Jeffrey Boskind, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) · Portland, ORNPI 1114987682
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by consulting fees: $18,788 of the $29,897 with a category attached, or 62.8%. Boston Scientific accounts for 83.8% of it on its own, with 5 other manufacturers making up the rest.
Across 77 payments — averaging $388.27 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Boston Scientific$25K
- Medtronic$4K
- W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.$1K
- Silk Road Medical, Inc.$131
- Artivion, Inc.$26
- Merck$17
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$18,78863%
- Travel & lodging$8,28328%
- Food & beverage$2,8279%
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 | 54 | $25,042 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 13 | $3,511 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | 6 | $1,169 |
| Silk Road Medical, Inc. | 2 | $131 |
| Artivion, Inc. | 1 | $26 |
| Merck | 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.
- GENERAL - THERAPIES$11,742
- ENDURANT IIS$3,415
- GENERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION$3,000
- GORE TAG Thoracic Endoprosthesis$934
- ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System$231
- GORE TAG Thoracic Branch Endoprosthesis$181
- ENROUTE Transcarotid Stent$116
- ENROUTE Enflate Transcarotid RX Balloon Dilatation Catheter$116
- EKOSONIC$110
How this compares
$29,897 in reported general payments places this provider in the 80th percentile of 52 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) providers in Oregon.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| ClopidogrelClopidogrel Bisulfate | 201 | $2,470 |
| Cilostazol | 61 | $1,079 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 52 | $190 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) in Portland
- Steven DemeesterPortland$566K
- Howard SongPortland$64K
- Castigliano BhamidipatiPortland$52K
- Areo SaffarzadehPortland$51K
- Jonathan DanielPortland$49K
- Robert DubosePortland$45K
- Brandon TieuPortland$39K
- Kevin KoomalsinghPortland$34K
- Aubyn MarathPortland$29K
- Gurion LantzPortland$19K
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.