Physician profile

Peter M Santoro

Surgery · Wilmington, DE

NPI 1447484415

$165,676.88

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

21 companies · $9,346 in 2025

The $9,346 reported for 2025 was more than what 95% of Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $281).

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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)
Education$48,087.07
Food and Beverage$4,758.21
Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program$4,500.00
Travel and Lodging$1,667.57
Consulting Fee$1,515.00

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
Intuitive Surgical, INC. $157,147.63 2019-2025 Da Vinci Surgical System, Da Vinci Sp
Medical Device Business Services, INC. $6,565.00 2021-2024 Stratafix
Davol INC. $712.25 2019-2022
Medtronic, INC. $275.75 2023-2024 Ligasure, Endoflip
W. L. Gore & Associates, INC. $258.29 2020-2022
Tela Bio, INC. $153.21 2019-2024 Ovitex 2s
Virtual Incision Corporation $140.00 2024 Mira
Novo Nordisk INC $116.31 2021-2025 Wegovy
Conmed Corporation $51.50 2021
Ethicon US, LLC $31.40 2019
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $28.16 2019
Integra Lifesciences Corporation $26.50 2022
Mesh Suture INC $25.34 2025
Tei Biosciences INC $24.20 2019
Endo Pharmaceuticals INC. $22.63 2019
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Teleflex LLC $22.38 2025 Quikclot
Baxter Healthcare $18.16 2019
Distalmotion US $16.80 2025 Dexter L6 Robot
Eisai INC. $15.36 2023
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $13.94 2021
Covidien LP $12.07 2019

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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Payment summary

Peter M Santoro

$165,676.88

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Intuitive Surgical, INC.
Context
The $9,346 reported for 2025 was more than what 95% of Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $281).

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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.