William Getchell, MD
Cardiovascular Disease · Kirkland, WANPI 1013928977
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 10 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 7 manufacturers reported payments, led by Boston Scientific at 38.9% of the total. That places this record below the midpoint for cardiovascular disease clinicians in WA, where the typical reported total is $606.
Across 10 payments — averaging $25.84 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Boston Scientific$100
- Terumo Medical Corporation$59
- Medtronic$30
- Abiomed$23
- Microvention, Inc.$21
- Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.$13
- plus $12 from 1 others
Across 2 payments — averaging $3960.00 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$8K
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$258100%
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 | 2 | $100 |
| Terumo Medical Corporation | 2 | $59 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 2 | $30 |
| Abiomed | 1 | $23 |
| Microvention, Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. | 1 | $13 |
| Shockwave Medical, Inc | 1 | $12 |
How this compares
$258 in reported general payments places this provider in the 30th percentile of 370 cardiovascular disease providers in Washington.
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 | 563 | $739,121 |
| VyndamaxTafamidis | 13 | $286,572 |
| XareltoRivaroxaban | 90 | $127,343 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | 833 | $10,597 |
| Valsartan | 361 | $8,434 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 884 | $8,389 |
| Repatha SyringeEvolocumab | 11 | $5,675 |
| ClopidogrelClopidogrel Bisulfate | 379 | $3,976 |
| Eplerenone | 47 | $3,714 |
| SotalolSotalol Hcl | 176 | $3,688 |
| Spironolactone | 312 | $2,983 |
| Carvedilol | 356 | $2,900 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | 210 | $2,585 |
| Torsemide | 107 | $2,566 |
| Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)Diltiazem Hcl | 102 | $2,507 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other cardiovascular disease in Kirkland
- Robert BersinBellevue$657K
- Mariko HarperSeattle$246K
- Gary OppenheimSeattle$153K
- Kelley BranchSeattle$103K
- Munish Kumar KannabhiranRichland$85K
- Erik WissnerSeattle$67K
- Younghoon KwonSeattle$66K
- Thomas AmidonBellevue$64K
- Aron BenderSeattle$60K
- Vidhushei YogeswaranSeattle$55K
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.