Physician profile
David S Bjerken
NPI 1518964626
$41,557.91
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
15 companies · $27K in 2025
The $27K reported for 2025 was more than what 98% of Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $281).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $312 · 2020: $15.33 · 2021: $79.81 · 2022: $93.91 · 2023: $1,195 · 2024: $13K · 2025: $27K.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Consulting Fee: $30K · Compensation For Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker For A Medical Education Program: $4,080 · Travel and Lodging: $3,569 · Food and Beverage: $3,221.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $30,187.50 |
| Compensation For Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker For A Medical Education Program | $4,080.00 |
| Travel and Lodging | $3,568.77 |
| Food and Beverage | $3,220.66 |
Payment-type detail covers 2023-2025; earlier years are included in totals but not broken out here.
Who reported paying
General payments only, as reported to CMS. Product names cover 2023-2025.
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vantive US Healthcare LLC | $26,269.51 | 2025 | Renal - Pd |
| Medtronic, INC. | $5,834.88 | 2023-2024 | Argyle, Ellipsys Vascular Access System, In.Pact Admiral |
| Merit Medical Systems INC | $4,080.00 | 2024 | Performa Catheters |
| Laminate Medical Technologies INC. | $3,129.20 | 2024 | Vasq External Support |
| Mozarc Medical US LLC | $796.55 | 2023-2024 | Argyle, Palindrome |
| Baxter Healthcare | $534.01 | 2024 | Renal - Pd |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, INC. | $446.48 | 2019-2025 | Gore Viabahn Endoprosthesis, Gore Viabahn Vbx Balloon Expandable Endo |
| Covidien LP | $109.38 | 2019 | |
| Venturemed Group, INC. | $93.91 | 2022 | |
| Tela Bio, INC. | $71.34 | 2025 | Ovitex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (Ovitex) |
| Amgen INC. | $52.17 | 2019 | |
| Elutia, INC. | $48.66 | 2021 | |
| Bard Peripheral Vascular, INC. | $46.13 | 2019-2021 | |
| Lemaitre Vascular, INC. | $30.36 | 2023-2025 | Artegraft Vascular Graft |
| Zoll Services LLC (A/K/A Zoll Lifecor Corp) | $15.33 | 2020 |
Drugs and devices associated with these payments
CMS records which products a payment was associated with, not how the money was allocated. Association is not allocation: one payment can be associated with several products, and a product listing does not mean the payment was made because of that product. Product detail covers 2023-2025.
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- "Is there a generic or alternative to this medication, and would it work as well for me?"
- "What made you choose this particular treatment for my situation?"
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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.