George Tellides
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) · West Haven, CTNPI 1548352750
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 2 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. Every reported general payment came from a single manufacturer, Edwards Lifesciences. That places this record below the midpoint for thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) clinicians in CT, where the typical reported total is $4,217.
Across 2 payments — averaging $183.97 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Edwards Lifesciences$368
Across 7 payments — averaging $120,459 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.
- Pfizer$843K
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$368100%
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Edwards Lifesciences | 2 | $368 |
How this compares
$368 in reported general payments places this provider in the 15th percentile of 70 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) providers in Connecticut.
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Other thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) in West Haven
- Arshad QuadriW. Hartford$626K
- M Clive RobinsonBridgeport$496K
- Justin BlasbergNew Haven$468K
- Marc PelletierNew Haven$151K
- Colleen PietrasNew Haven$68K
- Michael EbrightStamford$67K
- Prashanth VallabhajosyulaNew Haven$36K
- Dustin WaltersFarmington$36K
- Daniel BoffaNew Haven$26K
- James LetteraFairfield$23K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.