Matthew Arneson, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) · Wichita, KSNPI 1962462523
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 58 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 15 manufacturers reported payments, led by Johnson & Johnson at 24.2% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2023 at $1,101 and has fallen 76.0% since, to $264 in 2025. That places this record below the midpoint for thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) clinicians in KS, where the typical reported total is $6,308.
Across 58 payments — averaging $68.75 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Johnson & Johnson$964
- Edwards Lifesciences$808
- Abiomed$666
- Atricure, Inc.$613
- Medtronic$393
- Abbott$168
- plus $376 from 9 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$3,988100%
Most of this is food and beverage — typically meals provided during product presentations at a clinic or hospital. Nationally that is the single largest category of reported payments by count.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson & Johnson | 17 | $964 |
| Edwards Lifesciences | 8 | $808 |
| Abiomed | 5 | $666 |
| Atricure, Inc. | 6 | $613 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 5 | $393 |
| Abbott | 2 | $168 |
| La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company | 1 | $132 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | 5 | $99 |
| Getinge USA Sales, LLC | 2 | $40 |
| Boston Scientific | 2 | $25 |
| Pfizer | 1 | $20 |
| GSK | 1 | $19 |
| Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Hemosonics LLC | 1 | $15 |
| Dentsply Sirona Inc | 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.
- Impella$587
- ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM$290
- SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM$290
- KONECT RESILIA$265
- MITRIS RESILIA Mitral Valve$246
- ATRICURE CRYOICE CRYOABLATION SYSTEM (CRYO2)$167
- Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve$166
- EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX$166
- Valiant Captivia$159
- MitraClip System$146
- GIAPREZA$132
How this compares
$3,988 in reported general payments places this provider in the 40th percentile of 42 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) providers in Kansas.
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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.
Other thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) in Wichita
- Brett GrizzellWichita$41K
- Sanjay KhichaWichita$15K
- Gyanchand KhichaWichita$1K
- Paul UhligWichita$205
- Douglas MilfeldWichita$159
- Thomas EstepWichita$65
- William MurphyWichita$34
- Keith AllenKansas City$2M
- Jessica HeimesKansas City$89K
- Matthew DanterKansas City$86K
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.