Charles Needham, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) · St George, UTNPI 1063435899
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — travel and lodging (43.7%), food and beverage and other — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 22 manufacturers reported payments, led by W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. at 26.5% of the total. Among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) clinicians in UT with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 10% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 134 payments — averaging $137.12 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.$5K
- Medtronic$5K
- Angiodynamics, Inc.$5K
- Penumbra, Inc.$2K
- Edwards Lifesciences$387
- Kls-martin L.p.$198
- plus $940 from 16 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$8,03444%
- Food & beverage$6,22934%
- Other$4,11122%
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. | 46 | $4,867 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 39 | $4,799 |
| Angiodynamics, Inc. | 9 | $4,771 |
| Penumbra, Inc. | 5 | $2,412 |
| Edwards Lifesciences | 9 | $387 |
| Kls-martin L.p. | 1 | $198 |
| Merit Medical Systems Inc | 1 | $162 |
| Abbott | 5 | $148 |
| Bolton Medical Inc | 2 | $111 |
| Atricure, Inc. | 1 | $93 |
| Baxter Healthcare | 1 | $75 |
| Philips North America LLC | 2 | $60 |
| Quest Medical Inc. | 1 | $50 |
| Boston Scientific | 3 | $46 |
| Abiomed | 2 | $44 |
| Haemonetics Corporation | 1 | $43 |
| Nevro Corp. | 1 | $33 |
| Cardiovascular Systems Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Amgen | 1 | $17 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $15 |
| Amarin Pharma, Inc. | 1 | $12 |
| Terumo Medical Corporation | 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.
- Auryon Laser System 100-120 Vac$4,415
- Indigo$3,848
- Mosaic$2,438
- TAG Thoracic Endoprosthesis$1,381
- VenaSeal$1,171
- EXCLUDER Iliac Branch Endoprosthesis$971
- Vascular Graft$664
- Transradial Access$162
- VIABAHN Endoprosthesis$158
- EXCLUDER AAA Endoprosthesis$149
- GORE VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endo$140
How this compares
$18,374 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 46 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) providers in Utah.
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Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Cilostazol | 45 | $855 |
| ClopidogrelClopidogrel Bisulfate | 34 | $353 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) in St George
- Brent BowlesSt George$69K
- Alec ErorSt George$7K
- Kory WoodburySt George$4K
- Jason GlotzbachSalt Lake City$45K
- Spencer MelbyOrem$30K
- John DotyMurray$18K
- Reilly HobbsMurray$15K
- Ganesh KumpatiSalt Lake City$14K
- John StringhamSalt Lake City$14K
- David AffleckSalt Lake City$14K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.