Physician profile
Richard Kovach
NPI 1144209891
$300,382.38
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
38 companies · $23K in 2025
The $23K reported for 2025 was more than what 97% of Cardiovascular Disease providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $433).
Payments by year
General and research payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $30K · 2020: $17K · 2021: $157K · 2022: $21K · 2023: $32K · 2024: $21K · 2025: $23K.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Compensation For Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker For A Medical Education Program: $31K · Consulting Fee: $20K · Food and Beverage: $12K · Travel and Lodging: $12K · Acquisitions: $808 · Honoraria: $600.
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| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Compensation For Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker For A Medical Education Program | $30,800.00 |
| Consulting Fee | $19,650.00 |
| Food and Beverage | $12,483.77 |
| Travel and Lodging | $11,546.87 |
| Acquisitions | $807.72 |
| Honoraria | $600.00 |
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. Research payments are listed separately below. Product names cover 2023-2025.
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bard Peripheral Vascular, INC. | $146,072.36 | 2021-2023 | |
| Shockwave Medical, INC | $51,528.01 | 2021-2025 | Shockwave Ivl System With The Shockwave C2 Coronary Ivl Catheter, Shockwave Ivl System With The Shockwave C2 Coronary Ivl Catheter |
| Philips North America LLC | $24,451.02 | 2019-2025 | (6554) Periph Vasc Undiv, (6577) Visions 014, Igt Devices Undivided |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $20,319.73 | 2019-2025 | Avvigo Guidance System, Eluvia, Ranger |
| Abbott Laboratories | $13,206.43 | 2019-2025 | Mitraclip, Esprit, Amplatzer Amulet |
| Siemens Medical Solutions USA, INC. | $11,987.74 | 2020-2025 | Artis Icono Floor, Magnetom Free.Max, Naeotom Alpha |
| Venturemed Group, INC. | $7,635.51 | 2019-2021 | |
| Medtronic Vascular, INC. | $4,615.57 | 2019-2020 | |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $3,858.27 | 2019-2025 | Pascal, Sapien 3 Ultra Resilia |
| Abiomed | $3,005.96 | 2019-2025 | Impella |
| Medtronic, INC. | $2,941.44 | 2021-2025 | Symplicity G3, Corevalve Evolut R, Onyx Frontier |
| Cardiovascular Systems INC. | $2,346.96 | 2019-2023 | Diamondback Coronary |
| Ancora Heart, INC. | $1,964.47 | 2023-2025 | Accucinch |
| Endologix LLC | $1,881.08 | 2023-2025 | Endocross Device, Torus Stent Graft System, Alto Abdominal Stent Graft System |
| Penumbra, INC. | $860.07 | 2024-2025 | Indigo System, Penumbra System, Ruby Coil |
Show all 34 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saranas, INC. | $656.85 | 2021-2023 | |
| Terumo Medical Corporation | $450.00 | 2025 | Navicross |
| Inari Medical, INC. | $425.56 | 2021-2024 | Ct Thrombectomy System Kit, Flowtriever Catheter, S |
| Angiodynamics, INC. | $328.08 | 2021-2025 | Alphavac, Auryon Laser System 100-120 Vac |
| Cardiac Dimensions, INC. | $291.33 | 2022-2025 | |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, INC | $245.57 | 2019-2022 | |
| Biotronik INC. | $220.10 | 2022-2024 | |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, INC. | $193.05 | 2019-2023 | Gore Cardioform Septal Occluder |
| Cagent Vascular INC | $172.33 | 2022-2025 | Serrantor |
| Surmodics, INC. | $136.36 | 2024 | Sublime 014 Rx Pta Balloon Dilatation Catheter, Pounce Thrombectomy, Sublime Microcatheter, 018, 200cm, Straight |
| Teleflex LLC | $123.27 | 2023-2024 | Turnpike, Manta, Guideliner |
| Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, INC. | $99.65 | 2025 | Uptravi, Opsumit |
| Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $95.98 | 2024 | Wainua |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, INC. | $78.59 | 2019 | |
| Cvrx, INC. | $68.45 | 2022 | |
| Nipro Medical Corporation | $39.89 | 2025 | Hemodialysis System |
| Cardinal Health 200 LLC | $32.54 | 2021 | |
| Avinger INC. | $25.32 | 2019 | |
| Veryan Medical Incorporated | $24.84 | 2020 |
4 companies reported research payments only; those appear in the research section below.
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.
Research and ownership
$900.00 in research payments reported 2019-2025. Research payments are often institution-directed and tied to clinical trials: they are reported under a clinician's name but frequently go to a hospital or research organization, and usually reflect participation in medical research.
$5,900.00 in ownership or investment interests, as reported to CMS. These are holdings a clinician or an immediate family member has in a company, not payments received.
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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.