Angela Patti
Gerontology · Munster, INNPI 1255848263
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — food and beverage (36.5%), speaking fees and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 30 manufacturers reported payments, led by Medtronic at 54.9% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $20,257, 10.0 times the $2,026 reported in 2021. Among gerontology clinicians in IN with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 5% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 440 payments — averaging $100.50 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Medtronic$24K
- Edwards Lifesciences$11K
- Abbott$5K
- Amgen$793
- Novartis$704
- Endotronix, Inc.$313
- plus $3K from 24 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$2,0005%
- Speaking & faculty fees$13,72731%
- Travel & lodging$11,84527%
- Food & beverage$16,12536%
- Education$5221%
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 | 109 | $24,269 |
| Edwards Lifesciences | 84 | $10,582 |
| Abbott | 56 | $4,614 |
| Amgen | 40 | $793 |
| Novartis | 50 | $704 |
| Endotronix, Inc. | 1 | $313 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 17 | $254 |
| Cvrx, Inc. | 4 | $254 |
| Boston Scientific | 4 | $252 |
| Endologix LLC | 3 | $240 |
| Merck | 15 | $221 |
| Cardiovascular Systems Inc. | 3 | $182 |
| Merz North America, Inc. | 2 | $168 |
| Abiomed | 4 | $165 |
| ZOLL Services LLC (a/k/a ZOLL Lifecor Corp) | 7 | $165 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 10 | $164 |
| Teleflex LLC | 4 | $163 |
| Angiodynamics, Inc. | 2 | $161 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 7 | $152 |
| Biosense Webster, Inc. | 2 | $80 |
| AstraZeneca | 4 | $62 |
| Cordis US CORP. | 1 | $56 |
| Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. | 4 | $54 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 1 | $34 |
| Recor Medical Inc | 1 | $26 |
| Vifor Pharma, Inc. | 1 | $23 |
| Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. | 1 | $23 |
| Heartflow, Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Chiesi USA, Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| Amarin Pharma, Inc. | 1 | $11 |
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.
- COREVALVE EVOLUT R$21,521
- PASCAL$3,275
- EVOQUE$1,990
- MitraClip$1,361
- SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA$1,129
- TRICLIP$1,041
- CardioMEMS HF System$561
- Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve$552
- CORDELLA PULOMONARY ARTERY PRESSURE SENSOR$313
- CARDIOMEMS$229
- Barostim Neo System$180
- ENDURANT IIS$175
- Torus Stent Graft System$173
- ENDOCROSS Device$173
- WATCHMAN Access System$172
- NAVITOR$171
- AlphaVac$138
- Impella$137
- Valiant Captivia$133
- MANTA$106
How this compares
$44,219 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 230 gerontology providers in Indiana.
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 | 29 | $25,764 |
| EntrestoSacubitril/Valsartan | 30 | $23,525 |
| BrilintaTicagrelor | 14 | $8,705 |
| FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol | 14 | $8,383 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | 74 | $902 |
| ClopidogrelClopidogrel Bisulfate | 53 | $465 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | 13 | $315 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 36 | $259 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 45 | $249 |
| Furosemide | 37 | $162 |
| Metoprolol Tartrate | 12 | $139 |
| Lisinopril | 33 | $76 |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | 23 | $48 |
| Prednisone | 30 | $35 |
| Amoxicillin | 15 | $11 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| NovartisEntresto | $704 | $23,52530 claims |
| AstraZenecaBrilinta, Farxiga | $62 | $17,08928 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 95th percentile of 230 gerontology providers in Indiana.
Other gerontology in Munster
- Jessica KiszkaMunster$42K
- Morgan SlawsonMunster$9K
- Emily HintonMunster$6K
- Kaitlin WojcehowskiMunster$2K
- Sandra GarofaloIndianapolis$24K
- Megan MonnierBloomington$23K
- Diane BrackinFishers$13K
- Karie BeasleyEvansville$13K
- Mary ParkerFort Wayne$13K
- Marena ArnoldFort Wayne$8K
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.