David Epstein, MD
Vascular Surgery · Columbus, OHNPI 1063448991
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by food and beverage: $7,723 of the $10,539 with a category attached, or 73.3%. 21 manufacturers reported payments, led by W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. at 26.9% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2024 at $3,989 and has fallen 67.6% since, to $1,292 in 2025.
Across 158 payments — averaging $66.70 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.$3K
- Medtronic$3K
- Abbott$1K
- Terumo Medical Corporation$887
- Boston Scientific$845
- Silk Road Medical, Inc.$408
- plus $2K from 15 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$2,76926%
- Food & beverage$7,72373%
- Education$460%
Most of this is food and beverage — typically meals provided during product presentations at a clinic or hospital. Nationally that is the single largest category of reported payments by count.
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. | 31 | $2,834 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 26 | $2,727 |
| Abbott | 32 | $1,087 |
| Terumo Medical Corporation | 3 | $887 |
| Boston Scientific | 27 | $845 |
| Silk Road Medical, Inc. | 3 | $408 |
| Penumbra, Inc. | 4 | $377 |
| Cook Medical LLC | 7 | $368 |
| Philips North America LLC | 5 | $218 |
| Inari Medical, Inc. | 3 | $207 |
| Bolton Medical Inc | 1 | $149 |
| Veryan Medical Incorporated | 1 | $124 |
| Cardiovascular Systems Inc. | 5 | $75 |
| Cvrx, Inc. | 2 | $61 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $46 |
| Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. | 2 | $30 |
| Lemaitre Vascular, Inc. | 1 | $24 |
| Baxter Healthcare | 1 | $22 |
| Reflow Medical Inc | 1 | $21 |
| Cagent Vascular Inc | 1 | $14 |
| Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $14 |
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.
- ENDURANT IIS$1,044
- Azur CX Detachable$870
- GORE EXCLUDER Thoracoabdominal Branch Endoprosthesis$772
- GORE EXCLUDER AAA Endoprosthesis$473
- Indigo$439
- IN.PACT Admiral$410
- ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System$358
- ENROUTE Transcarotid Stent System$358
- ENHANCE Transcarotid Peripheral Access Kit$358
- ENROUTE 0.014 Guidewire$358
- HawkOne$328
- Endurant$270
- VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endoprosthesis$269
- ESPRIT$207
- Valiant Captivia$183
- GORE VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endo$175
- GORE SEAMGUARD Bioabsorbable Staple Line Reinforce$166
- FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S$163
- CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT$163
- Zenith$157
How this compares
$10,539 in reported general payments places this provider in the 75th percentile of 213 vascular surgery providers in Ohio.
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 | 12 | $11,076 |
| Varenicline Tartrate | 13 | $3,896 |
| ClopidogrelClopidogrel Bisulfate | 120 | $1,455 |
| Cilostazol | 42 | $683 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 50 | $357 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other vascular surgery in Columbus
- Simon FraserColumbus$25K
- Kapil GopalColumbus$23K
- Charles PugarColumbus$19K
- Andrew YangColumbus$13K
- Patrick MuckCincinnati$650K
- Sean LydenCleveland$561K
- Brian KuhnCincinnati$184K
- Vikram RaoWilloughby$137K
- Federico ParodiCleveland$78K
- Francis CaputoCleveland$75K
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.