Physician profile

Catherine T Vu

Vascular & Interventional Radiology · Sacramento, CA

NPI 1104021716

$34,183.24

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

18 companies · $12K in 2025

The $12K reported for 2025 was more than what 90% of Vascular & Interventional Radiology providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $537).

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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)
Consulting Fee$8,975.00
Food and Beverage$5,459.62
Travel and Lodging$4,833.76

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
Boston Scientific Corporation $27,003.90 2019-2025 General - Therapies, Obsidio, General - Embolics
Profound Medical Corp. $1,741.94 2025 Tulsa-Pro
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, INC. $1,454.57 2025
Abbott Laboratories $1,100.00 2022
Trisalus Life Sciences, INC. $1,064.15 2020-2021
Penumbra, INC. $389.60 2024-2025 Indigo System, Ruby Coil
Ethicon US, LLC $301.75 2021-2024 Certus 140, Neuwave
Inari Medical, INC. $278.19 2023-2024 Ct Thrombectomy System Kit, Flowtriever Catheter, S
Galvanize Therapeutics, INC $200.66 2023 Aliya System
Stryker Corporation $194.94 2025 Flowtriever, Inthrill Thrombectomy Catheter, Venacore Thrombectomy Catheter
Cook Medical LLC $126.33 2021
Terumo Medical Corporation $122.06 2022
Sirtex Medical INC $103.37 2025 Lava Les (Liquid Embolic System)
Biocompatibles, INC. $31.51 2019
Okami Medical, INC. $29.08 2025 Lobo
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Medtronic, INC. $23.16 2022
Exact Sciences Corporation $18.03 2025 Cologuard Collection Kit

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.

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Payment summary

Catherine T Vu

$34,183.24

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Boston Scientific Corporation
Context
The $12K reported for 2025 was more than what 90% of Vascular & Interventional Radiology providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $537).

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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.