Donald Rubenstein
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Greenville, SCNPI 1598865891
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 121 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 22 manufacturers reported payments, led by Abbott at 42.1% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2022 at $1,021 and has fallen 66.6% since, to $341 in 2024. That places this record below the midpoint for clinical cardiac electrophysiology clinicians in SC, where the typical reported total is $35,448.
Across 121 payments — averaging $28.78 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Abbott$1K
- Biosense Webster, Inc.$437
- Boston Scientific$338
- Medtronic$203
- Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc.$150
- Abiomed$142
- plus $748 from 16 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$3,482100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Abbott | 33 | $1,464 |
| Biosense Webster, Inc. | 11 | $437 |
| Boston Scientific | 9 | $338 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 15 | $203 |
| Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc. | 2 | $150 |
| Abiomed | 1 | $142 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 8 | $116 |
| ZOLL Services LLC (a/k/a ZOLL Lifecor Corp) | 7 | $106 |
| Novartis | 6 | $100 |
| Amgen | 6 | $93 |
| Cardiva Medical, Inc. | 4 | $56 |
| Philips North America LLC | 3 | $49 |
| Pfizer | 3 | $43 |
| AstraZeneca | 2 | $40 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 2 | $31 |
| Cvrx, Inc. | 3 | $26 |
| Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. | 1 | $19 |
| Vifor Pharma, Inc. | 1 | $13 |
| Baylis Medical Company Inc | 1 | $12 |
| Bardy Diagnostics, Inc. | 1 | $5 |
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.
- ENSITE$355
- ENSITE PRECISION$281
- OPTIMIZER$267
- Visitag$165
- Carto 3 System$165
- ASSURITY$145
- Impella$142
- Carto 3$119
- Watchman$112
How this compares
$3,482 in reported general payments places this provider in the 10th percentile of 58 clinical cardiac electrophysiology providers in South Carolina.
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Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| EliquisApixaban | 73 | $71,960 |
| XareltoRivaroxaban | 34 | $29,395 |
| Flecainide Acetate | 60 | $1,676 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | 17 | $296 |
| Metoprolol Tartrate | 39 | $227 |
| Carvedilol | 15 | $174 |
| Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)Diltiazem Hcl | 11 | $139 |
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 | $43 | $71,96073 claims |
| Johnson & JohnsonXarelto | $116 | $29,39534 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 10th percentile of 58 clinical cardiac electrophysiology providers in South Carolina.
Other clinical cardiac electrophysiology in Greenville
- Joseph ManfrediGreenville$213K
- Peter NetzlerGreenville$146K
- Jeffrey SenfieldGreenville$88K
- Adam BarnettGreenville$73K
- Zain GowaniGreenville$36K
- George BlackGreenville$35K
- Matthew SellersGreenville$31K
- Lawrence WestonGreenville$137
- Jeffrey WinterfieldCharleston$498K
- Frank CuocoCharleston$306K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.