Daisuke Kobayashi
Pediatric Cardiology · Saint Louis, MONPI 1346425048
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — consulting fees (56.4%), speaking fees and food and beverage — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 10 manufacturers reported payments, led by Abbott at 29.7% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $22,639, more than ten times the $261 reported in 2019. Among pediatric cardiology clinicians in MO 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.
Across 106 payments — averaging $462.95 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Abbott$15K
- W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.$12K
- Penumbra, Inc.$9K
- B. Braun Interventional Systems Inc.$8K
- Occlutech US LLC$3K
- Medtronic$2K
- plus $248 from 4 others
Across 76 payments — averaging $10,068 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$655K
- W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.$95K
- Abbott$9K
- Edwards Lifesciences$6K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$27,69056%
- Speaking & faculty fees$13,55028%
- Grants$7842%
- Travel & lodging$2,2615%
- Food & beverage$4,78810%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Abbott | 42 | $14,578 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | 11 | $11,977 |
| Penumbra, Inc. | 14 | $9,016 |
| B. Braun Interventional Systems Inc. | 15 | $8,419 |
| Occlutech US LLC | 1 | $3,000 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 17 | $1,834 |
| Abiomed | 3 | $151 |
| Renata Medical, Inc. | 1 | $58 |
| Canon Medical Systems USA, Inc. | 1 | $24 |
| Cardiva Medical, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
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.
- RUBY Coil$8,577
- GORE CARDIOFORM ASD Occluder$8,190
- AMPLATZER Occluders$8,106
- AMPLATZER$5,500
- OCCLUTECH PISTOL PUSHER$5,414
- GORE CARDIOFORM Septal Occluder$3,515
- NIT-OCCLUD PDA$2,800
- HARMONY$576
- Melody$150
- AMPLATZER PICCOLO$146
- CARDIOFORM Septal Occluder$136
- Impella$128
- POD$126
- Penumbra System$107
How this compares
$49,073 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 79 pediatric cardiology providers in Missouri.
Other pediatric cardiology in Saint Louis
- David BalzerSaint Louis$181K
- Jennifer SilvaSaint Louis$108K
- Kel Vin WooSaint Louis$100K
- Tracy ConnerSaint Louis$41K
- Anthony PompaSaint Louis$22K
- Dominic ZanaboniSaint Louis$7K
- Toby RockefellerSaint Louis$7K
- Andrew GlatzSaint Louis$2K
- Charles CanterSaint Louis$1K
- Alicia KamshehSaint Louis$1K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.