RxDoctor Payments Data

Gary Jett

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) · Plano, TXNPI 1184690810

Payments from drug & device makers

What this record shows

The money is spread across several categories — education (54.9%), travel and lodging and speaking fees — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. Intuitive Surgical accounts for 86.1% of it on its own, with 4 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $94,577 and has fallen 88.8% since, to $10,561 in 2025. Among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) clinicians in TX with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 5% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.

$277,153in general payments, 2019–2025

Across 512 payments — averaging $541.31 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.

  • Intuitive Surgical$239K
  • Davol Inc.$22K
  • Conmed Corporation$10K
  • Atricure, Inc.$6K
  • BD$874

What the payments were for

  • Consulting fees$14,4255%
  • Speaking & faculty fees$41,30015%
  • Travel & lodging$54,99220%
  • Food & beverage$13,9505%
  • Education$152,23255%
  • Gifts$2540%

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.

CompanyPaymentsTotal
Intuitive Surgical395$238,555
Davol Inc.94$21,505
Conmed Corporation6$10,146
Atricure, Inc.11$6,074
BD6$874

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

$277,153 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 424 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) providers in Texas.

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Most prescribed under Part D

DrugClaimsCost to plans & patients
XareltoRivaroxaban15$11,620

Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.

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