Michael Friscia, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) · Danville, PANPI 1235281056
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 17 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 6 manufacturers reported payments, led by Atricure, Inc. at 59.0% of the total. That places this record below the midpoint for thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) clinicians in PA, where the typical reported total is $5,177.
Across 17 payments — averaging $82.84 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Atricure, Inc.$831
- Artivion, Inc.$249
- Abbott$202
- LSI Solutions Inc$60
- Medtronic$38
- Johnson & Johnson$28
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,408100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Atricure, Inc. | 10 | $831 |
| Artivion, Inc. | 1 | $249 |
| Abbott | 2 | $202 |
| LSI Solutions Inc | 1 | $60 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 2 | $38 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $28 |
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.
- ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM$429
- EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX$297
- ATRICURE CRYOICE CRYOABLATION SYSTEM (CRYO2)$289
- ON-X AORTIC HEART VALVE WITH CONFORM-X SEWING RING AND EXTENDED HOLDER$249
- AMDS-Ascyrus Medical$249
- BIOGLUE SURGICAL ADHESIVE$249
- CRYOVALVE SG PULMONARY HUMAN HEART VALVE$249
- LARIAT SUTURE DELIVERY DEVICE$150
- THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT$114
How this compares
$1,408 in reported general payments places this provider in the 30th percentile of 314 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) providers in Pennsylvania.
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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 Danville
- Carlo BartoliDanville$67K
- Joseph BavariaAllentown$1.7M
- Basel RamlawiWynnewood$1.1M
- Patrick RossWynnewood$956K
- Mark AndersonPhiladelphia$527K
- Scott GoldmanWynnewood$354K
- Frank BowenCamp Hill$310K
- Michael AckerPhiladelphia$271K
- Wilson SzetoPhiladelphia$252K
- Inderpal SarkariaPittsburgh$248K
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.