Physician profile
Berhane Worku
NPI 1740467950
$2,333.89
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
14 companies · $309 in 2025
The $309 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.
General payments by year: 2019: $342 · 2020: $218 · 2021: $359 · 2022: $149 · 2023: $453 · 2024: $504 · 2025: $309.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Food and Beverage: $1,266.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $1,265.59 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbott Laboratories | $489.30 | 2019-2024 | Mitraclip, Thoratec Heartmate 3 Lvas Implant Kit |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $452.94 | 2020-2024 | Sapien 3 Ultra Resilia |
| Kestra Medical Technology Services, INC. | $288.63 | 2025 | Assure Wcd |
| Atricure, INC. | $208.37 | 2020-2023 | |
| Abiomed | $204.85 | 2019-2024 | Impella |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $188.65 | 2020-2021 | |
| Baxter Healthcare | $126.27 | 2019-2024 | Preveleak, Floseal |
| Medtronic, INC. | $102.07 | 2023-2025 | Corevalve Evolut R |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $91.60 | 2021-2022 | |
| Zoll Services LLC (A/K/A Zoll Lifecor Corp) | $69.83 | 2021 | |
| Bard Access Systems, INC. | $41.44 | 2019 | |
| Biom'Up France Sas | $37.75 | 2020 | |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. | $20.42 | 2019 | |
| Angiodynamics, INC. | $11.77 | 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
Most clinicians are glad to talk about this. A respectful way in:
- "I saw Berhane Worku 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.