Physician profile

Douglas Alfred Murphy

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) · Atlanta, GA

NPI 1417912395

$253,925.59

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

8 companies · $106K in 2025

The $106K reported for 2025 was more than what 99% of Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $796).

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Payments by year

General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.

What the payments were for

Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.

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Payment typeAmount (2023-2025)
Education$130,000.00
Consulting Fee$9,775.00
Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program$4,000.00
Travel and Lodging$2,963.57
Food and Beverage$2,524.31

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.

CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Intuitive Surgical, INC. $218,409.59 2019-2025 Da Vinci Surgical System
Abbott Laboratories $13,389.22 2019-2021
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $13,103.17 2021-2024
Medtronic Vascular, INC. $6,000.00 2019
Enablecv INC. $1,964.08 2024-2025
United Orthopedics LLC $572.01 2023
Arthrex, INC. $246.88 2023
Medtronic, INC. $240.64 2022

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Douglas Alfred Murphy

$253,925.59

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Intuitive Surgical, INC.
Context
The $106K reported for 2025 was more than what 99% of Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $796).

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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025. Payments are legal and often routine.

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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.