Todd Baron, MD
Gastroenterology · Rochester, MNNPI 1356315279
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — consulting fees (52.8%), speaking fees and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 19 manufacturers reported payments, led by Boston Scientific at 36.7% of the total. Among gastroenterology clinicians in MN 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 461 payments — averaging $584.67 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Boston Scientific$99K
- W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.$67K
- Covidien LP$22K
- Conmed Corporation$20K
- Wilson Cook Medical Incorporated$18K
- Olympus America Inc.$18K
- plus $26K from 13 others
Across 2 payments — averaging $1125.00 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.
- Medtronic$2K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$142,22853%
- Speaking & faculty fees$89,68033%
- Travel & lodging$21,7388%
- Food & beverage$9,9384%
- Education$5,9512%
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 | 162 | $99,008 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | 64 | $66,688 |
| Covidien LP | 19 | $22,150 |
| Conmed Corporation | 26 | $19,679 |
| Wilson Cook Medical Incorporated | 10 | $18,043 |
| Olympus America Inc. | 54 | $17,543 |
| Olympus Corporation Of The Americas | 54 | $10,101 |
| Medtronic | 6 | $6,605 |
| Olympus Corporation | 8 | $4,261 |
| Ambu Inc. | 4 | $4,118 |
| Cook Medical LLC | 38 | $493 |
| Fujifilm Healthcare Americas Corporation | 2 | $318 |
| Micro-tech Endoscopy USA, Inc. | 6 | $128 |
| Asahi Intecc USA, Inc. | 3 | $119 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $118 |
| 3-d Matrix, Inc. | 1 | $84 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 1 | $58 |
| Gyrus ACMI, Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Travere Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $1 |
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.
- GORE VIABIL Biliary Endoprosthesis$47,747
- GENERAL - THERAPIES$34,010
- D.A.S.H.$17,843
- AXIOS$15,321
- Olympus EUS Devices$11,711
- ACQUIRE$11,412
- VIABIL Biliary Endoprosthesis$11,155
- GORE VIABIL$11,037
- Olympus Biliary Devices$10,911
- Olympus EndoTherapy Accessories$10,481
- Product in Development$7,818
- Barrx$7,750
- Emprint$7,000
- EVIS EXERA$6,970
- Olympus Capital Accessories$6,970
- ScopeGuide$6,970
- Olympus GI Stricture Devices$6,322
- VISIGLIDE$3,288
- DISPOSABLE TRIPLE LUMEN SPHINCTEROTOME$3,075
- CLINICAL TRIAL PRODUCT$1,650
How this compares
$269,534 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 365 gastroenterology providers in Minnesota.
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 gastroenterology in Rochester
- John KisielRochester$856K
- Christopher GostoutRochester$299K
- Edward LoftusRochester$282K
- Alina AllenRochester$277K
- Sahil KhannaRochester$242K
- Joseph MurrayRochester$234K
- Andres AcostaRochester$224K
- David LarsonRochester$142K
- Ibrahim HanounehRochester$104K
- Bret PetersenRochester$103K
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.