Estela Brooke, MD
Vascular Surgery · New Orleans, LANPI 1174898415
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 97.4% of the total across 85 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 21 manufacturers reported payments, led by W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. at 48.5% of the total.
Across 85 payments — averaging $64.74 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.$3K
- Cook Medical LLC$919
- Silk Road Medical, Inc.$463
- Penumbra, Inc.$424
- Truvic Medical, Inc.$172
- Inari Medical, Inc.$169
- plus $689 from 15 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$1453%
- Food & beverage$5,35897%
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. | 34 | $2,668 |
| Cook Medical LLC | 14 | $919 |
| Silk Road Medical, Inc. | 9 | $463 |
| Penumbra, Inc. | 3 | $424 |
| Truvic Medical, Inc. | 2 | $172 |
| Inari Medical, Inc. | 5 | $169 |
| Angiodynamics, Inc. | 1 | $138 |
| Imperative Care, Inc | 2 | $124 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $110 |
| Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. | 1 | $96 |
| Terumo Medical Corporation | 2 | $36 |
| Boston Scientific | 1 | $35 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 2 | $27 |
| Surmodics, Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Endologix LLC | 1 | $19 |
| Philips North America LLC | 1 | $19 |
| AstraZeneca | 1 | $16 |
| Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. | 1 | $13 |
| Acera Surgical, Inc. | 1 | $12 |
| Amgen | 1 | $12 |
| Cardiovascular Systems Inc. | 1 | $11 |
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.
- GORE VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endo$1,175
- Indigo System$278
- EXCLUDER Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis with Active Control$182
- ENROUTE Transcarotid Stent$152
- ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System$152
- GORE VIABAHN Endoprosthesis with Heparin$150
- Smart Coil$146
- GORE TAG Conformable Thoracic Endoprosthesis$142
- Auryon Laser System 100-120 Vac$138
- VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endoprosthesis$125
- GORE TAG Thoracic Endoprosthesis$120
- Beacon Tip Torcon NB$120
- ENDURANT IIS$110
How this compares
$5,503 in reported general payments places this provider in the 55th percentile of 65 vascular surgery providers in Louisiana.
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.
Other vascular surgery in New Orleans
- Claudie SheahanNew Orleans$25K
- Amit ChawlaNew Orleans$24K
- Godfrey ParkersonNew Orleans$17K
- Samuel VictoriaNew Orleans$14K
- Waldemar SternberghNew Orleans$11K
- Kelli SummersNew Orleans$4K
- Genevieve HayekNew Orleans$4K
- Tapash PalitNew Orleans$3K
- Taylor SmithNew Orleans$3K
- Joseph GiaimoNew Orleans$3K
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.