Matthew Needleman, MD
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Bethesda, MDNPI 1972583409
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
8 manufacturers reported payments, led by Abbott at 55.0% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2023 at $2,700 and has fallen 94.2% since, to $157 in 2025. That places this record below the midpoint for clinical cardiac electrophysiology clinicians in MD, where the typical reported total is $15,262.
Across 88 payments — averaging $85.16 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Abbott$4K
- Medtronic$3K
- Biosense Webster, Inc.$240
- Cardiva Medical, Inc.$183
- Bardy Diagnostics, Inc.$132
- Acutus Medical, Inc.$52
- plus $46 from 2 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$3,85951%
- Food & beverage$3,63649%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Abbott | 28 | $4,123 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 44 | $2,719 |
| Biosense Webster, Inc. | 4 | $240 |
| Cardiva Medical, Inc. | 6 | $183 |
| Bardy Diagnostics, Inc. | 2 | $132 |
| Acutus Medical, Inc. | 1 | $52 |
| Boston Scientific | 2 | $31 |
| Stryker | 1 | $15 |
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.
- AVEIR$1,493
- AMPLATZER AMULET$1,452
- EVERA MRI XT DR SURESCAN$1,041
- Micra$506
- Ensite Cardiac Mapping System$174
- Unify Assura CRT Defibrillator$159
- Visia AF$126
- Carnation Ambulatory Monitor$117
How this compares
$7,494 in reported general payments places this provider in the 25th percentile of 63 clinical cardiac electrophysiology providers in Maryland.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| MultaqDronedarone Hcl | 23 | $38,456 |
| Ranolazine ErRanolazine | 11 | $703 |
| Amiodarone Hcl | 16 | $440 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | 16 | $248 |
| Furosemide | 19 | $209 |
| Metoprolol Tartrate | 19 | $184 |
| Carvedilol | 14 | $154 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other clinical cardiac electrophysiology in Bethesda
- Cicely DyeBethesda$54K
- Joseph LeeBethesda$20K
- Edward HealyBethesda$8K
- Brian PomerantzBethesda$8K
- Sean BeinartRockville$315K
- Charles LoveBaltimore$238K
- Hugh CalkinsBaltimore$202K
- Paresh ShahBaltimore$97K
- Helen BaroldRockville$83K
- Jonathan ChrispinBaltimore$77K
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.