Robert Johnson
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) · Ocean Springs, MSNPI 1114021722
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 79 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 26 manufacturers reported payments, led by Endologix LLC at 32.5% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $2,044 and has fallen 99.0% since, to $19 in 2025. That places this record below the midpoint for thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) clinicians in MS, where the typical reported total is $3,316.
Across 79 payments — averaging $41.98 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Endologix LLC$1K
- Atricure, Inc.$292
- Clearflow Inc.$279
- Elutia, Inc.$265
- Baxter Healthcare$242
- Johnson & Johnson$217
- plus $945 from 20 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$3,316100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Endologix LLC | 8 | $1,076 |
| Atricure, Inc. | 15 | $292 |
| Clearflow Inc. | 2 | $279 |
| Elutia, Inc. | 3 | $265 |
| Baxter Healthcare | 2 | $242 |
| Johnson & Johnson(3 entities) | 9 | $217 |
| Zimmer Biomet | 12 | $186 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 6 | $131 |
| Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corporation | 1 | $106 |
| Bard Access Systems, Inc. | 1 | $99 |
| Livanova USA, Inc. | 3 | $48 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | 2 | $48 |
| Sanara Medtech Inc. | 1 | $40 |
| Cook Medical LLC | 2 | $33 |
| Stryker | 1 | $30 |
| Davol Inc. | 1 | $29 |
| Advanced Respiratory, Inc | 1 | $26 |
| Biom'up France SAS | 1 | $24 |
| CSL Behring | 1 | $22 |
| Kls-martin L.p. | 1 | $21 |
| Werfen USA LLC | 1 | $21 |
| Kerecis Limited | 1 | $19 |
| Chiesi USA, Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Edwards Lifesciences | 1 | $16 |
| Next Science LLC | 1 | $15 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 1 | $13 |
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.
- Ovation$503
- AFX$420
- PleuraFlow$190
- TISSEEL$125
- PREVELEAK$117
- Virtuosaph$106
- ECM Patch,Pouch$100
How this compares
$3,316 in reported general payments places this provider in the 50th percentile of 42 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) providers in Mississippi.
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Other thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) in Ocean Springs
- William SmithOcean Springs$34K
- Hazem BarmadaOcean Springs$103
- Lacy McClainHattiesburg$97K
- Galen OhnmachtJackson$83K
- Pierre de DelvaJackson$71K
- Vishal SachdevTupelo$35K
- David TaltonTupelo$23K
- William HorsleyColumbus$16K
- John CalhounJackson$12K
- Walter SurowiecGulfport$12K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.