Physician profile
Richard A Brezing
NPI 1386621712
$7,398.46
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
29 companies · $258 in 2025
The $258 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $796).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $525 · 2021: $1,309 · 2022: $2,836 · 2023: $1,278 · 2024: $1,192 · 2025: $258.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Food and Beverage: $2,728.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $2,728.43 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atricure, INC. | $2,821.55 | 2019-2025 | Atricure Cryoice Cryosphere Cryoablation System, Synergy Ablation System, Atriclip Laa Exclusion System |
| Intuitive Surgical, INC. | $1,096.47 | 2021-2022 | |
| Lsi Solutions INC | $504.11 | 2022-2024 | Cor Knot, Cor-Knot |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. | $407.68 | 2022-2024 | Sternalock Blu System |
| Elutia, INC. | $370.21 | 2022 | |
| Livanova USA, INC. | $341.63 | 2021-2022 | |
| Abiomed | $216.46 | 2022 | |
| Medtronic, INC. | $169.65 | 2022 | |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $166.57 | 2019-2021 | |
| Clearflow INC. | $141.65 | 2019 | |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, INC. | $130.22 | 2024 | Gore Tag Thoracic Branch Endoprosthesis |
| Getinge USA Sales, LLC | $126.64 | 2019 | |
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $115.12 | 2025 | |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $109.48 | 2023 | Echelon Flex |
| Davol INC. | $102.07 | 2021-2023 | Progel Applicator Spray Tips |
Show all 29 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company | $88.45 | 2022 | |
| Ethicon INC. | $75.78 | 2022 | |
| Cvrx, INC. | $73.81 | 2022 | |
| Lexington Medical, INC. | $68.32 | 2023 | Aeon Endostapler & Echelon Flex Powered Stapler |
| Haemonetics Corporation | $66.79 | 2021 | |
| Shockwave Medical, INC | $47.33 | 2019 | |
| Hemosonics LLC | $40.63 | 2022 | |
| Medtronic Vascular, INC. | $28.68 | 2019 | |
| Cardiva Medical, INC. | $22.04 | 2022 | |
| Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $16.33 | 2022 | |
| Kci USA, INC. | $13.92 | 2019 | |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $13.41 | 2019 | |
| Ekos Corporation | $11.87 | 2019 | |
| Aesculap, INC. | $11.59 | 2019 |
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 Richard Brezing 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.