James Cilimberg
Physician Assistant · Vestavia, ALNPI 1255738605
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 43 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 10 manufacturers reported payments, led by Baxter Healthcare at 24.0% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $634 and has fallen 69.6% since, to $193 in 2025.
Across 43 payments — averaging $42.82 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Baxter Healthcare$442
- Surgical Specialties Corporation (US), Inc. (dba Corza Medical)$400
- Elutia, Inc.$285
- Medtronic$237
- Atricure, Inc.$194
- Octapharma USA, Inc.$141
- plus $143 from 4 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,841100%
Most of this is food and beverage — typically meals provided during product presentations at a clinic or hospital. Nationally that is the single largest category of reported payments by count.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Baxter Healthcare | 6 | $442 |
| Surgical Specialties Corporation (US), Inc. (dba Corza Medical) | 5 | $400 |
| Elutia, Inc. | 4 | $285 |
| Medtronic | 10 | $237 |
| Atricure, Inc. | 7 | $194 |
| Octapharma USA, Inc. | 4 | $141 |
| Pulmonx Corporation | 2 | $53 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 3 | $48 |
| Abbott | 1 | $24 |
| Chiesi USA, Inc. | 1 | $17 |
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.
- PerClot$113
- ECM Patch,Pouch$113
How this compares
$1,841 in reported general payments places this provider in the 75th percentile of 846 physician assistant providers in Alabama.
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.
Other physician assistant in Vestavia
- Natalie GeorgeBirmingham$540K
- Lauren MillerAnniston$487K
- Brianna BarryEnterprise$29K
- Ashley PeaceMobile$27K
- Andrea WombleHuntsville$22K
- Valerie GoodwinBirmingham$21K
- Marlee BrunoDecatur$19K
- Mary TemplinBirmingham$19K
- Gregory SharpMobile$19K
- Elizabeth SimpsonMobile$18K
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.