George Pliagas, MD
Vascular Surgery · Las Vegas, NVNPI 1356458319
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by speaking fees: $133,091 of the $210,667 with a category attached, or 63.2%. 33 manufacturers reported payments, led by Cardiovascular Systems Inc. at 46.0% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $54,162 and has fallen 98.3% since, to $922 in 2025. Among vascular surgery clinicians in NV 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.
Across 355 payments — averaging $593.43 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Cardiovascular Systems Inc.$97K
- Philips North America LLC$78K
- Abbott$10K
- Asahi Intecc USA, Inc.$8K
- Medtronic$6K
- Cook Incorporated$5K
- plus $7K from 27 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$41,16520%
- Speaking & faculty fees$133,09163%
- Travel & lodging$24,07611%
- Food & beverage$12,0266%
- Education$3080%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cardiovascular Systems Inc. | 94 | $96,981 |
| Philips North America LLC | 59 | $78,159 |
| Abbott | 14 | $9,637 |
| Asahi Intecc USA, Inc. | 6 | $7,575 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 48 | $5,647 |
| Cook Incorporated | 1 | $5,200 |
| Cook Medical LLC | 47 | $1,716 |
| Biotronik Inc. | 17 | $1,347 |
| Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. | 18 | $729 |
| Terumo Medical Corporation | 3 | $700 |
| Cordis US CORP. | 3 | $542 |
| Angiodynamics, Inc. | 8 | $426 |
| Penumbra, Inc. | 2 | $360 |
| Endologix LLC | 5 | $255 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 5 | $211 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | 2 | $205 |
| Provisio Medical, Inc. | 1 | $192 |
| Bolton Medical Inc | 2 | $136 |
| Boston Scientific | 4 | $121 |
| Corindus Inc. | 1 | $109 |
| Amgen | 1 | $104 |
| Surmodics, Inc. | 1 | $87 |
| BD | 2 | $47 |
| Cardinal Health 200 LLC | 2 | $27 |
| Cardio Flow, Inc. | 1 | $26 |
| Avinger Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Irhythm Technologies, Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Venclose Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| Acist Medical Systems, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Tactile Systems Technology Inc | 1 | $15 |
| KCI USA, Inc. | 1 | $13 |
| Hydrofera LLC | 1 | $13 |
| Biocompatibles, Inc. | 1 | $12 |
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.
- Peripheral Orbital Atherectomy System$55,580
- Diamondback Peripheral$48,720
- (9520) IGT Devices Undivided$38,648
- IGT D Peripheral$15,360
- (7881) Ultrasound Und$9,000
- IVUS Systems$6,000
- US Und$5,654
- Cook Medical Zilver PTX$5,325
- ASAHI PTCA Guide Wire$5,000
- TurboHawk$2,600
- ASAHI GUIDE WIRE$2,500
- Educ Ultrasound$1,750
- Oscar$768
- Endurant$629
- BRITE TIP$500
- HawkOne$488
- Diamondback Coronary$420
- IN.PACT Admiral$404
- Indigo$360
- (6554) Periph Vasc Undiv$284
How this compares
$210,667 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 28 vascular surgery providers in Nevada.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Repatha SureclickEvolocumab | 12 | $6,309 |
| Lidocaine-PrilocaineLidocaine/Prilocaine | 43 | $594 |
| Cilostazol | 23 | $210 |
| ClopidogrelClopidogrel Bisulfate | 23 | $104 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other vascular surgery in Las Vegas
- Sai KottapalliLas Vegas$53K
- Eddy LuhLas Vegas$34K
- Earl CottrellLas Vegas$30K
- Bruce HirschfeldLas Vegas$28K
- Alvancin LouisLas Vegas$17K
- Amir GhaffarianLas Vegas$14K
- Rohan KulkarniLas Vegas$9K
- Alexander GidayaLas Vegas$9K
- Alex LallLas Vegas$8K
- Peter LeeLas Vegas$8K
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.