Alfred Albano, MD
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Grand Rapids, MINPI 1609054394
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — speaking fees (45.7%), food and beverage and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 13 manufacturers reported payments, led by E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. at 55.3% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2022 at $9,491 and has fallen 73.5% since, to $2,515 in 2025.
Across 122 payments — averaging $191.95 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.$13K
- Abbott$5K
- Medtronic$3K
- Philips North America LLC$1K
- Boston Scientific$498
- Biosense Webster, Inc.$403
- plus $852 from 7 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$2,65011%
- Speaking & faculty fees$10,71146%
- Travel & lodging$4,37019%
- Food & beverage$5,68724%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 16 | $12,949 |
| Abbott | 31 | $4,891 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 46 | $2,613 |
| Philips North America LLC | 6 | $1,212 |
| Boston Scientific | 4 | $498 |
| Biosense Webster, Inc. | 4 | $403 |
| Atricure, Inc. | 3 | $211 |
| Irhythm Technologies, Inc. | 2 | $192 |
| Acutus Medical, Inc. | 1 | $161 |
| Novo Nordisk | 1 | $124 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 5 | $86 |
| Stereotaxis Inc | 2 | $58 |
| AstraZeneca | 1 | $21 |
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.
- ELIQUIS$11,175
- AVEIR$3,876
- CVX-300$900
- EVERA MRI XT DR SURESCAN$709
- NA$456
- Micra$442
- Carto 3$282
- ZIO XT Patch$173
- Zio monitor$173
- EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX$173
- Rhythmia Mapping System$169
- AFFERA MAPPING SYSTEM$160
- ENSITE PRECISION$155
- GENERAL EP$141
- ENSITE$135
- IGT D Serv Und$125
- Wegovy$124
- Allure Quadra RF CRT Pacemaker$114
- CryoConsole$106
How this compares
$23,418 in reported general payments places this provider in the 60th percentile of 105 clinical cardiac electrophysiology providers in Michigan.
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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.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| EliquisApixaban | 920 | $1,159,624 |
| XareltoRivaroxaban | 314 | $391,143 |
| EntrestoSacubitril/Valsartan | 37 | $42,890 |
| Dofetilide | 127 | $28,866 |
| Flecainide Acetate | 405 | $19,437 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | 694 | $17,638 |
| Amiodarone Hcl | 674 | $13,602 |
| JardianceEmpagliflozin | 15 | $10,491 |
| Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)Diltiazem Hcl | 112 | $5,505 |
| SotalolSotalol Hcl | 191 | $4,990 |
| Propafenone Hcl ErPropafenone Hcl | 11 | $3,221 |
| Mexiletine Hcl | 14 | $2,403 |
| Carvedilol | 87 | $1,429 |
| Losartan Potassium | 80 | $1,383 |
| Losartan-HydrochlorothiazideLosartan/Hydrochlorothiazide | 41 | $1,028 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Companies that both paid and supply prescribed drugs
These companies both reported payments to this provider and make drugs the provider prescribed under Medicare Part D in 2024. For most specialties this overlap is expected — a cardiologist who is paid by a cardiology drugmaker also treats heart disease. It is shown so the reader can see it, not because it implies anything on its own.
| Company | Paid to this provider | Part D cost of their drugs |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson & JohnsonXarelto | $86 | $391,143314 claims |
Reading this fairly. The Part D column is what drug plans and patients paid pharmacies — this provider received none of it, and it reflects how many patients they treat and what those drugs cost. Against peers, this provider's reported payments sit in the 60th percentile of 105 clinical cardiac electrophysiology providers in Michigan.
Other clinical cardiac electrophysiology in Grand Rapids
- Andre GauriGrand Rapids$126K
- Nagib ChalfounGrand Rapids$61K
- Andrew LacombeGrand Rapids$52K
- Sinan TankutGrand Rapids$48K
- Jayson BamanGrand Rapids$38K
- Wassim JawadGrand Rapids$16K
- Sanjay DandamudiGrand Rapids$15K
- Randy LiebermanDetroit$1.2M
- Asim YunusSaginaw$236K
- Jackson LiangAnn Arbor$229K
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.