Ali Khalifeh, MD
Vascular Surgery · Rochester, MNNPI 1083057210
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — food and beverage (44.9%), grants and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 14 manufacturers reported payments, led by Medtronic at 49.8% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2020 at $2,016 and has fallen 72.3% since, to $558 in 2025.
Across 44 payments — averaging $114.33 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Medtronic$3K
- W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.$1K
- Penumbra, Inc.$313
- Terumo Medical Corporation$164
- Cook Incorporated$141
- Bolton Medical Inc$119
- plus $387 from 8 others
Across 5 payments — averaging $2674.00 each. Payments tied to a research study. These frequently flow through the physician to a hospital or research institution rather than to the physician personally.
- M.a. Med Alliance S.A.$13K
What the payments were for
- Grants$2,01640%
- Travel & lodging$56611%
- Food & beverage$2,25845%
- Education$1914%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 8 | $2,506 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | 11 | $1,402 |
| Penumbra, Inc. | 3 | $313 |
| Terumo Medical Corporation | 5 | $164 |
| Cook Incorporated | 1 | $141 |
| Bolton Medical Inc | 2 | $119 |
| Abbott | 5 | $117 |
| Edwards Lifesciences | 1 | $54 |
| Asahi Intecc USA, Inc. | 1 | $49 |
| Boston Scientific | 1 | $49 |
| Shockwave Medical, Inc | 2 | $35 |
| Stryker | 1 | $32 |
| Surmodics, Inc. | 2 | $30 |
| Mozarc Medical US LLC | 1 | $20 |
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.
- Endurant$2,006
- GORE TAG Thoracic Endoprosthesis$300
- GORE EXCLUDER AAA Endoprosthesis$260
- EXCLUDER Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis with Active Control$183
- GORE VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endo$157
- Penumbra System$155
- C3 Delivery System$153
- RELAY THORACIC STENT-GRAFT WITH PLUS DELIVERY SYSTEM$104
- TR Band$101
- GlideWire$101
- GLIDESHEATH SLENDER$101
- Navicross$101
How this compares
$5,031 in reported general payments places this provider in the 65th percentile of 84 vascular surgery providers in Minnesota.
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 vascular surgery in Rochester
- Todd RasmussenRochester$561K
- Matthew MelinRochester$196K
- Fahad ShujaRochester$34K
- Mohammad KhasawnehRochester$30K
- Jonathan MorrisonRochester$16K
- Nolan Cirillo-PennRochester$14K
- Grayson PitcherRochester$10K
- Manju KalraRochester$7K
- Armin FarazdaghiRochester$4K
- Andrew HoelRochester$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.