Joseph Rubelowsky
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) · Raleigh, NCNPI 1487635199
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by consulting fees: $2,209,328 of the $2,233,160 with a category attached, or 98.9%. Paragonix Technologies, Inc. accounts for 99.7% of it on its own, with 9 other manufacturers making up the rest. Among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) 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 227 payments — averaging $9837.71 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Paragonix Technologies, Inc.$2.2M
- Abbott$2K
- Medtronic$2K
- Atricure, Inc.$2K
- Abiomed$608
- Livanova USA, Inc.$370
- plus $694 from 4 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$2,209,32899%
- Speaking & faculty fees$2,7300%
- Travel & lodging$13,5341%
- Food & beverage$7,3880%
- Education$1800%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Paragonix Technologies, Inc. | 165 | $2,225,593 |
| Abbott | 19 | $2,241 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 16 | $1,939 |
| Atricure, Inc. | 13 | $1,716 |
| Abiomed | 5 | $608 |
| Livanova USA, Inc. | 2 | $370 |
| Philips North America LLC | 3 | $222 |
| Edwards Lifesciences | 2 | $173 |
| Baxter Healthcare | 1 | $154 |
| Zimmer Biomet | 1 | $146 |
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.
- Paragonix SherpaPak Cardiac Transport System$222,500
- SherpaCool Box$222,500
- CTS Canister Box$222,500
- Trifecta GT Tissue Heart Valve$1,264
- EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYS$1,114
- Freestyle$401
- Avalus$392
- Epic$375
- MICS Instruments$370
- Memo4D$370
- Perceval$370
- Impella$353
- Contour 3D$280
- Octopus$264
- Bridge$213
- Epic Stented Tissue Valve$185
- FLOSEAL$154
- Cardioblate$152
- STERNALOCK BLU SYSTEM$146
- CAPSUREFIX NOVUS MRI SURESCAN$141
How this compares
$2,233,160 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 132 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) providers in North Carolina.
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Other thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) in Raleigh
- Charles HarrRaleigh$90K
- Robert PeytonRaleigh$84K
- Judson WilliamsRaleigh$56K
- Bryon BoultonRaleigh$40K
- Alden MaierRaleigh$20K
- Clifton ReadeRaleigh$16K
- Curtis AndersonRaleigh$9K
- Matthew HartwigDurham$406K
- Gregory SmaroffNew Bern$205K
- David HarpoleDurham$177K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.