Physician profile

Michael W Cook

Surgery · New Orleans, LA

NPI 1366563678

$83,541.22

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

27 companies · $21K in 2025

The $21K reported for 2025 was more than what 97% of Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $281).

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)
Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program$12,600.00
Travel and Lodging$8,052.40
Consulting Fee$7,837.50
Food and Beverage$6,040.74
Gift$14.99

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
Asensus Surgical, INC. $40,027.26 2019-2025 Senhance
Intuitive Surgical, INC. $19,617.01 2019-2025 Da Vinci Surgical System
Medtronic, INC. $16,265.94 2021-2025 Signia, Ligasure, Truclear
US Endoscopy $1,500.00 2020
Allergan, INC. $1,237.68 2019-2022
Heron Therapeutics, INC. $1,187.98 2022
Ethicon US, LLC $1,151.28 2019-2025 Echelon Flex, Harmonic, Enseal
Distalmotion US $496.66 2024 Dexter L6 Robot
Novo Nordisk INC $262.83 2024-2025 Wegovy
Boston Scientific Corporation $222.02 2019-2025 Apollo Esg Nxt System, Spyglass Discover
Covidien LP $178.18 2019
Teleflex LLC $161.76 2023-2025 Titan Sgs Standard Gastric Stapler, Titan Sgs Bailout Chuck
Becton, Dickinson and Company $147.46 2023 Phasix Mesh
Davol INC. $144.87 2025 Phasix Mesh
Abbvie INC. $144.06 2024-2025
Show all 27 companies
CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Cytyc Surgical Products, LLC $141.77 2024 Coolseal Generator
Virtual Incision Corporation $140.00 2024 Mira
Lilly USA, LLC $121.81 2024 Zepbound
Baxter Healthcare $115.62 2020-2022
Integra Lifesciences Corporation $84.10 2021
Atricure, INC. $67.49 2021
Conmed Corporation $49.73 2022
Avanos Medical $19.83 2019
Kci USA, INC. $17.49 2020
W. L. Gore & Associates, INC. $16.02 2019
Leica Microsystems INC. $11.52 2019
Medtronic USA, INC. $10.85 2019

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Michael W Cook

$83,541.22

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Asensus Surgical, INC.
Context
The $21K reported for 2025 was more than what 97% of Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $281).

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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.