Physician profile

Michael Hill

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) · Saranac Lake, NY

NPI 1104818244

$60,900.49

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

21 companies · $11K in 2025

The $11K reported for 2025 was more than what 90% of Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) providers 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)
Consulting Fee$17,450.90
Education$8,870.72
Travel and Lodging$2,427.94
Food and Beverage$898.40

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
Ethicon US, LLC $27,568.49 2019-2021
Ethicon INC. $16,704.40 2020-2023
Intuitive Surgical, INC. $10,737.92 2025
Medical Device Business Services, INC. $4,196.58 2019-2024
Medtronic, INC. $779.67 2023-2024 Signia, Ligasure, Signet
Standard Bariatrics, INC. $243.04 2021-2022
Stryker Corporation $90.64 2019
Apollo Endosurgery US INC $86.16 2022
Teleflex LLC $83.21 2024-2025 Titan Sgs Bailout Chuck, Titan Sgs
Ambu INC. $80.06 2020-2021
Novo Nordisk INC $52.39 2022-2023 Saxenda, Wegovy
Covidien Lp $50.08 2019
Boston Scientific Corporation $45.88 2021-2024 Spyglass Discover
Astellas Pharma US INC $42.10 2019
Acelrx Pharmaceuticals, INC. $26.51 2021-2022
Show all 21 companies
CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Cook Medical LLC $21.64 2022
Pulmonx Corporation $21.12 2024 Chartis Catheter, Pulmonx Chartis Tablet Console, Zephyr Delivery Catheter
Reshape Lifesciences INC. $20.77 2022
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $19.01 2023 Bridion
Smith+Nephew, INC. $18.67 2022
Endogastric Solutions, INC $12.15 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.

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Payment summary

Michael Hill

$60,900.49

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Ethicon US, LLC
Context
The $11K reported for 2025 was more than what 90% of Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) providers 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.