Julia Varghese
Gerontology · Atlanta, GANPI 1083154975
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 175 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 13 manufacturers reported payments, led by Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc. at 37.0% of the total. Among gerontology clinicians in GA with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 10% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 175 payments — averaging $24.46 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc.$2K
- ZOLL Services LLC (a/k/a ZOLL Lifecor Corp)$1K
- Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc.$312
- Pfizer$258
- Abbott$216
- Johnson & Johnson$211
- plus $542 from 7 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$4,280100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc. | 104 | $1,585 |
| ZOLL Services LLC (a/k/a ZOLL Lifecor Corp) | 40 | $1,156 |
| Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc. | 10 | $312 |
| Pfizer | 3 | $258 |
| Abbott | 4 | $216 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 5 | $211 |
| Stryker | 1 | $141 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $132 |
| Amgen | 3 | $131 |
| Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $77 |
| Boston Scientific | 1 | $31 |
| Merck | 1 | $17 |
| Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, PLC | 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.
- OPTIMIZER$281
- LifeVest$251
- VYNDAQEL$239
- THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT$148
- FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S$141
- CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT$141
- Assure WCD$141
- SYMPLICITY G3$132
- XARELTO$118
How this compares
$4,280 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 197 gerontology providers in Georgia.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| BrilintaTicagrelor | 24 | $19,142 |
| Amiodarone Hcl | 13 | $393 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 20 | $283 |
| Furosemide | 11 | $18 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other gerontology in Atlanta
- Carolyn ClevengerAtlanta$65K
- Mitzi LewisAtlanta$37K
- Constance MeinkenAtlanta$36K
- Kathleen BradfordAtlanta$8K
- Virginia KeatingAtlanta$5K
- Robin BrownAtlanta$5K
- Mirali PatelAtlanta$4K
- Radha SamtaniAtlanta$4K
- Brittany HaynesAtlanta$3K
- Victoria HutsonAtlanta$2K
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.