Physician profile

Rodney A Brown

Cardiovascular Disease · Waco, TX

NPI 1639174337

$2,789.37

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

18 companies · $312 in 2025

The $312 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Cardiovascular Disease provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $433).

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$923.93

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
Medtronic, INC. $776.52 2021-2025 Onyx Frontier, Symplicity G3, Corevalve Evolut R
Abbott Laboratories $373.14 2022
Philips North America LLC $299.31 2019-2023
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals INC. $293.62 2021-2023
Boston Scientific Corporation $179.83 2020-2023 Lux-Dx Insertable Cardiac Monitor
Amgen INC. $176.92 2019-2023 Repatha
Impulse Dynamics (USA) INC. $130.82 2022
Biotronik INC. $119.14 2024 Orsiro Mission
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, INC. $108.94 2019-2024 Opsumit, Uptravi
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $86.49 2021-2024
Amarin Pharma, INC. $52.62 2019-2021
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $44.86 2020-2021
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $35.03 2022
Cardiovascular Systems INC. $33.52 2019-2021
Abiomed $32.04 2019-2023 Impella
Show all 18 companies
CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals, LTD. $18.39 2023 Arcalyst
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, Plc $15.61 2024 Arcalyst
Terumo Medical Corporation $12.57 2019

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Rodney A Brown

$2,789.37

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Medtronic, INC.
Context
The $312 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Cardiovascular Disease provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $433).

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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.