Carlos Vargas
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Corpus Christi, TXNPI 1245763051
Payments from drug & device makers
Across 279 payments — averaging $149.53 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
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 |
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 2 | $184 |
| 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 |
| 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
$41,718 in reported general payments places this provider in the 50th 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
- Andrea NataleAustin$7.8M
- George ManoukianShenandoah$3.2M
- Rodney HortonAustin$2.5M
- Stanislav WeinerLongview$2.4M
- Michael DelaughterBedford$2.1M
- James DevillePlano$1.5M
- Robert CanbyAustin$1.5M
- Amin Al-AhmadAustin$1.4M
- Theodore TakataFort Worth$1.4M
- Miguel ValderrabanoHouston$1.3M
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.