Martin Lo Sasso
Vascular Surgery · Charlotte, NCNPI 1881252971
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — grants (44.0%), food and beverage and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 20 manufacturers reported payments, led by Medtronic at 49.1% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $10,788, more than ten times the $29 reported in 2020.
Across 85 payments — averaging $200.65 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Medtronic$8K
- Boston Scientific$3K
- W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.$2K
- Penumbra, Inc.$1K
- Stryker$505
- Shockwave Medical, Inc$431
- plus $2K from 14 others
What the payments were for
- Grants$7,50044%
- Travel & lodging$2,73016%
- Food & beverage$6,10536%
- Education$7204%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Medtronic | 13 | $8,372 |
| Boston Scientific | 19 | $2,850 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | 18 | $2,192 |
| Penumbra, Inc. | 5 | $1,165 |
| Stryker | 5 | $505 |
| Shockwave Medical, Inc | 4 | $431 |
| Abbott | 2 | $287 |
| Davol Inc. | 2 | $272 |
| CSL Behring | 3 | $200 |
| Bioventus LLC | 1 | $160 |
| Endologix LLC | 1 | $150 |
| Innocoll Pharmaceuticals Limited | 1 | $108 |
| Silk Road Medical, Inc. | 1 | $103 |
| KCI USA, Inc. | 2 | $99 |
| Lemaitre Vascular, Inc. | 2 | $41 |
| Smith+Nephew | 2 | $35 |
| AbbVie | 1 | $22 |
| Bolton Medical Inc | 1 | $22 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $21 |
| Kerecis Limited | 1 | $19 |
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.
- ENDURANT IIS$4,295
- GENERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION$1,415
- GENERAL - THERAPIES$1,124
- Indigo System$1,018
- GORE TAG Conformable Thoracic Endoprosthesis$954
- GORE VIABAHN Endoprosthesis$477
- Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter$278
- GORE VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endo$202
- Diamondback Peripheral$174
- HawkOne$150
- Alto Abdominal Stent Graft System$150
- ARTIX MT$148
- ARISTA AH FLEXITIP$147
- Penumbra System$146
- GENERAL GUIDEWIRES$144
- GORE ACUSEAL Vascular Graft$130
- FlowTriever$126
- Kcentra$125
- Phasix Mesh$125
- ESPRIT$113
How this compares
$17,055 in reported general payments places this provider in the 80th percentile of 119 vascular surgery providers in North Carolina.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Oxycodone Hcl | 11 | $29 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other vascular surgery in Charlotte
- Frank ArkoCharlotte$2.6M
- Erin MurphyCharlotte$598K
- Hector Crespo SotoCharlotte$178K
- Rebecca KelsoCharlotte$148K
- James AntezanaCharlotte$44K
- Peter FordCharlotte$18K
- Tzvi NussbaumCharlotte$16K
- Daniel SprandoCharlotte$13K
- Adam StricklandCharlotte$3K
- Robert MendesRaleigh$408K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.