Matthew Danter, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) · Kansas City, KSNPI 1497164727
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — consulting fees (45.4%), speaking fees and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. Abbott accounts for 63.7% of it on its own, with 8 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $44,868 and has fallen 96.8% since, to $1,453 in 2025. Among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) clinicians in KS with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 5% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 172 payments — averaging $499.09 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Abbott$55K
- Medtronic$20K
- Atricure, Inc.$9K
- Abiomed$1K
- Paragonix Technologies, Inc.$852
- Dilon Technologies, Inc.$409
- plus $86 from 3 others
Across 51 payments — averaging $2335.49 each. Payments tied to a research study. These frequently flow through the physician to a hospital or research institution rather than to the physician personally.
- Abbott$88K
- Medtronic$31K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$39,01345%
- Speaking & faculty fees$20,50024%
- Travel & lodging$19,53323%
- Food & beverage$6,7998%
General payments by program year
Who reported the general payments
Companies are grouped under their corporate parent — a single manufacturer often files under several CMS reporting entities. Research and ownership payments are counted separately and are not in this table.
| Company | Payments | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Abbott | 92 | $54,725 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 43 | $19,691 |
| Atricure, Inc. | 14 | $8,808 |
| Abiomed | 6 | $1,273 |
| Paragonix Technologies, Inc. | 8 | $852 |
| Dilon Technologies, Inc. | 5 | $409 |
| ZOLL Services LLC (a/k/a ZOLL Lifecor Corp) | 2 | $46 |
| Davol Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Cvrx, Inc. | 1 | $19 |
What the payments were tied to
Products named in the reported payments. Only payments of $100 or more are attributed here — the typical reported payment nationally is a meal worth about $16, and listing those product-by-product would be noise.
- THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT$23,947
- HeartWare HVAD$17,608
- HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Dev$13,371
- JETi All In One Non-Sterile Kit$8,672
- CardioMEMS HF System$6,750
- Impella$978
- SherpaCool Box$748
- Paragonix SherpaPak Cardiac Transport System$509
- CARDIOMEMS$381
- Shipper Box$374
- HemoBlast Bellows$250
- CTS Canister Box$239
- HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Assist Device$119
- COBALT DR MRI SURESCAN$106
How this compares
$85,844 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 42 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) providers in Kansas.
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Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Other thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) in Kansas City
- Keith AllenKansas City$2M
- Jessica HeimesKansas City$89K
- Emmanuel DaonKansas City$47K
- George ZornKansas City$39K
- Omar AlmoghrabiKansas City$13K
- Jordan WilkersonKansas City$12K
- Chad CashKansas City$9K
- Todd CrawfordKansas City$8K
- James ZornKansas City$7K
- Alykhan NagjiKansas City$5K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.