Physician profile

Michael James Lee

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) · Cherry Hill, NJ

NPI 1891101341

$6,539.51

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

20 companies · $2,433 in 2025

The $2,433 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) provider 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)
Food and Beverage$4,166.54
Grant$1,364.00
Travel and Lodging$988.97
Gift$20.00

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. $1,785.67 2023-2025 Synergy Ablation System, Atricure Cryoice Cryosphere Cryoablation System
Abbott Laboratories $1,599.92 2023-2025 Navitor, Gallant, Aveir
Abiomed $1,203.14 2024-2025 Impella
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $512.17 2023-2025
Baxter Healthcare $404.74 2024-2025 Floseal, Preveleak
Intuitive Surgical, INC. $278.68 2025
Medtronic, INC. $160.20 2025 Corevalve Evolut R
Solventum Corporation $126.62 2025 Prevena
Depuy Synthes Sales INC. $117.50 2023-2024 Matrixrib
Boston Scientific Corporation $76.19 2024 Watchman Flx
Getinge USA Sales, LLC $53.05 2025 Vasoview Hemopro 2
Becton, Dickinson and Company $49.56 2025
Stryker Corporation $37.02 2025 Na
Ethicon US, LLC $29.34 2025 Evarrest, Ethicon, Surgicel Nu-Knit
American Medical & Dental Supplies,INC. $20.00 2024-2025
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals INC. $20.00 2025
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals INC. $18.21 2025 Onpattro
Scpharmaceuticals INC. $17.67 2024
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, INC. $15.07 2024 Inpefa
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $14.76 2023 Farxiga

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Michael James Lee

$6,539.51

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2023-2025
Top company
Atricure, INC.
Context
The $2,433 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) provider 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.