Physician profile
Eric A Espinal
NPI 1053386581
$9,373.00
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
19 companies · $265 in 2025
The $265 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.
General payments by year: 2019: $8,205 · 2020: $44.33 · 2021: $101 · 2022: $29.75 · 2023: $483 · 2024: $245 · 2025: $265.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Food and Beverage: $963 · Education: $30.00.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $962.75 |
| Education | $30.00 |
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.
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $7,124.19 | 2019-2023 | Inspiris Resilia Aortic Valve |
| Medical Device Business Services, INC. | $1,001.95 | 2019 | |
| Abiomed | $369.71 | 2023-2025 | Impella |
| Atricure, INC. | $347.09 | 2022-2025 | Atriclip Laa Exclusion System |
| Abbott Laboratories | $101.12 | 2020-2021 | |
| Intuitive Surgical, INC. | $83.35 | 2024 | |
| Davol INC. | $66.86 | 2019 | |
| Zoll Services LLC (A/K/A Zoll Lifecor Corp) | $62.14 | 2023-2024 | Lifevest |
| Getinge USA Sales, LLC | $38.22 | 2019-2020 | |
| Cook Medical LLC | $28.36 | 2025 | Cook |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $27.43 | 2023 | |
| Biomerieux INC | $19.88 | 2023 | Vidas |
| Haemonetics Corporation | $17.70 | 2019 | |
| Ambu INC. | $16.15 | 2025 | |
| Stryker Corporation | $15.54 | 2025 | Na, Stryker Varispeed |
Show all 19 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethicon US, LLC | $14.56 | 2025 | Prolene |
| Smith+Nephew, INC. | $13.60 | 2025 | Pico, Renasys Touch |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $13.49 | 2021 | |
| Lsi Solutions INC | $11.66 | 2020 |
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.
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Most clinicians are glad to talk about this. A respectful way in:
- "I saw Eric Espinal 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.