Robert Lederman
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) · Bethesda, MDNPI 1649355470
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 27 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. Edwards Lifesciences accounts for 73.1% of it on its own, with 1 other manufacturer making up the rest.
Across 27 payments — averaging $20.22 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Edwards Lifesciences$399
- Abbott$147
Across 23 payments — averaging $21,820 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.
- Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.$412K
- Edwards Lifesciences$90K
- Medtronic$15
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$546100%
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.
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 | 26 | $399 |
| Abbott | 1 | $147 |
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
Too few magnetic resonance imaging (mri) providers in Marylandto place this figure against a meaningful peer group, so we don't.
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.