Physician profile
Brett Starr
NPI 1538579701
$95,286.85
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
30 companies · $54K in 2025
The $54K reported for 2025 was more than what 97% of Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $796).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2020: $23.01 · 2021: $3,520 · 2022: $1,605 · 2023: $2,946 · 2024: $33K · 2025: $54K.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Consulting Fee: $49K · Travel and Lodging: $19K · Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program: $11K · Education: $7,000 · Food and Beverage: $4,424.
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| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $49,082.60 |
| Travel and Lodging | $19,131.39 |
| Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program | $10,500.00 |
| Education | $7,000.00 |
| Food and Beverage | $4,424.40 |
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. | $61,770.95 | 2021-2025 | Epi-Sense Guided Coagulation System With Visitrax, Synergy Ablation System, Atriclip Laa Exclusion System |
| Intuitive Surgical, INC. | $23,638.84 | 2024-2025 | |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $2,593.73 | 2021-2025 | Sapien 3 Ultra Resilia, Mitris Resilia Mitral Valve |
| Medtronic, INC. | $2,004.82 | 2024-2025 | Corevalve Evolut R, Mc3 Nautilus(Tm) Ecmo Oxygenator |
| Medical Device Business Services, INC. | $1,654.20 | 2024 | Echelon Flex |
| Abiomed | $1,597.97 | 2021-2025 | Impella |
| Artivion, INC. | $290.80 | 2021 | |
| Getinge USA Sales, LLC | $278.47 | 2021-2025 | Acrobat-I Stabilizer, Vasoview Hemopro 2, Acrobat-I Stabilizer |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $195.32 | 2024-2025 | Vistaseal, Dermabond Prineo, Prolene |
| Cvrx, INC. | $175.36 | 2025 | Barostim Neo System |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $164.04 | 2021 | |
| Davol INC. | $136.72 | 2020-2023 | Progel Applicator Spray Tips |
| Terumo Medical Corporation | $105.33 | 2022 | |
| Lucid Diagnostics INC. | $103.03 | 2022-2023 | |
| Hologic Sales and Service, LLC | $80.89 | 2023 | 3dimensions, 3dquorum |
Show all 30 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biosense Webster, INC. | $71.93 | 2024 | Nuvision Ice Catheter |
| Cardiva Medical, INC. | $63.19 | 2025 | Savvywire |
| Kls-Martin L.P. | $57.48 | 2022 | |
| Ethicon INC. | $57.01 | 2024 | Monarch Platform |
| Philips North America LLC | $45.95 | 2022 | |
| Livanova USA, INC. | $27.95 | 2021-2022 | |
| Lsi Solutions INC | $27.78 | 2025 | Cor-Knot |
| Bolton Medical INC | $26.12 | 2021 | |
| Inspire Medical Systems, INC. | $21.95 | 2025 | Inspire |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. | $21.85 | 2021 | |
| Baxter Healthcare | $16.61 | 2021 | |
| Haemonetics Corporation | $16.00 | 2023 | Teg6s Hemostasis System |
| Biom'Up France Sas | $15.27 | 2021 | |
| Medline Industries LP | $14.56 | 2022 | |
| Merit Medical Systems INC | $12.73 | 2022 |
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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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.