Physician profile

John Kenneth Wueste

Surgical · Houston, TX

NPI 1679582571

$665.65

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

5 companies · $427 in 2025

The $427 reported for 2025 was more than what 77% of Surgical providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $146).

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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)
Food and Beverage$540.66

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.

CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Atricure, INC. $171.59 2025 Atricure Cryoice Cryoablation System (Cryo2), Synergy Ablation System, Atriclip Laa Exclusion System
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $157.99 2025 Mitris Resilia Mitral Valve
Amgen INC. $124.99 2022
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, INC $113.32 2024 Xarelto
Zoll Services LLC (A/K/A Zoll Lifecor Corp) $97.76 2025 Lifevest

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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Payment summary

John Kenneth Wueste

$665.65

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2022-2025
Top company
Atricure, INC.
Context
The $427 reported for 2025 was more than what 77% of Surgical providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $146).

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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.