RxDoctor Payments Data

Bruce Wilkoff

Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Cleveland, OHNPI 1982640223

Payments from drug & device makers

What this record shows

The money is spread across several categories — consulting fees (46.8%), speaking fees and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 10 manufacturers reported payments, led by Philips North America LLC at 47.8% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2022 at $83,300 and has fallen 52.2% since, to $39,833 in 2023. Among clinical cardiac electrophysiology clinicians in OH 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.

$212,917in general payments, 2019–2025

Across 199 payments — averaging $1069.93 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.

  • Philips North America LLC$102K
  • Medtronic$65K
  • Abbott$18K
  • Biotronik Inc.$9K
  • Convatec Inc.$7K
  • Cook Incorporated$7K
  • plus $5K from 4 others
$1,359,822in research payments, 2019–2025

Across 130 payments — averaging $10,460 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$1.2M
  • Philips North America LLC$175K
  • Abbott$29K

What the payments were for

  • Consulting fees$99,68047%
  • Speaking & faculty fees$47,79422%
  • Travel & lodging$33,62616%
  • Food & beverage$5,0812%
  • Education$26,73613%

General payments by program year

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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.

CompanyPaymentsTotal
Philips North America LLC56$101,677
Medtronic(2 entities)73$65,134
Abbott43$18,196
Biotronik Inc.12$9,303
Convatec Inc.3$6,862
Cook Incorporated3$6,767
Boston Scientific1$2,500
Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc.4$2,411
Cook Medical LLC3$40
Amgen1$27

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

$212,917 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 159 clinical cardiac electrophysiology providers in Ohio.

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Most prescribed under Part D

DrugClaimsCost to plans & patients
EliquisApixaban15$16,134

Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.

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