William Ryan
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) · Plano, TXNPI 1790773240
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — travel and lodging (42.3%), food and beverage and consulting fees — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 5 manufacturers reported payments, led by AbbVie at 50.8% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $1,465 and has fallen 86.3% since, to $201 in 2023. That places this record below the midpoint for thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) clinicians in TX, where the typical reported total is $5,866.
Across 12 payments — averaging $208.15 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$1K
- Medtronic$830
- Artivion, Inc.$151
- Atricure, Inc.$151
- Edwards Lifesciences$98
Across 141 payments — averaging $15,053 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.
- AbbVie$1.8M
- Edwards Lifesciences$316K
- Medtronic$19K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$63826%
- Travel & lodging$1,05742%
- Food & beverage$80332%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| AbbVie | 3 | $1,269 |
| Medtronic | 4 | $830 |
| Artivion, Inc. | 1 | $151 |
| Atricure, Inc. | 1 | $151 |
| Edwards Lifesciences | 3 | $98 |
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.
How this compares
$2,498 in reported general payments places this provider in the 35th percentile of 424 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) providers in Texas.
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- Gary JettPlano$277K
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- Katherine HarringtonPlano$182K
- Timothy GeorgePlano$146K
- Gregory MessnerPlano$112K
- Michael MackPlano$97K
- Fred LeePlano$92K
- Robert SmithPlano$55K
- Faraz KerendiAustin$906K
- Robert HebelerDallas$723K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.