Dr. Gary Kline, MD
Cardiothoracic Surgery (Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- Wayne State University School of Medicine (1986)
- Years since graduation
- 40
- In the NPI registry since
- 2006
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 67
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. NPIs were first issued in May 2005 and became required on claims in 2007–2008, so an early date usually means the clinician was already in practice before then. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 1986Medical school: Wayne State University School of Medicine
- 2006Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date) — NPIs began in 2005, so practice likely started earlier
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
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Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician primary
NY license 200213
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack, NJ
- Holy Name Medical Center Teaneck, NJ
- Hackensack Meridian Health PAscack Valley Medical Westwood, NJ
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 67
- Services billed
- 1,190
- Patients’ average age
- 77
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | 1,087 | 67 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | 58 | 53 |
| Change of breathing tube in windpipe | 19 | 15 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 14 | 13 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 6 companies reported 18 payments worth $2,584 in total to this clinician.
| Convatec Inc. | $2,355 |
|---|---|
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $139 |
| Angiodynamics, Inc. | $32.62 |
| Becton, Dickinson and Company | $22.16 |
| Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. | $18.81 |
| Merit Medical Systems Inc | $16.36 |
| Travel and Lodging | $1,562 |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $1,022 |
What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Convatec Inc. Mar 15, 2025 | Travel and Lodging INNOVAMATRIX AC · ADVANCED WOUND CARE · travel to TAMPA, FL | $935 |
| Convatec Inc. Mar 15, 2025 | Travel and Lodging INNOVAMATRIX AC · ADVANCED WOUND CARE · travel to TAMPA, FL | $406 |
| Convatec Inc. Mar 15, 2025 | Travel and Lodging INNOVAMATRIX AC · ADVANCED WOUND CARE · travel to TAMPA, FL | $221 |
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.