Physician profile
Walter J Ehrman
NPI 1053303560
$10,421.28
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
22 companies · $1,873 in 2025
The $1,873 reported for 2025 was more 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: $64.07 · 2020: $140 · 2021: $1,515 · 2022: $3,820 · 2023: $1,224 · 2024: $1,785 · 2025: $1,873.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Food and Beverage: $4,882.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $4,881.95 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atricure, INC. | $2,667.42 | 2021-2025 | Atricure Cryoice Cryosphere Cryoablation System |
| Intuitive Surgical, INC. | $2,085.00 | 2022-2024 | |
| Abiomed | $1,811.34 | 2019-2025 | Impella |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, INC. | $1,269.12 | 2021-2025 | Gore Tag Thoracic Branch Endoprosthesis, Gore Tag Conformable Thoracic Endoprosthesis, Gore Excluder Thoracoabdominal Branch Endoprosthesis |
| Medtronic, INC. | $610.45 | 2021-2025 | Penditure, Endurant Iis, Avalus |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $344.61 | 2021-2025 | Inspiris Resilia Aortic Valve, Sapien 3 Ultra Resilia |
| Artivion, INC. | $317.57 | 2024-2025 | Amds-Ascyrus Medical, Bioglue Surgical Adhesive, On-X Aortic Heart Valve With Conform-X Sewing Ring and Extended Holder |
| Bolton Medical INC | $291.27 | 2022-2025 | Thoraflex Hybrid |
| Shockwave Medical, INC | $207.94 | 2024 | Shockwave Ivl System With The Shockwave C2 Coronary Ivl Catheter |
| Cvrx, INC. | $153.43 | 2024 | Barostim Neo System |
| Kls-Martin L.P. | $133.40 | 2019-2025 | |
| Biom'Up France Sas | $128.10 | 2021 | |
| Abbott Laboratories | $104.21 | 2025 | Aveir |
| Lsi Solutions INC | $62.98 | 2023 | Cor Knot |
| Bridgebio Pharma, INC. | $53.25 | 2025 | Attruby |
Show all 22 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medtronic Vascular, INC. | $47.28 | 2019-2020 | |
| Goode Surgical INC | $38.40 | 2023-2024 | |
| Smith+Nephew, INC. | $26.39 | 2023 | Pico |
| Zoll Services LLC (A/K/A Zoll Lifecor Corp) | $22.20 | 2023 | Lifevest |
| Gilead Sciences, INC. | $18.20 | 2024 | |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $15.00 | 2022 | |
| Kci USA, INC. | $13.72 | 2022 |
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
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- "I saw Walter Ehrman 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.