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David S Talton
NPI 1629078746
$23,141.22
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
45 companies · $3,840 in 2025
The $3,840 reported for 2025 was more than what 78% 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: $3,143 · 2020: $1,971 · 2021: $2,566 · 2022: $5,004 · 2023: $3,592 · 2024: $3,026 · 2025: $3,840.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Food and Beverage: $6,951 · Travel and Lodging: $3,506.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $6,951.41 |
| Travel and Lodging | $3,505.96 |
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 | $5,358.97 | 2019-2025 | Mitraclip, Navitor, Triclip |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $3,281.77 | 2019-2025 | Sapien 3 Ultra Resilia, Konect Resilia, Edwards Intuity Elite Valve System |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. | $2,342.40 | 2023-2025 | Ribfix Blu Advantage, Advantagerib, Ribfix Titan |
| Abiomed | $2,086.12 | 2019-2025 | Impella |
| Atricure, INC. | $1,946.36 | 2019-2025 | Synergy Ablation System, Atriclip Laa Exclusion System, Atricure Cryoice Cryosphere Cryoablation System |
| Baxter Healthcare | $1,687.74 | 2021-2025 | Ostene, Preveleak, Perclot |
| Artivion, INC. | $1,412.93 | 2019-2025 | Amds-Ascyrus Medical, On-X Aortic Heart Valve With Conform-X Sewing Ring and Extended Holder, Bioglue Surgical Adhesive |
| Elutia, INC. | $1,189.44 | 2019-2023 | |
| Surgical Specialties Corporation (US), INC. (Dba Corza Medical) | $993.33 | 2024-2025 | |
| Medtronic, INC. | $613.80 | 2021-2025 | Corevalve Evolut R, Onyx Frontier, Signia |
| Lemaitre Vascular, INC. | $246.80 | 2022-2025 | Restoreflow, Pruitt F3 Carotid Shunt, Xenosure Biologic Patch |
| Angiodynamics, INC. | $241.31 | 2022-2025 | Angiovac |
| Bard Peripheral Vascular, INC. | $177.11 | 2019-2024 | Lutonix Drug Coated Balloon |
| Inari Medical, INC. | $151.69 | 2023 | Ct Thrombectomy System Kit, Flowtriever Catheter, S |
| Cook Medical LLC | $141.23 | 2020-2025 | Cook, Zenith |
Show all 45 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medtronic Vascular, INC. | $140.19 | 2019-2020 | |
| Penumbra, INC. | $134.95 | 2022-2025 | Penumbra System, Ruby Coil |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, INC. | $132.71 | 2022-2024 | Gore Excluder Aaa Endoprosthesis, Gore Tag Conformable Thoracic Stent Graft |
| Zoll Services LLC (A/K/A Zoll Lifecor Corp) | $100.96 | 2019-2023 | Lifevest |
| Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC | $79.96 | 2019 | |
| Silk Road Medical, INC. | $65.56 | 2024 | Enroute Transcarotid Neuroprotection System, Enroute Enflate Transcarotid Rx Balloon Dilatation Catheter, Enroute Transcarotid Stent |
| Intuitive Surgical, INC. | $55.49 | 2019 | |
| Corcym INC | $53.44 | 2025 | Perceval |
| Philips North America LLC | $46.92 | 2025 | Coronary Other |
| Convatec INC. | $41.88 | 2019-2024 | |
| Davol INC. | $41.57 | 2020-2021 | |
| Livanova USA, INC. | $34.67 | 2019 | |
| Octapharma USA, INC. | $32.61 | 2025 | Fibryga |
| Irhythm Technologies, INC. | $30.84 | 2023 | Zio Xt Patch |
| Potrero Medical, INC. | $26.49 | 2023 | |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $25.18 | 2025 | Enroute Transcarotid Neuroprotection System |
| Stimlabs LLC | $22.94 | 2025 | Corplex P |
| Lsi Solutions INC | $20.94 | 2025 | Cor-Knot |
| Smith+Nephew, INC. | $19.55 | 2023 | Renasys Go V2 Home |
| Kerecis Limited | $16.69 | 2020 | |
| Biocomposites INC | $16.47 | 2023 | Stimulan |
| Daxor Corporation | $16.45 | 2024 | Bva-100 |
| Biom'Up France Sas | $16.32 | 2020 | |
| Getinge USA Sales, LLC | $15.43 | 2022 | |
| Stryker Corporation | $14.69 | 2024 | Sonopet Iq |
| Z-Medica, LLC | $14.34 | 2020 | |
| Kls-Martin L.P. | $14.25 | 2023 | |
| Pfizer INC. | $13.92 | 2025 | |
| Becton, Dickinson and Company | $13.85 | 2019 | |
| Ekos Corporation | $10.96 | 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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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.