Arash Salavitabar
Pediatric Cardiology · Columbus, OHNPI 1821388844
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — consulting fees (39.5%), travel and lodging and food and beverage — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 8 manufacturers reported payments, led by Renata Medical, Inc. at 49.0% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $14,274, 4.9 times the $2,923 reported in 2019. Among pediatric cardiology clinicians in OH with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 10% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 91 payments — averaging $306.10 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Renata Medical, Inc.$14K
- Medtronic$7K
- Penumbra, Inc.$3K
- Canon Medical Systems USA, Inc.$2K
- Edwards Lifesciences$1K
- Abbott$521
- plus $308 from 2 others
Across 44 payments — averaging $3579.12 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.
- Edwards Lifesciences$101K
- Medtronic$55K
- W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.$2K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$11,00039%
- Speaking & faculty fees$3,90014%
- Travel & lodging$7,35326%
- Food & beverage$5,60220%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Renata Medical, Inc. | 14 | $13,654 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 55 | $7,498 |
| Penumbra, Inc. | 4 | $2,857 |
| Canon Medical Systems USA, Inc. | 3 | $1,586 |
| Edwards Lifesciences | 8 | $1,431 |
| Abbott | 5 | $521 |
| Numed For Children, LLC | 1 | $157 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | 1 | $150 |
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.
- MINIMA STENT SYSTEM - 6MM$13,463
- MINIMA STENT SYSTEM - 8MM$13,463
- HARMONY$3,736
- Indigo System$2,400
- Melody$2,095
- GENERAL NON-EQUIPMENT$1,500
- THE EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 VALVE WITH ALTERRA ADAPTIVE PRESTENT SYSTEM$610
- Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve$574
- Penumbra Ruby Coil$321
- AMPLATZER$287
- GORE CARDIOFORM Septal Occluder$150
- AMPLATZER PICCOLO$118
How this compares
$27,855 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 126 pediatric cardiology providers in Ohio.
Other pediatric cardiology in Columbus
- Aimee ArmstrongColumbus$403K
- Kan HorColumbus$272K
- Linda CripeColumbus$66K
- Anna KampColumbus$29K
- Clifford CuaColumbus$18K
- Benjamin BlaisColumbus$5K
- William FogartyColumbus$4K
- Robert GajarskiColumbus$3K
- Rohan KumthekarColumbus$3K
- Amee BigelowColumbus$3K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.