Steven Gundry
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) · Palm Springs, CANPI 1801889050
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by royalties or licence payments: $1,634,689 of the $1,634,689 with a category attached, or 100.0%. Every reported general payment came from a single manufacturer, Medtronic. Among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) clinicians in CA 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 27 payments — averaging $60,544 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Medtronic$1.6M
What the payments were for
- Royalty or licence$1,634,689100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 27 | $1,634,689 |
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.
- BIOMEDICUS$1,021,418
- Bio-Medicus$613,271
How this compares
$1,634,689 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 546 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) providers in California.
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Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Dihydroergotamine Mesylate | 14 | $15,411 |
| SynthroidLevothyroxine Sodium | 29 | $4,054 |
| Liothyronine Sodium | 61 | $2,944 |
| Armour ThyroidThyroid,pork | 11 | $1,214 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | 69 | $475 |
| Allopurinol | 51 | $397 |
| Pentoxifylline | 12 | $186 |
| Metformin Hcl | 15 | $176 |
| Triamterene-HydrochlorothiazidTriamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid | 11 | $72 |
| ClopidogrelClopidogrel Bisulfate | 11 | $72 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) in Palm Springs
- Thomas FogartyPortola Valley$3.7M
- Armin KiankhooySaint Helena$941K
- Ara KlijianMurrieta$916K
- Gregory FontanaThousand Oaks$875K
- Gansevoort DunningtonSaint Helena$764K
- Wilson TsaiWalnut Creek$680K
- Fernando FleischmanLos Angeles$608K
- Harmik SoukiasianLos Angeles$577K
- Ali KhoynezhadLong Beach$476K
- Jay LeeLos Angeles$462K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.