M Clive Robinson
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) · Bridgeport, CTNPI 1134222615
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by consulting fees: $420,525 of the $495,685 with a category attached, or 84.8%. Every reported general payment came from a single manufacturer, Atricure, Inc.. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $312,682 and has fallen 99.8% since, to $596 in 2022. Among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) clinicians in CT with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 5% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 489 payments — averaging $1013.67 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Atricure, Inc.$496K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$420,52585%
- Travel & lodging$71,28714%
- Food & beverage$3,8741%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Atricure, Inc. | 489 | $495,685 |
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
$495,685 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 70 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) providers in Connecticut.
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Other thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) in Bridgeport
- Rafael SquitieriBridgeport$3K
- Arshad QuadriW. Hartford$626K
- Justin BlasbergNew Haven$468K
- Marc PelletierNew Haven$151K
- Colleen PietrasNew Haven$68K
- Michael EbrightStamford$67K
- Prashanth VallabhajosyulaNew Haven$36K
- Dustin WaltersFarmington$36K
- Daniel BoffaNew Haven$26K
- James LetteraFairfield$23K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.