Charles Berul
Pediatric Cardiology · Washington, DCNPI 1639168438
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Medtronic accounts for 61.7% of it on its own, with 6 other manufacturers making up the rest.
Across 62 payments — averaging $68.71 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Medtronic$3K
- Abbott$1K
- Biosense Webster, Inc.$249
- Altathera Pharmaceuticals LLC$195
- Boston Scientific$75
- Philips North America LLC$47
- plus $22 from 1 others
Across 30 payments — averaging $9572.69 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$284K
- Irhythm Technologies, Inc.$3K
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$2,52759%
- Food & beverage$1,73341%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 37 | $2,629 |
| Abbott | 14 | $1,043 |
| Biosense Webster, Inc. | 3 | $249 |
| Altathera Pharmaceuticals LLC | 1 | $195 |
| Boston Scientific | 3 | $75 |
| Philips North America LLC | 3 | $47 |
| Atrility Medical, Inc. | 1 | $22 |
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.
- EVERA MRI XT DR SURESCAN$1,135
- AVEIR$497
- Micra$491
- Sotalol Hydrochloride$195
- Carto 3$129
- Quadra Assura CRT Defibrillator$117
How this compares
$4,260 in reported general payments places this provider in the 85th percentile of 27 pediatric cardiology providers in District of Columbia.
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Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.