Carlos Vargas
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Corpus Christi, TXNPI 1245763051
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — grants (57.0%), food and beverage and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 29 manufacturers reported payments, led by Boston Scientific at 29.6% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2024 at $18,315 and has fallen 53.8% since, to $8,453 in 2025.
Across 278 payments — averaging $149.46 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Boston Scientific$12K
- Medtronic$11K
- Abbott$10K
- Medical Device Business Services, Inc.$5K
- Biosense Webster, Inc.$946
- Johnson & Johnson$631
- plus $2K from 23 others
Across 1 payment — averaging $169.00 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.
- AbbVie$169
What the payments were for
- Grants$23,66757%
- Travel & lodging$7,60018%
- Food & beverage$7,61118%
- Education$2,6716%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Boston Scientific | 82 | $12,288 |
| Medtronic | 67 | $11,130 |
| Abbott | 29 | $9,597 |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | 24 | $4,925 |
| Biosense Webster, Inc. | 18 | $946 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 9 | $631 |
| Philips North America LLC | 3 | $380 |
| Abiomed | 5 | $197 |
| ZOLL Services LLC (a/k/a ZOLL Lifecor Corp) | 3 | $170 |
| Novartis | 10 | $164 |
| Cardiva Medical, Inc. | 4 | $153 |
| Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC | 2 | $145 |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | 2 | $123 |
| Atricure, Inc. | 1 | $101 |
| AstraZeneca | 1 | $100 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 1 | $99 |
| Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 2 | $82 |
| Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $54 |
| Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc. | 2 | $50 |
| Chiesi USA, Inc. | 2 | $33 |
| Amgen | 2 | $33 |
| Teleflex LLC | 1 | $30 |
| Edwards Lifesciences | 1 | $29 |
| Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| Cook Medical LLC | 1 | $16 |
| CSL Behring | 1 | $15 |
| AbbVie | 1 | $15 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 1 | $13 |
| Adlon Therapeutics L.p. | 1 | $12 |
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.
- Carto 3$5,084
- Micra$1,793
- EVERA MRI XT DR SURESCAN$1,352
- ENSITE$727
- AURORA EV-ICD MRI SURESCAN$416
- INVOKANA$354
- (9124) LM Undivided$158
- RESONATE EL ICD VR$155
- (0843) Laser Parts Other$148
- EnSite Precision Cardiac Mapping System$137
- GENERAL EP$136
- XARELTO$113
- AJOVY$110
- Cardiva VASCADE MVP VVCS 6-12F$108
- Rhythmia Mapping System$108
- QDOT MICRO Catheter$102
- EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX$101
How this compares
$41,549 in reported general payments places this provider in the 60th percentile of 233 clinical cardiac electrophysiology providers in Texas.
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Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| EliquisApixaban | 17 | $14,966 |
| Flecainide Acetate | 17 | $660 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | 26 | $362 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 21 | $151 |
| Doxycycline Monohydrate | 16 | $140 |
| ClopidogrelClopidogrel Bisulfate | 13 | $78 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other clinical cardiac electrophysiology in Corpus Christi
- Michael DelaughterBedford$1.6M
- Andrea NataleAustin$1.3M
- Jason ZagrodzkyAustin$961K
- Amin Al-AhmadAustin$771K
- Dale YooMcKinney$585K
- Rodney HortonAustin$553K
- Jose Cuellar SilvaWebster$502K
- Miguel ValderrabanoHouston$461K
- Theodore TakataFort Worth$396K
- Muhie Dean SabayonGalveston$361K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.