Alykhan Nagji, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) · Kansas City, KSNPI 1427262658
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — education (46.8%), food and beverage and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. Intuitive Surgical accounts for 68.9% of it on its own, with 11 other manufacturers making up the rest. 2025 is the largest year on record at $3,888, more than ten times the $84 reported in 2019. That places this record below the midpoint for thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) clinicians in KS, where the typical reported total is $6,308.
Across 30 payments — averaging $178.12 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Intuitive Surgical$4K
- Atricure, Inc.$376
- Davol Inc.$337
- Galvanize Therapeutics, Inc$188
- Abbott$179
- Medtronic$125
- plus $457 from 6 others
Across 1 payment — averaging $39,711 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.
- AstraZeneca$40K
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$59811%
- Food & beverage$2,24642%
- Education$2,50047%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical | 15 | $3,681 |
| Atricure, Inc. | 3 | $376 |
| Davol Inc. | 3 | $337 |
| Galvanize Therapeutics, Inc | 1 | $188 |
| Abbott | 1 | $179 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $125 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $120 |
| Zimmer Biomet | 1 | $111 |
| Endogastric Solutions, Inc | 1 | $104 |
| Pinnacle Biologics, Inc | 1 | $84 |
| Cvrx, Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| AstraZeneca | 1 | $19 |
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.
- DA VINCI SP$2,500
- Da Vinci Surgical System$913
- ATRICURE CRYOICE CRYOSPHERE CRYOABLATION SYSTEM$347
- ALIYA SYSTEM$188
- Epic$179
- Progel Applicator Spray Tips$160
- Tridyne Vascular Sealant$156
- VITALFLOW CONSOLE$125
- Echelon Flex$120
- AdvantageRib$111
- ESOPHYX$104
How this compares
$5,344 in reported general payments places this provider in the 45th percentile of 42 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) providers in Kansas.
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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 Kansas City
- Keith AllenKansas City$2M
- Jessica HeimesKansas City$89K
- Matthew DanterKansas City$86K
- Emmanuel DaonKansas City$47K
- George ZornKansas City$39K
- Omar AlmoghrabiKansas City$13K
- Jordan WilkersonKansas City$12K
- Chad CashKansas City$9K
- Todd CrawfordKansas City$8K
- James ZornKansas City$7K
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.