Physician profile
Ghulam Murtaza
NPI 1528294329
$106,159.47
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
16 companies · $90K in 2025
The $90K reported for 2025 was more than what 99% 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: $4,215 · 2020: $46.77 · 2021: $141 · 2022: $465 · 2023: $314 · 2024: $11K · 2025: $90K.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Education: $77K · Travel and Lodging: $12K · Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program: $8,000 · Food and Beverage: $4,203.
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| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Education | $77,300.00 |
| Travel and Lodging | $11,787.54 |
| Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program | $8,000.00 |
| Food and Beverage | $4,203.28 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical, INC. | $97,843.44 | 2021-2025 | |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $4,146.10 | 2019-2025 | Mitris Resilia Mitral Valve, Carpentier-Edwards Physio II Annuloplasty Ring |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. | $1,030.76 | 2019-2025 | Sternalock |
| Abiomed | $688.10 | 2022-2025 | |
| Davol INC. | $664.96 | 2019 | |
| Atricure, INC. | $656.67 | 2023-2025 | Synergy Ablation System |
| Artivion, INC. | $361.20 | 2022 | |
| C. R. Bard, INC. & Subsidiaries | $303.40 | 2019 | |
| Medtronic, INC. | $147.07 | 2024 | Corevalve Evolut R |
| Chiesi USA, INC. | $104.62 | 2021 | |
| Medistim USA, INC. | $65.66 | 2022 | |
| Baxter Healthcare | $61.29 | 2024 | Perclot |
| Cardiva Medical, INC. | $46.77 | 2020 | |
| Solventum Corporation | $16.58 | 2025 | Promogran Prisma, Activ.A.C. |
| Cardinal Health 200 LLC | $11.43 | 2019 |
Show all 16 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grifols USA, LLC | $11.42 | 2021 |
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.