Venkatesh Arumugam Murugan, MD
Vascular & Interventional Radiology · Cape Girardeau, MONPI 1902284391
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — travel and lodging (57.3%), food and beverage and education — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 6 manufacturers reported payments, led by Medtronic at 54.8% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2022 at $4,817 and has fallen 95.4% since, to $219 in 2025.
Across 72 payments — averaging $103.60 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Medtronic$4K
- Penumbra, Inc.$2K
- Boston Scientific$918
- Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.$137
- Stryker$130
- Terumo Medical Corporation$76
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$4,27257%
- Food & beverage$2,94840%
- Education$2393%
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) | 36 | $4,086 |
| Penumbra, Inc. | 14 | $2,113 |
| Boston Scientific | 19 | $918 |
| Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. | 1 | $137 |
| Stryker | 1 | $130 |
| Terumo Medical Corporation | 1 | $76 |
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.
- Indigo System$1,658
- IN.PACT Admiral$1,369
- OSTEOCOOL RF ABLATION SYSTEM$720
- HawkOne$382
- KYPHON Balloon Kyphoplasty$365
- SYNCHROMED$258
- MVP$239
- ANGIOJET$190
- RUBY Coil$144
- SPINEJACK$130
How this compares
$7,459 in reported general payments places this provider in the 65th percentile of 81 vascular & interventional radiology providers in Missouri.
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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 & interventional radiology in Cape Girardeau
- William LeaCape Girardeau$24K
- Andrew MullinsCape Girardeau$12K
- Abel BelayCape Girardeau$6K
- Robert LiebermanCape Girardeau$3K
- Patrick KeatingCape Girardeau$1K
- Thomas VeselySaint Louis$852K
- Labib HaddadSaint Louis$643K
- Guillermo Gonzalez-AraizaSaint Louis$384K
- Pavan KavaliSaint Louis$90K
- Michael DarcySaint Louis$87K
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.