Physician profile
Muhammad Aftab
NPI 1336380088
$41,960.36
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
17 companies · $7,071 in 2025
The $7,071 reported for 2025 was more than what 87% 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: 2019: $4,491 · 2020: $598 · 2021: $989 · 2022: $4,413 · 2023: $14K · 2024: $10K · 2025: $7,071.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Consulting Fee: $11K · Travel and Lodging: $9,393 · Food and Beverage: $4,364 · Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program: $4,300 · Honoraria: $2,000.
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| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $11,412.50 |
| Travel and Lodging | $9,392.86 |
| Food and Beverage | $4,364.40 |
| Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program | $4,300.00 |
| Honoraria | $2,000.00 |
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.
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bolton Medical INC | $21,181.78 | 2019-2025 | Relay Thoracic Stent-Graft With Plus Delivery System, Treo Abdominal Stent-Graft System, Thoraflex Hybrid |
| Artivion, INC. | $7,893.01 | 2021-2025 | Cardiac Non-Synergraft, On-X Aortic Heart Valve With Conform-X Sewing Ring and Extended Holder, Cryovalve Sg Pulmonary Human Heart Valve |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, INC. | $5,192.74 | 2019-2025 | Gore Tag Conformable Thoracic Endoprosthesis, Product In Development, Gore Tag Thoracic Endoprosthesis |
| Livanova USA, INC. | $2,886.42 | 2019 | |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $2,144.52 | 2019-2024 | Mitris Resilia Mitral Valve, Inspiris Resilia Aortic Valve, Edwards Sapien 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve (Thv) |
| Atricure, INC. | $1,144.42 | 2021-2022 | |
| Angiodynamics, INC. | $458.71 | 2022-2024 | Angiovac |
| Medtronic, INC. | $271.85 | 2024-2025 | Penditure, Corevalve Evolut R, Aurora Ev-Icd Mri Surescan |
| Baxter Healthcare | $208.10 | 2021-2025 | Floseal, Perclot, Ostene |
| Philips North America LLC | $126.31 | 2024 | (9520) Igt Devices Undivided |
| Cook Medical LLC | $114.88 | 2020 | |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $113.24 | 2019 | |
| Medtronic Vascular, INC. | $109.83 | 2019 | |
| Abbott Laboratories | $54.66 | 2019-2024 | Epic |
| Arthrex, INC. | $28.40 | 2024 |
Show all 17 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stryker Corporation | $16.28 | 2025 | Na |
| Abiomed | $15.21 | 2023 | Impella |
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.
If you want to bring it up
Most clinicians are glad to talk about this. A respectful way in:
- "I saw Muhammad Aftab 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.