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Justin M Schaffer
NPI 1144475229
$12,124.85
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
15 companies · $2,522 in 2025
The $2,522 reported for 2025 was more 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: $4,819 · 2020: $123 · 2021: $475 · 2022: $316 · 2023: $2,681 · 2024: $1,188 · 2025: $2,522.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Food and Beverage: $5,010 · Travel and Lodging: $1,382.
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| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $5,009.69 |
| Travel and Lodging | $1,381.63 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| W. L. Gore & Associates, INC. | $4,029.26 | 2019-2025 | Product In Development, Gore Tag Thoracic Branch Endoprosthesis, Gore Tag Conformable Thoracic Endoprosthesis |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $2,464.28 | 2019-2025 | Sapien 3 Ultra Resilia, Inspiris Resilia Aortic Valve, Mitris Resilia Mitral Valve |
| Artivion, INC. | $1,380.86 | 2021-2023 | Cardiac Non-Synergraft, Cryovalve Sg Pulmonary Human Heart Valve |
| Abbott Laboratories | $1,242.20 | 2019-2025 | Navitor, Mitraclip |
| Medtronic, INC. | $925.00 | 2023-2025 | Avalus, Freestyle, Corevalve Evolut R |
| Atricure, INC. | $525.06 | 2019-2024 | |
| Abiomed | $393.77 | 2023-2024 | Impella |
| Davol INC. | $332.33 | 2022-2023 | Tridyne Vascular Sealant |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $225.00 | 2019-2023 | |
| Ekos Corporation | $172.10 | 2019 | |
| Kls-Martin L.P. | $122.35 | 2024 | |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $121.62 | 2019 | |
| Cook Medical LLC | $119.91 | 2021 | |
| Medtronic Vascular, INC. | $42.83 | 2019-2020 | |
| Viz.Ai, INC. | $28.28 | 2022 |
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.