quality. 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 →
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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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