Joshua Robins, MD
Vascular Surgery · Greensboro, NCNPI 1275064644
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 94.4% of the total across 43 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 14 manufacturers reported payments, led by W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. at 44.5% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2022 at $750 and has fallen 52.7% since, to $355 in 2025. That places this record below the midpoint for vascular surgery clinicians in NC, where the typical reported total is $2,786.
Across 43 payments — averaging $54.54 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.$1K
- Boston Scientific$381
- Stryker$196
- Penumbra, Inc.$153
- Silk Road Medical, Inc.$148
- Angiodynamics, Inc.$134
- plus $288 from 8 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$181%
- Food & beverage$2,21394%
- Education$1145%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | 15 | $1,045 |
| Boston Scientific | 11 | $381 |
| Stryker | 3 | $196 |
| Penumbra, Inc. | 1 | $153 |
| Silk Road Medical, Inc. | 1 | $148 |
| Angiodynamics, Inc. | 2 | $134 |
| Centerline Biomedical Inc. | 1 | $102 |
| Shockwave Medical, Inc | 2 | $59 |
| Medtronic | 2 | $34 |
| Dilon Technologies, Inc. | 1 | $24 |
| Abbott | 1 | $22 |
| Artivion, Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| Inari Medical, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Teleflex LLC | 1 | $14 |
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.
- GORE TAG Conformable Thoracic Endoprosthesis$680
- IOPS$305
- GORE VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endo$172
- CLOTTRIEVER BOLD CATHETER$164
- Indigo System$153
- ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System$148
- ENROUTE Transcarotid Stent$148
- GENERAL ATHERECTOMY$130
- VenaCure 1470 Pro$116
- IOPS MOBILE CART$102
- IOPS SOFTWARE APPLICATION$102
How this compares
$2,345 in reported general payments places this provider in the 45th percentile of 119 vascular surgery providers in North Carolina.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| XareltoRivaroxaban | 16 | $13,554 |
| ClopidogrelClopidogrel Bisulfate | 204 | $1,914 |
| Cilostazol | 23 | $387 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 17 | $328 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | 19 | $99 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other vascular surgery in Greensboro
- Brian ChenGreensboro$22K
- Vance BrabhamGreensboro$16K
- Tyler BuckleyGreensboro$14K
- Brandon CainGreensboro$7K
- Thomas HawkenGreensboro$5K
- Christopher ClarkGreensboro$3K
- Frank ArkoCharlotte$2.6M
- Erin MurphyCharlotte$598K
- Robert MendesRaleigh$408K
- Ellen DillavouRaleigh$284K
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.