Physician profile

Richard Forrest Wright

Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology · Santa Monica, CA

NPI 1770580151

$1,694,494.07

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

49 companies · $321K in 2025

The $321K reported for 2025 was more than what 99% of Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $1,046).

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$759,864.44
Travel and Lodging$92,244.29
Consulting Fee$76,571.02
Honoraria$35,280.00
Food and Beverage$25,966.15
Education$51.40

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
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $417,687.67 2019-2025 Camzyos, Eliquis
Amgen INC. $346,769.71 2019-2025 Repatha, Repatha
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, INC. $300,713.40 2019-2025 Jardiance
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals INC. $149,192.95 2019-2025 Amvuttra, Onpattro
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $137,939.01 2019-2025 Leqvio
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals Lp $96,172.10 2019-2025 Wainua, Farxiga
Akcea Therapeutics, INC. $84,004.42 2019-2021
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, INC. $39,212.16 2023-2024 Inpefa
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals INC. $33,878.17 2023-2025
Lilly USA, LLC $30,367.47 2020-2025 Jardiance, Mounjaro
Bridgebio Pharma, INC. $30,142.99 2025 Attruby
Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC $8,279.11 2019
Pfizer INC. $7,858.28 2019-2025
Boston Scientific Corporation $4,340.54 2019-2024 Bodyguardian, Watchman Access System
Eli Lilly and Company $3,575.00 2021-2022
Show all 49 companies
CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Abbott Laboratories $662.55 2019-2022
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, INC $613.90 2019-2024 Xarelto
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, INC. $571.90 2019-2025 Evkeeza, Praluent
Abiomed $464.04 2019
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $397.70 2022-2025 Verquvo, Capvaxive
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $217.62 2019-2020
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. $205.91 2022-2023 Arcalyst
Vifor Pharma, INC. $125.77 2022-2023 Veltassa
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., INC. $123.14 2020
Cvrx, INC. $120.65 2023 Barostim Neo System
Abbvie INC. $103.67 2021
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, INC. $101.82 2023 Opsumit, Uptravi
Amarin Pharma, INC. $83.54 2021-2023
Arbor Pharmaceuticals, INC. $51.33 2019-2020
Heartflow, INC. $44.80 2022-2025
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, Plc $44.57 2024 Arcalyst
Daiichi Sankyo INC. $43.17 2023 Injectafer
Lantheus Medical Imaging, INC. $38.39 2023 Definity
Inspire Medical Systems, INC. $32.50 2025 Inspire
Cathworks, INC. $29.34 2019
Zoll Services LLC (A/K/A Zoll Lifecor Corp) $28.51 2021-2023 Lifevest
Impulse Dynamics (USA) INC. $26.87 2024 Optimizer
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, INC. $24.96 2019
Lundbeck LLC $24.29 2019
Novo Nordisk INC $22.46 2024 Wegovy
Kestra Medical Technology Services, INC. $21.47 2025 Assure Wcd
Csl Behring $21.26 2020
Recor Medical INC $20.76 2024 Paradise Renal Denervation System
Amryt Pharma Holdings Ltd $19.86 2022
Scpharmaceuticals INC. $17.55 2023
Baxter Healthcare $15.52 2025 Hillrom - Cardiac Ambulatory Monitor
Ge Healthcare $15.23 2021
Medtronic Vascular, INC. $13.42 2019
Aegerion Pharmaceuticals, INC. $12.62 2019

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Richard Forrest Wright

$1,694,494.07

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
Context
The $321K reported for 2025 was more than what 99% of Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $1,046).

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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.