Paul Laeseke, MD
Vascular & Interventional Radiology · Madison, WINPI 1902030778
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — other (54.1%), consulting fees and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. Histosonics, Inc. accounts for 94.7% of it on its own, with 6 other manufacturers making up the rest. 2025 is the largest year on record at $2,545,428, more than ten times the $54,392 reported in 2019. Among vascular & interventional radiology clinicians in WI 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 132 payments — averaging $21,933 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Histosonics, Inc.$2.7M
- Ethicon Endo-surgery Inc.$90K
- Medical Device Business Services, Inc.$28K
- GE HealthCare$20K
- Johnson & Johnson$14K
- Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.$302
- plus $122 from 1 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$1,259,41944%
- Travel & lodging$64,0822%
- Food & beverage$5,4110%
- Other$1,566,22954%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Histosonics, Inc. | 8 | $2,742,099 |
| Ethicon Endo-surgery Inc. | 62 | $90,442 |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | 20 | $28,266 |
| GE HealthCare | 12 | $20,297 |
| Johnson & Johnson(2 entities) | 21 | $13,613 |
| Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. | 6 | $302 |
| Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. | 3 | $122 |
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.
- CERTUS 140 MICROWAVE ABLATION SYSTEM$91,418
- Certus 140$16,650
- ECHELON ENDOPATH Stapler$15,400
- ECHELON ENDOPATH$6,750
- DERMABOND$6,525
- Echelon Flex$5,850
- Echelon Circular$5,850
- Enseal X1$5,850
- Monarch Platform$1,196
- NEUWAVE Flex Microwave Ablation System$125
- Artis Q$114
How this compares
$2,895,141 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 99 vascular & interventional radiology providers in Wisconsin.
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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 vascular & interventional radiology in Madison
- Eric MonroeMadison$136K
- Conrad PunMadison$20K
- Orhan OzkanMadison$17K
- Beverly KienitzMadison$10K
- Sean GoldenMadison$4K
- Aaron ReposarMadison$4K
- Matthew NiemeyerMadison$3K
- Prasad DalvieMadison$2K
- Parag PatelMilwaukee$389K
- William RillingMilwaukee$158K
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.