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Hector A Flores
NPI 1972784247
$127,254.46
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
13 companies · $889 in 2025
The $889 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $796).
See the full distribution for Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $33K · 2020: $32K · 2021: $10K · 2022: $8,322 · 2023: $36K · 2024: $7,946 · 2025: $889.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program: $33K · Education: $4,000 · Food and Beverage: $3,770 · Travel and Lodging: $3,719.
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| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program | $33,000.00 |
| Education | $4,000.00 |
| Food and Beverage | $3,769.86 |
| Travel and Lodging | $3,718.57 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical, INC. | $116,145.98 | 2019-2024 | Da Vinci Sp, Da Vinci Surgical System |
| Abiomed | $3,378.22 | 2019-2025 | Impella |
| Abbott Laboratories | $2,634.12 | 2019-2023 | Cardiomems |
| Medtronic, INC. | $1,931.30 | 2021-2025 | Octopus, Endurant Iis, Valiant Captivia |
| Atricure, INC. | $1,247.59 | 2019-2025 | Atriclip Laa Exclusion System, Atricure Cryoice Cryosphere Cryoablation System, Synergy Ablation System |
| Medtronic Vascular, INC. | $510.46 | 2019-2020 | |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, INC. | $423.94 | 2019-2023 | Gore Viabahn Vbx Balloon Expandable Endo |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $415.03 | 2019-2021 | |
| Chiesi USA, INC. | $190.58 | 2021 | |
| Cvrx, INC. | $163.68 | 2023 | Barostim Neo System |
| Ethicon INC. | $110.78 | 2021 | |
| Shockwave Medical, INC | $90.52 | 2024 | Shockwave Intravascular Lithotripsy (Ivl) System With The Shockwave C2+ Coronary |
| Smith+Nephew, INC. | $12.26 | 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.