Kimberly Nemeth
Vascular Surgery · Cleveland, OHNPI 1447453238
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by food and beverage: $2,104 of the $2,813 with a category attached, or 74.8%. 27 manufacturers reported payments, led by Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. at 37.0% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2020 at $1,160 and has fallen 88.8% since, to $130 in 2023. That places this record below the midpoint for vascular surgery clinicians in OH, where the typical reported total is $3,770.
Across 119 payments — averaging $23.64 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.$1K
- Johnson & Johnson$364
- Endologix LLC$276
- E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.$160
- Cardiovascular Systems Inc.$155
- Medtronic$151
- plus $664 from 21 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$70925%
- Food & beverage$2,10475%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. | 27 | $1,042 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 19 | $364 |
| Endologix LLC | 7 | $276 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 9 | $160 |
| Cardiovascular Systems Inc. | 12 | $155 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 9 | $151 |
| Boston Scientific | 5 | $78 |
| Abbott | 3 | $62 |
| Acell, Inc. | 3 | $57 |
| CSL Behring | 2 | $41 |
| Lemaitre Vascular, Inc. | 2 | $36 |
| Terumo Medical Corporation | 2 | $36 |
| Argon Medical Devices, Inc. | 3 | $35 |
| Portola Pharmaceuticals, LLC | 2 | $35 |
| Cardinal Health 200 LLC | 2 | $32 |
| Bolton Medical Inc | 1 | $32 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | 1 | $30 |
| Organogenesis Inc. | 1 | $25 |
| Cook Medical LLC | 1 | $23 |
| Cardiva Medical, Inc. | 1 | $22 |
| Philips North America LLC | 1 | $21 |
| Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC | 1 | $19 |
| Getinge USA Sales, LLC | 1 | $18 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 1 | $18 |
| Aroa Biosurgery Incorporated | 1 | $17 |
| Intact Vascular, Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| EKOS Corporation | 1 | $12 |
How this compares
$2,813 in reported general payments places this provider in the 40th percentile of 213 vascular surgery providers in Ohio.
Other vascular surgery in Cleveland
- Sean LydenCleveland$561K
- Federico ParodiCleveland$78K
- Francis CaputoCleveland$75K
- Levester KirkseyCleveland$57K
- Matthew EagletonCleveland$47K
- Jae ChoCleveland$34K
- Ravi AmbaniCleveland$32K
- Benjamin ColvardCleveland$29K
- Anthony RizzoCleveland$24K
- Daniel McLaughlinCleveland$16K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.