Albert Pai, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) · Iowa City, IANPI 1285084814
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — travel and lodging (48.7%), education and food and beverage — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 8 manufacturers reported payments, led by Bolton Medical Inc at 48.7% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2024 at $1,104 and has fallen 80.2% since, to $219 in 2025. That places this record below the midpoint for thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) clinicians in IA, where the typical reported total is $2,703.
Across 14 payments — averaging $161.81 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Bolton Medical Inc$1K
- Abbott$768
- Abiomed$86
- AstraZeneca$68
- Surgical Specialties Corporation (US), Inc. (dba Corza Medical)$64
- Zimmer Biomet$63
- plus $112 from 2 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$1,10449%
- Food & beverage$45520%
- Education$70731%
General payments by program year
Who reported the general payments
Companies are grouped under their corporate parent — a single manufacturer often files under several CMS reporting entities. Research and ownership payments are counted separately and are not in this table.
| Company | Payments | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Bolton Medical Inc | 2 | $1,104 |
| Abbott | 5 | $768 |
| Abiomed | 1 | $86 |
| AstraZeneca | 1 | $68 |
| Surgical Specialties Corporation (US), Inc. (dba Corza Medical) | 1 | $64 |
| Zimmer Biomet | 2 | $63 |
| Intuitive Surgical | 1 | $59 |
| Davol Inc. | 1 | $53 |
What the payments were tied to
Products named in the reported payments. Only payments of $100 or more are attributed here — the typical reported payment nationally is a meal worth about $16, and listing those product-by-product would be noise.
How this compares
$2,265 in reported general payments places this provider in the 45th percentile of 48 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) providers in Iowa.
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Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Other thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) in Iowa City
- Mohammad BashirIowa City$28K
- Anthony PanosIowa City$21K
- John KeechIowa City$14K
- Adnan Al AyoubiIowa City$14K
- Sharon LarsonIowa City$12K
- Kalpaj ParekhIowa City$10K
- Anthony SwatekIowa City$10K
- Evgeny ArshavaIowa City$4K
- Arun SinghalIowa City$4K
- Jeffrey EverettIowa City$3K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.