Physician profile
Alexandra Tuluca
NPI 1891959680
$33,482.12
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
17 companies · $4,780 in 2025
The $4,780 reported for 2025 was more than what 81% 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.
General payments by year: 2019: $1,577 · 2020: $422 · 2021: $214 · 2022: $1,850 · 2023: $12K · 2024: $13K · 2025: $4,780.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Consulting Fee: $17K · Food and Beverage: $7,644 · Travel and Lodging: $2,960 · Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program: $1,988.
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| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $16,827.50 |
| Food and Beverage | $7,643.99 |
| Travel and Lodging | $2,959.55 |
| Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program | $1,987.50 |
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.
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $25,862.32 | 2019-2025 | Edwards Sapien 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve (Thv), Edwards Sapien 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve, Evoque |
| Abbott Laboratories | $5,244.57 | 2019-2025 | Mitraclip, Navitor, Triclip |
| Atricure, INC. | $672.77 | 2019-2025 | Synergy Ablation System, Atricure Cryoice Cryosphere Cryoablation System, Atriclip Laa Exclusion System |
| Abiomed | $573.73 | 2021-2024 | Impella |
| Zoll Services LLC (A/K/A Zoll Lifecor Corp) | $191.74 | 2023 | Lifevest |
| Medtronic, INC. | $170.00 | 2025 | Corevalve Evolut R |
| Impulse Dynamics (USA) INC. | $168.00 | 2022 | |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, INC. | $157.96 | 2019 | |
| Baxter Healthcare | $120.00 | 2025 | Preveleak |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $80.26 | 2024 | Eluvia |
| Biosense Webster, INC. | $62.50 | 2025 | Carto 3 |
| Shockwave Medical, INC | $49.68 | 2025 | |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $47.75 | 2023-2024 | Enseal, Surgicel Nu-Knit |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. | $30.01 | 2019 | |
| Philips North America LLC | $19.96 | 2023 |
Show all 17 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Getinge USA Sales, LLC | $18.01 | 2019 | |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $12.86 | 2023 | Camzyos |
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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- "I saw Alexandra Tuluca listed in the CMS Open Payments database. Can you tell me about your work with those companies?"
- "Is there a generic or alternative to this medication, and would it work as well for me?"
- "What made you choose this particular treatment for my situation?"
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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.