Gert Diederick Victor Pretorius, MD
NPI 1629385836ActiveIndividual· Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)· San Diego, CA
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) (MD) with The Emory Clinic Inc, practicing in San Diego, California. Mostly services rather than prescriptions: Medicare paid $200,685 for 92 patients in 2024, with only 11 Part D claims. Abiomed was the largest of 5 companies reporting payments in 2025, $459.34 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Emory University Hospital and 1 other hospital as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1629385836 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Sep 9, 2010 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jun 19, 2025 |
| Certified by provider | Jun 19, 2025 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Primary | 208G00000X | A113774 | CA |
| Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | 208G00000X | 113774 | CA |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Cardiac Surgery (CA); Practitioner - Cardiac Surgery (GA) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 92 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 315 across 64 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $200,685 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 11 · 19 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Total drug cost | $1,492 |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 1993 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Cardiac Surgery |
| Secondary specialties | General Surgery, Thoracic Surgery |
Medical group
- The Emory Clinic IncAtlanta, GA · 3,568 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Emory University HospitalAtlanta, GA
- Emory University Hospital MidtownAtlanta, GA
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$459.34 · 6 payments from 5 companies
- 2024$5,099 · 8 payments from 5 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Abiomed | $194.53 | 2 |
| Xvivo Perfusion Inc. | $139.70 | 1 |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $61.99 | 1 |
| Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc. | $36.80 | 1 |
| Baxter Healthcare | $26.32 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$459.34 · 6 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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