Gregory Fleming
Pediatric Cardiology · Durham, NCNPI 1376690172
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — travel and lodging (40.6%), food and beverage and speaking fees — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 8 manufacturers reported payments, led by Medtronic at 55.7% of the total. Among pediatric cardiology clinicians in NC 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 147 payments — averaging $149.35 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Medtronic$12K
- Edwards Lifesciences$7K
- Penumbra, Inc.$1K
- W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.$739
- Abiomed$155
- GE HealthCare$105
- plus $118 from 2 others
Across 95 payments — averaging $9149.13 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.
- Edwards Lifesciences$710K
- Medtronic$155K
- Abbott$3K
- W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.$1K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$2,81313%
- Speaking & faculty fees$2,85013%
- Travel & lodging$8,90541%
- Food & beverage$7,38734%
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(2 entities) | 101 | $12,229 |
| Edwards Lifesciences | 32 | $7,409 |
| Penumbra, Inc. | 1 | $1,200 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | 8 | $739 |
| Abiomed | 2 | $155 |
| GE HealthCare | 1 | $105 |
| Abbott | 1 | $76 |
| Balt USA, LLC | 1 | $43 |
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
$21,955 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 56 pediatric cardiology providers in North Carolina.
Other pediatric cardiology in Durham
- Jeffrey DelaneyDurham$137K
- Jennifer LiDurham$45K
- Zebulon SpectorDurham$6K
- Reid ChamberlainDurham$6K
- Kevin HillDurham$3K
- Sarah PlummerDurham$796
- Annirudh BalachandranDurham$419
- Michael CarboniDurham$222
- Michael CamittaDurham$133
- Erin SheaDurham$122
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.