Physician profile

John M Craig

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) · Chattanooga, TN

NPI 1245459403

$9,847.05

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

32 companies · $608 in 2025

The $608 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $796).

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$2,701.05

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
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $3,195.19 2019-2025 Edwards Sapien 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve, Edwards Sapien 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve (Thv), Mitris Resilia Mitral Valve
Endologix LLC $3,173.55 2019-2021
Atricure, INC. $993.51 2019-2025 Epi-Sense Guided Coagulation System With Visitrax
Abbott Laboratories $491.60 2020-2025 Mitraclip, Thoratec Heartmate 3 Lvas Implant Kit, Epic
W. L. Gore & Associates, INC. $289.76 2019-2021
Artivion, INC. $231.80 2019-2025 On-X Aortic Heart Valve With Conform-X Sewing Ring and Extended Holder, Bioglue Surgical Adhesive, Cardiac Non-Synergraft
Cvrx, INC. $162.87 2021-2022
Abiomed $160.91 2019-2023 Impella
Medtronic Vascular, INC. $158.44 2019-2020
Acclarent, INC $145.22 2023 Acclarent Navwire
Insmed, INC. $122.24 2019
Getinge USA Sales, LLC $119.49 2023 Cardiohelp
Lemaitre Vascular, INC. $62.14 2019
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, INC $57.89 2019-2021
Cook Medical LLC $55.32 2019
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $53.17 2020-2022
Livanova USA, INC. $51.80 2019-2020
Solventum Corporation $50.40 2025 Prevena, V.A.C. Veraflo Cleanse Choice, V.A.C.Ulta
Haemonetics Corporation $35.55 2024 Teg6s Hemostasis System
Smith+Nephew, INC. $31.91 2019-2021
Acera Surgical, INC. $24.51 2019
Chiesi USA, INC. $21.58 2019
Philips North America LLC $21.27 2019
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. $19.31 2020
Ethicon US, LLC $19.02 2024 Ethicon, Dermabond, Prolene
Davol INC. $17.95 2022
Centerline Biomedical INC. $15.68 2021
Terumo Medical Corporation $14.38 2023 Glidewire
Kci USA, INC. $14.24 2019
Boston Scientific Corporation $12.62 2019
Inari Medical, INC. $12.26 2019
Z-Medica, LLC $11.47 2019

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

John M Craig

$9,847.05

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
Context
The $608 reported for 2025 was less 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.