Physician profile
Eric L Balfour
NPI 1861442436
$946.70
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
10 companies · $264 in 2025
The $264 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Radiation Oncology provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $172).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $273 · 2021: $27.57 · 2022: $69.84 · 2023: $92.74 · 2024: $219 · 2025: $264.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Food and Beverage: $576.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $576.06 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brainlab, INC. | $304.00 | 2019-2022 | |
| Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals INC. | $219.62 | 2019-2025 | |
| Novocure INC. | $142.90 | 2024 | Optune |
| Intuitive Surgical, INC. | $89.18 | 2025 | |
| Teleflex LLC | $67.36 | 2025 | Barrigel |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $33.94 | 2025 | Spaceoar System |
| Viewray Technologies INC | $27.57 | 2021 | |
| Advanced Accelerator Applications | $25.17 | 2019 | |
| Progenics Pharmaceuticals, INC. | $19.63 | 2024 | |
| Siemens Medical Solutions USA, INC. | $17.33 | 2023 | Somatom Go.Top |
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 Eric Balfour 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.