Physician profile

James R Headrick

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) · Chattanooga, TN

NPI 1104812817

$45,857.00

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

24 companies · $1,164 in 2025

The $1,164 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) provider 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)
Education$6,000.00
Travel and Lodging$2,949.71
Consulting Fee$1,860.00
Food and Beverage$961.81

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
Intuitive Surgical, INC. $22,837.76 2019-2025 Da Vinci Surgical System, Ion
Astrazeneca Uk Limited $16,222.76 2021-2022
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $2,244.72 2021-2025 Imfinzi, Tagrisso
Genentech USA, INC. $1,935.26 2022-2025 Tecentriq
Medtronic, INC. $1,645.79 2021-2025 Ligasure, Signia
Atricure, INC. $251.63 2019-2024
Ethicon US, LLC $124.96 2019-2023 Echelon Endopath, Echelon Flex
Galvanize Therapeutics, INC $73.30 2024 Aliya System
C. R. Bard, INC. & Subsidiaries $56.95 2023-2024
Caris Mpi, INC. $54.07 2025 Mi Cancer Seek
Tempus Ai, INC $53.42 2024 Xt Cdx
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $52.85 2023-2025 Keytruda
Daiichi Sankyo INC. $47.04 2020-2021
Pulmonx Corporation $41.15 2019
Ethicon INC. $39.98 2024-2025 Monarch Platform
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Olympus America INC. $34.46 2022-2023 Endoeye Flex Deflectable Videoscope
Amgen INC. $24.57 2022
Organogenesis INC. $21.62 2021
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, INC. $19.03 2020
On Target Laboratories, INC $18.36 2025 Cytalux
Grifols USA, LLC $17.40 2020
Kls-Martin L.P. $14.33 2022
Sanara Medtech INC. $13.52 2023 Celleraterx
Davol INC. $12.07 2021

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

James R Headrick

$45,857.00

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Intuitive Surgical, INC.
Context
The $1,164 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) provider 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.