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Bryan MD Helsel
NPI 1891875399
$17,068.81
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
28 companies · $1,253 in 2025
The $1,253 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) provider 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: $2,219 · 2020: $451 · 2021: $812 · 2022: $816 · 2023: $7,418 · 2024: $4,100 · 2025: $1,253.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Education: $7,111 · Food and Beverage: $3,998 · Travel and Lodging: $1,662.
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| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Education | $7,111.07 |
| Food and Beverage | $3,997.57 |
| Travel and Lodging | $1,661.91 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical, INC. | $9,585.61 | 2023-2025 | Davinci Xi, Da Vinci Surgical System |
| Atricure, INC. | $1,965.51 | 2019-2025 | Atricure Cryoice Cryosphere Cryoablation System, Synergy Ablation System, Atriclip Laa Exclusion System |
| Medtronic Vascular, INC. | $1,247.25 | 2019-2020 | |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $982.33 | 2019-2025 | Sapien 3 Ultra Resilia, Mitris Resilia Mitral Valve, Edwards Sapien 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve |
| Medtronic, INC. | $718.89 | 2021-2025 | Avalus, Valiant Captivia, Signia |
| Bolton Medical INC | $465.71 | 2019-2023 | Treo Abdominal Stent-Graft System |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. | $442.51 | 2021-2025 | Sternalock |
| Zoll Services LLC (A/K/A Zoll Lifecor Corp) | $278.40 | 2019-2025 | Lifevest |
| Abiomed | $232.21 | 2022-2025 | Impella |
| Philips North America LLC | $162.26 | 2019-2021 | |
| Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $142.10 | 2019-2023 | Tagrisso |
| Olympus America INC. | $125.32 | 2019-2020 | |
| Abbott Laboratories | $113.32 | 2019-2024 | Epic |
| Getinge USA Sales, LLC | $108.93 | 2021-2025 | Acrobat-I Stabilizer, Vasoview Hemopro 2, Acrobat-I Stabilizer |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $98.96 | 2023 | Vistaseal, Surgicel Nu-Knit, Prolene |
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| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angiodynamics, INC. | $80.43 | 2020-2023 | Alphavac |
| Cook Medical LLC | $52.07 | 2020-2025 | Cook |
| Kls-Martin L.P. | $47.13 | 2019-2023 | |
| Baxter Healthcare | $37.97 | 2020-2022 | |
| Csl Behring | $35.33 | 2024 | Kcentra |
| C. R. Bard, INC. & Subsidiaries | $25.49 | 2024 | |
| Elutia, INC. | $23.80 | 2022 | |
| Medistim USA, INC. | $20.31 | 2023 | Miraq |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $18.62 | 2024 | Eluvia |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, INC. | $18.52 | 2019 | |
| Artivion, INC. | $15.46 | 2025 | Amds-Ascyrus Medical, On-X Aortic Heart Valve With Conform-X Sewing Ring and Extended Holder |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $13.22 | 2019 | |
| Coopersurgical, INC. | $11.15 | 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.