Physician profile

Waseem Shami

Cardiovascular Disease · El Paso, TX

NPI 1043523137

$16,862.72

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

43 companies · $1,652 in 2025

The $1,652 reported for 2025 was more than what 80% of Cardiovascular Disease providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $433).

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$8,062.87
Travel and Lodging$864.01

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
Abbott Laboratories $2,158.37 2019-2025 Cardiomems, Jot Dx, Aveir
Inari Medical, INC. $1,767.87 2022-2024 Ct Thrombectomy System Kit, Flowtriever Catheter, S
Medtronic, INC. $1,668.56 2021-2025 Symplicity G3, Abre, Turbohawk
Boston Scientific Corporation $1,026.25 2022-2025 Avvigo Guidance System, Lux-Dx Insertable Cardiac Monitor, Latitude Communicator Power Supply
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, INC $1,024.42 2019-2024 Xarelto
Abiomed $927.23 2019-2025 Impella
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $923.15 2019-2025
Pfizer INC. $918.96 2020-2025
Amgen INC. $878.51 2019-2025 Repatha, Repatha
Philips North America LLC $568.03 2019-2024 (Br5) Peripheral Ivus
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $523.27 2019-2024
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $470.30 2019-2025 Eliquis, Camzyos
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, INC. $462.89 2019-2024 Jardiance
Bard Peripheral Vascular, INC. $424.92 2020-2022
Shockwave Medical, INC $281.89 2022-2025 Shockwave Ivl System With The Shockwave C2 Coronary Ivl Catheter, Shockwave Intravascular Lithotripsy (Ivl) System With The Shockwave M5+
Show all 42 companies
CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Terumo Medical Corporation $272.47 2019-2020
Cardiovascular Systems INC. $272.33 2019-2022
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, INC. $260.43 2021-2024 Uptravi, Opsumit
Zoll Services LLC (A/K/A Zoll Lifecor Corp) $231.55 2019-2025 Lifevest
Penumbra, INC. $210.57 2023-2024 Penumbra System
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $195.36 2022-2025 Verquvo
Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC $170.90 2019
Medtronic Vascular, INC. $153.52 2020
Surmodics, INC. $145.91 2025 Sublime 014 Rx Pta Balloon Dilatation Catheter, Sublime Microcatheter, 018, 200cm, Straight, Pounce Thrombectomy
Lilly USA, LLC $125.00 2023 Mounjaro
Tactile Systems Technology INC $102.57 2020-2024 Flexitouch Plus, Entre Plus
Catheter Precision, INC. Fka Ra Medical Systems, INC. $87.99 2019
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, INC. $80.73 2023-2024 Inpefa
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals INC. $69.29 2025 Amvuttra
Scpharmaceuticals INC. $68.98 2024-2025
Novo Nordisk INC $64.04 2024-2025 Wegovy, Ozempic
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals, LTD. $56.94 2023 Arcalyst
Amarin Pharma, INC. $45.88 2019-2020
Astellas Pharma US INC $40.08 2019
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, Plc $39.73 2024 Arcalyst
Angiodynamics, INC. $33.81 2022
Chiesi USA, INC. $27.72 2020-2023 Kengreal
Impulse Dynamics (USA) INC. $24.19 2023 Optimizer
W. L. Gore & Associates, INC. $15.69 2025 Gore Viabahn Endoprosthesis
Cvrx, INC. $15.25 2025 Barostim Neo System
Cordis US Corp. $15.02 2024 Raiden3t
Genzyme Corporation $12.15 2019

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

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

Ct Thrombectomy System Kit $1,734Flowtriever Catheter, S $1,734Impella $514Eliquis $511Repatha $440Xarelto $362Nurtec Odt $354Cardiomems $348Leqvio $259Symplicity G3 $253Entresto $238Abre $232Uptravi $229Verquvo $225Shockwave Ivl System With The Shockwave C2 Coronary Ivl Catheter $212Penumbra System $211Opsumit $205Turbohawk $186Jot Dx $180Jardiance $175Pounce Thrombectomy $146Pounce Thrombectomy System $146Pounce Venous Thrombectomy System $146Sublime 014 Rx Pta Balloon Dilatation Catheter $146Sublime Microcatheter, 018, 200cm, Straight $146Mounjaro $125Valiant Captivia $117Aveir $113Vyndaqel $112Avvigo Guidance System $106Lifevest $103Paxlovid $101Endurant Iis $99.06Arcalyst $96.67(Br5) Peripheral Ivus $95.53Thoratec Heartmate 3 Lvas Implant Kit $92.37Diamondback Peripheral $80.31Comirnaty $73.38Lux-Dx Insertable Cardiac Monitor $69.64Amvuttra $69.29Furoscix $68.98Gallant $64.65Latitude Communicator Power Supply $58.62Camzyos $54.97Optimizer $48.38Ekosonic $45.86Wegovy $41.57Esprit $40.53(6536) Phoenix $39.72Ingevity+ $38.59Flexitouch Plus $33.32Entre Plus $33.32General - Vascular Intervention $32.22Onyx Frontier $29.83(888) Pv 018 Otw $28.69Mylux Patient Kit With Mobile Device $27.87Shockwave Intravascular Lithotripsy (Ivl) System With The Shockwave M5+ $25.67General - Thrombectomy $24.32Ozempic $22.47Emboshield Nav6 $22.16Venaseal $21.55Inpefa $20.77Ranger $17.04Emblem Mri S-Icd $16.38Kengreal $16.00Gore Viabahn Endoprosthesis $15.69Barostim Neo System $15.25Linq II $15.25Raiden3t $15.02Harmony $14.58Varithena Administration Pack $14.40Accolade Sr $8.34General - Tachy $7.80Ingevity Mri $6.05

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

Waseem Shami

$16,862.72

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Abbott Laboratories
Context
The $1,652 reported for 2025 was more than what 80% of Cardiovascular Disease providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $433).

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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.