Physician profile
Brian D Blaker
NPI 1134495138
$30,287.17
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
51 companies · $10K in 2025
The $10K reported for 2025 was more than what 94% of Cardiovascular Disease providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $433).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $4,105 · 2020: $2,875 · 2021: $2,368 · 2022: $4,063 · 2023: $3,669 · 2024: $3,198 · 2025: $10K.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Food and Beverage: $9,751 · Consulting Fee: $3,975 · Travel and Lodging: $3,150.
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| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $9,751.09 |
| Consulting Fee | $3,975.00 |
| Travel and Lodging | $3,149.99 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $12,613.61 | 2019-2025 | Edwards Sapien 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve (Thv), Sapien 3 Ultra Resilia, Pascal |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $4,300.32 | 2019-2025 | Watchman Flx, Watchman Access System, Avvigo Guidance System |
| Abbott Laboratories | $3,296.73 | 2019-2025 | Navitor, Pressurewire, Amplatzer Amulet |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, INC | $911.16 | 2019-2024 | Xarelto |
| Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $756.97 | 2019-2025 | Farxiga, Wainua, Andexxa |
| Inari Medical, INC. | $737.21 | 2021-2024 | Ct Thrombectomy System Kit, Flowtriever Catheter, S |
| Medtronic, INC. | $717.15 | 2021-2024 | Onyx Frontier, Symplicity G3 |
| Medtronic Vascular, INC. | $658.68 | 2019-2020 | |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, INC. | $585.89 | 2019-2025 | Jardiance |
| Abiomed | $549.74 | 2019-2024 | Impella |
| Shockwave Medical, INC | $547.16 | 2020-2025 | Shockwave Ivl System With The Shockwave C2 Coronary Ivl Catheter, Shockwave Ivl System With The Shockwave C2 Coronary Ivl Catheter, Shockwave Intravascular Lithotripsy (Ivl) System With The Shockwave C2+ Coronary |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $432.00 | 2019-2024 | |
| Zoll Services LLC (A/K/A Zoll Lifecor Corp) | $369.39 | 2019-2025 | Lifevest |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $335.02 | 2019-2025 | Camzyos, Eliquis |
| Pfizer INC. | $310.21 | 2019-2025 |
Show all 51 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amgen INC. | $280.24 | 2020-2025 | Repatha |
| Chiesi USA, INC. | $269.31 | 2019-2025 | Kengreal, Cleviprex |
| Cardiovascular Systems INC. | $253.54 | 2019-2021 | |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $236.14 | 2021-2024 | Verquvo |
| Philips North America LLC | $209.34 | 2020-2024 | (Br0) Coronary Atherectomy |
| Vital Connect, INC | $198.30 | 2024 | Vitalpatch Rtm |
| Esperion Therapeutics, INC. | $181.06 | 2021-2025 | Nexletol |
| Alnylam Pharmaceuticals INC. | $161.58 | 2022-2025 | Amvuttra, Onpattro |
| Novo Nordisk INC | $150.04 | 2023-2025 | Ozempic, Wegovy, Rybelsus |
| Stryker Corporation | $127.88 | 2025 | Ct Thrombectomy System Kit, Flowtriever Catheter, S, Flowtriever |
| Asahi Intecc USA, INC. | $87.82 | 2022 | |
| Heartflow, INC. | $80.19 | 2025 | |
| Impulse Dynamics (USA) INC. | $74.27 | 2025 | Optimizer |
| Cvrx, INC. | $69.40 | 2024-2025 | Barostim Neo System |
| Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC | $69.26 | 2019-2023 | |
| Biosense Webster, INC. | $67.52 | 2024 | Carto 3, Nuvision Ice Catheter |
| Atricure, INC. | $65.11 | 2025 | Epi-Sense Guided Coagulation System With Visitrax |
| Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, Plc | $63.82 | 2024 | Arcalyst |
| Daiichi Sankyo INC. | $59.41 | 2021-2024 | Injectafer |
| Astellas Pharma US INC | $55.71 | 2019-2020 | |
| Bridgebio Pharma, INC. | $52.67 | 2025 | Attruby |
| Scpharmaceuticals INC. | $46.40 | 2024 | |
| Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, INC. | $36.60 | 2023 | Inpefa |
| Corindus INC. | $26.64 | 2019 | |
| Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals INC. | $26.25 | 2025 | |
| Inspire Medical Systems, INC. | $25.31 | 2024 | Inspire |
| Hitachi Healthcare Americas Corp. | $25.11 | 2020 | |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, INC. | $24.68 | 2021 | |
| Corcept Therapeutics | $23.89 | 2025 | Korlym |
| Ge Healthcare | $22.92 | 2020-2021 | |
| Terumo Medical Corporation | $16.30 | 2020 | |
| Cardiva Medical, INC. | $16.19 | 2025 | Savvywire |
| Portola Pharmaceuticals, LLC | $16.14 | 2019 | |
| Lilly USA, LLC | $16.09 | 2025 | Mounjaro, Zepbound |
| Amarin Pharma, INC. | $15.55 | 2021 | |
| Cordis US Corp. | $15.25 | 2024 | Mynx Control |
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.