RxDoctor Payments Data

David Holmes

Cardiovascular Disease · Rochester, MNNPI 1154308237

Payments from drug & device makers

What this record shows

The money is spread across several categories — speaking fees (45.7%), consulting fees and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. Boston Scientific accounts for 85.0% of it on its own, with 9 other manufacturers making up the rest. 2025 is the largest year on record at $29,821, 4.6 times the $6,463 reported in 2019. Among cardiovascular disease clinicians in MN 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.

$93,413in general payments, 2019–2025

Across 96 payments — averaging $973.05 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.

  • Boston Scientific$79K
  • Shockwave Medical, Inc$7K
  • Atricure, Inc.$4K
  • Biotronik Inc.$3K
  • Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.$243
  • Abbott$149
  • plus $121 from 4 others
$1,177,299in research payments, 2019–2025

Across 196 payments — averaging $6006.63 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.

  • Edwards Lifesciences$675K
  • Balt USA, LLC$274K
  • Boston Scientific$221K
  • Shockwave Medical, Inc$6K
  • Neovasc Medical Inc$2K
$1,130,707in ownership & investment interests, 2019–2025

Across 7 payments — averaging $161,530 each. An ownership or investment interest held by the physician or an immediate family member.

  • Imperative Care, Inc$1.1M

What the payments were for

  • Consulting fees$36,30039%
  • Speaking & faculty fees$42,71346%
  • Grants$3460%
  • Travel & lodging$11,45312%
  • Food & beverage$2,6013%

General payments by program year

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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.

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.

How this compares

$93,413 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 451 cardiovascular disease providers in Minnesota.

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