Esther Bae, DO
Vascular Surgery · Burlingame, CANPI 1609147453
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — food and beverage (40.1%), travel and lodging and grants — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 32 manufacturers reported payments, led by Medtronic at 32.5% of the total.
Across 152 payments — averaging $173.09 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Medtronic$9K
- Penumbra, Inc.$7K
- Globus Medical$2K
- W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.$2K
- Alphatec Spine, Inc$959
- Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.$918
- plus $5K from 26 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$4002%
- Grants$6,89126%
- Travel & lodging$7,75929%
- Food & beverage$10,54440%
- Education$7153%
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) | 20 | $8,562 |
| Penumbra, Inc. | 23 | $6,773 |
| Globus Medical(2 entities) | 10 | $2,212 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | 20 | $1,707 |
| Alphatec Spine, Inc | 4 | $959 |
| Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. | 10 | $918 |
| Cook Medical LLC | 13 | $646 |
| Silk Road Medical, Inc. | 6 | $536 |
| Inari Medical, Inc. | 3 | $461 |
| Boston Scientific | 5 | $440 |
| Smith+Nephew | 6 | $413 |
| KCI USA, Inc. | 1 | $400 |
| Kerecis Limited | 2 | $377 |
| Philips North America LLC | 2 | $192 |
| Bolton Medical Inc | 2 | $190 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 4 | $187 |
| Stryker | 2 | $176 |
| Surmodics, Inc. | 4 | $140 |
| Veryan Medical Incorporated | 1 | $131 |
| Cordis US CORP. | 1 | $128 |
| Shockwave Medical, Inc | 1 | $120 |
| Terumo Medical Corporation | 1 | $120 |
| Organogenesis Inc. | 2 | $110 |
| Endologix LLC | 1 | $107 |
| Hydrofera LLC | 1 | $95 |
| Intuitive Surgical | 1 | $77 |
| AstraZeneca | 1 | $35 |
| Tactile Systems Technology Inc | 1 | $28 |
| Aroa Biosurgery Incorporated | 1 | $24 |
| Lemaitre Vascular, Inc. | 1 | $22 |
| Melinta Therapeutics, LLC | 1 | $14 |
| 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.
- Endurant$7,337
- Indigo System$5,101
- RUBY Coil$1,373
- ALIF$1,351
- Kerecis Omega3 SurgiClose$1,132
- GORE EXCLUDER AAA Endoprosthesis$942
- Other - Miscellaneous$934
- MONUMENT$495
- ENDURANT IIS$489
- ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System$487
- LUTONIX$440
- PREVENA$400
- Kerecis Omega3 GraftGuide$377
- Kerecis Omega3 Marigen$377
- FlowTriever$373
- ENROUTE Transcarotid Stent$337
- Stravix$259
- FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S$256
- CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT$256
- ClotTriever$205
How this compares
$26,309 in reported general payments places this provider in the 85th percentile of 519 vascular surgery providers in California.
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 | 11 | $11,546 |
| Cilostazol | 14 | $274 |
| ClopidogrelClopidogrel Bisulfate | 11 | $80 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other vascular surgery in Burlingame
- Dirk BaumannBurlingame$127K
- Son DuongFountain Valley$503K
- Venita ChandraPalo Alto$488K
- Sukgu HanLos Angeles$477K
- Leigh Ann ObanionFresno$469K
- Trevor DerderianRancho Mirage$359K
- Karthikeshwar KasirajanPalo Alto$349K
- Johnathon RolloLos Angeles$337K
- Melissa LojaFairfield$272K
- Jason LeePalo Alto$228K
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.