Physician profile
Robert Douglas Roether
NPI 1801278841
$11,973.69
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
20 companies · $496 in 2025
The $496 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: $11.23 · 2021: $2,963 · 2022: $406 · 2023: $5,779 · 2024: $2,318 · 2025: $496.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Travel and Lodging: $3,006 · Education: $3,000 · Food and Beverage: $2,588.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $3,005.93 |
| Education | $3,000.00 |
| Food and Beverage | $2,587.69 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical, INC. | $4,508.31 | 2023-2025 | Da Vinci Surgical System |
| Abiomed | $1,872.46 | 2023-2025 | Impella |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, INC. | $1,858.47 | 2021-2022 | |
| Abbott Laboratories | $1,393.74 | 2022-2023 | Thoratec Heartmate 3 Lvas Implant Kit |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $1,226.38 | 2021 | |
| Atricure, INC. | $374.14 | 2023-2025 | Epi-Sense Guided Coagulation System With Visitrax, Atricure Cryoice Cryosphere Cryoablation System |
| Medical Device Business Services, INC. | $213.10 | 2024-2025 | Echelon Flex, Ethicon |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $93.64 | 2022 | |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $82.83 | 2023-2025 | Echelon Endopath, Prolene, Evarrest |
| Stryker Corporation | $74.09 | 2025 | Sonopet Iq |
| Davol INC. | $62.63 | 2023 | Progel Applicator Spray Tips, Arista Ah Flexitip |
| Smith+Nephew, INC. | $56.63 | 2022-2025 | Grafix Pl, Stravix Pl |
| Kls-Martin L.P. | $41.63 | 2024-2025 | |
| Zoll Services LLC (A/K/A Zoll Lifecor Corp) | $29.13 | 2023 | Lifevest |
| Cvrx, INC. | $15.88 | 2024 | Barostim Neo System |
Show all 20 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanara Medtech INC. | $15.57 | 2024 | Celleraterx |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. | $15.01 | 2025 | Venapax |
| Biocomposites INC | $14.57 | 2024 | |
| Artivion, INC. | $14.25 | 2025 | On-X Aortic Heart Valve With Conform-X Sewing Ring and Extended Holder, Amds-Ascyrus Medical |
| Pfizer INC. | $11.23 | 2019 |
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 Roether 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.