Thomas Mulhearn, MD
Interventional Cardiology · Lake Charles, LANPI 1285789008
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 230 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. It is spread thinly across 30 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 13.9% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. That places this record below the midpoint for interventional cardiology clinicians in LA, where the typical reported total is $9,970.
Across 230 payments — averaging $20.63 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Pfizer$662
- Novartis$598
- Medtronic$513
- E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.$488
- Boston Scientific$472
- Johnson & Johnson$358
- plus $2K from 24 others
Across 3 payments — averaging $1012.83 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.
- Cordis Corporation$3K
- Boehringer Ingelheim$342
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$4,744100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pfizer | 43 | $662 |
| Novartis | 40 | $598 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 9 | $513 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 34 | $488 |
| Boston Scientific | 16 | $472 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 24 | $358 |
| Abbott | 9 | $286 |
| Edwards Lifesciences | 3 | $229 |
| ZOLL Services LLC (a/k/a ZOLL Lifecor Corp) | 10 | $157 |
| Cleerly, Inc. | 1 | $117 |
| Heartflow, Inc. | 1 | $94 |
| Amgen | 6 | $84 |
| Silk Road Medical, Inc. | 5 | $83 |
| Shockwave Medical, Inc | 4 | $82 |
| Cardiovascular Systems Inc. | 2 | $77 |
| Novo Nordisk | 4 | $72 |
| Amarin Pharma, Inc. | 3 | $65 |
| Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 2 | $48 |
| AstraZeneca | 3 | $47 |
| Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc. | 1 | $35 |
| Akcea Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $27 |
| Recor Medical Inc | 1 | $24 |
| Merck | 1 | $21 |
| United Therapeutics Corporation | 1 | $19 |
| Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, PLC | 1 | $16 |
| Biosense Webster, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 1 | $14 |
| Lundbeck LLC | 1 | $14 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 1 | $11 |
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
$4,744 in reported general payments places this provider in the 25th percentile of 171 interventional cardiology providers in Louisiana.
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.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| EliquisApixaban | 582 | $533,758 |
| XareltoRivaroxaban | 200 | $139,203 |
| EntrestoSacubitril/Valsartan | 85 | $84,991 |
| Repatha SureclickEvolocumab | 84 | $59,661 |
| FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol | 34 | $25,278 |
| Droxidopa | 15 | $18,160 |
| NexletolBempedoic Acid | 23 | $8,874 |
| NexlizetBempedoic Acid/Ezetimibe | 15 | $8,218 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 572 | $6,204 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | 449 | $6,044 |
| Praluent PenAlirocumab | 11 | $5,219 |
| Ranolazine ErRanolazine | 70 | $5,200 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | 275 | $3,718 |
| ClopidogrelClopidogrel Bisulfate | 260 | $2,817 |
| Losartan Potassium | 287 | $2,395 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| PfizerEliquis | $662 | $533,758582 claims |
| Johnson & JohnsonXarelto | $358 | $139,203200 claims |
| NovartisEntresto | $598 | $84,99185 claims |
| AstraZenecaFarxiga | $47 | $25,27834 claims |
| Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.Nexletol, Nexlizet | $18 | $17,09138 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 25th percentile of 171 interventional cardiology providers in Louisiana.
Other interventional cardiology in Lake Charles
- Craig WalkerHouma$5M
- Denzil MoraesBaton Rouge$901K
- Ankur LodhaLafayette$640K
- Rajan PatelNew Orleans$517K
- Agostino IngraldiLafayette$315K
- Steven BaileyShreveport$305K
- James JenkinsNew Orleans$235K
- Louis SalvaggioLafayette$214K
- Pradeep NairHouma$212K
- Jorge CastellanosBaton Rouge$185K
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.