Physician profile

Sonia Garg

Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology · Oakland, CA

NPI 1386873370

$1,342.11

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

12 companies · $884 in 2025

The $884 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $1,046).

Payments by year

General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.

What the payments were for

Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.

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Payment typeAmount (2023-2025)
Food and Beverage$989.76
Travel and Lodging$232.90
Education$20.22

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.

CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Abiomed $472.12 2025
Abbott Laboratories $223.10 2023-2025 Thoratec Heartmate 3 Lvas Implant Kit
Impulse Dynamics (USA) INC. $128.88 2024 Optimizer
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals INC. $113.13 2024-2025
United Therapeutics Corporation $106.68 2025
Boston Scientific Corporation $81.58 2025 Lux-Dx Insertable Cardiac Monitor
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, INC. $57.91 2025 Uptravi, Opsynvi, Opsumit
Pfizer INC. $42.77 2019
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $33.60 2024-2025 Camzyos
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $29.50 2019-2022
Glaxosmithkline, LLC. $26.96 2019
Scpharmaceuticals INC. $25.88 2025

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Sonia Garg

$1,342.11

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Abiomed
Context
The $884 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $1,046).

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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025. Payments are legal and often routine.

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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.