Gil Vardi, MD
Interventional Cardiology · Saint Louis, MONPI 1437173119
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — consulting fees (51.0%), other and education — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 49 manufacturers reported payments, led by Coala Life Inc at 45.5% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2020 at $38,454 and has fallen 84.3% since, to $6,026 in 2025. Among interventional cardiology clinicians in MO with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 10% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 508 payments — averaging $208.12 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Coala Life Inc$48K
- Angiodynamics, Inc.$43K
- Biotronik Inc.$2K
- Boston Scientific$2K
- Novartis$2K
- Medtronic$1K
- plus $7K from 43 others
Across 119 payments — averaging $15,926 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.
- Cvrx, Inc.$1.3M
- American Regent$433K
- Novartis$83K
- Cleerly, Inc.$41K
- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co.kg$37K
- Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH$30K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$53,90051%
- Travel & lodging$4,8575%
- Food & beverage$9,9069%
- Education$16,81116%
- Other$20,25019%
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.
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.
- Coala Heart Monitor$48,000
- Auryon Laser System 100-120 Vac$30,250
- Auryon$6,806
- VersaCross Access Solution$1,892
- Micra$1,125
- Barostim Neo System$841
- OPTIMIZER$656
- Pounce Thrombectomy$184
- Pounce Venous Thrombectomy System$184
- Pounce Thrombectomy System$184
- Pounce LP Thrombectomy$184
- Pounce XL Thrombectomy$184
- Kerendia$145
- CoreValve Evolut$145
- AngioVac$144
- Vascepa$128
- BRILINTA$125
- Indigo System$113
- (6574) Coronary Other$105
- MULTAQ$105
How this compares
$105,725 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 182 interventional cardiology providers in Missouri.
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 | 175 | $190,344 |
| JardianceEmpagliflozin | 138 | $177,346 |
| EntrestoSacubitril/Valsartan | 122 | $175,007 |
| XareltoRivaroxaban | 126 | $133,246 |
| Praluent PenAlirocumab | 94 | $90,847 |
| FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol | 72 | $58,606 |
| Repatha SureclickEvolocumab | 37 | $25,979 |
| OzempicSemaglutide | 15 | $24,168 |
| CorlanorIvabradine Hcl | 11 | $17,717 |
| VeltassaPatiromer Calcium Sorbitex | 15 | $15,986 |
| BrilintaTicagrelor | 12 | $13,871 |
| MyrbetriqMirabegron | 13 | $6,348 |
| Ranolazine ErRanolazine | 44 | $6,268 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 309 | $3,558 |
| ClopidogrelClopidogrel Bisulfate | 370 | $3,520 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Companies that both paid and supply prescribed drugs
These companies both reported payments to this provider and make drugs the provider prescribed under Medicare Part D in 2024. For most specialties this overlap is expected — a cardiologist who is paid by a cardiology drugmaker also treats heart disease. It is shown so the reader can see it, not because it implies anything on its own.
| Company | Paid to this provider | Part D cost of their drugs |
|---|---|---|
| PfizerEliquis | $228 | $190,344175 claims |
| Boehringer IngelheimJardiance | $223 | $177,346138 claims |
| NovartisEntresto | $1,715 | $175,007122 claims |
| Johnson & JohnsonXarelto | $285 | $133,246126 claims |
| AstraZenecaFarxiga, Brilinta | $295 | $72,47784 claims |
| Novo NordiskOzempic | $206 | $24,16815 claims |
| AmgenCorlanor | $256 | $17,71711 claims |
Reading this fairly. The Part D column is what drug plans and patients paid pharmacies — this provider received none of it, and it reflects how many patients they treat and what those drugs cost. Against peers, this provider's reported payments sit in the 90th percentile of 182 interventional cardiology providers in Missouri.
Other interventional cardiology in Saint Louis
- John LasalaSaint Louis$936K
- Harvey SerotaSaint Louis$752K
- Jasvindar SinghSaint Louis$696K
- Alan ZajariasSaint Louis$203K
- Anish ThomasSaint Louis$171K
- Gus TheodosSaint Louis$165K
- Prashanth ThakkerSaint Louis$129K
- Marc SintekSaint Louis$119K
- George KichuraSaint Louis$118K
- Anthony SonnSaint Louis$80K
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.