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Joss Fernandez
NPI 1235173642
$100,083.00
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
38 companies · $9,214 in 2025
The $9,214 reported for 2025 was more than what 89% of Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $796).
See the full distribution for Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $4,661 · 2020: $4,507 · 2021: $6,065 · 2022: $39K · 2023: $25K · 2024: $11K · 2025: $9,214.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Education: $22K · Travel and Lodging: $7,982 · Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program: $6,360 · Consulting Fee: $5,000 · Food and Beverage: $4,125.
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| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Education | $22,131.08 |
| Travel and Lodging | $7,981.89 |
| Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program | $6,360.00 |
| Consulting Fee | $5,000.00 |
| Food and Beverage | $4,124.63 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $34,823.97 | 2019-2025 | Edwards Sapien 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve (Thv), Edwards Sapien 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve, Sapien 3 Ultra Resilia |
| Intuitive Surgical, INC. | $25,942.35 | 2023-2025 | Davinci Xi, Da Vinci Surgical System |
| Cook Incorporated | $17,490.00 | 2022-2023 | Cook |
| Shockwave Medical, INC | $8,800.00 | 2022 | |
| Cook Medical LLC | $3,190.29 | 2022-2025 | Tornado, Cook, Rosch-Uchida |
| Atricure, INC. | $3,072.84 | 2019-2025 | Synergy Ablation System, Atriclip Laa Exclusion System |
| Medtronic, INC. | $2,389.88 | 2021-2025 | Na, Corevalve Evolut R, Heli-Fx Endoanchor System |
| Endologix LLC | $889.86 | 2023-2025 | Afx2 Bifurcated Endograft System, Alto Abdominal Stent Graft System, Torus Stent Graft System |
| Elite Orthopedics, LLC | $765.52 | 2025 | |
| Abiomed | $397.11 | 2022-2023 | Impella |
| Amgen INC. | $390.91 | 2020-2024 | Repatha |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, INC. | $367.85 | 2023 | Gore Tag Thoracic Branch Endoprosthesis, Gore Tag Conformable Thoracic Endoprosthesis |
| Arthrex, INC. | $268.20 | 2025 | |
| Medtronic Vascular, INC. | $234.87 | 2019-2020 | |
| Baxter Healthcare | $128.85 | 2019-2024 |
Show all 38 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $121.41 | 2024 | Keytruda |
| Silk Road Medical, INC. | $86.42 | 2021-2023 | Enroute Transcarotid Stent, Enroute Transcarotid Neuroprotection System |
| Davol INC. | $79.93 | 2020-2023 | Progel Applicator Spray Tips |
| Abbott Laboratories | $69.49 | 2021-2023 | Amplatzer Talisman |
| Corcym INC | $68.42 | 2022-2023 | Perceval |
| Lsi Solutions INC | $67.23 | 2021-2022 | |
| Stryker Corporation | $61.57 | 2023-2025 | Na |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $48.22 | 2022-2023 | Prolene, Evarrest, Echelon Flex |
| Getinge USA Sales, LLC | $39.71 | 2023-2024 | Vasoview Hemopro 2 |
| Biomerieux INC | $33.35 | 2019-2020 | |
| Elutia, INC. | $30.06 | 2021 | |
| Becton, Dickinson and Company | $27.57 | 2019 | |
| Cvrx, INC. | $27.10 | 2024 | Barostim Neo System |
| Lemaitre Vascular, INC. | $25.07 | 2023 | Restoreflow |
| Artivion, INC. | $20.48 | 2022 | |
| Teleflex LLC | $19.10 | 2023 | Manta |
| Bolton Medical INC | $19.02 | 2024 | Relay Thoracic Stent-Graft With Plus Delivery System |
| Medela LLC | $16.68 | 2024 | Invia Motion Endure |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $16.29 | 2023 | |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, INC | $13.99 | 2022 | |
| Solventum Corporation | $13.79 | 2025 | Prevena |
| Philips North America LLC | $13.73 | 2020 | |
| Pfizer INC. | $11.87 | 2019 |
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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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.