Alvaro Galindo
Pediatric Cardiology · Las Vegas, NVNPI 1639186802
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — consulting fees (55.2%), speaking fees and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. Edwards Lifesciences accounts for 86.9% of it on its own, with 3 other manufacturers making up the rest. 2025 is the largest year on record at $104,590, 2.5 times the $41,709 reported in 2019.
Across 356 payments — averaging $985.02 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Edwards Lifesciences$305K
- W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.$41K
- Medtronic$4K
- Abbott$1K
Across 1 payment — averaging $550.00 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.
- Abbott$550
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$193,55455%
- Speaking & faculty fees$87,48425%
- Travel & lodging$63,62418%
- Food & beverage$6,0052%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Edwards Lifesciences | 294 | $304,900 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | 15 | $40,518 |
| Medtronic | 34 | $4,176 |
| Abbott | 13 | $1,073 |
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.
- Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve$281,224
- GORE CARDIOFORM Septal Occluder$21,086
- Edwards SAPIEN XT Transcatheter Heart Valve$17,073
- GORE CARDIOFORM ASD Occluder$11,880
- CARDIOFORM Septal Occluder$7,500
- HARMONY$3,066
- AMPLATZER PICCOLO$446
- AMPLATZER TALISMAN$151
- MitraClip$149
- SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA$148
- AMPLATZER$140
- THE EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 VALVE WITH ALTERRA ADAPTIVE PRESTENT SYSTEM$105
How this compares
Too few pediatric cardiology providers in Nevadato place this figure against a meaningful peer group, so we don't.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| EntrestoSacubitril/Valsartan | 11 | $7,192 |
| Sildenafil Citrate | 13 | $1,992 |
| Warfarin Sodium | 16 | $120 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other pediatric cardiology in Las Vegas
- Abraham RothmanLas Vegas$175K
- Brittany NavarreLas Vegas$21K
- Austin MercadanteLas Vegas$4K
- Ricardo SamsonLas Vegas$3K
- John AlexanderLas Vegas$1K
- Carlos LunaLas Vegas$488
- William CastilloLas Vegas$352
- Ruben AchermanLas Vegas$189
- Tina KwanLas Vegas$139
- Adam WheelerLas Vegas$90
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.