Paolo Aquino, MD
Pediatric Cardiology · Madera, CANPI 1154507952
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by travel and lodging: $4,071 of the $5,684 with a category attached, or 71.6%. 12 manufacturers reported payments, led by Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. at 31.1% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2020 at $4,729 and has fallen 95.6% since, to $207 in 2025.
Across 47 payments — averaging $120.94 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.$2K
- GE HealthCare$1K
- Canon Medical Systems USA, Inc.$1K
- Medtronic$317
- Abbott$185
- W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.$176
- plus $312 from 6 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$4,07172%
- Food & beverage$1,61328%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. | 14 | $1,770 |
| GE HealthCare | 8 | $1,476 |
| Canon Medical Systems USA, Inc. | 6 | $1,447 |
| Medtronic | 6 | $317 |
| Abbott | 2 | $185 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | 2 | $176 |
| Penumbra, Inc. | 3 | $167 |
| B. Braun Interventional Systems Inc. | 2 | $55 |
| Philips North America LLC | 1 | $36 |
| Angiodynamics, Inc. | 1 | $24 |
| Baylis Medical Technologies Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| Cook Medical LLC | 1 | $13 |
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.
- Artis Q.zen$896
- Artis Q$560
- AMPLATZER$155
- CARDIOFORM Septal Occluder$147
- HARMONY$146
- RUBY Coil$132
How this compares
$5,684 in reported general payments places this provider in the 80th percentile of 239 pediatric cardiology providers in California.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Digoxin | 13 | $207 |
| Spironolactone | 13 | $51 |
| Carvedilol | 13 | $44 |
| Warfarin Sodium | 13 | $32 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other pediatric cardiology in Madera
- Thomas FaganMadera$13K
- Teresa EvansMadera$5K
- Doff McElhinneyPalo Alto$1M
- Daniel LeviLos Angeles$914K
- Brent GordonSan Diego$158K
- John WoodLos Angeles$122K
- Frank IngSacramento$113K
- Henri JustinoSan Diego$92K
- Leigh ReardonLos Angeles$87K
- Alejandro BorquezSan Diego$71K
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.