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George Sokos
NPI 1922277235
$13,744.95
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
32 companies · $633 in 2025
The $633 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $1,046).
See the full distribution for Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $6,767 · 2020: $64.05 · 2021: $1,147 · 2022: $2,439 · 2023: $2,039 · 2024: $656 · 2025: $633.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Food and Beverage: $2,235 · Travel and Lodging: $749 · Education: $345.
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| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $2,234.50 |
| Travel and Lodging | $748.64 |
| Education | $344.96 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, INC. | $5,198.11 | 2019-2025 | Uptravi, Opsumit |
| Medtronic Vascular, INC. | $1,647.66 | 2019 | |
| Abbott Laboratories | $1,353.14 | 2019-2025 | Thoratec Heartmate 3 Lvas Implant Kit, Cardiomems |
| Heartflow, INC. | $1,194.94 | 2022-2025 | Ffrct |
| Endotronix, INC. | $817.93 | 2022-2024 | Cordella Pulomonary Artery Pressure Sensor |
| Abiomed | $739.14 | 2021-2024 | Impella |
| Zoll Services LLC (A/K/A Zoll Lifecor Corp) | $705.32 | 2019-2025 | Lifevest |
| Cvrx, INC. | $629.41 | 2021-2025 | Barostim Neo System |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $356.17 | 2022-2023 | Camzyos |
| Impulse Dynamics (USA) INC. | $172.24 | 2022-2023 | Optimizer |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $147.77 | 2024 | |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $93.64 | 2019 | |
| Medtronic, INC. | $81.47 | 2021-2025 | Corevalve Evolut R |
| Pfizer INC. | $77.32 | 2019-2020 | |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $74.73 | 2019-2022 |
Show all 28 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $73.11 | 2022-2024 | Brilinta, Wainua |
| Novo Nordisk INC | $65.91 | 2021-2022 | |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., INC. | $53.95 | 2025 | Livtencity |
| Cleerly, INC. | $37.82 | 2023 | Cleerly Labs |
| Lantheus Medical Imaging, INC. | $36.55 | 2023 | Definity |
| Sandoz INC. | $36.06 | 2023 | Treprostinil |
| Emd Serono, INC. | $28.75 | 2024 | |
| Livanova USA, INC. | $27.32 | 2019 | |
| Amgen INC. | $23.90 | 2019 | |
| Vifor Pharma, INC. | $20.89 | 2020 | |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, INC. | $18.68 | 2024 | Gore Cardioform Septal Occluder |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, INC. | $18.10 | 2022 | |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $14.92 | 2024 | Vistaseal, Evarrest, Surgicel Nu-Knit |
4 companies reported research payments only; those appear in the research section below.
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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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.