Nervin Fanous, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) · Salem, ORNPI 1861652737
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 28 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 14 manufacturers reported payments, led by Edwards Lifesciences at 44.8% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2023 at $471 and has fallen 55.8% since, to $208 in 2025. That places this record below the midpoint for thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) clinicians in OR, where the typical reported total is $5,462.
Across 28 payments — averaging $53.65 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Edwards Lifesciences$672
- Abiomed$358
- Atricure, Inc.$101
- Smith+Nephew$91
- Davol Inc.$41
- Abbott$40
- plus $200 from 8 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,502100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Edwards Lifesciences | 9 | $672 |
| Abiomed | 3 | $358 |
| Atricure, Inc. | 4 | $101 |
| Smith+Nephew | 1 | $91 |
| Davol Inc. | 2 | $41 |
| Abbott | 1 | $40 |
| Getinge USA Sales, LLC | 1 | $39 |
| Teleflex LLC | 1 | $29 |
| Merck | 1 | $28 |
| Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $26 |
| Haemonetics Corporation | 1 | $23 |
| Solventum Corporation | 1 | $22 |
| Elutia, Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Artivion, Inc. | 1 | $12 |
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$281
How this compares
$1,502 in reported general payments places this provider in the 35th percentile of 52 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) providers in Oregon.
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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 Salem
- Juan OyarzunSalem$5K
- Katherine JonesSalem$525
- William ShelySalem$115
- Thomas WinklerSalem$25
- Steven DemeesterPortland$566K
- Howard SongPortland$64K
- Castigliano BhamidipatiPortland$52K
- Areo SaffarzadehPortland$51K
- Jonathan DanielPortland$49K
- Robert DubosePortland$45K
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.