Brent Gordon
Pediatric Cardiology · San Diego, CANPI 1669480083
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by consulting fees: $126,235 of the $157,954 with a category attached, or 79.9%. 15 manufacturers reported payments, led by W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. at 52.3% of the total. Among pediatric cardiology clinicians in CA 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 179 payments — averaging $882.42 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.$83K
- Abbott$42K
- Merit Medical Systems Inc$30K
- Medtronic$3K
- Cook Medical LLC$141
- Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.$117
- plus $305 from 9 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$126,23580%
- Speaking & faculty fees$21,30013%
- Travel & lodging$6,6004%
- Food & beverage$3,8192%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | 66 | $82,661 |
| Abbott | 45 | $42,034 |
| Merit Medical Systems Inc | 9 | $29,553 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 43 | $3,143 |
| Cook Medical LLC | 4 | $141 |
| Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. | 2 | $117 |
| B. Braun Interventional Systems Inc. | 1 | $86 |
| Philips North America LLC | 1 | $47 |
| Edwards Lifesciences | 1 | $35 |
| Cordis US CORP. | 2 | $32 |
| Boston Scientific | 1 | $28 |
| Cardiva Medical, Inc. | 1 | $23 |
| Balt USA, LLC | 1 | $22 |
| Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Terumo Medical Corporation | 1 | $15 |
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.
- GORE CARDIOFORM Septal Occluder$63,723
- GORE CARDIOFORM ASD Occluder$54,344
- AMPLATZER Occluders$24,509
- AMPLATZER TALISMAN$9,818
- CARDIOFORM Septal Occluder$5,000
- AMPLATZER AMULET$3,500
- AMPLATZER$2,000
- HARMONY$1,689
- AMPLATZER PICCOLO$953
- MitraClip$500
How this compares
$157,954 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 239 pediatric cardiology providers in California.
Other pediatric cardiology in San Diego
- Henri JustinoSan Diego$92K
- Alejandro BorquezSan Diego$71K
- Howaida El SaidSan Diego$71K
- Bayan IssaSan Diego$4K
- Doff McElhinneyPalo Alto$1M
- Daniel LeviLos Angeles$914K
- John WoodLos Angeles$122K
- Frank IngSacramento$113K
- Leigh ReardonLos Angeles$87K
- Daniel CortezSacramento$63K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.