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Dr. Heron Baumgarten

General Surgery (Surgery Physician)

At a glance

In the NPI registry since
2014

The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is

Education and training

  • 2014Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)

Medicare’s Care Compare data doesn’t list this clinician’s medical school. Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).

Specialties and state licenses

  • Surgery Physician primary
    KY license 55207
  • Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program

As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.

Map: General Surgery per capita by county →

Payments from drug and device companies

In 2025, 1 companies reported 11 payments worth $1,959 in total to this clinician.

By company
Atricure, Inc.$1,959
By type
Travel and Lodging$1,535
Food and Beverage$424

What the payments were for

Largest payments other than meals
DateCompanyWhat it was forAmount
Feb 20, 2025Atricure, Inc.
Feb 20, 2025
Travel and Lodging
AtriCure cryoICE Cryoablation System (CRYO2) · CARDIOVASCULAR · travel to PHEONIX, AZ · in-kind
$651
Jan 8, 2025Atricure, Inc.
Jan 8, 2025
Travel and Lodging
AtriCure cryoICE Cryoablation System (CRYO2) · CARDIOVASCULAR · travel to PHOENIX, AZ · in-kind
$483
Feb 21, 2025Atricure, Inc.
Feb 21, 2025
Travel and Lodging
AtriCure cryoICE Cryoablation System (CRYO2) · CARDIOVASCULAR · travel to PHOENIX, AZ · in-kind
$307
Feb 10, 2025Atricure, Inc.
Feb 10, 2025
Travel and Lodging
AtriCure cryoICE Cryoablation System (CRYO2) · CARDIOVASCULAR · travel to PHOENIX, AZ · in-kind
$94.00

Each payment as the company reported it, with the products it named. Meals are counted in the totals above but not listed one by one.

From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.

Who received the most in Kentucky →

Other General Surgery clinicians in Louisville

Sources

NPI registry (CMS NPPES, November 2026; record last updated August 25, 2021), Medicare Care Compare, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024) and Open Payments (2025). Information is self-reported or billed data and may be out of date; call before visiting.

NPI 1003226465. Official NPI registry record (opens in a new tab). Clinicians can correct their information in NPPES; changes appear here after our next monthly update.