Physician profile
Eric Ray Skipper
NPI 1972616175
$132,257.71
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
20 companies · $14K in 2025
The $14K reported for 2025 was more than what 91% 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: $37K · 2020: $25K · 2021: $10K · 2022: $17K · 2023: $15K · 2024: $14K · 2025: $14K.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Consulting Fee: $28K · Travel and Lodging: $9,138 · Food and Beverage: $5,884.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $27,793.75 |
| Travel and Lodging | $9,138.48 |
| Food and Beverage | $5,884.03 |
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 | $73,321.24 | 2019-2025 | Thoratec Heartmate 3 Lvas Implant Kit, 2nd Gen Centrimag Primary Console, Mitraclip |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $29,819.21 | 2019-2025 | Edwards Sapien 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve (Thv), Sapien 3 Ultra Resilia, Mitris Resilia Mitral Valve |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $15,058.48 | 2019-2024 | |
| Transmedics, INC. | $5,091.32 | 2022-2024 | Organ Care System |
| Teleflex LLC | $3,800.00 | 2023-2024 | Quikclot, Pleur-Evac |
| Abiomed | $1,742.40 | 2019-2025 | Impella |
| Medtronic Vascular, INC. | $632.54 | 2019-2020 | |
| Peerless Surgical INC. | $589.04 | 2024 | |
| Medtronic, INC. | $448.17 | 2021-2025 | Avalus, Corevalve Evolut R, Penditure |
| Arthrex, INC. | $405.71 | 2024 | |
| Artivion, INC. | $258.64 | 2021-2025 | Bioglue Surgical Adhesive, On-X Aortic Heart Valve With Conform-X Sewing Ring and Extended Holder, Cryovalve Sg Pulmonary Human Heart Valve |
| Paragonix Technologies, INC. | $257.26 | 2020-2022 | |
| La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company | $204.78 | 2019 | |
| Impulse Dynamics (USA) INC. | $156.87 | 2023 | Optimizer |
| Davol INC. | $156.12 | 2019 |
Show all 20 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elutia, INC. | $145.06 | 2019-2022 | |
| Atricure, INC. | $63.64 | 2025 | Atriclip Laa Exclusion System |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $49.64 | 2021-2024 | Prolene |
| Lsi Solutions INC | $44.55 | 2022-2024 | Cor-Knot |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. | $13.04 | 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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- "Is there a generic or alternative to this medication, and would it work as well for me?"
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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.