Physician profile

Donald I Cho

Cardiovascular Disease · Lorain, OH

NPI 1750360822

$3,292.42

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

26 companies · $815 in 2025

The $815 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Cardiovascular Disease provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $433).

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)
Food and Beverage$2,247.20

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
Atricure, INC. $590.89 2024-2025 Epi-Sense Guided Coagulation System With Visitrax
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $490.13 2020-2024 Camzyos, Eliquis
Medtronic, INC. $356.38 2021-2025 Linq II, Spiderfx
Abbott Laboratories $303.43 2019-2024 Epic
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $298.74 2019-2023
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, INC $187.80 2019-2023 Xarelto
Zoll Services LLC (A/K/A Zoll Lifecor Corp) $162.67 2019-2025 Lifevest
Pfizer INC. $159.45 2021-2025
Inspire Medical Systems, INC. $114.45 2023 Inspire
United Therapeutics Corporation $101.25 2025
Amgen INC. $100.09 2019-2022
Amarin Pharma, INC. $82.24 2019-2021
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $49.21 2020-2023
Medicomp INC $36.29 2023 Telepatch Cardiac Monitor
W. L. Gore & Associates, INC. $35.32 2025 Gore Viabahn Endoprosthesis With Heparin
Show all 26 companies
CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Cardiva Medical, INC. $30.03 2021-2022
Boston Scientific Corporation $26.76 2019-2023 Lux-Dx Insertable Cardiac Monitor
Bracco Diagnostics INC. $24.37 2025
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $22.42 2023 Verquvo
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals INC. $22.23 2023
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, INC. $21.19 2020
Abiomed $20.43 2024 Impella
Impulse Dynamics (USA) INC. $14.29 2023 Optimizer
Philips North America LLC $14.18 2023
Lundbeck LLC $14.13 2019
Esperion Therapeutics, INC. $14.05 2023 Nexletol

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Donald I Cho

$3,292.42

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Atricure, INC.
Context
The $815 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Cardiovascular Disease provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $433).

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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.