Wendi Santavicca
Acute Care · Sterling Heights, MINPI 1801248083
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by food and beverage: $3,433 of the $4,689 with a category attached, or 73.2%. 18 manufacturers reported payments, led by Boston Scientific at 53.8% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2024 at $2,709 and has fallen 63.6% since, to $986 in 2025. Among acute care clinicians in MI 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 123 payments — averaging $38.12 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Boston Scientific$3K
- Edwards Lifesciences$720
- Biosense Webster, Inc.$463
- Abbott$173
- ZOLL Services LLC (a/k/a ZOLL Lifecor Corp)$160
- Teleflex LLC$119
- plus $532 from 12 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$1,20226%
- Food & beverage$3,43373%
- Education$551%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Boston Scientific | 40 | $2,523 |
| Edwards Lifesciences | 25 | $720 |
| Biosense Webster, Inc. | 14 | $463 |
| Abbott | 4 | $173 |
| ZOLL Services LLC (a/k/a ZOLL Lifecor Corp) | 10 | $160 |
| Teleflex LLC | 6 | $119 |
| Abiomed | 3 | $97 |
| Pfizer | 5 | $84 |
| Shockwave Medical, Inc | 4 | $66 |
| Biotronik Inc. | 2 | $55 |
| Cordis US CORP. | 3 | $53 |
| Penumbra, Inc. | 1 | $35 |
| Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc. | 1 | $32 |
| Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. | 1 | $30 |
| Cardiva Medical, Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Chiesi USA, Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Philips North America LLC | 1 | $15 |
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.
- SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA$273
- WATCHMAN FLX$139
- CARDIOMEMS$114
How this compares
$4,689 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 567 acute care providers in Michigan.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| ClopidogrelClopidogrel Bisulfate | 47 | $1,186 |
| Ranolazine ErRanolazine | 17 | $630 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | 39 | $469 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | 22 | $443 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 32 | $305 |
| Carvedilol | 23 | $247 |
| Isosorbide Mononitrate ErIsosorbide Mononitrate | 22 | $239 |
| Losartan Potassium | 20 | $194 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 16 | $171 |
| Furosemide | 12 | $87 |
| Metoprolol Tartrate | 17 | $64 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other acute care in Sterling Heights
- Janet WymanDetroit$103K
- Stephanie Mellon ReppenDetroit$57K
- Ashley WozniakLivonia$26K
- Julia BriggsBirch Run$16K
- Candise LovePort Huron$14K
- Janette GuertinPort Huron$14K
- Gregory AliNovi$13K
- Andrew PalmerLansing$9K
- Angela BrennanDearborn Heights$7K
- Jennifer RutzenLansing$7K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.