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Johannes Brechtken
NPI 1427088392
$99,544.18
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
10 companies · $12K in 2025
The $12K reported for 2025 was more than what 95% of Cardiovascular Disease providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $433).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $21K · 2020: $18K · 2021: $18K · 2022: $11K · 2023: $17K · 2024: $2,716 · 2025: $12K.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Consulting Fee: $17K · Food and Beverage: $6,826 · Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program: $6,240 · Travel and Lodging: $1,969 · Entertainment: $25.47.
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| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $17,000.00 |
| Food and Beverage | $6,825.71 |
| Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program | $6,240.00 |
| Travel and Lodging | $1,969.07 |
| Entertainment | $25.47 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $46,839.02 | 2019-2025 | General - Balloons, Avvigo Guidance System, Watchman Flx |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $30,941.97 | 2019-2025 | Sapien 3 Ultra Resilia, Edwards Sapien 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve, Edwards Sapien 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve (Thv) |
| Medtronic Vascular, INC. | $10,867.39 | 2019-2020 | |
| Medtronic, INC. | $5,039.81 | 2021-2025 | Corevalve Evolut R, Onyx Frontier |
| Abbott Laboratories | $2,706.55 | 2019-2023 | Mitraclip |
| Opsens INC. | $2,167.93 | 2019-2023 | Optowire |
| Abiomed | $633.96 | 2019-2024 | Impella |
| Shockwave Medical, INC | $183.24 | 2023 | Shockwave Ivl System With The Shockwave C2 Coronary Ivl Catheter |
| Chiesi USA, INC. | $121.38 | 2019-2021 | |
| Cardiva Medical, INC. | $42.93 | 2024 | Savvywire |
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.
If you want to bring it up
Most clinicians are glad to talk about this. A respectful way in:
- "I saw Johannes Brechtken listed in the CMS Open Payments database. Can you tell me about your work with those companies?"
- "Is there a generic or alternative to this medication, and would it work as well for me?"
- "What made you choose this particular treatment for my situation?"
These are normal questions. A good clinician will welcome them.
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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.