Robert Bojar
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) · Worcester, MANPI 1639111032
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 141 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. It is spread thinly across 21 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 12.2% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $1,856 and has fallen 88.2% since, to $220 in 2022. That places this record below the midpoint for thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) clinicians in MA, where the typical reported total is $4,784.
Across 141 payments — averaging $19.66 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Boehringer Ingelheim$339
- Johnson & Johnson$277
- AstraZeneca$267
- Novartis$248
- E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.$246
- Amgen$229
- plus $1K from 15 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$2,772100%
Most of this is food and beverage — typically meals provided during product presentations at a clinic or hospital. Nationally that is the single largest category of reported payments by count.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 18 | $339 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 14 | $277 |
| AstraZeneca(2 entities) | 14 | $267 |
| Novartis | 14 | $248 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 13 | $246 |
| Amgen | 12 | $229 |
| ZOLL Services LLC (a/k/a ZOLL Lifecor Corp) | 13 | $208 |
| Abbott | 3 | $147 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 7 | $143 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 6 | $124 |
| Vifor Pharma, Inc. | 5 | $103 |
| Amarin Pharma, Inc. | 5 | $91 |
| Pfizer | 4 | $77 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 3 | $68 |
| Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc. | 2 | $47 |
| Z-medica, LLC | 2 | $44 |
| Boston Scientific | 2 | $40 |
| Gilead | 1 | $20 |
| Bayer | 1 | $19 |
| Chiesi USA, Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | 1 | $15 |
How this compares
$2,772 in reported general payments places this provider in the 40th percentile of 171 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) providers in Massachusetts.
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Other thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) in Worcester
- Mark MaxfieldWorcester$21K
- Feiran LouWorcester$13K
- Elliot ServaisBurlington$689K
- Daniel EngelmanSpringfield$607K
- Daniel RaessBoxford$429K
- Lana Schumacher BealBoston$254K
- Sidney LevitskyBoston$248K
- Robert ThurerBoston$229K
- Margaret MarshallBoston$122K
- Pedro del NidoBoston$119K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.