Joseph Paolillo
Pediatric Cardiology · Charlotte, NCNPI 1710928759
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — speaking fees (52.0%), consulting fees and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 9 manufacturers reported payments, led by W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. at 58.3% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $113,898, 2.7 times the $42,016 reported in 2019. Among pediatric cardiology clinicians in NC with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 5% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 290 payments — averaging $1208.21 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.$204K
- Medtronic$143K
- B. Braun Interventional Systems Inc.$2K
- Abbott$300
- Abiomed$134
- Acist Medical Systems, Inc.$128
- plus $107 from 3 others
Across 33 payments — averaging $3236.77 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.
- W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.$77K
- Medtronic$30K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$110,76432%
- Speaking & faculty fees$182,08652%
- Travel & lodging$49,61714%
- Food & beverage$7,9142%
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. | 150 | $204,295 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 125 | $143,431 |
| B. Braun Interventional Systems Inc. | 2 | $1,985 |
| Abbott | 4 | $300 |
| Abiomed | 2 | $134 |
| Acist Medical Systems, Inc. | 4 | $128 |
| Edwards Lifesciences | 1 | $69 |
| Cardiva Medical, Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. | 1 | $18 |
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.
- HARMONY$141,205
- GORE CARDIOFORM Septal Occluder$93,937
- GORE CARDIOFORM ASD Occluder$85,387
- CARDIOFORM Septal Occluder$64,524
- Product in Development$11,703
- MULTI-SNARE$1,800
- Septal Occluder$509
- ONO RETRIEVAL DEVICE$185
- AMPLATZER Occluders$172
- Impella$128
- COREVALVE EVOLUT R$111
How this compares
$350,381 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 56 pediatric cardiology providers in North Carolina.
Other pediatric cardiology in Charlotte
- Randall BryantCharlotte$5K
- Matthew SchwartzCharlotte$3K
- David OhmstedeCharlotte$504
- Jacob HartzCharlotte$363
- Matthew BrothersCharlotte$279
- Richard BorutaCharlotte$213
- Gonzalo WallisCharlotte$59
- Andrew BenskyCharlotte$58
- Amy SvensonCharlotte$41
- Jennifer Bailey-WoodsCharlotte$39
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.