Physician profile
Luis Jeronimo Castro
NPI 1679587893
$30,507.99
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
13 companies · $3,276 in 2025
The $3,276 reported for 2025 was more than what 76% of Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $796).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $5,922 · 2020: $9,214 · 2021: $4,867 · 2022: $2,090 · 2023: $2,655 · 2024: $2,485 · 2025: $3,276.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Consulting Fee: $6,500 · Food and Beverage: $1,771 · Long Term Medical Supply Or Device Loan: $145.
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| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $6,500.00 |
| Food and Beverage | $1,770.90 |
| Long Term Medical Supply Or Device Loan | $144.58 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbott Laboratories | $19,741.99 | 2019-2025 | Epic |
| Atricure, INC. | $5,227.69 | 2020-2023 | |
| Medtronic Vascular, INC. | $3,338.50 | 2019 | |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $1,110.53 | 2019-2025 | Inspiris Resilia Aortic Valve, Sapien 3 Ultra Resilia |
| Medtronic, INC. | $595.54 | 2021-2024 | Pipeline, Biomedicus |
| Baxter Healthcare | $195.10 | 2019-2024 | Hillrom - Spot Vision Screener, Preveleak |
| Clearflow INC. | $137.98 | 2019 | |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $61.14 | 2023-2025 | Surgiflo Hemostatic Matrix, Surgicel Nu-Knit, Stratafix |
| Getinge USA Sales, LLC | $23.13 | 2025 | Vasoview Hemopro 2 |
| Davol INC. | $20.86 | 2025 | Progel Applicator Spray Tips |
| Zoll Services LLC (A/K/A Zoll Lifecor Corp) | $20.63 | 2020 | |
| Lemaitre Vascular, INC. | $20.50 | 2025 | Restoreflow |
| Stryker Corporation | $14.40 | 2025 | Spy-Phi System |
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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- "I saw Luis Castro 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.