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Ashok Venkataraman
NPI 1285864074
$38,618.90
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
23 companies · $6,585 in 2025
The $6,585 reported for 2025 was more than what 86% of Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $796).
See the full distribution for Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $7,911 · 2020: $1,832 · 2021: $1,698 · 2022: $5,158 · 2023: $7,023 · 2024: $8,412 · 2025: $6,585.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Travel and Lodging: $7,558 · Food and Beverage: $5,211 · Education: $4,500 · Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program: $3,750 · Consulting Fee: $1,000.
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| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $7,558.39 |
| Food and Beverage | $5,211.37 |
| Education | $4,500.00 |
| Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program | $3,750.00 |
| Consulting Fee | $1,000.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atricure, INC. | $6,582.21 | 2019-2025 | Epi-Sense Guided Coagulation System With Visitrax, Atriclip Laa Exclusion System, Synergy Ablation System |
| Intuitive Surgical, INC. | $5,196.82 | 2019-2025 | Da Vinci Surgical System |
| Arthrex, INC. | $4,971.36 | 2023-2024 | Shoulder Suture Fiberwire Cerclage |
| Artivion, INC. | $4,440.04 | 2019-2025 | On-X Aortic Heart Valve With Conform-X Sewing Ring and Extended Holder, Cardiac Non-Synergraft, Amds-Ascyrus Medical |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $3,542.29 | 2020-2024 | Mitris Resilia Mitral Valve |
| Abbott Laboratories | $2,896.95 | 2019-2021 | |
| Angiodynamics, INC. | $2,146.27 | 2019 | |
| Abiomed | $1,699.44 | 2020-2025 | Impella |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $1,656.03 | 2022-2024 | Synergy, Sentinel |
| Steelhead Surgical INC | $1,434.06 | 2023-2024 | |
| Covidien LP | $817.26 | 2019 | |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. | $712.65 | 2022 | |
| Livanova USA, INC. | $648.36 | 2019 | |
| Medtronic, INC. | $608.93 | 2021-2025 | Corevalve Evolut R |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $345.90 | 2022-2025 | Vistaseal, Stratafix, Evarrest |
Show all 23 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corcym INC | $297.65 | 2023-2025 | Perceval, Miami Instruments |
| Medical Device Business Services, INC. | $256.00 | 2019-2021 | |
| Medtronic Vascular, INC. | $149.25 | 2019 | |
| Cook Medical LLC | $86.53 | 2020 | |
| Bolton Medical INC | $70.00 | 2022 | |
| Zoll Services LLC (A/K/A Zoll Lifecor Corp) | $21.29 | 2025 | Lifevest |
| Baxter Healthcare | $20.75 | 2024 | Perclot |
| Molnlycke Health Care US, LLC | $18.86 | 2024 | Avance, Mepilex Border Post-Op Ag |
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.