Joseph Zechlinski, MD
Vascular & Interventional Radiology · Mequon, WINPI 1447575402
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — travel and lodging (56.7%), food and beverage and consulting fees — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 23 manufacturers reported payments, led by Medtronic at 53.9% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $12,122, more than ten times the $389 reported in 2019.
Across 139 payments — averaging $149.01 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Medtronic$11K
- Penumbra, Inc.$3K
- Boston Scientific$2K
- Inari Medical, Inc.$2K
- Argon Medical Devices, Inc.$450
- Terumo Medical Corporation$300
- plus $2K from 17 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$9505%
- Travel & lodging$11,74357%
- Food & beverage$8,02039%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Medtronic | 26 | $11,165 |
| Penumbra, Inc. | 19 | $2,520 |
| Boston Scientific | 34 | $2,395 |
| Inari Medical, Inc. | 21 | $1,999 |
| Argon Medical Devices, Inc. | 1 | $450 |
| Terumo Medical Corporation | 3 | $300 |
| Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. | 10 | $247 |
| Philips North America LLC | 2 | $232 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | 2 | $227 |
| Veryan Medical Incorporated | 2 | $221 |
| Balt USA, LLC | 3 | $182 |
| Angiodynamics, Inc. | 3 | $177 |
| Sirtex Medical Inc | 1 | $155 |
| Shockwave Medical, Inc | 1 | $148 |
| Stryker | 2 | $93 |
| Cardiva Medical, Inc. | 2 | $50 |
| Trisalus Life Sciences, Inc. | 1 | $31 |
| Surmodics, Inc. | 1 | $26 |
| Microvention, Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Endologix LLC | 1 | $21 |
| Teleflex LLC | 1 | $19 |
| Histosonics, Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| Cook Medical LLC | 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.
- ENDURANT IIS$10,626
- Indigo System$1,916
- FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S$1,578
- CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT$1,292
- TheraSphere Y90 Glass Microspheres 10 GBq$880
- CLEANER$450
- HydroPearl$285
- Azur CX Detachable$285
- OBSIDIO$275
- GORE VIABAHN Endoprosthesis with Heparin$170
- BioMimics 3D Vascular Stent System$168
- Ruby$157
- SIR-Spheres Microspheres$155
- Vascular Lithotripsy$148
- CONCERTOTM$148
- Navicross$146
- Prestige Coil System$142
- Incisive CT$139
- TheraSphere Y90 Glass Microspheres 7.0 GBq (US Commercial)$138
- AlphaVac$136
How this compares
$20,713 in reported general payments places this provider in the 85th percentile of 99 vascular & interventional radiology providers in Wisconsin.
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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 vascular & interventional radiology in Mequon
- Paul MinorMequon$9K
- Allan LipkowitzMequon$4K
- Shirish PatelMequon$2K
- John TomashekMequon$1K
- Paul LaesekeMadison$2.9M
- Parag PatelMilwaukee$389K
- William RillingMilwaukee$158K
- Eric MonroeMadison$136K
- Brandon KeyMilwaukee$101K
- Sarah WhiteMilwaukee$98K
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.