Robert Heller, MD
Neurological Surgery · Boston, MANPI 1932547395
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — food and beverage (48.4%), consulting fees and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 12 manufacturers reported payments, led by Surgical Specialties Corporation (US), Inc. (dba Corza Medical) at 37.7% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $972, more than ten times the $43 reported in 2019. That places this record below the midpoint for neurological surgery clinicians in MA, where the typical reported total is $3,500.
Across 15 payments — averaging $132.80 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Surgical Specialties Corporation (US), Inc. (dba Corza Medical)$750
- Stryker$409
- Mizuho America, Inc.$358
- Acclarent, Inc$124
- Amgen$122
- Boston Scientific$60
- plus $169 from 6 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$75038%
- Travel & lodging$27814%
- Food & beverage$96448%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Surgical Specialties Corporation (US), Inc. (dba Corza Medical) | 1 | $750 |
| Stryker | 2 | $409 |
| Mizuho America, Inc. | 2 | $358 |
| Acclarent, Inc | 1 | $124 |
| Amgen | 1 | $122 |
| Boston Scientific | 1 | $60 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 2 | $46 |
| Clearpoint Neuro, Inc. | 1 | $39 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $25 |
| Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $24 |
| Zimmer Biomet | 1 | $19 |
| Baxter Healthcare | 1 | $15 |
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.
- N/A$131
- TruDi Nav Cable$124
- UPLIZNA$122
How this compares
$1,992 in reported general payments places this provider in the 40th percentile of 183 neurological surgery providers in Massachusetts.
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 neurological surgery in Boston
- Simcha WellerBoston$905K
- Aman PatelBoston$734K
- Alireza AtriBoston$503K
- Myron RolleBoston$290K
- John ChiBoston$280K
- Philipp TausskyBoston$224K
- Robert RichardsonBoston$190K
- Brendon BootBoston$149K
- Muhammad Abd-El-BarrBoston$140K
- Brian NahedBoston$97K
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.