Physician profile

Richard J Valente

Cardiovascular Disease · Waterloo, IA

NPI 1760464077

$3,126.03

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

31 companies · $499 in 2025

The $499 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Cardiovascular Disease provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $433).

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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)
Food and Beverage$1,626.39
Consulting Fee$200.00

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.

CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $508.58 2019-2025
Amgen INC. $260.80 2019-2024 Repatha
Pfizer INC. $252.07 2019-2025
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals INC. $200.00 2025
Abbott Laboratories $184.91 2022-2025 Jot Dx, Pressurewire, Xience Skypoint
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $178.50 2019-2024 Camzyos, Eliquis
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $149.70 2023-2025 Verquvo
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, INC $125.07 2019
Inari Medical, INC. $120.83 2022
Zoll Services LLC (A/K/A Zoll Lifecor Corp) $116.94 2019-2025 Lifevest
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, INC. $104.78 2023 Inpefa
Impulse Dynamics (USA) INC. $95.25 2023 Optimizer
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, INC. $90.85 2019-2024 Jardiance
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $84.83 2019-2024 Farxiga, Brilinta
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, INC. $82.14 2019
Show all 31 companies
CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Cardiva Medical, INC. $72.01 2023-2025 Cardiva Vascade Mvp Xl Vvcs 10-12f, Cardiva Vascade Mvp Vvcs 6-12f
Lantheus Medical Imaging, INC. $70.12 2021
Medtronic, INC. $68.87 2021-2024 Corevalve Evolut R
Boston Scientific Corporation $51.79 2019-2022
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, INC. $49.97 2024 Voquezna
Daiichi Sankyo INC. $40.00 2023-2024 Injectafer
Novo Nordisk INC $39.87 2023 Ozempic, Rybelsus
Astellas Pharma US INC $39.07 2019-2020
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, INC. $32.96 2019-2023 Uptravi, Opsumit
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, Plc $19.55 2024 Arcalyst
Atricure, INC. $19.47 2025 Epi-Sense Guided Coagulation System With Visitrax, Atriclip Laa Exclusion System
Philips North America LLC $17.97 2019
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, INC. $13.22 2019
Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC $13.19 2019
Irhythm Technologies, INC. $11.49 2020
Gilead Sciences, INC. $11.23 2019

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Richard J Valente

$3,126.03

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Context
The $499 reported for 2025 was more 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.