Physician profile
Mark S Slaughter
NPI 1326034760
$38,963.12
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
36 companies · $5,769 in 2025
The $5,769 reported for 2025 was more than what 84% 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: $9,479 · 2020: $3,527 · 2021: $5,238 · 2022: $6,081 · 2023: $7,309 · 2024: $1,559 · 2025: $5,769.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Consulting Fee: $8,457 · Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program: $4,050 · Food and Beverage: $2,110 · Education: $20.00.
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| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $8,457.00 |
| Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program | $4,050.00 |
| Food and Beverage | $2,110.27 |
| Education | $20.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medtronic, INC. | $19,570.20 | 2021-2025 | Penditure, Open Pivot, Avalus |
| Medtronic Vascular, INC. | $10,194.22 | 2019-2020 | |
| Abbott Laboratories | $4,010.76 | 2020-2025 | Thoratec Heartmate 3 Lvas Implant Kit |
| Abiomed | $2,888.17 | 2019-2025 | |
| Atricure, INC. | $491.22 | 2021-2024 | |
| My01 INC. | $428.05 | 2024-2025 | My01 Continuous Compartmental Pressure Monitor |
| Surgical Specialties Corporation (US), INC. (Dba Corza Medical) | $176.73 | 2025 | |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $172.28 | 2024-2025 | Konect Resilia, Mitris Resilia Mitral Valve, Edwards Intuity Elite Valve System |
| Stryker Corporation | $118.74 | 2020-2023 | Spy-Phi System |
| Helios Cardio INC | $82.59 | 2024 | |
| Baxter Healthcare | $79.56 | 2019-2024 | Preveleak |
| Csl Behring | $68.87 | 2019-2024 | Kcentra |
| Corcym INC | $61.28 | 2025 | Perceval |
| Kestra Medical Technology Services, INC. | $55.24 | 2024 | Assure Wcd |
| Getinge USA Sales, LLC | $53.44 | 2021-2025 | Vasoview Hemopro 2 |
Show all 35 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethicon INC. | $51.59 | 2020 | |
| Cerus Corporation | $43.04 | 2022 | |
| Kls-Martin L.P. | $38.01 | 2025 | |
| Kerecis Limited | $35.66 | 2024 | Kerecis Omega3 Marigen, Kerecis Omega3 Graftguide, Kerecis Omega3 Surgiclose |
| Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, INC. | $33.06 | 2019 | |
| Biom'Up France Sas | $32.16 | 2020 | |
| Convatec INC. | $29.31 | 2022 | |
| Mallinckrodt Enterprises LLC | $28.43 | 2019 | |
| Angiodynamics, INC. | $26.00 | 2023 | Angiovac |
| Teleflex LLC | $25.66 | 2023 | Quikclot |
| Werfen USA LLC | $23.45 | 2021 | |
| La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company | $20.74 | 2023 | Giapreza |
| Elutia, INC. | $19.07 | 2020 | |
| Sanara Medtech INC. | $17.47 | 2022 | |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $16.74 | 2022 | |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. | $16.10 | 2025 | A&E Medical / Sternalock Xp Rigid Fixation System |
| Dilon Technologies, INC. | $14.40 | 2023 | Hemoblast Bellows |
| Trevena, INC. | $14.02 | 2021 | |
| Biomerieux INC | $14.00 | 2024 | Vidas Nephrocheck |
| Avanos Medical | $12.86 | 2019 |
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
$3,580.07 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.