Lateef Giwa
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) · South Ozone Park, NYNPI 1427163120
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 81 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 20 manufacturers reported payments, led by Johnson & Johnson at 30.4% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $610 and has fallen 81.3% since, to $114 in 2023. That places this record below the midpoint for thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) clinicians in NY, where the typical reported total is $3,409.
Across 81 payments — averaging $21.91 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Johnson & Johnson$539
- Akcea Therapeutics, Inc.$362
- Sobi, Inc$131
- Novo Nordisk$85
- Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC$85
- Amgen$83
- plus $490 from 14 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,775100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson & Johnson | 21 | $539 |
| Akcea Therapeutics, Inc. | 19 | $362 |
| Sobi, Inc | 7 | $131 |
| Novo Nordisk | 4 | $85 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 4 | $85 |
| Amgen | 3 | $83 |
| Pfizer | 3 | $73 |
| Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc. | 3 | $59 |
| Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 3 | $49 |
| Boston Scientific | 2 | $44 |
| Abbott | 1 | $41 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $38 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 2 | $34 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 2 | $31 |
| Biocompatibles, Inc. | 1 | $24 |
| Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $22 |
| Bayer | 1 | $21 |
| Merck | 1 | $21 |
| Mannkind Corporation | 1 | $17 |
| Amarin Pharma, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
How this compares
$1,775 in reported general payments places this provider in the 35th percentile of 383 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) providers in New York.
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Other thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) in South Ozone Park
- Aubrey GallowayNew York$5.7M
- Gilbert TangNew York$842K
- Michael ZervosNew York$811K
- Israel JacobowitzBrooklyn$529K
- Elias ZiasNew York$465K
- Arthur MartellaRochester$431K
- Isaac GeorgeNew York$395K
- Eugene GrossiNew York$350K
- John GoncalvesMineola$332K
- Costas BizekisNew York$321K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.