Prashanth Vallabhajosyula, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) · New Haven, CTNPI 1730167404
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — consulting fees (42.6%), speaking fees and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 10 manufacturers reported payments, led by Edwards Lifesciences at 49.3% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $12,993, 2.1 times the $6,232 reported in 2019. Among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) clinicians in CT 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 69 payments — averaging $521.34 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Edwards Lifesciences$18K
- Bolton Medical Inc$15K
- Medtronic$2K
- Artivion, Inc.$476
- Abbott$438
- Medical Device Business Services, Inc.$244
- plus $291 from 4 others
Across 55 payments — averaging $5060.43 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.
- AbbVie$158K
- Bolton Medical Inc$86K
- Artivion, Inc.$34K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$15,31343%
- Speaking & faculty fees$11,89733%
- Travel & lodging$4,56413%
- Food & beverage$3,3569%
- Education$8442%
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 | 30 | $17,731 |
| Bolton Medical Inc | 24 | $14,792 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $2,000 |
| Artivion, Inc. | 1 | $476 |
| Abbott | 6 | $438 |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | 3 | $244 |
| Baxter Healthcare | 1 | $94 |
| Helios Cardio Inc | 1 | $88 |
| LSI Solutions Inc | 1 | $87 |
| Atricure, Inc. | 1 | $22 |
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.
How this compares
$35,972 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 70 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) providers in Connecticut.
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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 New Haven
- Justin BlasbergNew Haven$468K
- Marc PelletierNew Haven$151K
- Colleen PietrasNew Haven$68K
- Daniel BoffaNew Haven$26K
- Roland AssiNew Haven$13K
- Thomas FabianNew Haven$11K
- Fabio RamponiNew Haven$7K
- Markus KraneNew Haven$6K
- Richard SalzanoNew Haven$6K
- Vincent MaseNew Haven$5K
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.