Physician profile

Broadus Atkins

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) · Kearney, NE

NPI 1124022983

$4,683.73

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

15 companies · $728 in 2025

The $728 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $796).

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)
Travel and Lodging$2,452.35
Food and Beverage$1,789.03

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
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $2,187.56 2020-2025 Mitris Resilia Mitral Valve, Sapien 3 Ultra Resilia, Edwards Intuity Elite Valve System
Intuitive Surgical, INC. $981.16 2024
Abiomed $348.95 2021-2025 Impella
Atricure, INC. $341.55 2020-2025 Epi-Sense Guided Coagulation System With Visitrax, Atriclip Laa Exclusion System
Artivion, INC. $296.89 2024-2025 Amds-Ascyrus Medical, On-X Aortic Heart Valve With Conform-X Sewing Ring and Extended Holder
Esperion Therapeutics, INC. $123.42 2020
Medtronic, INC. $93.39 2024-2025 Corevalve Evolut R
Abbott Laboratories $81.79 2020-2024 Cardiomems
Baxter Healthcare $65.91 2019-2025 Perclot
Corcym INC $60.81 2024 Perceval
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. $28.82 2020
Genzyme Corporation $21.06 2024
Acell, INC. $20.36 2020
Getinge USA Sales, LLC $18.64 2020
Lilly USA, LLC $13.42 2024 Jardiance

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Broadus Atkins

$4,683.73

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
Context
The $728 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $796).

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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.