Physician profile

Amit Kishore Taggarse

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) · Mcallen, TX

NPI 1629491246

$24,542.57

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

19 companies · $1,810 in 2025

The $1,810 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $796).

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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)
Travel and Lodging$2,957.17
Food and Beverage$1,624.85

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
Medtronic Vascular, INC. $15,000.00 2019
Abiomed $3,470.78 2020-2025 Impella
Atricure, INC. $2,214.93 2019-2023
W. L. Gore & Associates, INC. $2,037.40 2019-2022
Medtronic, INC. $799.09 2021-2024 Corevalve Evolut R
Angiodynamics, INC. $204.27 2021-2022
Getinge USA Sales, LLC $192.47 2020-2022
Baxter Healthcare $126.99 2021
Livanova USA, INC. $109.83 2022
Intuitive Surgical, INC. $97.13 2022
Teleflex LLC $66.44 2025 Quikclot
Abbott Laboratories $51.98 2022
Ethicon US, LLC $42.79 2020
Kls-Martin L.P. $33.47 2024
Ge Healthcare $26.38 2025
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Midsouth Orthopedics INC. $19.93 2024
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $18.26 2025 Exparel
Davol INC. $15.60 2022
Haemonetics Corporation $14.83 2023 Teg6s Hemostasis System

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Amit Kishore Taggarse

$24,542.57

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Medtronic Vascular, INC.
Context
The $1,810 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) provider 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.