Physician profile

J Mark Morales

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) · Corpus Christi, TX

NPI 1134170657

$103,493.81

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

19 companies · $22K in 2025

The $22K reported for 2025 was more than what 94% of Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $796).

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Payments by year

General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.

What the payments were for

Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.

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Payment typeAmount (2023-2025)
Royalty Or License$58,012.20
Food and Beverage$4,297.61

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.

CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. $58,012.20 2023-2025 Sternalock, Sternalock 360 System, Cable-Ready
Jace Medical LLC $36,508.14 2019-2021
Atricure, INC. $2,964.75 2019-2025 Atricure Cryoice Cryoablation System (Cryo2), Atriclip Laa Exclusion System, Synergy Ablation System
Getinge USA Sales, LLC $2,511.52 2019-2025 Heartstring III Proximal Seal, Axius Coronary Shunt, Acrobat-I Stabilizer
Elutia, INC. $715.73 2019-2022
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $641.62 2022-2025 Mitris Resilia Mitral Valve
Abiomed $628.69 2022-2025 Impella
Medtronic Vascular, INC. $314.48 2020
Lemaitre Vascular, INC. $169.98 2019
Baxter Healthcare $166.77 2019-2021
Abbvie INC. $147.84 2023-2024
Medtronic, INC. $144.82 2024-2025 Corevalve Evolut R, Cg Future
Shockwave Medical, INC $139.44 2023 Shockwave Ivl System With The Shockwave C2 Coronary Ivl Catheter
Lsi Solutions INC $111.51 2020
Biostable Science & Engineering $92.80 2019
Show all 19 companies
CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Corcym INC $71.29 2021-2022
Abbott Laboratories $66.63 2021
Aroa Biosurgery Incorporated $64.95 2024
Clearflow INC. $20.65 2019

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

J Mark Morales

$103,493.81

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC.
Context
The $22K reported for 2025 was more than what 94% of Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $796).

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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025. Payments are legal and often routine.

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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.