Physician profile

Joe H Johnson

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) · Valdosta, GA

NPI 1326082033

$585.39

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

13 companies · $190 in 2025

The $190 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) provider 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)
Food and Beverage$246.23

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
W. L. Gore & Associates, INC. $135.87 2022-2025 Gore Viabahn Vbx Balloon Expandable Endo, Gore Excluder Thoracoabdominal Branch Endoprosthesis
Shockwave Medical, INC $76.68 2021-2025
La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company $64.07 2021
Atricure, INC. $59.96 2019-2023
Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division of Bausch Health US, LLC $54.94 2019
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. $39.56 2019-2020
Abiomed $34.81 2025
Silk Road Medical, INC. $31.80 2021-2022
Biomerieux INC $26.00 2024 Vidas Nephrocheck
Boston Scientific Corporation $19.51 2025 Watchman Flx
Baxter Healthcare $15.66 2025 Preveleak
Pfizer INC. $13.71 2022
Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC $12.82 2022

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Joe H Johnson

$585.39

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
W. L. Gore & Associates, INC.
Context
The $190 reported for 2025 was less 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.