RxDoctor Payments Data

Matthew Gillespie

Pediatric Cardiology · Philadelphia, PANPI 1801815469

Payments from drug & device makers

What this record shows

This record is dominated by speaking fees: $974,319 of the $1,532,911 with a category attached, or 63.6%. Medtronic accounts for 68.3% of it on its own, with 9 other manufacturers making up the rest. 2025 is the largest year on record at $361,522, 2.3 times the $155,460 reported in 2019. Among pediatric cardiology clinicians in PA 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.

$1,532,911in general payments, 2019–2025

Across 1,002 payments — averaging $1529.85 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.

  • Medtronic$1M
  • W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.$286K
  • Abbott$186K
  • Abiomed$14K
  • Penumbra, Inc.$321
  • B. Braun Interventional Systems Inc.$132
  • plus $273 from 4 others
$1,088,854in research payments, 2019–2025

Across 184 payments — averaging $5917.69 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.

  • Medtronic$460K
  • Edwards Lifesciences$294K
  • W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.$243K
  • Abbott$92K

What the payments were for

  • Consulting fees$329,08321%
  • Speaking & faculty fees$974,31964%
  • Grants$10,8021%
  • Travel & lodging$195,07413%
  • Food & beverage$13,4821%
  • Education$10,1511%

General payments by program year

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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.

CompanyPaymentsTotal
Medtronic(2 entities)713$1,047,026
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.156$285,562
Abbott110$185,574
Abiomed12$14,023
Penumbra, Inc.1$321
B. Braun Interventional Systems Inc.3$132
Stryker3$115
Edwards Lifesciences1$55
Renata Medical, Inc.1$54
Cook Medical LLC2$49

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

$1,532,911 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 102 pediatric cardiology providers in Pennsylvania.

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