Physician profile
Gregory D Rushing
NPI 1801057203
$90,510.00
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
36 companies · $72K in 2025
The $72K reported for 2025 was more than what 98% of Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $796).
Payments by year
General and research payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $1,047 · 2020: $474 · 2021: $1,129 · 2022: $2,226 · 2023: $7,256 · 2024: $6,315 · 2025: $72K.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Consulting Fee: $61K · Food and Beverage: $10K · Travel and Lodging: $7,616 · Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program: $5,760 · Education: $1,000 · Entertainment: $52.12.
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| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $60,875.00 |
| Food and Beverage | $10,330.60 |
| Travel and Lodging | $7,616.45 |
| Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program | $5,760.00 |
| Education | $1,000.00 |
| Entertainment | $52.12 |
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. Research payments are listed separately below. Product names cover 2023-2025.
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atricure, INC. | $68,896.07 | 2021-2025 | Epi-Sense Guided Coagulation System With Visitrax, Synergy Ablation System, Atriclip Laa Exclusion System |
| Medtronic, INC. | $14,350.79 | 2021-2025 | Corevalve Evolut R, Penditure, Cardioblate |
| Intuitive Surgical, INC. | $2,084.56 | 2025 | |
| Allergan, INC. | $872.43 | 2019 | |
| Bolton Medical INC | $504.69 | 2024-2025 | Treo Abdominal Stent-Graft System, Thoraflex Hybrid |
| Abbott Laboratories | $399.96 | 2020-2023 | Epic |
| Medtronic Vascular, INC. | $387.37 | 2019-2020 | |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. | $386.09 | 2024-2025 | Sternalock Blu System, Advantagerib, Sternalock 360 System |
| Baxter Healthcare | $365.02 | 2020-2025 | Floseal, Perclot, Coseal |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $354.16 | 2022-2025 | Sapien 3 Ultra Resilia |
| Abiomed | $344.63 | 2020-2025 | Impella |
| Cook Medical LLC | $259.72 | 2021-2023 | Zenith Alpha |
| Davol INC. | $156.60 | 2024 | Progel Applicator Spray Tips |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $149.80 | 2024 | Surgicel Nu-Knit |
| Stryker Corporation | $142.58 | 2025 | Na |
Show all 35 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artivion, INC. | $142.07 | 2022-2025 | Photofix Decellularized Bovine Pericardium, Bioglue Surgical Adhesive, Cryovalve Sg Pulmonary Human Heart Valve |
| La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company | $136.79 | 2022-2023 | Giapreza |
| Depuy Synthes Sales INC. | $75.27 | 2024 | Matrixrib |
| Livanova USA, INC. | $62.91 | 2020 | |
| Argentum Medical | $52.12 | 2024-2025 | |
| Teleflex LLC | $41.03 | 2024-2025 | Manta, Guideliner |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $35.81 | 2024-2025 | Camzyos, Eliquis |
| Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals Lp | $35.13 | 2023-2025 | Farxiga |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $35.12 | 2023 | |
| Lsi Solutions INC | $34.79 | 2021-2023 | Cor Knot |
| Medical Device Business Services, INC. | $27.79 | 2025 | Harmonic |
| Abbvie INC. | $23.50 | 2022 | |
| Angiodynamics, INC. | $22.58 | 2025 | Auryon Laser System 100-120 Vac |
| Lemaitre Vascular, INC. | $20.91 | 2024 | Restoreflow |
| Zoll Services LLC (A/K/A Zoll Lifecor Corp) | $20.25 | 2025 | Lifevest |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $20.24 | 2023 | Verquvo |
| Getinge USA Sales, LLC | $19.11 | 2020 | |
| Kls-Martin L.P. | $16.84 | 2024 | |
| Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. | $16.65 | 2023 | Arcalyst |
| Chiesi USA, INC. | $16.62 | 2023 | Cleviprex, Kengreal |
1 company reported research payments only; those appear in the research section below.
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.
Research and ownership
$5,200.00 in research payments reported 2019-2025. Research payments are often institution-directed and tied to clinical trials: they are reported under a clinician's name but frequently go to a hospital or research organization, and usually reflect participation in medical research.
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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.