Sarita Rao
Adult Health · Canton, MINPI 1376973602
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — speaking fees (48.8%), travel and lodging and food and beverage — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 23 manufacturers reported payments, led by Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc. at 36.0% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2023 at $15,338 and has fallen 53.9% since, to $7,070 in 2025. Among adult health clinicians in MI with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 5% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 298 payments — averaging $170.01 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc.$18K
- ZOLL Services LLC (a/k/a ZOLL Lifecor Corp)$18K
- Medtronic$9K
- Boston Scientific$5K
- Boehringer Ingelheim$218
- E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.$205
- plus $1K from 17 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$6001%
- Speaking & faculty fees$24,70049%
- Travel & lodging$15,49531%
- Food & beverage$9,81019%
- Education$590%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc. | 47 | $18,232 |
| ZOLL Services LLC (a/k/a ZOLL Lifecor Corp) | 48 | $17,534 |
| Medtronic | 64 | $8,656 |
| Boston Scientific | 84 | $4,691 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 11 | $218 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 6 | $205 |
| Biosense Webster, Inc. | 2 | $176 |
| Abbott | 3 | $140 |
| Novartis | 7 | $121 |
| Biotronik Inc. | 1 | $116 |
| Novo Nordisk | 5 | $100 |
| AstraZeneca | 6 | $87 |
| Irhythm Technologies, Inc. | 1 | $80 |
| Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc. | 1 | $64 |
| Cardiva Medical, Inc. | 2 | $49 |
| Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. | 1 | $34 |
| Atricure, Inc. | 1 | $32 |
| Amarin Pharma, Inc. | 2 | $31 |
| Amgen | 2 | $29 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 1 | $18 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $17 |
| Merck | 1 | $16 |
| Baxter Healthcare | 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.
- OPTIMIZER$32,154
- LifeVest$16,105
- GENERAL - THERAPIES$1,365
- Watchman$1,110
- LINQ II$747
- INGEVITY MRI$157
- Farapulse$152
- ENDOTAK RELIANCE S$139
- Micra$135
- NUVISION ICE CATHETER$128
- CAMZYOS$125
- Selectra$116
- AVEIR$109
How this compares
$50,664 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 527 adult health providers in Michigan.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| EliquisApixaban | 58 | $68,962 |
| XareltoRivaroxaban | 13 | $19,596 |
| Propafenone Hcl | 76 | $7,855 |
| Dofetilide | 15 | $3,042 |
| Amiodarone Hcl | 50 | $1,612 |
| Carvedilol | 87 | $1,164 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | 38 | $825 |
| Metoprolol Tartrate | 84 | $581 |
| Flecainide Acetate | 11 | $576 |
| Isosorbide Mononitrate ErIsosorbide Mononitrate | 13 | $519 |
| Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)Diltiazem Hcl | 17 | $506 |
| Losartan Potassium | 37 | $473 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 31 | $318 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | 20 | $308 |
| Lisinopril | 34 | $283 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Companies that both paid and supply prescribed drugs
These companies both reported payments to this provider and make drugs the provider prescribed under Medicare Part D in 2024. For most specialties this overlap is expected — a cardiologist who is paid by a cardiology drugmaker also treats heart disease. It is shown so the reader can see it, not because it implies anything on its own.
| Company | Paid to this provider | Part D cost of their drugs |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson & JohnsonXarelto | $17 | $19,59613 claims |
Reading this fairly. The Part D column is what drug plans and patients paid pharmacies — this provider received none of it, and it reflects how many patients they treat and what those drugs cost. Against peers, this provider's reported payments sit in the 95th percentile of 527 adult health providers in Michigan.
Other adult health in Canton
- Jacqueline BrewerSterling Heights$138K
- Linda Morris McCoyGrand Rapids$59K
- Susanne QuallichAnn Arbor$42K
- Nancy BermanSouthfield$39K
- Michelle MillerQuincy$24K
- Deniene KingAnn Arbor$14K
- Adama JohnsonEastpointe$14K
- Bridget BonelloWyandotte$13K
- Mary KaiserKalamazoo$12K
- Staci DamianiTrenton$12K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.