Physician profile

Emily E Cassidy

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) · Baton Rouge, LA

NPI 1548561194

$1,257,736.55

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

40 companies · $245K in 2025

The $245K reported for 2025 was more than what 99% 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.

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$330,346.48
Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program$209,600.00
Consulting Fee$161,133.00
Travel and Lodging$118,825.32
Food and Beverage$26,253.09
Gift$33.56

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. $871,828.72 2019-2025 Da Vinci Surgical System, Da Vinci Sp
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. $205,127.93 2020-2025 Ribfix Blu Advantage, Advantagerib, Ribfix Titan
Atricure, INC. $73,607.75 2021-2025 Atricure Cryoice Cryosphere Cryoablation System, Atricure Cryoice Cryosphere Cryoablation System, Atricure Cryoice Cryoablation System (Cryo2)
Medical Device Business Services, INC. $59,799.70 2019-2025 Echelon Flex, Echelon Endopath
Ethicon US, LLC $19,898.91 2020-2025 Enseal, Echelon Endopath, Echelon Flex
Genentech USA, INC. $9,712.04 2022-2025
Ethicon INC. $6,009.43 2021-2022
Davol INC. $3,018.80 2020-2025 Progel Applicator Spray Tips, Arista Ah Flexitip, Channel Drain
Veran Medical Technologies, INC. $2,615.83 2019-2020
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals Lp $2,161.57 2021-2024 Tagrisso, Imfinzi
Becton, Dickinson and Company $1,469.57 2019-2024 Progel Applicator Spray Tips, Phasix Mesh
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $1,000.96 2022-2023
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $164.14 2020-2025 Keytruda
Genentech, INC. $163.86 2025
Sanara Medtech INC. $135.45 2022
Show all 39 companies
CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Kci USA, INC. $125.00 2019
Galvanize Therapeutics, INC $121.24 2025 Aliya System
Steris Corporation $91.06 2021
Covidien Lp $81.86 2019-2020
Medela LLC $65.54 2022
Kls-Martin L.P. $65.28 2021
Medtronic, INC. $45.21 2021
Abbvie INC. $44.81 2025
Conmed Corporation $37.90 2021
Depuy Synthes Sales INC. $32.73 2022
Partner Therapeutics, INC. $32.50 2025 Bizengri
B. Braun Interventional Systems INC. $30.66 2020
Stryker Corporation $28.56 2022
Bard Peripheral Vascular, INC. $27.43 2020
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, INC. $26.45 2024 Cios Spin
Ambu INC. $24.97 2023
Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC $24.04 2024 Rybrevant, Talvey, Tecvayli
Innovation Technologies INC $22.96 2024 Irrisept
Lsi Solutions INC $18.95 2021
Karl Storz Endoscopy-America $18.94 2020
G1 Therapeutics, INC. $18.39 2022
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $13.51 2022
Boston Scientific Corporation $12.72 2019
Baxter Healthcare $11.18 2019

1 company reported research payments only; those appear in the research section below.

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Emily E Cassidy

$1,257,736.55

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Intuitive Surgical, INC.
Context
The $245K reported for 2025 was more than what 99% of Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) providers 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.