Salim Lala, MD
Vascular Surgery · Washington, DCNPI 1306124938
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
26 manufacturers reported payments, led by Boston Scientific at 28.0% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $5,199, 2.8 times the $1,886 reported in 2019.
Across 133 payments — averaging $77.54 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Boston Scientific$3K
- Penumbra, Inc.$2K
- Medtronic$1K
- W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.$1K
- Silk Road Medical, Inc.$1K
- Abbott$410
- plus $1K from 20 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$4,29442%
- Food & beverage$6,01958%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Boston Scientific | 26 | $2,892 |
| Penumbra, Inc. | 7 | $1,773 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 29 | $1,399 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | 21 | $1,261 |
| Silk Road Medical, Inc. | 10 | $1,093 |
| Abbott | 5 | $410 |
| Cook Medical LLC | 7 | $244 |
| Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. | 2 | $167 |
| Tactile Systems Technology Inc | 5 | $151 |
| Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. | 2 | $130 |
| Stability Biologics, LLC | 1 | $124 |
| Shockwave Medical, Inc | 4 | $118 |
| Endologix LLC | 1 | $96 |
| Philips North America LLC | 1 | $75 |
| Inari Medical, Inc. | 1 | $64 |
| Stryker | 1 | $50 |
| Aroa Biosurgery Incorporated | 1 | $41 |
| Cardiovascular Systems Inc. | 1 | $37 |
| Cordis US CORP. | 1 | $35 |
| Biocomposites Inc | 1 | $32 |
| Polynovo North America LLC | 1 | $24 |
| Lemaitre Vascular, Inc. | 1 | $22 |
| Biocompatibles, Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Angiodynamics, Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $19 |
| Cashflow Solutions, LLC | 1 | $15 |
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.
- GENERAL - THERAPIES$1,808
- Indigo System$1,616
- ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System$946
- ENHANCE Transcarotid Peripheral Access Kit$850
- ENROUTE Transcarotid Stent System$743
- ENROUTE 0.014 Guidewire$743
- ENDURANT IIS$387
- GORE EXCLUDER Thoracoabdominal Branch Endoprosthesis$314
- ESPRIT$202
- GORE TAG Thoracic Branch Endoprosthesis$188
- Signia$162
- Conformable TAG Thoracic Endoprosthesis$158
- LUTONIX$147
- GENERAL THROMBECTOMY$144
- Valiant Navion$141
- Perclose ProGlide suture mediated closure system$137
- GORE EXCLUDER Iliac Branch Endoprosthesis$130
- ENROUTE Enflate Transcarotid RX Balloon Dilatation Catheter$101
- ENROUTE Transcarotid Stent$101
How this compares
$10,313 in reported general payments places this provider in the 75th percentile of 24 vascular surgery providers in District of Columbia.
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Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Other vascular surgery in Washington
- Steven AbramowitzWashington$722K
- Misaki KiguchiWashington$187K
- Kyle ReynoldsWashington$166K
- Yang YangWashington$68K
- Danielle SalazarWashington$20K
- Abdullah AlfawazWashington$10K
- D'andre WilliamsWashington$9K
- Robyn MacsataWashington$5K
- Frederick BeaversWashington$5K
- Rodeen RahbarWashington$3K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.