William Brabham, MD
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · West Columbia, SCNPI 1235336157
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — food and beverage (59.5%), travel and lodging and education — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 32 manufacturers reported payments, led by Abbott at 40.3% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $4,064, 2.9 times the $1,416 reported in 2019. That places this record below the midpoint for clinical cardiac electrophysiology clinicians in SC, where the typical reported total is $35,448.
Across 316 payments — averaging $34.19 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Abbott$4K
- Medtronic$3K
- Novartis$990
- Boston Scientific$712
- Biosense Webster, Inc.$377
- Amgen$234
- plus $2K from 26 others
Across 4 payments — averaging $1565.00 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.
- Abbott$6K
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$4,35440%
- Food & beverage$6,42659%
- Education$240%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Abbott | 49 | $4,350 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 53 | $2,640 |
| Novartis | 67 | $990 |
| Boston Scientific | 42 | $712 |
| Biosense Webster, Inc. | 6 | $377 |
| Amgen | 14 | $234 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 15 | $232 |
| AstraZeneca | 14 | $176 |
| Philips North America LLC | 4 | $170 |
| Atricure, Inc. | 6 | $113 |
| Cardiva Medical, Inc. | 4 | $104 |
| ZOLL Services LLC (a/k/a ZOLL Lifecor Corp) | 7 | $86 |
| Edwards Lifesciences | 1 | $84 |
| Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 4 | $82 |
| Biotronik Inc. | 5 | $70 |
| Pfizer | 4 | $52 |
| Stryker | 2 | $37 |
| Chiesi USA, Inc. | 2 | $37 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 2 | $30 |
| Merck | 2 | $28 |
| Novo Nordisk | 1 | $27 |
| Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc. | 2 | $24 |
| Bridgebio Pharma, Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| Cordis US CORP. | 1 | $17 |
| Inari Medical, Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| GSK | 1 | $16 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | 1 | $14 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $13 |
| Amarin Pharma, Inc. | 1 | $13 |
| Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $12 |
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.
- AVEIR$2,776
- EVERA MRI XT DR SURESCAN$1,283
- AMPLATZER Occluders$624
- Micra$373
- AFFERA MAPPING SYSTEM$152
- Carto 3$149
- COBALT DR MRI SURESCAN$146
- TightRail$108
- Carto 3 System$105
How this compares
$10,804 in reported general payments places this provider in the 25th percentile of 58 clinical cardiac electrophysiology providers in South Carolina.
See all clinical cardiac electrophysiology providers in South Carolina →
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 | 574 | $575,938 |
| XareltoRivaroxaban | 141 | $134,663 |
| EntrestoSacubitril/Valsartan | 56 | $62,455 |
| MultaqDronedarone Hcl | 25 | $34,118 |
| FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol | 23 | $20,285 |
| Dofetilide | 79 | $17,487 |
| JardianceEmpagliflozin | 11 | $11,916 |
| Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)Diltiazem Hcl | 158 | $6,173 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | 311 | $4,962 |
| Flecainide Acetate | 77 | $2,993 |
| Midodrine Hcl | 17 | $2,295 |
| Amiodarone Hcl | 100 | $2,259 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | 67 | $1,230 |
| SotalolSotalol Hcl | 45 | $937 |
| ClopidogrelClopidogrel Bisulfate | 53 | $787 |
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 | $52 | $575,938574 claims |
| Johnson & JohnsonXarelto | $13 | $134,663141 claims |
| NovartisEntresto | $990 | $62,45556 claims |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLCMultaq | $30 | $34,11825 claims |
| AstraZenecaFarxiga | $176 | $20,28523 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 58 clinical cardiac electrophysiology providers in South Carolina.
Other clinical cardiac electrophysiology in West Columbia
- Michael CundiffWest Columbia$46K
- Christopher RowleyWest Columbia$3K
- Jeffrey WinterfieldCharleston$498K
- Frank CuocoCharleston$306K
- Anne KromanCharleston$279K
- Andrew BrenyoRock Hill$241K
- Joseph ManfrediGreenville$213K
- Michael GoldCharleston$204K
- Sultan SiddiqueColumbia$182K
- Peter NetzlerGreenville$146K
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.