Physician profile

Michael J Hong

Cardiovascular Disease · Buffalo, NY

NPI 1760595771

$8,561.70

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

48 companies · $1,299 in 2025

The $1,299 reported for 2025 was more than what 76% of Cardiovascular Disease providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $433).

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)
Food and Beverage$4,344.10
Education$21.70

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
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $1,220.35 2019-2025
Amgen INC. $888.30 2019-2025 Repatha, Repatha
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, INC. $727.43 2019-2025 Jardiance
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $691.25 2021-2025 Verquvo, Winrevair, Capvaxive
Pfizer INC. $611.32 2019-2025
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, INC $446.63 2019-2024 Xarelto
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $332.93 2019-2025 Camzyos, Eliquis
Novo Nordisk INC $301.17 2023-2025 Wegovy, Ozempic, Rybelsus
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals INC. $266.42 2021-2024
Biotronik INC. $250.97 2019-2022
Boston Scientific Corporation $247.21 2020-2025 Watchman Flx, Lux-Dx Insertable Cardiac Monitor, Emblem Mri S-Icd
Scpharmaceuticals INC. $191.78 2024-2025
Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC $159.23 2019-2023
Genzyme Corporation $156.45 2019-2024
Zoll Services LLC (A/K/A Zoll Lifecor Corp) $142.21 2019-2024 Lifevest
Show all 43 companies
CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Abiomed $139.03 2024-2025 Impella
Gilead Sciences, INC. $138.79 2019
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, Plc $134.81 2024 Arcalyst
Abbott Laboratories $127.72 2019-2025 Aveir
Baxter Healthcare $123.71 2023 Hillrom - Cardiac Ambulatory Monitor
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $116.09 2019-2025 Farxiga
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, INC. $112.05 2023-2025 Opsumit, Uptravi
Impulse Dynamics (USA) INC. $89.78 2023 Optimizer
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $87.92 2023-2025 Edwards Sapien 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve (Thv)
Amarin Pharma, INC. $87.24 2019-2021
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals INC. $80.88 2023-2025 Onpattro
Cvrx, INC. $76.36 2025 Barostim Neo System
Medtronic, INC. $75.29 2021-2025 Progrip
Vifor Pharma, INC. $64.79 2021
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, INC. $64.62 2019-2024 Evkeeza
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals, LTD. $63.42 2023 Arcalyst
Lantheus Medical Imaging, INC. $53.39 2019-2020
Medtronic Vascular, INC. $44.52 2019-2020
Astellas Pharma US INC $34.61 2020
Daiichi Sankyo INC. $29.64 2019-2020
Esperion Therapeutics, INC. $29.22 2021-2024 Nexletol
Irhythm Technologies, INC. $25.97 2021
Terumo Medical Corporation $25.35 2022
Xeris Pharmaceuticals, INC. $24.19 2023 Keveyis
Inspire Medical Systems, INC. $22.85 2025 Inspire
Bridgebio Pharma, INC. $22.26 2025 Attruby
Kestra Medical Technology Services, INC. $19.60 2022
Philips North America LLC $13.95 2019

5 companies reported research payments only; those appear in the research section below.

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 J Hong

$8,561.70

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Context
The $1,299 reported for 2025 was more than what 76% of Cardiovascular Disease providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $433).

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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.