James Rankin
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) · Morgantown, WVNPI 1386675122
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by consulting fees: $1,037,350 of the $1,598,885 with a category attached, or 64.9%. Biostable Science & Engineering accounts for 92.2% of it on its own, with 3 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2020 at $582,072 and has fallen 99.6% since, to $2,580 in 2024. Among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) clinicians in WV 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 341 payments — averaging $4688.81 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Biostable Science & Engineering$1.5M
- Corcym Inc$108K
- Atricure, Inc.$17K
- Medtronic$180
What the payments were for
- Royalty or licence$389,71224%
- Consulting fees$1,037,35065%
- Travel & lodging$151,2919%
- Food & beverage$20,5321%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Biostable Science & Engineering | 281 | $1,473,697 |
| Corcym Inc | 46 | $108,464 |
| Atricure, Inc. | 13 | $16,544 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $180 |
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.
- HAART$106,861
- MEMO 4D$595
- ENDURANT IIS$180
How this compares
$1,598,885 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 30 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) providers in West Virginia.
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Other thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) in Morgantown
- Vinay BadhwarMorgantown$56K
- Seyfi TokerMorgantown$32K
- Jeremiah HayangaMorgantown$27K
- Harold RobertsMorgantown$11K
- Jason LambMorgantown$8K
- Lawrence WeiMorgantown$5K
- Alexander NagyMorgantown$4K
- Samantha MincMorgantown$2K
- Ali DarehzereshkiMorgantown$2K
- Kelsey MusgroveMorgantown$959
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.