Joseph Giaimo, MD
Vascular Surgery · New Orleans, LANPI 1851788251
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 42 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 14 manufacturers reported payments, led by W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. at 40.6% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2023 at $1,205 and has fallen 76.1% since, to $288 in 2025. That places this record below the midpoint for vascular surgery clinicians in LA, where the typical reported total is $4,548.
Across 42 payments — averaging $62.11 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.$1K
- Angiodynamics, Inc.$450
- Medtronic$361
- Inari Medical, Inc.$207
- Philips North America LLC$125
- Cardiovascular Systems Inc.$78
- plus $329 from 8 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$2,609100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | 7 | $1,059 |
| Angiodynamics, Inc. | 10 | $450 |
| Medtronic | 3 | $361 |
| Inari Medical, Inc. | 3 | $207 |
| Philips North America LLC | 3 | $125 |
| Cardiovascular Systems Inc. | 1 | $78 |
| Silk Road Medical, Inc. | 3 | $74 |
| Boston Scientific | 2 | $48 |
| ZOLL Services LLC (a/k/a ZOLL Lifecor Corp) | 2 | $46 |
| Imperative Care, Inc | 2 | $42 |
| Terumo Medical Corporation | 2 | $41 |
| Amgen | 2 | $32 |
| Biosense Webster, Inc. | 1 | $29 |
| AstraZeneca | 1 | $16 |
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.
- GORE VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endo$444
- EXCLUDER Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis with Active Control$363
- FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S$170
- CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT$170
- IN.PACT Admiral$150
- Auryon Laser System 100-120 Vac$138
- GORE PROPATEN Vascular Graft$132
- GORE TAG Thoracic Endoprosthesis$120
- Signia$105
- Signet$105
How this compares
$2,609 in reported general payments places this provider in the 25th percentile of 65 vascular surgery providers in Louisiana.
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 | 24 | $163 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other vascular surgery in New Orleans
- Claudie SheahanNew Orleans$25K
- Amit ChawlaNew Orleans$24K
- Godfrey ParkersonNew Orleans$17K
- Samuel VictoriaNew Orleans$14K
- Waldemar SternberghNew Orleans$11K
- Estela BrookeNew Orleans$6K
- Kelli SummersNew Orleans$4K
- Genevieve HayekNew Orleans$4K
- Tapash PalitNew Orleans$3K
- Taylor SmithNew Orleans$3K
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.