Blair Halperin, MD
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Bend, ORNPI 1447258710
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Abbott accounts for 90.9% of it on its own, with 7 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2023 at $3,410 and has fallen 58.7% since, to $1,408 in 2025. That places this record below the midpoint for clinical cardiac electrophysiology clinicians in OR, where the typical reported total is $7,720.
Across 107 payments — averaging $65.23 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Abbott$6K
- Boston Scientific$227
- Biosense Webster, Inc.$169
- Cardiva Medical, Inc.$64
- Pfizer$61
- Johnson & Johnson$46
- plus $70 from 2 others
Across 28 payments — averaging $5743.72 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.
- Boston Scientific$115K
- Medtronic$46K
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$3,52751%
- Food & beverage$3,45349%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Abbott | 81 | $6,342 |
| Boston Scientific | 12 | $227 |
| Biosense Webster, Inc. | 3 | $169 |
| Cardiva Medical, Inc. | 3 | $64 |
| Pfizer | 4 | $61 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 2 | $46 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $36 |
| Cardiofocus, Inc. | 1 | $34 |
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.
- AVEIR$3,735
- ENSITE$158
- Advisor Catheter$149
- Carto 3 System$102
How this compares
$6,980 in reported general payments places this provider in the 45th percentile of 37 clinical cardiac electrophysiology providers in Oregon.
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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.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| EliquisApixaban | 371 | $532,081 |
| XareltoRivaroxaban | 68 | $101,745 |
| Flecainide Acetate | 169 | $9,177 |
| Dofetilide | 69 | $9,010 |
| SotalolSotalol Hcl | 161 | $3,620 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | 142 | $2,591 |
| Amiodarone Hcl | 142 | $2,477 |
| Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)Diltiazem Hcl | 53 | $1,478 |
| Diltiazem 24hr Er (Xr)Diltiazem Hcl | 27 | $1,263 |
| Verapamil ErVerapamil Hcl | 15 | $555 |
| Carvedilol | 41 | $498 |
| Digoxin | 21 | $376 |
| Warfarin Sodium | 32 | $296 |
| Omeprazole | 21 | $214 |
| Atenolol | 22 | $209 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| PfizerEliquis | $61 | $532,081371 claims |
| Johnson & JohnsonXarelto | $46 | $101,74568 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 45th percentile of 37 clinical cardiac electrophysiology providers in Oregon.
Other clinical cardiac electrophysiology in Bend
- Jonathan LowyBend$46K
- Manish MehtaBend$18K
- James LaughlinBend$4K
- Mathias StoenescuBend$1K
- James McClellandBend$11
- Robert FlorekHood River$376K
- Jeff HsingCorvallis$89K
- Nathaniel McConkeyPortland$56K
- Sandeep SahaSalem$52K
- Edward ChengGresham$39K
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.