Luke Pesonen, MD
Vascular Surgery · la Crosse, WINPI 1689092652
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — food and beverage (44.9%), travel and lodging and education — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 6 manufacturers reported payments, led by W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. at 47.3% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $1,417, 4.1 times the $349 reported in 2019.
Across 37 payments — averaging $105.31 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.$2K
- Medtronic$2K
- Abbott$192
- Silk Road Medical, Inc.$66
- Shockwave Medical, Inc$64
- Terumo Medical Corporation$61
What the payments were for
- Grants$61816%
- Travel & lodging$84622%
- Food & beverage$1,75145%
- Education$68117%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | 22 | $1,842 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 10 | $1,672 |
| Abbott | 1 | $192 |
| Silk Road Medical, Inc. | 1 | $66 |
| Shockwave Medical, Inc | 1 | $64 |
| Terumo Medical Corporation | 2 | $61 |
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.
How this compares
$3,896 in reported general payments places this provider in the 65th percentile of 81 vascular surgery providers in Wisconsin.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| ClopidogrelClopidogrel Bisulfate | 35 | $454 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 21 | $341 |
| Methocarbamol | 13 | $179 |
| Gabapentin | 13 | $171 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | 22 | $47 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 12 | $29 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 13 | $28 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other vascular surgery in la Crosse
- Laura Petersonla Crosse$1K
- Irina Shakhnovichla Crosse$423
- Stacey LejeuneWausau$105K
- Benjamin HerdrichWausau$90K
- Dai YamanouchiMadison$78K
- Tahlia WeisMarshfield$22K
- Kevin SchoepelWausau$17K
- Tiziano TallaritaEau Claire$15K
- John RobertsonTomah$15K
- Momodou JammehMilwaukee$14K
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.