Russel Hirsch
Pediatric Cardiology · Cincinnati, OHNPI 1285791160
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — travel and lodging (59.4%), consulting fees and food and beverage — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 13 manufacturers reported payments, led by Philips North America LLC at 46.9% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $16,468 and has fallen 99.3% since, to $118 in 2025. Among pediatric cardiology clinicians in OH with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 10% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 71 payments — averaging $305.38 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Philips North America LLC$10K
- Abbott$6K
- Canon Medical Systems USA, Inc.$2K
- Merck$1K
- Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.$1K
- Medtronic$421
- plus $751 from 7 others
Across 113 payments — averaging $13,065 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.
- Merck$982K
- Janssen Research & Development, LLC$423K
- GE HealthCare$72K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$6,17528%
- Travel & lodging$12,87859%
- Food & beverage$2,63012%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Philips North America LLC | 7 | $10,158 |
| Abbott | 4 | $6,342 |
| Canon Medical Systems USA, Inc. | 14 | $1,564 |
| Merck | 9 | $1,444 |
| Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. | 8 | $1,004 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 9 | $421 |
| Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. | 6 | $310 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | 6 | $189 |
| Terumo Medical Corporation | 2 | $124 |
| United Therapeutics Corporation | 3 | $69 |
| Bayer | 1 | $23 |
| Cardiva Medical, Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Edwards Lifesciences | 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.
- IGT Systems Und$9,934
- AMPLATZER Occluders$6,342
- INTERVENTIONAL ANGIOGRAPHY SYSTEM$1,463
- ARTIS icono biplane$152
- Melody$128
- Azurion 7 B20$127
- GORE CARDIOFORM Septal Occluder$115
- BOSENTAN$112
How this compares
$21,682 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 126 pediatric cardiology providers in Ohio.
Other pediatric cardiology in Cincinnati
- Shabana ShahanavazCincinnati$579K
- Angela LortsCincinnati$170K
- Michael TaylorCincinnati$109K
- Chet VillaCincinnati$31K
- Elaine UrbinaCincinnati$16K
- Sarosh BatlivalaCincinnati$9K
- Clifford ChinCincinnati$7K
- Garick HillCincinnati$6K
- Nicolas MadsenCincinnati$6K
- Shankar BaskarCincinnati$5K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.