William Thompson, MD
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Nashville, TNNPI 1619916970
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 92.2% of the total across 68 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 16 manufacturers reported payments, led by Boston Scientific at 35.9% of the total. That places this record below the midpoint for clinical cardiac electrophysiology clinicians in TN, where the typical reported total is $12,690.
Across 68 payments — averaging $43.68 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Boston Scientific$1K
- Abbott$786
- Biosense Webster, Inc.$480
- Medtronic$212
- Philips North America LLC$108
- Johnson & Johnson$55
- plus $262 from 10 others
Across 9 payments — averaging $9777.78 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$88K
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$2318%
- Food & beverage$2,73992%
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 | 29 | $1,066 |
| Abbott | 8 | $786 |
| Biosense Webster, Inc. | 7 | $480 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 6 | $212 |
| Philips North America LLC | 1 | $108 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 4 | $55 |
| Atricure, Inc. | 1 | $44 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 1 | $42 |
| ZOLL Services LLC (a/k/a ZOLL Lifecor Corp) | 2 | $33 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 2 | $32 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 2 | $28 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 1 | $26 |
| Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, PLC | 1 | $16 |
| Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Amgen | 1 | $13 |
| Elutia, 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.
- Carto 3$497
- ENSITE PRECISION$410
- Watchman$352
- WATCHMAN Access System$339
- HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Dev$173
- Soundstar$113
- NUVISION ICE CATHETER$113
- (9148) ICE 3D$108
How this compares
$2,970 in reported general payments places this provider in the 25th percentile of 82 clinical cardiac electrophysiology providers in Tennessee.
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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 | 925 | $891,138 |
| XareltoRivaroxaban | 214 | $221,485 |
| MultaqDronedarone Hcl | 26 | $30,640 |
| Dofetilide | 63 | $22,521 |
| EntrestoSacubitril/Valsartan | 25 | $21,438 |
| JardianceEmpagliflozin | 16 | $10,037 |
| Dabigatran EtexilateDabigatran Etexilate Mesylate | 31 | $9,581 |
| Flecainide Acetate | 219 | $9,238 |
| Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)Diltiazem Hcl | 147 | $4,241 |
| SotalolSotalol Hcl | 166 | $3,652 |
| Amiodarone Hcl | 213 | $3,470 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | 201 | $3,293 |
| Propafenone Hcl | 42 | $2,964 |
| Warfarin Sodium | 152 | $1,791 |
| Enoxaparin Sodium | 21 | $1,782 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson & JohnsonXarelto | $55 | $221,485214 claims |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLCMultaq | $28 | $30,64026 claims |
| Boehringer IngelheimJardiance | $26 | $10,03716 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 82 clinical cardiac electrophysiology providers in Tennessee.
Other clinical cardiac electrophysiology in Nashville
- Stephen FahrigNashville$605K
- Gregory BashianNashville$361K
- William StevensonNashville$172K
- Sandeep DuggalNashville$151K
- Sean WhalenNashville$149K
- Harikrishna TandriNashville$97K
- Robert PickettNashville$95K
- Robert JonesNashville$57K
- Giovanni Davogustto CataldoNashville$42K
- Jonathan GandhiNashville$36K
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.