Physician profile

John M Forman

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) · Kansas City, MO

NPI 1992871123

$4,200.06

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

24 companies · $116 in 2025

The $116 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $796).

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$258.75

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. $1,824.59 2019-2020
Silk Road Medical, INC. $791.10 2019-2021
Atricure, INC. $535.07 2019-2022
W. L. Gore & Associates, INC. $149.69 2019-2021
Smith+Nephew, INC. $133.84 2019-2025 Pico 14, Allevyn Heel 10.5cm X 13.5cm Ctn 5
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $98.70 2019
Boston Scientific Corporation $88.92 2021-2025 Enroute Transcarotid Stent
Intuitive Surgical, INC. $82.56 2023 Da Vinci Surgical System
Davol INC. $62.67 2020-2022
Abbott Laboratories $60.90 2019-2020
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $43.13 2023-2025
Pfizer INC. $42.14 2022
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. $34.77 2019
Hemosonics LLC $32.33 2019
Lifenet Health $32.32 2023
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Acell, INC. $27.96 2020
La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company $27.76 2019
Artivion, INC. $27.57 2019
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, INC. $27.39 2019
Clearflow INC. $20.59 2022
Titan Surgical Group, LLC $15.80 2025
Kls-Martin L.P. $14.27 2020
Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC $13.29 2019
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals INC. $12.70 2023

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

John M Forman

$4,200.06

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Medtronic Vascular, INC.
Context
The $116 reported for 2025 was less 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.