Daniel Friedman, MD
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Bradenton, FLNPI 1366633042
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — speaking fees (47.5%), consulting fees and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 29 manufacturers reported payments, led by Boston Scientific at 54.5% of the total. Among clinical cardiac electrophysiology clinicians in FL 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 508 payments — averaging $445.53 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Boston Scientific$123K
- Abbott$88K
- Terumo Medical Corporation$8K
- Elutia, Inc.$5K
- Biosense Webster, Inc.$694
- Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.$508
- plus $2K from 23 others
Across 59 payments — averaging $1699.56 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.
- Boston Scientific$85K
- Abbott$16K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$88,17539%
- Speaking & faculty fees$107,61348%
- Travel & lodging$16,2997%
- Food & beverage$14,2456%
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 | 251 | $123,417 |
| Abbott | 128 | $87,891 |
| Terumo Medical Corporation | 6 | $7,592 |
| Elutia, Inc. | 40 | $4,543 |
| Biosense Webster, Inc. | 17 | $694 |
| Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. | 5 | $508 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 6 | $433 |
| Cardiva Medical, Inc. | 5 | $339 |
| Inari Medical, Inc. | 11 | $161 |
| Philips North America LLC | 4 | $90 |
| Novartis | 4 | $79 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 3 | $70 |
| ZOLL Services LLC (a/k/a ZOLL Lifecor Corp) | 4 | $65 |
| Innovation Technologies Inc | 2 | $60 |
| Stryker | 3 | $49 |
| Cardinal Health 200 LLC | 3 | $44 |
| Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 2 | $41 |
| Amgen | 2 | $39 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 2 | $36 |
| Merck | 1 | $25 |
| Novo Nordisk | 1 | $22 |
| Altathera Pharmaceuticals LLC | 1 | $22 |
| AstraZeneca | 1 | $21 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 1 | $18 |
| Pfizer | 1 | $18 |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Bayer | 1 | $17 |
| Cardiovascular Systems Inc. | 1 | $11 |
| Bardy Diagnostics, Inc. | 1 | $10 |
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.
- WATCHMAN Access System$98,553
- TACTICATH ABLATION CATHETER, SENSOR ENABLED$31,608
- Ensite Cardiac Mapping System$23,953
- Watchman$11,103
- Advisor Catheter$10,500
- VADO$7,175
- EnSite Precision Cardiac Mapping System$5,087
- ADVISOR$4,200
- ENSITE$4,198
- ECM Patch,Pouch$3,235
- ENSITE PRECISION$2,295
- AMPLATZER AMULET$902
- CLINICAL TRIAL PRODUCT$800
- INGEVITY$718
- LATITUDE Communicator Power Supply$400
- NAGARE$350
- EMBLEM$347
- ACUSON Origin Diagnostic Ultrasound System$304
- Farapulse$281
- Rhythmia Mapping System$275
How this compares
$226,332 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 249 clinical cardiac electrophysiology providers in Florida.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| EliquisApixaban | 284 | $332,548 |
| EntrestoSacubitril/Valsartan | 88 | $107,999 |
| XareltoRivaroxaban | 76 | $99,173 |
| JardianceEmpagliflozin | 21 | $19,626 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | 312 | $4,372 |
| Flecainide Acetate | 106 | $3,089 |
| ClopidogrelClopidogrel Bisulfate | 199 | $1,944 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | 155 | $1,762 |
| Amiodarone Hcl | 58 | $1,597 |
| Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)Diltiazem Hcl | 62 | $1,529 |
| Ezetimibe | 56 | $1,194 |
| SotalolSotalol Hcl | 32 | $1,029 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 148 | $951 |
| Valsartan | 20 | $885 |
| Losartan Potassium | 99 | $689 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Companies that both paid and supply prescribed drugs
These companies both reported payments to this provider and make drugs the provider prescribed under Medicare Part D in 2024. For most specialties this overlap is expected — a cardiologist who is paid by a cardiology drugmaker also treats heart disease. It is shown so the reader can see it, not because it implies anything on its own.
| Company | Paid to this provider | Part D cost of their drugs |
|---|---|---|
| PfizerEliquis | $18 | $332,548284 claims |
| NovartisEntresto | $79 | $107,99988 claims |
| Johnson & JohnsonXarelto | $36 | $99,17376 claims |
Reading this fairly. The Part D column is what drug plans and patients paid pharmacies — this provider received none of it, and it reflects how many patients they treat and what those drugs cost. Against peers, this provider's reported payments sit in the 95th percentile of 249 clinical cardiac electrophysiology providers in Florida.
Other clinical cardiac electrophysiology in Bradenton
- Rajesh MalikBradenton$54K
- Usman SiddiquiWinter Park$1.2M
- Jose Osorio FilhoMiami$1.2M
- David KenigsbergFort Lauderdale$1M
- Raul WeissMiami Beach$887K
- Naushad ShaikKissimmee$691K
- Parikshit SharmaWeston$462K
- Saumil OzaJacksonville$462K
- Brian BetenskySarasota$412K
- Antonio MorettaSarasota$312K
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.