Bjorn Engstrom, MD
Vascular & Interventional Radiology · Minneapolis, MNNPI 1255599403
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — speaking fees (56.5%), travel and lodging and food and beverage — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. Penumbra, Inc. accounts for 85.8% of it on its own, with 11 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $21,997 and has fallen 84.0% since, to $3,509 in 2025. Among vascular & interventional radiology clinicians in MN 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 136 payments — averaging $406.35 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Penumbra, Inc.$47K
- Medtronic$3K
- Boston Scientific$3K
- Biocompatibles, Inc.$949
- Microvention, Inc.$554
- Inari Medical, Inc.$513
- plus $747 from 6 others
Across 11 payments — averaging $1535.18 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.
- Medtronic$9K
- Biocompatibles UK Ltd$7K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$3,5566%
- Speaking & faculty fees$31,25057%
- Travel & lodging$13,75925%
- Food & beverage$6,69812%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Penumbra, Inc. | 98 | $47,418 |
| Medtronic | 19 | $2,556 |
| Boston Scientific | 2 | $2,528 |
| Biocompatibles, Inc. | 2 | $949 |
| Microvention, Inc. | 5 | $554 |
| Inari Medical, Inc. | 2 | $513 |
| Sirtex Medical Inc | 1 | $251 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | 3 | $212 |
| Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. | 1 | $132 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $104 |
| Abbott | 1 | $25 |
| Mozarc Medical US LLC | 1 | $23 |
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.
- Indigo$23,165
- Penumbra Ruby Coil$11,661
- RUBY Coil$10,693
- Indigo System$6,817
- GENERAL - THERAPIES$2,500
- Lantern$2,400
- Penumbra System$1,748
- Concerto Versa$1,056
- THERASPHERE-BIO$949
- KYPHON EXPRESS II KYPHOPAK TRAY$648
- FlowTriever$493
- ClotTriever$493
- TUBING KIT - STROKE$378
- LAVA LES (Liquid Embolic System)$251
- GORE VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endo$163
- OSTEOCOOL RF ABLATION SYSTEM$147
- VenaSeal$144
- ERIC RETRIEVAL DEVICE$136
- COVERA$132
- Abre$108
How this compares
$55,264 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 78 vascular & interventional radiology providers in Minnesota.
See all vascular & interventional radiology 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 & interventional radiology in Minneapolis
- Michael RosenbergMinneapolis$134K
- Reza TalaieMinneapolis$64K
- Sameer GadaniMinneapolis$33K
- Donna DsouzaMinneapolis$29K
- Marcel RivardMinneapolis$17K
- Nassir RostambeigiMinneapolis$16K
- Derrick ChuMinneapolis$15K
- Prashant ShresthaMinneapolis$12K
- Siobhan FlanaganMinneapolis$12K
- Asad IrfanullahMinneapolis$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.