Jacques Fontaine, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) · Tampa, FLNPI 1205028867
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — speaking fees (56.6%), education and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 22 manufacturers reported payments, led by AstraZeneca at 27.0% of the total. Among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) clinicians in FL 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 548 payments — averaging $1148.84 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AstraZeneca$170K
- Intuitive Surgical$167K
- E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.$139K
- Davol Inc.$131K
- Baxter Healthcare$15K
- Medical Device Business Services, Inc.$3K
- plus $5K from 16 others
Across 1 payment — averaging $2304.00 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.
- BD$2K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$53,6179%
- Speaking & faculty fees$356,39457%
- Travel & lodging$73,55112%
- Food & beverage$19,3383%
- Education$126,66820%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| AstraZeneca | 140 | $169,967 |
| Intuitive Surgical | 166 | $167,365 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 91 | $138,757 |
| Davol Inc. | 104 | $130,734 |
| Baxter Healthcare | 10 | $14,515 |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | 3 | $3,183 |
| Atricure, Inc. | 5 | $1,264 |
| Medtronic | 3 | $832 |
| Biom'up France SAS | 5 | $518 |
| Novocure Inc. | 1 | $500 |
| Medela LLC | 1 | $306 |
| Boston Scientific | 3 | $256 |
| On Target Laboratories, Inc | 1 | $240 |
| C. R. Bard, Inc. & Subsidiaries | 2 | $189 |
| BD | 1 | $162 |
| Lexington Medical, Inc. | 1 | $150 |
| Olympus America Inc. | 1 | $137 |
| KARL Storz Endoscopy-america | 2 | $132 |
| Bristol Myers Squibb | 1 | $126 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 4 | $94 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $81 |
| Nonin Medical, Inc. | 2 | $59 |
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.
- Da Vinci Surgical System$158,554
- OPDIVO$124,332
- TAGRISSO$99,047
- IMFINZI$38,050
- COSEAL$10,579
- HEMOPATCH$10,579
- ARISTA$9,324
- DA VINCI SP$7,000
- ARISTA AH FLEXITIP$4,940
- PROGEL$3,500
- PERI-STRIPS DRY$3,202
- ATRICURE CRYOICE CRYOABLATION SYSTEM (CRYO2)$1,159
- Progel Applicator Spray Tips$734
- Oncology$500
- HemoBlast Bellows$387
- Phasix Mesh$369
- Art. 101030215 Thopaz+ Chest Drainage$306
- Cytalux$240
- Signet$154
- Aeon Endostapler & Echelon Flex Powered Stapler$150
How this compares
$629,567 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 408 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) providers in Florida.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tramadol Hcl | 19 | $53 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) in Tampa
- Andrew ShermanTampa$517K
- Lucian LozonschiTampa$354K
- Narendra SastryTampa$50K
- Eric TolozaTampa$48K
- Anthony NunezOrlando$4.8M
- Barry WintonLargo$687K
- Paul DigiorgiPort Charlotte$666K
- John PirrisJacksonville$640K
- Rogerio CarrilloHialeah$515K
- Daniel O'HairFort Myers$429K
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.