Boris Sepesi, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) · Englewood, CONPI 1639182785
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — consulting fees (59.5%), speaking fees and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. AstraZeneca accounts for 88.7% of it on its own, with 7 other manufacturers making up the rest. 2025 is the largest year on record at $56,529, more than ten times the $40 reported in 2019. Among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) clinicians in CO 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 72 payments — averaging $1567.38 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AstraZeneca$100K
- E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.$11K
- Astrazeneca UK Limited$2K
- Medtronic$190
- BD$162
- Abiomed$149
- plus $125 from 2 others
Across 14 payments — averaging $114,467 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$655K
- Pfizer$450K
- Foundation Medicine, Inc.$280K
- Genentech, Inc.$214K
- F. Hoffmann-la Roche AG$3K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$67,19960%
- Speaking & faculty fees$38,08034%
- Travel & lodging$5,2065%
- Food & beverage$2,3672%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| AstraZeneca | 59 | $100,054 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 6 | $10,671 |
| Astrazeneca UK Limited | 1 | $1,500 |
| Medtronic | 2 | $190 |
| BD | 1 | $162 |
| Abiomed | 1 | $149 |
| Virtual Incision Corporation | 1 | $85 |
| Intuitive Surgical | 1 | $40 |
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.
How this compares
$112,851 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 72 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) providers in Colorado.
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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 Englewood
- Hao PanLoveland$243K
- Patrick RudersdorfLakewood$235K
- Robert MeguidAurora$114K
- Thomas ReeceAurora$110K
- Reed QuinnGreeley$88K
- Joseph ClevelandAurora$85K
- Jay PalAurora$79K
- John MehallColorado Springs$75K
- Jordan HoffmanAurora$72K
- Jenifer MarksLoveland$66K
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.