Physician profile
Gabriel Akopian
NPI 1326074535
$12,544.58
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
22 companies · $2,343 in 2025
The $2,343 reported for 2025 was more than what 83% of Colon & Rectal Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $317).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $3,734 · 2020: $929 · 2021: $3,317 · 2022: $493 · 2023: $597 · 2024: $1,133 · 2025: $2,343.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Food and Beverage: $1,972 · Travel and Lodging: $1,334 · Education: $750 · Debt Forgiveness: $16.23.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $1,971.88 |
| Travel and Lodging | $1,334.37 |
| Education | $750.00 |
| Debt Forgiveness | $16.23 |
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. | $8,714.46 | 2019-2025 | |
| Medtronic, INC. | $880.39 | 2021-2025 | Signia, Ligasure, Absorbatack |
| Tela Bio, INC. | $713.72 | 2019-2025 | Ovitex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (Ovitex), Ovitex 2s |
| Globus Medical, INC. | $681.83 | 2024 | Modulus, Reline, Creo Nxt |
| Stryker Corporation | $387.27 | 2019-2021 | |
| Conmed Corporation | $209.43 | 2019-2023 | Airseal |
| Covidien LP | $161.45 | 2019-2020 | |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $161.11 | 2019-2025 | Echelon Flex, Enseal X1, Enseal |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | $123.00 | 2022-2023 | Integra, Integra Dermal Regeneration Template, Surgimend |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $119.16 | 2019-2022 | |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $71.45 | 2019-2021 | |
| Palette Life Sciences, INC. | $68.06 | 2022 | |
| Axonics, INC. | $49.06 | 2021-2022 | |
| Mallinckrodt Enterprises LLC | $31.65 | 2019 | |
| Z-Medica, LLC | $29.91 | 2020 |
Show all 22 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $28.57 | 2021 | |
| Mallinckrodt Hospital Products INC. | $24.44 | 2021 | |
| Coopersurgical, INC. | $23.40 | 2024 | Fisherbrand Disposable Liquid Infant Heel Warmer |
| Innovation Technologies INC | $21.27 | 2024 | Irrisept |
| Baxter Healthcare | $16.23 | 2023 | |
| Guard Medical INC. | $14.89 | 2021 | |
| Heron Therapeutics, INC. | $13.83 | 2021 |
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.
If you want to bring it up
Most clinicians are glad to talk about this. A respectful way in:
- "I saw Gabriel Akopian 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.