Dr. Robert Y. Rhee, MD
Vascular Surgery (Vascular Surgery Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry (1988)
- Years since graduation
- 38
- In the NPI registry since
- 2006
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 685
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
- 1988Medical school: University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
- 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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Vascular Surgery Physician primary
NY license 179130 · PA license MD055803L
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY
Medical groups
- Mmc University Vascular Surgeons (10 clinicians)
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
- 685
- Services billed
- 1,462
- Patients’ average age
- 78
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 210 | 202 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 189 | 156 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 151 | 126 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 142 | 126 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | 140 | 124 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | 96 | 96 |
| Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts | 95 | 74 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | 77 | 77 |
| Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 72 | 67 |
| Ultrasound of one leg arteries or artery grafts | 69 | 57 |
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, 14 companies reported 58 payments worth $44,313 in total to this clinician.
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | $36,030 |
|---|---|
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $7,415 |
| Abbott Laboratories | $258 |
| Baxter Healthcare | $140 |
| Cook Medical LLC | $116 |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $82.08 |
| Innovation Technologies Inc | $58.33 |
| Stryker Corporation | $48.78 |
| Consulting Fee | $40,184 |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $2,428 |
| Travel and Lodging | $1,695 |
| Education | $5.75 |
What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. Nov 21, 2025 | Consulting Fee GORE TAG Conformable Thoracic Endoprosthesis; EXCLUDER Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis with Active Control; GORE TAG Thoracic Branch Endoprosthesis · Devices | $10,200 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. Nov 21, 2025 | Consulting Fee GORE TAG Thoracic Branch Endoprosthesis; GORE TAG Conformable Thoracic Endoprosthesis; EXCLUDER Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis with Active Control · Devices | $8,160 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. Oct 17, 2025 | Consulting Fee Product in Development · Devices | $7,820 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. Nov 21, 2025 | Consulting Fee GORE TAG Conformable Thoracic Endoprosthesis; GORE TAG Thoracic Branch Endoprosthesis; EXCLUDER Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis with Active Control · Devices | $5,440 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation Mar 27, 2025 | Consulting Fee General - Therapies · General - Therapies_PI | $4,688 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. Oct 17, 2025 | Consulting Fee Product in Development · Devices | $2,720 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation Mar 27, 2025 | Consulting Fee General - Therapies · General - Therapies_PI | $1,000 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation Feb 20, 2025 | Travel and Lodging General - Therapies · General - Therapies_PI · travel to Minneapolis, MN · in-kind | $539 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation Feb 20, 2025 | Travel and Lodging General - Therapies · General - Therapies_PI · travel to Minneapolis, MN · in-kind | $231 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. Jun 7, 2025 | Travel and Lodging GORE EXCLUDER Thoracoabdominal Branch Endoprosthesis · Devices · travel to New Orleans, LA · in-kind | $206 |
All 19 payments other than meals, newest first
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. Nov 21, 2025 | Consulting Fee GORE TAG Conformable Thoracic Endoprosthesis; EXCLUDER Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis with Active Control; GORE TAG Thoracic Branch Endoprosthesis · Devices | $10,200 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. Nov 21, 2025 | Consulting Fee GORE TAG Thoracic Branch Endoprosthesis; GORE TAG Conformable Thoracic Endoprosthesis; EXCLUDER Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis with Active Control · Devices | $8,160 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. Nov 21, 2025 | Consulting Fee GORE TAG Conformable Thoracic Endoprosthesis; GORE TAG Thoracic Branch Endoprosthesis; EXCLUDER Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis with Active Control · Devices | $5,440 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. Nov 21, 2025 | Travel and Lodging GORE TAG Thoracic Branch Endoprosthesis; EXCLUDER Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis with Active Control; GORE TAG Conformable Thoracic Endoprosthesis · Devices · travel to Adelaide, Australia · in-kind | $167 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. Nov 21, 2025 | Travel and Lodging GORE TAG Thoracic Branch Endoprosthesis; EXCLUDER Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis with Active Control; GORE TAG Conformable Thoracic Endoprosthesis · Devices · travel to Adelaide, Australia · in-kind | $101 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. Nov 21, 2025 | Travel and Lodging EXCLUDER Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis with Active Control; GORE TAG Thoracic Branch Endoprosthesis; GORE TAG Conformable Thoracic Endoprosthesis · Devices · travel to Adelaide, Australia · in-kind | $69.68 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. Nov 21, 2025 | Travel and Lodging GORE TAG Thoracic Branch Endoprosthesis; EXCLUDER Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis with Active Control; GORE TAG Conformable Thoracic Endoprosthesis · Devices · travel to Adelaide, Australia · in-kind | $13.13 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. Oct 17, 2025 | Consulting Fee Product in Development · Devices | $7,820 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. Oct 17, 2025 | Consulting Fee Product in Development · Devices | $2,720 |
| Cook Medical LLC Aug 25, 2025 | Education ZENITH SPIRAL-Z · Aortic Intervention | $5.75 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. Jun 7, 2025 | Travel and Lodging GORE EXCLUDER Thoracoabdominal Branch Endoprosthesis · Devices · travel to New Orleans, LA · in-kind | $206 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation Mar 27, 2025 | Consulting Fee General - Therapies · General - Therapies_PI | $4,688 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation Mar 27, 2025 | Consulting Fee General - Therapies · General - Therapies_PI | $1,000 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation Mar 27, 2025 | Consulting Fee General - Therapies · General - Therapies_PI | $156 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation Mar 27, 2025 | Travel and Lodging General - Therapies · General - Therapies_PI · travel to Minneapolis, MN | $146 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation Feb 21, 2025 | Travel and Lodging General - Therapies · General - Therapies_PI · travel to Minneapolis, MN · in-kind | $34.11 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation Feb 20, 2025 | Travel and Lodging General - Therapies · General - Therapies_PI · travel to Minneapolis, MN · in-kind | $539 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation Feb 20, 2025 | Travel and Lodging General - Therapies · General - Therapies_PI · travel to Minneapolis, MN · in-kind | $231 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation Feb 20, 2025 | Travel and Lodging General - Therapies · General - Therapies_PI · travel to Minneapolis, MN · in-kind | $188 |
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.
Industry-funded research
Named as a principal investigator on 2 industry-funded studies in 2025, from 1 companies. The companies reported $480 in research payments for these studies, mostly to the institutions running them.
- ENCHANT
Medtronic, Inc. - DISSECT-N
Medtronic, Inc.
From CMS Open Payments research payments, where companies name up to five principal investigators per payment. Research payments usually go to hospitals, universities and research sites, not to the investigator personally. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing.