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Dr. Gurion S. Lantz

Cardiothoracic Surgery (Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician)

  • Medicare participating

At a glance

Years since graduation
13
In the NPI registry since
2013
Medicare patients seen, 2024
170

Licensed in Washington since 2019, according to the Washington State Department of Health. We show license dates only for the states that publish them in bulk; see which states do. For other states, check the state medical board.

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

  • 2013Medical school: Oregon Health Sciences University School of Medicine
  • 2013Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)

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

  • Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician primary
    OR license MD194652 · WA license MD60972621 (first issued 2019; active)

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

Map: Cardiothoracic Surgery per capita by county →

Where they work

Hospitals

Medical groups

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
170
Services billed
217
Patients’ average age
77
Most frequent Medicare services, 2023
ServiceTimesPatients
New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes5252
Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery4242
New patient office or other outpatient visit, 15-29 minutes1515

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 66 payments worth $6,652 in total to this clinician.

By type
Travel and Lodging$3,329
Food and Beverage$2,838
Consulting Fee$485

What the payments were for

Largest payments other than meals
DateCompanyWhat it was forAmount
Sep 25, 2025Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
Sep 25, 2025
Travel and Lodging
travel to Irvine, CA · in-kind
$726
Oct 8, 2025Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
Oct 8, 2025
Travel and Lodging
travel to Irvine, CA · in-kind
$496
Apr 29, 2025Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
Apr 29, 2025
Consulting Fee$485
Sep 11, 2025Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
Sep 11, 2025
Travel and Lodging
travel to Denver, CO · in-kind
$300
Aug 8, 2025Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
Aug 8, 2025
Travel and Lodging
travel to Denver, CO · in-kind
$275
May 16, 2025Medtronic, Inc.
May 16, 2025
Travel and Lodging
COREVALVE EVOLUT R · Transcatheter Valve Systems · travel to Santa Ana, CA · in-kind
$238
Jun 5, 2025Medtronic, Inc.
Jun 5, 2025
Travel and Lodging
COREVALVE EVOLUT R · Transcatheter Valve Systems · travel to Santa Ana, CA · in-kind
$225
Jul 28, 2025Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
Jul 28, 2025
Travel and Lodging
travel to Denver, CO · in-kind
$223
May 16, 2025Medtronic, Inc.
May 16, 2025
Travel and Lodging
COREVALVE EVOLUT R · Transcatheter Valve Systems · travel to Santa Ana, CA · in-kind
$213
Jul 28, 2025Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
Jul 28, 2025
Travel and Lodging
travel to Denver, CO · in-kind
$211
All 24 payments other than meals, newest first
All payments other than meals
DateCompanyWhat it was forAmount
Oct 8, 2025Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
Oct 8, 2025
Travel and Lodging
travel to Irvine, CA · in-kind
$496
Oct 6, 2025Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
Oct 6, 2025
Travel and Lodging
travel to Irvine, CA · in-kind
$19.70
Oct 6, 2025Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
Oct 6, 2025
Travel and Lodging
travel to Irvine, CA · in-kind
$19.70
Oct 6, 2025Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
Oct 6, 2025
Travel and Lodging
travel to Irvine, CA · in-kind
$19.70
Oct 6, 2025Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
Oct 6, 2025
Travel and Lodging
travel to Irvine, CA · in-kind
$7.14
Oct 6, 2025Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
Oct 6, 2025
Travel and Lodging
travel to Irvine, CA · in-kind
$5.45
Oct 6, 2025Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
Oct 6, 2025
Travel and Lodging
travel to Irvine, CA · in-kind
$5.16
Oct 3, 2025Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
Oct 3, 2025
Travel and Lodging
travel to Irvine, CA · in-kind
$43.47
Oct 2, 2025Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
Oct 2, 2025
Travel and Lodging
travel to Irvine, CA · in-kind
$30.73
Sep 25, 2025Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
Sep 25, 2025
Travel and Lodging
travel to Irvine, CA · in-kind
$726
Sep 11, 2025Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
Sep 11, 2025
Travel and Lodging
travel to Denver, CO · in-kind
$300
Aug 8, 2025Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
Aug 8, 2025
Travel and Lodging
travel to Denver, CO · in-kind
$275
Jul 28, 2025Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
Jul 28, 2025
Travel and Lodging
travel to Denver, CO · in-kind
$223
Jul 28, 2025Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
Jul 28, 2025
Travel and Lodging
travel to Denver, CO · in-kind
$211
Jul 8, 2025Medtronic, Inc.
Jul 8, 2025
Travel and Lodging
COREVALVE EVOLUT R · Transcatheter Valve Systems · travel to Santa Ana, CA · in-kind
$67.15
Jun 6, 2025Medtronic, Inc.
Jun 6, 2025
Travel and Lodging
COREVALVE EVOLUT R · Transcatheter Valve Systems · travel to Santa Ana, CA · in-kind
$44.56
Jun 5, 2025Medtronic, Inc.
Jun 5, 2025
Travel and Lodging
COREVALVE EVOLUT R · Transcatheter Valve Systems · travel to Santa Ana, CA · in-kind
$225
Jun 5, 2025Medtronic, Inc.
Jun 5, 2025
Travel and Lodging
COREVALVE EVOLUT R · Transcatheter Valve Systems · travel to Santa Ana, CA · in-kind
$124
Jun 5, 2025Medtronic, Inc.
Jun 5, 2025
Travel and Lodging
COREVALVE EVOLUT R · Transcatheter Valve Systems · travel to Santa Ana, CA · in-kind
$25.31
May 16, 2025Medtronic, Inc.
May 16, 2025
Travel and Lodging
COREVALVE EVOLUT R · Transcatheter Valve Systems · travel to Santa Ana, CA · in-kind
$238
May 16, 2025Medtronic, Inc.
May 16, 2025
Travel and Lodging
COREVALVE EVOLUT R · Transcatheter Valve Systems · travel to Santa Ana, CA · in-kind
$213
May 16, 2025Medtronic, Inc.
May 16, 2025
Travel and Lodging
COREVALVE EVOLUT R · Transcatheter Valve Systems · travel to Santa Ana, CA · in-kind
$4.68
May 16, 2025Medtronic, Inc.
May 16, 2025
Travel and Lodging
COREVALVE EVOLUT R · Transcatheter Valve Systems · travel to Santa Ana, CA · in-kind
$4.68
Apr 29, 2025Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
Apr 29, 2025
Consulting Fee$485

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 Oregon →

Other Cardiothoracic Surgery clinicians in Portland

Sources

NPI registry (CMS NPPES, November 2026; record last updated July 16, 2025), 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 1972949253. Official NPI registry record (opens in a new tab). Clinicians can correct their information in NPPES; changes appear here after our next monthly update.