Jeff Mathew
Vascular Surgery · St Petersburg, FLNPI 1780746008
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by food and beverage: $7,313 of the $8,983 with a category attached, or 81.4%. 21 manufacturers reported payments, led by Boston Scientific at 26.5% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $3,038 and has fallen 94.2% since, to $177 in 2024.
Across 145 payments — averaging $61.95 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Boston Scientific$2K
- Medtronic$1K
- Penumbra, Inc.$1K
- Inari Medical, Inc.$1K
- W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.$603
- Endologix LLC$492
- plus $2K from 15 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$1,54917%
- Food & beverage$7,31381%
- Education$1211%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Boston Scientific | 57 | $2,378 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 26 | $1,413 |
| Penumbra, Inc. | 4 | $1,177 |
| Inari Medical, Inc. | 13 | $1,118 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | 12 | $603 |
| Endologix LLC | 4 | $492 |
| Kerecis Limited | 2 | $428 |
| Angiodynamics, Inc. | 3 | $359 |
| Cardiovascular Systems Inc. | 5 | $232 |
| Silk Road Medical, Inc. | 1 | $162 |
| Philips North America LLC | 3 | $121 |
| GSK | 1 | $114 |
| Abbott | 1 | $81 |
| Getinge USA Sales, LLC | 2 | $72 |
| Smith+Nephew | 3 | $54 |
| Organogenesis Inc. | 2 | $49 |
| Triad Life Sciences Inc. | 2 | $40 |
| Surmodics, Inc. | 1 | $35 |
| Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. | 1 | $23 |
| KCI USA, Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| Cardiva Medical, Inc. | 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.
- Kerecis Omega3 SurgiClose$1,285
- Indigo$1,096
- JETSTREAM$800
- FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S$630
- Endurant$486
- Kerecis Omega3 GraftGuide$428
- Kerecis Omega3 Marigen$428
- ENDURANT IIS$283
- Auryon Laser System 100-120 Vac$272
- Alto Abdominal Stent Graft System$262
- GENERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION$225
- GENERAL ATHERECTOMY$224
- ENROUTE Transcarotid Stent$162
- ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System$162
- GORE VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endo$142
- Ovation$137
- Diamondback Peripheral$134
- ELUVIA$123
- C3 Delivery System$122
- EXCLUDER AAA Endoprosthesis$121
How this compares
$8,983 in reported general payments places this provider in the 60th percentile of 385 vascular surgery providers in Florida.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| ClopidogrelClopidogrel Bisulfate | 11 | $34 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other vascular surgery in St Petersburg
- Avianne BunnellSt Petersburg$52K
- Samuel TapperStuart$1.3M
- Mariano ArosemenaBradenton$472K
- Manuel Perez IzquierdoOrlando$302K
- Erin MooreJacksonville$300K
- Rajesh MalikNaples$237K
- Charles BaileyTampa$162K
- Joseph WasselleMelbourne$161K
- Joseph RicottaDelray Beach$156K
- Murray ShamesTampa$144K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.