Physician profile
Danesh Kella
NPI 1144535097
$9,409.67
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
20 companies · $89.89 in 2025
The $89.89 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Cardiovascular Disease provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $433).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $3,115 · 2020: $2,288 · 2021: $1,026 · 2022: $939 · 2023: $1,682 · 2024: $270 · 2025: $89.89.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Honoraria: $1,500 · Food and Beverage: $543.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Honoraria | $1,500.00 |
| Food and Beverage | $542.52 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $2,059.15 | 2019-2024 | Watchman Flx, Varithena Administration Pack |
| Medical Device Business Services, INC. | $1,657.16 | 2020 | |
| Zoll Services LLC (A/K/A Zoll Lifecor Corp) | $1,585.80 | 2019-2023 | Lifevest |
| Biotronik INC. | $1,217.02 | 2019 | |
| Abbott Laboratories | $1,073.34 | 2019-2025 | Amplatzer Amulet |
| Biosense Webster, INC. | $781.09 | 2020-2023 | Carto 3 |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, INC | $276.74 | 2019-2022 | |
| Cvrx, INC. | $182.25 | 2020-2021 | |
| Medtronic Vascular, INC. | $170.05 | 2020 | |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $86.75 | 2021-2022 | |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $79.31 | 2021-2022 | |
| Medtronic, INC. | $50.10 | 2021-2022 | |
| Philips North America LLC | $39.78 | 2019-2021 | |
| Convatec INC. | $28.12 | 2022 | |
| Pfizer INC. | $24.33 | 2022 |
Show all 20 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Impulse Dynamics (USA) INC. | $23.94 | 2019 | |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $23.51 | 2022 | |
| Baxter Healthcare | $20.16 | 2025 | |
| Heartflow, INC. | $16.23 | 2022 | |
| Acutus Medical, INC. | $14.84 | 2022-2023 |
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.
If you want to bring it up
Most clinicians are glad to talk about this. A respectful way in:
- "I saw Danesh Kella 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?"
These are normal questions. A good clinician will welcome them.
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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.