James Salazar
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · San Francisco, CANPI 1801392352
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — travel and lodging (37.2%), grants and food and beverage — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 8 manufacturers reported payments, led by Medtronic at 32.7% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $19,841, more than ten times the $22 reported in 2022.
Across 204 payments — averaging $159.31 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Medtronic$11K
- Abbott$8K
- Boston Scientific$7K
- Biosense Webster, Inc.$3K
- Medical Device Business Services, Inc.$2K
- Biotronik Inc.$1K
- plus $187 from 2 others
What the payments were for
- Grants$12,04237%
- Travel & lodging$12,08437%
- Food & beverage$6,96821%
- Education$1,4064%
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 | 46 | $10,622 |
| Abbott | 30 | $8,101 |
| Boston Scientific | 48 | $6,851 |
| Biosense Webster, Inc. | 52 | $3,463 |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | 12 | $1,925 |
| Biotronik Inc. | 14 | $1,351 |
| Merit Medical Systems Inc | 1 | $126 |
| Atricure, Inc. | 1 | $60 |
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.
- Carto 3$3,790
- ASSURITY$3,000
- TACTICATH$2,625
- Farapulse$1,450
- VersaCross Access Solution$1,433
- ENSITE$830
- GALLANT$722
- LINQ II$278
- Micra$256
- NUVISION ICE CATHETER$172
- AURORA EV-ICD MRI SURESCAN$161
- AFFERA MAPPING SYSTEM$135
- Acticor 7 VR-T DX$135
- HeartSpan Steerable Sheath Introducer$126
How this compares
$32,500 in reported general payments places this provider in the 55th percentile of 290 clinical cardiac electrophysiology providers in California.
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Other clinical cardiac electrophysiology in San Francisco
- Daniel MorinSan Francisco$265K
- Henry HsiaSan Francisco$231K
- Edward GerstenfeldSan Francisco$211K
- Randall LeeSan Francisco$174K
- Joshua MossSan Francisco$138K
- Shephal DoshiSanta Monica$2.1M
- Jonathan HsuSan Diego$1.2M
- Leslie SaxonLos Angeles$1.1M
- Rahul BhardwajLoma Linda$935K
- Nicholas Olsonla Jolla$801K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.