Paul Grayburn
Cardiovascular Disease · Dallas, TXNPI 1326007477
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — consulting fees (56.9%), speaking fees and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. Edwards Lifesciences accounts for 61.7% of it on its own, with 7 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $27,116 and has fallen 54.4% since, to $12,368 in 2024. Among cardiovascular disease clinicians in TX with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 5% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 98 payments — averaging $677.81 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Edwards Lifesciences$41K
- Medtronic$16K
- Abbott$9K
- W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.$1K
- Boston Scientific$86
- Johnson & Johnson$21
- plus $24 from 2 others
Across 135 payments — averaging $12,508 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.
- Edwards Lifesciences$1.6M
- Abbott$99K
- Medtronic$23K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$37,77857%
- Speaking & faculty fees$18,69128%
- Travel & lodging$7,43211%
- Food & beverage$2,5234%
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 | 68 | $40,961 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 9 | $15,566 |
| Abbott | 15 | $8,596 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | 2 | $1,170 |
| Boston Scientific | 1 | $86 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $21 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 1 | $13 |
| Siemens Medical Solutions USA, 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.
- CoreValve Evolut$12,000
- Mitra Clip system$6,943
- MitraClip System$1,500
- Product in Development$1,170
How this compares
$66,425 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 1,515 cardiovascular disease providers in Texas.
Other cardiovascular disease in Dallas
- Ramin Farzaneh-FarDallas$17.1M
- Darren McGuireDallas$1.2M
- Peter McCulloughDallas$664K
- Ann NavarDallas$616K
- Milton PackerDallas$530K
- Amarinder BindraDallas$512K
- Ambarish PandeyDallas$325K
- Eric PetersonDallas$187K
- Brittany WeberDallas$186K
- James de LemosDallas$181K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.