Physician profile
John W Gouldman
NPI 1871511071
$6,235.60
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
31 companies · $1,006 in 2025
The $1,006 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: $3,414 · 2020: $302 · 2021: $48.26 · 2022: $907 · 2023: $64.63 · 2024: $494 · 2025: $1,006.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Food and Beverage: $1,565.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $1,564.60 |
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. | $3,123.49 | 2019-2024 | |
| Ethicon INC. | $1,017.28 | 2020-2024 | Monarch Platform |
| Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $350.76 | 2019-2025 | Tagrisso |
| Atricure, INC. | $342.29 | 2019-2025 | Atricure Cryoice Cryosphere Cryoablation System, Atricure Cryoice Cryoablation System (Cryo2) |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $206.04 | 2025 | |
| Coastal Medical Technologies LLC | $167.65 | 2025 | |
| On Target Laboratories, INC | $161.05 | 2025 | Cytalux |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $124.98 | 2022 | |
| Davol INC. | $85.62 | 2024-2025 | Surgiphor, Arista Ah Flexitip |
| Baxter Healthcare | $61.43 | 2019-2024 | Tisseel |
| Medtronic, INC. | $59.88 | 2024-2025 | Signia |
| Covidien LP | $51.17 | 2019-2020 | |
| Mallinckrodt Enterprises LLC | $45.52 | 2019 | |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $40.93 | 2024 | |
| Kls-Martin L.P. | $35.24 | 2024 |
Show all 31 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ambu INC. | $31.26 | 2021 | |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $30.83 | 2025 | Keytruda |
| Biom'Up Sa | $30.34 | 2019 | |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, INC. | $29.29 | 2025 | Libtayo |
| Becton, Dickinson and Company | $27.95 | 2024 | Arista Ah Flexitip |
| Convatec INC. | $26.17 | 2025 | |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $25.04 | 2019 | |
| Apollo Endosurgery US INC | $24.10 | 2019 | |
| Cook Medical LLC | $21.40 | 2019 | |
| Biom'Up France Sas | $21.20 | 2020 | |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | $18.21 | 2024 | Integra, Integra Dermal Regeneration Template, Omnigraft |
| Aroa Biosurgery Incorporated | $17.20 | 2024 | |
| Hydrofera LLC | $16.29 | 2025 | Sorbact Other |
| Acera Surgical, INC. | $16.26 | 2019 | |
| Access Pro Medical, LLC | $13.50 | 2025 | Matriderm |
| Depuy Synthes Sales INC. | $13.23 | 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.
If you want to bring it up
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- "I saw John Gouldman listed in the CMS Open Payments database. Can you tell me about your work with those companies?"
- "Is there a generic or alternative to this medication, and would it work as well for me?"
- "What made you choose this particular treatment for my situation?"
These are normal questions. A good clinician will welcome them.
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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.