W. L. Gore & Associates, INC.
Reporting payments is a legal requirement; large totals often reflect large product portfolios.
$33Mgeneral payments (2019-2025)
$0.00research payments (2019-2025)
22,348clinicians paid
General and research payments are shown separately, never blended. Research payments are often institution-directed and tied to clinical trials.
General payments by year
General payments only, as reported to CMS. Research payments are totaled above and not included in these bars.
Products most associated with its payments
- Product In Development $3.2M associated (2023-2025)
- Gore Synecor Biomaterial $1.7M associated (2023-2025)
- Gore Tag Thoracic Branch Endoprosthesis $1.6M associated (2023-2025)
- Gore Enform Preperitoneal Biomaterial $1.6M associated (2023-2025)
- Gore Viabahn Vbx Balloon Expandable Endo $1.5M associated (2023-2025)
- Gore Cardioform Septal Occluder $1.3M associated (2023-2025)
- Gore Bio-A Tissue Reinforcement $1.3M associated (2023-2025)
- Gore Excluder Thoracoabdominal Branch Endoprosthesis $1.2M associated (2023-2025)
- Excluder Conformable Aaa Endoprosthesis With Active Control $1.0M associated (2023-2025)
- Gore Tag Conformable Thoracic Stent Graft $935K associated (2023-2025)
- Gore Excluder Iliac Branch Endoprosthesis $898K associated (2023-2025)
- Gore Cardioform Asd Occluder $775K associated (2023-2025)
Specialties it works with most
Clinicians with the largest reported totals
Often long-running consulting, speaking, or advisory relationships, which companies must report by law. A large total is not evidence of anything improper.
| Clinician | Location | Specialty | General payments (2019-2025) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sapan Desai | Arlington Heights, IL | Vascular Surgery | $1,164,528.59 |
| Esen Akpek | Baltimore, MD | Ophthalmology | $627,754.07 |
| Matthew Goldblatt | Milwaukee, WI | Surgery | $534,174.91 |
| Joseph Bavaria | Allentown, PA | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | $500,558.06 |
| Ross Milner | Chicago, IL | Vascular Surgery | $385,578.98 |
| Darren Schneider | Philadelphia, PA | Vascular Surgery | $384,902.89 |
| Sukgu Han | Los Angeles, CA | Vascular Surgery | $365,303.39 |
| Gagan Singh | Sacramento, CA | Cardiovascular Disease | $362,097.76 |
| Brant Heniford | Charlotte, NC | Surgery | $346,077.00 |
| John Fischer | Philadelphia, PA | Plastic Surgery | $319,795.09 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025, as reported to CMS by drug and device makers (published June 30, 2026). Drug and device detail covers 2023-2025.