Marcie Berger, MD
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Milwaukee, WINPI 1952403818
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — consulting fees (58.1%), speaking fees and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 8 manufacturers reported payments, led by Boston Scientific at 46.2% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $21,303, 4.6 times the $4,635 reported in 2019. Among clinical cardiac electrophysiology clinicians in WI 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 110 payments — averaging $610.55 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Boston Scientific$31K
- Abbott$20K
- Medtronic$6K
- Biosense Webster, Inc.$5K
- Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC$3K
- Atricure, Inc.$1K
- plus $75 from 2 others
Across 59 payments — averaging $2753.17 each. Payments tied to a research study. These frequently flow through the physician to a hospital or research institution rather than to the physician personally.
- Boston Scientific$99K
- Medtronic$64K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$39,04958%
- Speaking & faculty fees$13,82221%
- Travel & lodging$10,82416%
- Food & beverage$3,4655%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Boston Scientific | 49 | $31,024 |
| Abbott | 21 | $19,881 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 17 | $6,224 |
| Biosense Webster, Inc. | 11 | $5,376 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 1 | $3,184 |
| Atricure, Inc. | 8 | $1,396 |
| Cardiva Medical, Inc. | 2 | $51 |
| Novartis | 1 | $24 |
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.
- GENERAL - THERAPIES$14,594
- ENSITE$8,898
- AMPLATZER AMULET$8,750
- Farapulse$8,546
- AMPLATZER Occluders$1,250
- EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX$764
- Micra$757
- AMPLATZER$750
- SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM$660
- ARCTIC FRONT ADVANCE$504
- CARDIOBLATE CRYOFLEX$443
- Carto 3$406
- DIAMONDTEMP BIDIRECTIONAL ABLATION CATHETER$382
- ATRICURE CRYOICE CRYOSPHERE CRYOABLATION SYSTEM$207
- AVEIR$159
- ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM$120
How this compares
$67,160 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 78 clinical cardiac electrophysiology providers in Wisconsin.
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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 | 973 | $1,194,893 |
| XareltoRivaroxaban | 212 | $286,767 |
| MultaqDronedarone Hcl | 34 | $59,753 |
| Dofetilide | 157 | $31,746 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | 872 | $15,785 |
| Flecainide Acetate | 138 | $7,253 |
| SotalolSotalol Hcl | 228 | $6,148 |
| Amiodarone Hcl | 307 | $5,033 |
| Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)Diltiazem Hcl | 129 | $4,618 |
| Dilt-XrDiltiazem Hcl | 36 | $1,792 |
| Mexiletine Hcl | 13 | $1,737 |
| Midodrine Hcl | 12 | $1,533 |
| Warfarin Sodium | 120 | $1,530 |
| Metoprolol Tartrate | 150 | $1,197 |
| Digoxin | 33 | $1,086 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLCMultaq | $3,184 | $59,75334 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 78 clinical cardiac electrophysiology providers in Wisconsin.
Other clinical cardiac electrophysiology in Milwaukee
- Imran NiaziMilwaukee$1M
- Jodi ZilinskiMilwaukee$173K
- Mohammad MortadaMilwaukee$65K
- Andy KieuMilwaukee$62K
- Hannah WeyMilwaukee$48K
- Varun GargMilwaukee$43K
- Jasbir SraMilwaukee$38K
- Ahmed ElawadMilwaukee$19K
- John BirchakMilwaukee$19K
- James OujiriMilwaukee$17K
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.