Woodrow Farrington, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) · Atlanta, GANPI 1659637361
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — food and beverage (41.6%), consulting fees and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. Edwards Lifesciences accounts for 69.8% of it on its own, with 5 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2024 at $6,277 and has fallen 98.1% since, to $117 in 2025.
Across 53 payments — averaging $164.26 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Edwards Lifesciences$6K
- Artivion, Inc.$990
- Abbott$849
- Medtronic$462
- Surgical Specialties Corporation (US), Inc. (dba Corza Medical)$184
- W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.$144
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$2,87533%
- Travel & lodging$2,20625%
- Food & beverage$3,62542%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Edwards Lifesciences | 36 | $6,078 |
| Artivion, Inc. | 4 | $990 |
| Abbott | 6 | $849 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 5 | $462 |
| Surgical Specialties Corporation (US), Inc. (dba Corza Medical) | 1 | $184 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | 1 | $144 |
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.
- INSPIRIS RESILIA aortic valve$1,967
- AMDS-Ascyrus Medical$664
- EDWARDS INTUITY Elite valve system$401
- ON-X AORTIC HEART VALVE WITH CONFORM-X SEWING RING AND EXTENDED HOLDER$393
- CRYOVALVE SG PULMONARY HUMAN HEART VALVE$393
- BIOGLUE SURGICAL ADHESIVE$393
- MitraClip$365
- Cardiac non-SynerGraft$302
- MitraClip System$206
- Mosaic$190
- Epic$163
- Heli-FX EndoAnchor System$159
- GORE TAG Thoracic Endoprosthesis$144
How this compares
$8,706 in reported general payments places this provider in the 60th percentile of 144 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) providers in Georgia.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| ClopidogrelClopidogrel Bisulfate | 16 | $212 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | 28 | $205 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 13 | $152 |
| Metoprolol Tartrate | 23 | $112 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 16 | $107 |
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 12 | $95 |
| Potassium Chloride | 14 | $70 |
| Furosemide | 15 | $49 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) in Atlanta
- Manu SanchetiAtlanta$805K
- John PuskasAtlanta$332K
- Douglas MurphyAtlanta$254K
- Ezequiel MolinaAtlanta$215K
- Gaetano PaoneAtlanta$134K
- Michael HalkosAtlanta$102K
- Allan PickensAtlanta$87K
- Bradley LeshnowerAtlanta$63K
- Kimberly HolstAtlanta$52K
- William KeelingAtlanta$49K
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.