Eric Grubman, MD
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · North Haven, CTNPI 1124039490
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — speaking fees (53.3%), travel and lodging and consulting fees — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. Medtronic accounts for 86.5% of it on its own, with 5 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $14,512 and has fallen 80.6% since, to $2,810 in 2025.
Across 135 payments — averaging $237.44 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Medtronic$28K
- Boston Scientific$2K
- Biosense Webster, Inc.$1K
- Abbott$1K
- Biotronik Inc.$43
- ZOLL Services LLC (a/k/a ZOLL Lifecor Corp)$3
Across 71 payments — averaging $2753.80 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$196K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$3,76312%
- Speaking & faculty fees$17,10053%
- Travel & lodging$7,71224%
- Food & beverage$3,47911%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 108 | $27,730 |
| Boston Scientific | 9 | $1,703 |
| Biosense Webster, Inc. | 10 | $1,375 |
| Abbott | 6 | $1,200 |
| Biotronik Inc. | 1 | $43 |
| ZOLL Services LLC (a/k/a ZOLL Lifecor Corp) | 1 | $3 |
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.
- Micra$11,972
- Watchman$1,650
- Thermocool$1,211
- AVEIR$1,007
- FIRMap Catheters$183
- LINQ II$109
How this compares
$32,054 in reported general payments places this provider in the 70th percentile of 47 clinical cardiac electrophysiology providers in Connecticut.
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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 | 49 | $76,909 |
| MultaqDronedarone Hcl | 34 | $62,223 |
| XareltoRivaroxaban | 13 | $19,418 |
| Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)Diltiazem Hcl | 30 | $2,124 |
| Amiodarone Hcl | 50 | $1,095 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | 88 | $992 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | 21 | $359 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 30 | $286 |
| Isosorbide Mononitrate ErIsosorbide Mononitrate | 18 | $242 |
| SotalolSotalol Hcl | 20 | $155 |
| Losartan Potassium | 20 | $95 |
| Cephalexin | 16 | $84 |
| Furosemide | 15 | $68 |
| Metoprolol Tartrate | 26 | $67 |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | 16 | $29 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other clinical cardiac electrophysiology in North Haven
- Joseph Dell OrfanoHartford$160K
- Paras BhattNorwich$139K
- Steven ZweibelHartford$125K
- Murali ChiravuriFairfield$101K
- James FreemanNew Haven$87K
- Jude ClancyMiddletown$84K
- Joseph TianoTrumbull$70K
- Michael PittaroStamford$70K
- Neal LippmanHartford$69K
- Mark MariebHamden$54K
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.