Robert Hodson
Interventional Cardiology · Portland, ORNPI 1699767137
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — travel and lodging (39.2%), speaking fees and food and beverage — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. Edwards Lifesciences accounts for 60.8% of it on its own, with 7 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $8,939 and has fallen 98.9% since, to $97 in 2024.
Across 65 payments — averaging $144.79 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Edwards Lifesciences$6K
- Abbott$3K
- Boston Scientific$487
- Heartflow, Inc.$145
- Medtronic$70
- Philips North America LLC$36
- plus $29 from 2 others
Across 77 payments — averaging $6141.28 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$436K
- Abbott$22K
- Boston Scientific$15K
What the payments were for
- Speaking & faculty fees$3,25035%
- Travel & lodging$3,69339%
- Food & beverage$2,46926%
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 | 34 | $5,718 |
| Abbott | 20 | $2,926 |
| Boston Scientific | 4 | $487 |
| Heartflow, Inc. | 1 | $145 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 3 | $70 |
| Philips North America LLC | 1 | $36 |
| Amgen | 1 | $15 |
| Abiomed | 1 | $14 |
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
$9,411 in reported general payments places this provider in the 65th percentile of 68 interventional cardiology providers in Oregon.
Other interventional cardiology in Portland
- Jason WollmuthPortland$749K
- Ethan KorngoldPortland$407K
- Amish DesaiPortland$186K
- Harsh GolwalaPortland$105K
- Brandon JonesPortland$101K
- Kathryn DawsonPortland$57K
- Logan VincentPortland$42K
- Amged AbdelazizPortland$38K
- Richard SohnPortland$38K
- Daniel FeldmanPortland$36K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.