Kelsey Gray, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) · Torrance, CANPI 1912348293
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — consulting fees (54.8%), education and food and beverage — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 29 manufacturers reported payments, led by Paragonix Technologies, Inc. at 54.8% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $36,993, more than ten times the $514 reported in 2019. Among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) clinicians in CA 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 187 payments — averaging $395.55 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Paragonix Technologies, Inc.$41K
- Intuitive Surgical$24K
- Medtronic$4K
- Edwards Lifesciences$2K
- Abiomed$463
- Saphena Medical, Inc.$383
- plus $3K from 23 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$40,50055%
- Speaking & faculty fees$1,7002%
- Travel & lodging$4,8767%
- Food & beverage$10,13614%
- Education$16,75723%
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. | 8 | $40,500 |
| Intuitive Surgical | 55 | $23,531 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 71 | $3,858 |
| Edwards Lifesciences | 8 | $2,461 |
| Abiomed | 5 | $463 |
| Saphena Medical, Inc. | 2 | $383 |
| Atricure, Inc. | 8 | $361 |
| Bolton Medical Inc | 2 | $331 |
| Abbott | 2 | $315 |
| Baxter Healthcare | 3 | $290 |
| Corcym Inc | 1 | $215 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $150 |
| Zimmer Biomet | 1 | $146 |
| Davol Inc. | 1 | $144 |
| La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company | 1 | $120 |
| Hemosonics LLC | 1 | $108 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | 1 | $106 |
| Enablecv Inc. | 1 | $99 |
| Clearflow Inc. | 1 | $98 |
| Stryker | 3 | $71 |
| Teleflex LLC | 3 | $59 |
| Solventum Corporation | 1 | $24 |
| Boston Scientific | 1 | $24 |
| Artivion, Inc. | 1 | $23 |
| Lemaitre Vascular, Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Getinge USA Sales, LLC | 1 | $19 |
| Kls-martin L.p. | 1 | $17 |
| Livanova USA, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| LSI Solutions Inc | 1 | $15 |
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.
- Da Vinci Surgical System$20,048
- Paragonix SherpaPak Cardiac Transport System$8,000
- SherpaCool Box$8,000
- CTS Canister Box$8,000
- DAVINCI XI$2,500
- Avalus$942
- Octopus$659
- Penditure$411
- Impella$404
- Venapax$383
- TREO ABDOMINAL STENT-GRAFT SYSTEM$331
- Freestyle$286
- MC3 NAUTILUS(TM) ECMO OXYGENATOR$251
- Quantra QPlus System$216
- MI DETACH - AORTIC CROSS CLAMP - DELIVERY SYSTEM KIT$215
- Epic$187
- FLOSEAL$154
- ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM$153
- VITALFLOW CONSOLE$150
- SURGICEL NU-KNIT$150
How this compares
$73,969 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 546 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) providers in California.
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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 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) in Torrance
- Thomas FogartyPortola Valley$3.7M
- Steven GundryPalm Springs$1.6M
- Armin KiankhooySaint Helena$941K
- Ara KlijianMurrieta$916K
- Gregory FontanaThousand Oaks$875K
- Gansevoort DunningtonSaint Helena$764K
- Wilson TsaiWalnut Creek$680K
- Fernando FleischmanLos Angeles$608K
- Harmik SoukiasianLos Angeles$577K
- Ali KhoynezhadLong Beach$476K
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.