Vivek Varma, MD
Interventional Cardiology · Elkton, MDNPI 1043314362
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by travel and lodging: $10,968 of the $16,006 with a category attached, or 68.5%. 19 manufacturers reported payments, led by Abbott at 45.1% of the total.
Across 206 payments — averaging $77.70 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Abbott$7K
- Medtronic$3K
- Boston Scientific$3K
- Terumo Medical Corporation$2K
- ZOLL Services LLC (a/k/a ZOLL Lifecor Corp)$293
- Novartis$136
- plus $709 from 13 others
What the payments were for
- Grants$1001%
- Travel & lodging$10,96869%
- Food & beverage$4,93831%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Abbott | 50 | $7,224 |
| Medtronic | 62 | $3,207 |
| Boston Scientific | 18 | $2,870 |
| Terumo Medical Corporation | 8 | $1,566 |
| ZOLL Services LLC (a/k/a ZOLL Lifecor Corp) | 34 | $293 |
| Novartis | 7 | $136 |
| Stryker | 3 | $115 |
| Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. | 3 | $103 |
| Inari Medical, Inc. | 2 | $100 |
| Avinger Inc. | 3 | $68 |
| Cardiovascular Systems Inc. | 3 | $64 |
| Johnson & Johnson(2 entities) | 3 | $56 |
| Edwards Lifesciences | 2 | $55 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 3 | $38 |
| Baxter Healthcare | 1 | $33 |
| Angiodynamics, Inc. | 1 | $23 |
| Pfizer | 1 | $21 |
| Abiomed | 1 | $19 |
| KCI USA, Inc. | 1 | $14 |
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.
- SUPERA$2,049
- VersaCross Access Solution$2,026
- TR Band$1,495
- PERCLOSE PROGLIDE$1,465
- ACCULINK$1,245
- NAVITOR$1,089
- ONYX FRONTIER$1,068
- TurboHawk$753
- WATCHMAN FLX$145
How this compares
$16,006 in reported general payments places this provider in the 65th percentile of 71 interventional cardiology providers in Maryland.
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 | 116 | $81,840 |
| XareltoRivaroxaban | 76 | $59,851 |
| EntrestoSacubitril/Valsartan | 46 | $31,093 |
| Repatha SureclickEvolocumab | 49 | $28,223 |
| MounjaroTirzepatide | 22 | $22,922 |
| Praluent PenAlirocumab | 11 | $6,688 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | 486 | $5,676 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 404 | $3,388 |
| ClopidogrelClopidogrel Bisulfate | 331 | $2,829 |
| Potassium Chloride | 156 | $2,642 |
| Losartan Potassium | 186 | $1,712 |
| Nadolol | 13 | $1,540 |
| Losartan-HydrochlorothiazideLosartan/Hydrochlorothiazide | 68 | $1,444 |
| Amiodarone Hcl | 98 | $1,389 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 328 | $1,347 |
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 | $21 | $81,840116 claims |
| Johnson & JohnsonXarelto | $56 | $59,85176 claims |
| NovartisEntresto | $136 | $31,09346 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 65th percentile of 71 interventional cardiology providers in Maryland.
Other interventional cardiology in Elkton
- Vinay SatwahGreenbelt$679K
- Aloke FinnBaltimore$575K
- Michael ChenRockville$241K
- John WangBaltimore$138K
- Steven HearneSalisbury$100K
- Amir NajafiBel Air$82K
- Diljon ChahalBaltimore$78K
- Joseph CinderellaSalisbury$72K
- Ali TabrizchiBel Air$66K
- Homam IbrahimSilver Spring$49K
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.