Godefroy Chery
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Durham, NCNPI 1043742430
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — travel and lodging (50.2%), food and beverage and grants — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 14 manufacturers reported payments, led by Medtronic at 42.3% of the total.
Across 203 payments — averaging $105.81 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Medtronic$9K
- Boston Scientific$5K
- Biotronik Inc.$2K
- Biosense Webster, Inc.$2K
- Medical Device Business Services, Inc.$2K
- Abbott$834
- plus $399 from 8 others
What the payments were for
- Grants$2,0009%
- Travel & lodging$10,77650%
- Food & beverage$8,20838%
- Education$4972%
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 | 63 | $9,089 |
| Boston Scientific | 43 | $4,944 |
| Biotronik Inc. | 28 | $2,379 |
| Biosense Webster, Inc. | 20 | $2,274 |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | 5 | $1,562 |
| Abbott | 31 | $834 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 3 | $156 |
| BD | 2 | $62 |
| Cardiva Medical, Inc. | 3 | $56 |
| Bridgebio Pharma, Inc. | 1 | $38 |
| Stryker | 1 | $26 |
| Atricure, Inc. | 1 | $26 |
| Chiesi USA, Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 1 | $15 |
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.
- Carto 3$3,431
- Micra$1,831
- EMBLEM MRI S-ICD$1,727
- VersaCross Access Solution$189
- ENSITE$188
- GALLANT$156
- AFFERA MAPPING SYSTEM$148
- XARELTO$125
- INGEVITY$114
How this compares
$21,480 in reported general payments places this provider in the 55th percentile of 98 clinical cardiac electrophysiology providers in North Carolina.
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- Ching ZhuDurham$54K
- Jason KoontzDurham$46K
- Jason LappeDurham$43K
- Zak LoringDurham$41K
- Michael ManogueAsheville$230K
- James AllredGreensboro$184K
- John RhynerAsheville$168K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.