Michael Shehata, MD
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · West Hollywood, CANPI 1619198041
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — speaking fees (42.4%), consulting fees and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 18 manufacturers reported payments, led by Boston Scientific at 30.7% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $104,772, 4.5 times the $23,285 reported in 2019. Among clinical cardiac electrophysiology clinicians in CA with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 10% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 478 payments — averaging $626.06 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Boston Scientific$92K
- GE HealthCare$74K
- Abbott$60K
- Medtronic$46K
- Biosense Webster, Inc.$12K
- Biotronik Inc.$5K
- plus $10K from 12 others
Across 139 payments — averaging $4379.55 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.
- Boston Scientific$362K
- Abbott$197K
- Medtronic$45K
- Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc.$6K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$116,25839%
- Speaking & faculty fees$126,93742%
- Travel & lodging$41,18214%
- Food & beverage$14,3605%
- Education$5180%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Boston Scientific | 112 | $91,838 |
| GE HealthCare | 22 | $74,467 |
| Abbott | 139 | $59,941 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 151 | $45,953 |
| Biosense Webster, Inc. | 18 | $12,088 |
| Biotronik Inc. | 15 | $4,814 |
| Atricure, Inc. | 6 | $3,083 |
| Synaptic Medical Corporation | 1 | $2,500 |
| Volta Medical Inc | 3 | $1,250 |
| Altathera Pharmaceuticals LLC | 1 | $1,125 |
| Acutus Medical, Inc. | 2 | $1,081 |
| Edwards Lifesciences | 1 | $625 |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | 2 | $233 |
| Cardiva Medical, Inc. | 1 | $135 |
| Cardiofocus, Inc. | 1 | $37 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 1 | $30 |
| Cordis US CORP. | 1 | $30 |
| Bardy Diagnostics, Inc. | 1 | $24 |
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.
- GENERAL EP$44,063
- TACTICATH ABLATION CATHETER, SENSOR ENABLED$23,484
- Micra$15,237
- Farapulse$14,515
- GENERAL - THERAPIES$12,624
- Carto 3$10,346
- ENSITE PRECISION$6,856
- Ensite Cardiac Mapping System$4,903
- ADVISOR$4,500
- TENDRIL$4,063
- AVEIR$4,011
- Accent Pacemaker$3,825
- Arctic Front$2,900
- EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX$2,900
- Tendril Pacing Lead$2,363
- VX1$1,250
- Sotalol Hydrochloride$1,125
- CoreValve Evolut$871
- ENSITE$830
- PASCAL$625
How this compares
$299,255 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 290 clinical cardiac electrophysiology providers in California.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Warfarin Sodium | 12 | $19 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other clinical cardiac electrophysiology in West Hollywood
- Shephal DoshiSanta Monica$2.1M
- Jonathan HsuSan Diego$1.2M
- Leslie SaxonLos Angeles$1.1M
- Rahul BhardwajLoma Linda$935K
- Nicholas Olsonla Jolla$801K
- Jonathan DukesVentura$775K
- Brett GidneySanta Barbara$756K
- John Rogersla Jolla$738K
- Rajesh BankerNewport Beach$538K
- Rahul DoshiLos Angeles$469K
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.