Physician profile
Robert Dowling
NPI 1023065018
$82,119.50
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
23 companies · $15K in 2025
The $15K reported for 2025 was more than what 92% of Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $796).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $1,331 · 2020: $336 · 2021: $8,087 · 2022: $7,552 · 2023: $6,233 · 2024: $43K · 2025: $15K.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Honoraria: $27K · Travel and Lodging: $23K · Consulting Fee: $10K · Food and Beverage: $4,367.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Honoraria | $26,750.00 |
| Travel and Lodging | $23,497.37 |
| Consulting Fee | $10,200.00 |
| Food and Beverage | $4,366.69 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abiomed | $73,055.40 | 2019-2025 | Impella |
| Transmedics, INC. | $3,523.75 | 2024-2025 | Organ Care System |
| Abbott Laboratories | $2,128.79 | 2019-2025 | Thoratec Heartmate 3 Lvas Implant Kit, Cardiomems |
| Atricure, INC. | $1,487.58 | 2019-2025 | Synergy Ablation System |
| Briohealth Solutions, INC. | $300.84 | 2025 | Briovad |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, INC. | $282.28 | 2019 | |
| Artivion, INC. | $237.02 | 2025 | Cryovalve Sg Pulmonary Human Heart Valve, Amds-Ascyrus Medical |
| Zoll Services LLC (A/K/A Zoll Lifecor Corp) | $194.73 | 2022 | |
| Cerus Corporation | $171.93 | 2025 | Intercept Blood System For Platelets |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $157.91 | 2020-2024 | |
| Medtronic, INC. | $152.09 | 2021-2024 | Penditure |
| Baxter Healthcare | $131.20 | 2021-2025 | Preveleak |
| Teleflex LLC | $80.41 | 2024-2025 | Manta |
| Picard Medical INC. | $37.53 | 2023 | |
| Medtronic Vascular, INC. | $35.72 | 2019-2020 |
Show all 22 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Getinge USA Sales, LLC | $28.81 | 2020-2022 | |
| Depuy Synthes Sales INC. | $26.90 | 2022 | |
| Philips North America LLC | $22.28 | 2023 | |
| Lsi Solutions INC | $21.21 | 2023 | Cor Knot |
| Legacy Ortho LLC | $16.40 | 2024 | |
| Chiesi USA, INC. | $14.60 | 2023 | Cleviprex, Kengreal |
| Genentech USA, INC. | $12.12 | 2020 |
1 company 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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- "I saw Robert Dowling 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.