Physician profile

Akbarshakh Akhmerov

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) · West Hollywood, CA

NPI 1215464276

$1,985.65

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

8 companies · none reported in 2025

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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)
Travel and Lodging$539.88
Food and Beverage$533.16

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
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $916.08 2023 Inspiris Resilia Aortic Valve
Intuitive Surgical, INC. $355.80 2022
Atricure, INC. $190.91 2022
La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company $181.46 2019
Xvivo Perfusion INC. $137.17 2024 Xvivo Perfusion System (Xps)
Medical Device Business Services, INC. $136.00 2021-2022
Baxter Healthcare $48.44 2022
W. L. Gore & Associates, INC. $19.79 2024 Gore Tag Thoracic Branch Endoprosthesis

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Akbarshakh Akhmerov

$1,985.65

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2024
Top company
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation

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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.