Lohit Garg, MD
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Aurora, CONPI 1184065070
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — consulting fees (31.5%), travel and lodging and food and beverage — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 23 manufacturers reported payments, led by Abbott at 39.6% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $34,695, 2.5 times the $13,648 reported in 2019. Among clinical cardiac electrophysiology clinicians in CO 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 977 payments — averaging $150.84 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Abbott$58K
- Biosense Webster, Inc.$27K
- Boston Scientific$22K
- Medtronic$22K
- Biotronik Inc.$11K
- Medical Device Business Services, Inc.$5K
- plus $2K from 17 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$46,35631%
- Speaking & faculty fees$17,37412%
- Grants$2,0001%
- Travel & lodging$42,73429%
- Food & beverage$38,07326%
- Education$8371%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Abbott | 323 | $58,406 |
| Biosense Webster, Inc. | 203 | $26,777 |
| Boston Scientific | 130 | $22,441 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 192 | $21,800 |
| Biotronik Inc. | 91 | $10,568 |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | 7 | $5,250 |
| Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc. | 2 | $365 |
| Atricure, Inc. | 3 | $280 |
| Edwards Lifesciences | 2 | $249 |
| ZOLL Services LLC (a/k/a ZOLL Lifecor Corp) | 3 | $185 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 5 | $167 |
| Elutia, Inc. | 1 | $150 |
| Cvrx, Inc. | 2 | $123 |
| Cardiofocus, Inc. | 2 | $111 |
| Angiodynamics, Inc. | 1 | $108 |
| Volta Medical Inc | 1 | $107 |
| Baylis Medical Company Inc | 3 | $91 |
| Stereotaxis Inc | 1 | $75 |
| AstraZeneca | 1 | $47 |
| Davol Inc. | 1 | $33 |
| Philips North America LLC | 1 | $19 |
| Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 1 | $11 |
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.
- ENSITE$26,540
- Carto 3$24,819
- ENSITE PRECISION$11,721
- VersaCross Access Solution$10,605
- TACTICATH ABLATION CATHETER, SENSOR ENABLED$5,040
- GENERAL - THERAPIES$4,192
- BioMonitor$2,504
- Solia$2,504
- Edora$1,830
- Acticor$1,830
- Rivacor$1,830
- AVEIR$1,742
- MERLIN@HOME$1,500
- Acticor 7 VR-T DX$1,240
- EVERA MRI XT DR SURESCAN$1,209
- GALLANT$1,200
- Edora 8 DR-T$1,098
- Rivacor 7 DR-T$1,098
- OPTIMIZER$730
- AMPLATZER AMULET$703
How this compares
$147,375 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 66 clinical cardiac electrophysiology providers in Colorado.
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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.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| EliquisApixaban | 73 | $118,192 |
| XareltoRivaroxaban | 33 | $47,783 |
| FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol | 15 | $20,618 |
| Dofetilide | 22 | $8,341 |
| Flecainide Acetate | 37 | $2,008 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | 97 | $1,510 |
| Amiodarone Hcl | 14 | $613 |
| Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)Diltiazem Hcl | 15 | $530 |
| Carvedilol | 35 | $463 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | 13 | $258 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 27 | $215 |
| Digoxin | 12 | $199 |
| Losartan Potassium | 16 | $147 |
| Metoprolol Tartrate | 23 | $70 |
| Furosemide | 13 | $62 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Companies that both paid and supply prescribed drugs
These companies both reported payments to this provider and make drugs the provider prescribed under Medicare Part D in 2024. For most specialties this overlap is expected — a cardiologist who is paid by a cardiology drugmaker also treats heart disease. It is shown so the reader can see it, not because it implies anything on its own.
| Company | Paid to this provider | Part D cost of their drugs |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson & JohnsonXarelto | $167 | $47,78333 claims |
| AstraZenecaFarxiga | $47 | $20,61815 claims |
Reading this fairly. The Part D column is what drug plans and patients paid pharmacies — this provider received none of it, and it reflects how many patients they treat and what those drugs cost. Against peers, this provider's reported payments sit in the 90th percentile of 66 clinical cardiac electrophysiology providers in Colorado.
Other clinical cardiac electrophysiology in Aurora
- Wendy TzouAurora$350K
- Christopher PorterfieldAurora$340K
- Margot VlokaAurora$104K
- Syed Rafay Ali SabzwariAurora$80K
- Amneet SandhuAurora$53K
- Ryan AleongAurora$33K
- Dustin NashAurora$30K
- Ryan BorneAurora$30K
- Lukasz CerbinAurora$18K
- Dominik WiktorAurora$9K
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.