Rakesh Gopinathannair
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Overland Park, KSNPI 1366524068
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — consulting fees (48.3%), speaking fees and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 29 manufacturers reported payments, led by Abbott at 59.3% of the total. Among clinical cardiac electrophysiology clinicians in KS 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 1,072 payments — averaging $396.70 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Abbott$252K
- Boston Scientific$69K
- Pfizer$36K
- ZOLL Services LLC (a/k/a ZOLL Lifecor Corp)$19K
- Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC$15K
- Biosense Webster, Inc.$14K
- plus $21K from 23 others
Across 107 payments — averaging $1979.35 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.
- Boston Scientific$110K
- Abbott$94K
- Biotronik Inc.$8K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$205,44048%
- Speaking & faculty fees$147,06035%
- Grants$5570%
- Travel & lodging$38,5359%
- Food & beverage$26,7126%
- Education$3860%
- Other$6,5762%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Abbott | 571 | $252,341 |
| Boston Scientific | 257 | $68,585 |
| Pfizer | 35 | $35,893 |
| ZOLL Services LLC (a/k/a ZOLL Lifecor Corp) | 16 | $18,597 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 21 | $14,765 |
| Biosense Webster, Inc. | 30 | $14,139 |
| Biotronik Inc. | 29 | $6,469 |
| Altathera Pharmaceuticals LLC | 8 | $5,969 |
| Medtronic(3 entities) | 38 | $3,804 |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | 4 | $2,400 |
| Atricure, Inc. | 7 | $496 |
| Acutus Medical, Inc. | 2 | $449 |
| Philips North America LLC | 11 | $271 |
| Irhythm Technologies, Inc. | 12 | $262 |
| Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc. | 2 | $197 |
| EBR Systems, Inc. | 1 | $137 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 6 | $132 |
| Novartis | 5 | $74 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 3 | $52 |
| Amgen | 3 | $49 |
| Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc. | 2 | $40 |
| AstraZeneca | 2 | $36 |
| Cardiva Medical, Inc. | 1 | $25 |
| Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, PLC | 1 | $22 |
| Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Bardy Diagnostics, Inc. | 1 | $13 |
| Z-medica, LLC | 1 | $13 |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. | 1 | $13 |
| Elutia, Inc. | 1 | $8 |
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.
- ENSITE$39,866
- ELIQUIS$35,614
- ADVISOR$33,726
- Ensite Cardiac Mapping System$26,120
- GENERAL - THERAPIES$23,494
- WATCHMAN Access System$22,649
- EnSite Precision Cardiac Mapping System$22,340
- TACTICATH ABLATION CATHETER, SENSOR ENABLED$22,321
- LifeVest$18,506
- ACCENT$15,488
- Confirm Rx$14,875
- Carto 3$14,188
- Watchman$11,877
- GALLANT$11,870
- Advisor Catheter$9,239
- NA$8,266
- ENSITE PRECISION$7,384
- Sotalol Hydrochloride$5,951
- Ultra ICE Plus$5,625
- ViewMate Intracardiac Echo$4,750
How this compares
$425,266 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 37 clinical cardiac electrophysiology providers in Kansas.
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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.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| EliquisApixaban | 138 | $160,839 |
| XareltoRivaroxaban | 31 | $27,413 |
| Dofetilide | 36 | $3,733 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | 126 | $2,029 |
| Flecainide Acetate | 46 | $1,830 |
| Midodrine Hcl | 27 | $1,254 |
| Amiodarone Hcl | 89 | $1,158 |
| Sucralfate | 66 | $1,007 |
| ClopidogrelClopidogrel Bisulfate | 108 | $675 |
| Diltiazem 24hr Er (La)Diltiazem Hcl | 13 | $613 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 66 | $520 |
| Propafenone Hcl | 13 | $430 |
| SotalolSotalol Hcl | 32 | $379 |
| Carvedilol | 32 | $338 |
| Lisinopril | 20 | $203 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Companies that both paid and supply prescribed drugs
These companies both reported payments to this provider and make drugs the provider prescribed under Medicare Part D in 2024. For most specialties this overlap is expected — a cardiologist who is paid by a cardiology drugmaker also treats heart disease. It is shown so the reader can see it, not because it implies anything on its own.
| Company | Paid to this provider | Part D cost of their drugs |
|---|---|---|
| PfizerEliquis | $35,893 | $160,839138 claims |
| Johnson & JohnsonXarelto | $52 | $27,41331 claims |
Reading this fairly. The Part D column is what drug plans and patients paid pharmacies — this provider received none of it, and it reflects how many patients they treat and what those drugs cost. Against peers, this provider's reported payments sit in the 95th percentile of 37 clinical cardiac electrophysiology providers in Kansas.
Other clinical cardiac electrophysiology in Overland Park
- Naga Venkata PothineniOverland Park$162K
- Douglas DardenOverland Park$52K
- Peter ParkOverland Park$20K
- Dhanunjaya LakkireddyKansas City$1.1M
- Rhea PimentelKansas City$163K
- Yeruva Veera Madhu Mohan ReddyKansas City$122K
- Martin EmertKansas City$69K
- Seth SheldonKansas City$64K
- Anila RaoKansas City$57K
- Raghuveer DendiKansas City$53K
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.