Physician profile

Anthony Palazzo

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) · Johnson City, TN

NPI 1629030267

$26,159.96

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

22 companies · $744 in 2025

The $744 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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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)
Education$17,711.06
Food and Beverage$3,334.93
Travel and Lodging$666.34

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
Intuitive Surgical, INC. $20,566.69 2019-2025 Davinci Xi, Da Vinci Sp, Da Vinci Surgical System
Atricure, INC. $1,356.09 2021-2025 Atricure Cryoice Cryosphere Cryoablation System, Synergy Ablation System, Atriclip Laa Exclusion System
Medtronic Vascular, INC. $1,159.26 2019-2020
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $913.78 2019-2025 Sapien 3 Ultra Resilia, Mitris Resilia Mitral Valve, Edwards Sapien 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve
Medtronic, INC. $622.85 2021-2025 Signia, Valiant Captivia, Aurora Ev-Icd Mri Surescan
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. $331.28 2019-2024 Sternalock
Getinge USA Sales, LLC $255.60 2020-2025 Acrobat-I Stabilizer, Vasoview Hemopro 2, Acrobat-I Stabilizer
Abbott Laboratories $222.13 2019-2024 Epic
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $170.41 2020-2023 Calquence
Abiomed $131.87 2022-2025 Impella
Ethicon US, LLC $126.21 2019-2023 Vistaseal, Stratafix, Surgicel Nu-Knit
Olympus America INC. $53.83 2019-2020
Angiodynamics, INC. $49.47 2020-2022
Zoll Services LLC (A/K/A Zoll Lifecor Corp) $42.18 2019-2025 Lifevest
C. R. Bard, INC. & Subsidiaries $25.49 2024
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Monaghan Medical Corporation $22.65 2019
Elutia, INC. $20.74 2022
Medistim USA, INC. $20.31 2023 Miraq
Csl Behring $20.00 2024 Kcentra
Boston Scientific Corporation $18.62 2024 Eluvia
Lsi Solutions INC $16.70 2022
Bolton Medical INC $13.80 2019

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Anthony Palazzo

$26,159.96

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Intuitive Surgical, INC.
Context
The $744 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.