Joseph Newton, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) · Norfolk, VANPI 1356333421
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 28 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 9 manufacturers reported payments, led by Johnson & Johnson at 48.5% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2023 at $579 and has fallen 73.2% since, to $155 in 2025. That places this record below the midpoint for thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) clinicians in VA, where the typical reported total is $3,688.
Across 28 payments — averaging $58.99 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Johnson & Johnson$802
- Medtronic$473
- Edwards Lifesciences$113
- Abiomed$95
- Intuitive Surgical$73
- Baxter Healthcare$31
- plus $65 from 3 others
Across 50 payments — averaging $6462.80 each. Payments tied to a research study. These frequently flow through the physician to a hospital or research institution rather than to the physician personally.
- Medtronic$289K
- Edwards Lifesciences$34K
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,652100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson & Johnson | 7 | $802 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 9 | $473 |
| Edwards Lifesciences | 2 | $113 |
| Abiomed | 3 | $95 |
| Intuitive Surgical | 2 | $73 |
| Baxter Healthcare | 2 | $31 |
| Abbott | 1 | $28 |
| Boston Scientific | 1 | $20 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | 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.
- ECHELON ENDOPATH$518
- Harmonic$365
- VISTASEAL$240
- Echelon Flex$235
- Cardioblate$168
- Enseal$137
- COREVALVE EVOLUT R$128
- SURGICEL NU-KNIT$125
- Enseal X1$125
- EVARREST$110
How this compares
$1,652 in reported general payments places this provider in the 30th percentile of 109 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) providers in Virginia.
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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.
Other thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) in Norfolk
- Clinton KempNorfolk$367K
- Christopher BarreiroNorfolk$41K
- Raffaele MarchigianiNorfolk$18K
- Michael McGrathNorfolk$13K
- Chris CookNorfolk$10K
- Chris SciortinoNorfolk$10K
- Joseph RezaNorfolk$8K
- Sandeep KhandharFairfax$261K
- Mark CooperHampton$219K
- Linda MartinCharlottesville$76K
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.