Physician profile
Samantha E Kwon
NPI 1891802526
$8,425.86
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
16 companies · $2,925 in 2025
The $2,925 reported for 2025 was more 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.
General payments by year: 2019: $1,540 · 2020: $362 · 2021: $718 · 2022: $482 · 2023: $385 · 2024: $2,013 · 2025: $2,925.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Travel and Lodging: $3,275 · Food and Beverage: $2,048.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $3,275.27 |
| Food and Beverage | $2,047.97 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atricure, INC. | $4,336.94 | 2019-2025 | Synergy Ablation System, Epi-Sense Guided Coagulation System With Visitrax, Atriclip Laa Exclusion System |
| Artivion, INC. | $1,629.31 | 2021-2024 | On-X Aortic Heart Valve With Conform-X Sewing Ring and Extended Holder, Bioglue Surgical Adhesive |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $410.11 | 2021-2024 | Edwards Sapien 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve (Thv), Edwards Sapien 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve |
| Medtronic, INC. | $403.34 | 2021-2024 | Corevalve Evolut R, Micra |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $313.75 | 2019-2024 | Watchman |
| Abiomed | $307.59 | 2021-2025 | Impella |
| Medtronic Vascular, INC. | $255.37 | 2019-2020 | |
| Baxter Healthcare | $233.26 | 2023-2025 | Floseal, Tisseel |
| Lsi Solutions INC | $173.84 | 2021 | |
| Abbott Laboratories | $127.32 | 2021-2022 | |
| Biotronik INC. | $96.00 | 2020 | |
| Getinge USA Sales, LLC | $69.86 | 2020-2023 | Cardioroot |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $32.12 | 2020 | |
| Intuitive Surgical, INC. | $12.95 | 2020 | |
| Angiodynamics, INC. | $12.46 | 2022 |
Show all 16 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kls-Martin L.P. | $11.64 | 2020 |
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 Samantha Kwon 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.