Jaime Gonzalez, MD
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Colorado Springs, CONPI 1245370204
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — food and beverage (36.8%), travel and lodging and consulting fees — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 11 manufacturers reported payments, led by Abbott at 53.5% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2023 at $4,455 and has fallen 64.9% since, to $1,564 in 2025. That places this record below the midpoint for clinical cardiac electrophysiology clinicians in CO, where the typical reported total is $11,587.
Across 70 payments — averaging $151.42 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Abbott$6K
- Boston Scientific$2K
- Medtronic$891
- Abiomed$690
- Biosense Webster, Inc.$399
- ZOLL Respicardia, Inc.$313
- plus $373 from 5 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$3,27531%
- Travel & lodging$3,42432%
- Food & beverage$3,90037%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Abbott | 30 | $5,667 |
| Boston Scientific | 17 | $2,265 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 7 | $891 |
| Abiomed | 2 | $690 |
| Biosense Webster, Inc. | 4 | $399 |
| ZOLL Respicardia, Inc. | 3 | $313 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 1 | $135 |
| Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc. | 1 | $128 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 3 | $76 |
| Heartflow, Inc. | 1 | $22 |
| Novartis | 1 | $13 |
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.
- Accent Pacemaker$2,970
- AVEIR$2,013
- Impella$690
- Micra$619
- remede System$299
- Carto 3$269
- OPTIMIZER$257
- GENERAL - THERAPIES$149
- SelectSecure$140
- AMPLATZER Occluders$138
- Inspire Upper Airway Stimulation System$135
- WATCHMAN Access System$122
How this compares
$10,599 in reported general payments places this provider in the 45th percentile of 66 clinical cardiac electrophysiology providers in Colorado.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| EliquisApixaban | 286 | $425,978 |
| XareltoRivaroxaban | 52 | $76,905 |
| EntrestoSacubitril/Valsartan | 12 | $21,259 |
| Dabigatran EtexilateDabigatran Etexilate Mesylate | 11 | $4,639 |
| Flecainide Acetate | 94 | $3,805 |
| PradaxaDabigatran Etexilate Mesylate | 16 | $3,774 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | 237 | $3,753 |
| Dofetilide | 28 | $2,295 |
| Amiodarone Hcl | 63 | $2,016 |
| SotalolSotalol Hcl | 61 | $1,366 |
| Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)Diltiazem Hcl | 25 | $1,093 |
| ClopidogrelClopidogrel Bisulfate | 64 | $824 |
| Potassium Chloride | 30 | $631 |
| Losartan Potassium | 47 | $566 |
| Verapamil ErVerapamil Hcl | 20 | $540 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| NovartisEntresto | $13 | $21,25912 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 45th percentile of 66 clinical cardiac electrophysiology providers in Colorado.
Other clinical cardiac electrophysiology in Colorado Springs
- Bradley MikaelianColorado Springs$364K
- Shu ChangColorado Springs$82K
- Sunil NathColorado Springs$13K
- Derrick FanslerColorado Springs$3K
- Christopher ColeColorado Springs$3K
- Srikanth SundaramLittleton$493K
- Wendy TzouAurora$350K
- Christopher PorterfieldAurora$340K
- Lohit GargAurora$147K
- Ethan EllisFort Collins$144K
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.