Joseph Szwed, MD
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Indianapolis, INNPI 1922064898
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by speaking fees: $54,104 of the $67,076 with a category attached, or 80.7%. 16 manufacturers reported payments, led by Pfizer at 57.3% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $37,684 and has fallen 94.2% since, to $2,168 in 2025.
Across 167 payments — averaging $401.65 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Pfizer$38K
- E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.$23K
- Boston Scientific$2K
- Medtronic$1K
- Abbott$844
- Novo Nordisk$448
- plus $1K from 10 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$1,7003%
- Speaking & faculty fees$54,10481%
- Travel & lodging$2,6794%
- Food & beverage$8,54813%
- Education$450%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pfizer | 41 | $38,426 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 52 | $23,303 |
| Boston Scientific | 23 | $1,656 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 10 | $1,218 |
| Abbott | 10 | $844 |
| Novo Nordisk | 4 | $448 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 3 | $358 |
| Biotronik Inc. | 2 | $228 |
| Novartis | 7 | $211 |
| Heartflow, Inc. | 3 | $155 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 5 | $76 |
| Convatec Inc. | 1 | $60 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 3 | $53 |
| Gilead | 1 | $15 |
| AstraZeneca | 1 | $13 |
| Amgen | 1 | $12 |
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.
- ELIQUIS$58,211
- CAMZYOS$494
- Micra$460
- JARDIANCE$358
- WATCHMAN Access System$275
- Ensite Cardiac Mapping System$274
- ENSITE PRECISION$255
- Wegovy$219
- GENERAL - THERAPIES$190
- WATCHMAN FLX$142
- Cobalt$140
- VIGILANT X4 CRT-D$136
- AURORA EV-ICD MRI SURESCAN$133
- AZURE XT DR MRI SURESCAN$129
- ENSITE$128
- ENTRESTO$125
- ALLURE QUADRA$124
- FFRct$122
- GENERAL TACHY$120
- VYNDAQEL$116
How this compares
$67,076 in reported general payments places this provider in the 85th percentile of 72 clinical cardiac electrophysiology providers in Indiana.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| EliquisApixaban | 574 | $739,850 |
| XareltoRivaroxaban | 83 | $118,093 |
| EntrestoSacubitril/Valsartan | 57 | $81,613 |
| Dofetilide | 62 | $6,967 |
| Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)Diltiazem Hcl | 210 | $5,772 |
| SotalolSotalol Hcl | 247 | $5,362 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | 344 | $5,077 |
| Ranolazine ErRanolazine | 27 | $4,243 |
| Amiodarone Hcl | 176 | $3,806 |
| Digoxin | 100 | $2,955 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 273 | $2,332 |
| Flecainide Acetate | 56 | $1,793 |
| Carvedilol | 232 | $1,793 |
| Propafenone Hcl | 31 | $1,762 |
| ClopidogrelClopidogrel Bisulfate | 157 | $1,536 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Companies that both paid and supply prescribed drugs
These companies both reported payments to this provider and make drugs the provider prescribed under Medicare Part D in 2024. For most specialties this overlap is expected — a cardiologist who is paid by a cardiology drugmaker also treats heart disease. It is shown so the reader can see it, not because it implies anything on its own.
| Company | Paid to this provider | Part D cost of their drugs |
|---|---|---|
| PfizerEliquis | $38,426 | $739,850574 claims |
| Johnson & JohnsonXarelto | $53 | $118,09383 claims |
| NovartisEntresto | $211 | $81,61357 claims |
Reading this fairly. The Part D column is what drug plans and patients paid pharmacies — this provider received none of it, and it reflects how many patients they treat and what those drugs cost. Against peers, this provider's reported payments sit in the 85th percentile of 72 clinical cardiac electrophysiology providers in Indiana.
Other clinical cardiac electrophysiology in Indianapolis
- Eric PrystowskyIndianapolis$1.1M
- Kevin TrulockIndianapolis$402K
- Sharath VipparthyIndianapolis$114K
- Jasen GilgeIndianapolis$93K
- Vincent KeatingIndianapolis$80K
- Christopher ReedIndianapolis$80K
- Marcelle StuckyIndianapolis$76K
- Krishna MalineniIndianapolis$65K
- Anil PurohitIndianapolis$45K
- Bradley ClarkIndianapolis$45K
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.