Physician profile

Vikram J Arora

Cardiovascular Disease · Birmingham, AL

NPI 1255335246

$270,675.53

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

44 companies · $36K in 2025

The $36K reported for 2025 was more than what 98% of Cardiovascular Disease providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $433).

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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)
Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program$72,150.00
Travel and Lodging$5,564.53
Food and Beverage$4,142.46
Entertainment$13.65

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
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, INC. $102,013.09 2019-2025 Jardiance
Lilly USA, LLC $43,562.64 2019-2025 Jardiance
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $28,967.26 2019-2022
Amarin Pharma, INC. $28,882.87 2019-2020
Esperion Therapeutics, INC. $22,955.52 2020-2022
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals INC. $14,025.02 2025
Astellas Pharma US INC $13,327.45 2019-2022
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $10,586.74 2019-2025
Ancora Heart, INC. $1,755.06 2022
Abbott Laboratories $1,076.82 2021-2025 Mitraclip, Cardiomems, Jot Dx
Zoll Services LLC (A/K/A Zoll Lifecor Corp) $527.43 2019-2025 Lifevest
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, INC. $445.08 2021-2025 Uptravi, Opsumit, Opsynvi
Medtronic USA, INC. $312.75 2019-2020
Pfizer INC. $288.41 2021-2025
Cvrx, INC. $256.55 2019-2023 Barostim Neo System
Show all 41 companies
CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Amgen INC. $209.07 2019-2023 Repatha
Inari Medical, INC. $190.59 2021-2024 Ct Thrombectomy System Kit, Flowtriever Catheter, S
Impulse Dynamics (USA) INC. $169.48 2022-2023 Optimizer
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $154.95 2025 Sapien 3 Ultra Resilia, Pascal
Vertos Medical, INC. $127.26 2021
Vital Connect, INC $127.22 2023 Vitalpatch Rtm
Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC $101.46 2019-2024
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, INC $97.46 2021-2023 Xarelto
Irhythm Technologies, INC. $70.27 2021-2023 Zio Xt Patch
Abbvie INC. $67.74 2024
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $58.26 2021-2023 Camzyos
Abiomed $54.79 2023 Impella
Medtronic, INC. $41.49 2024-2025 Symplicity G3, Linq II
Vifor Pharma, INC. $29.06 2019-2021
Lantheus Medical Imaging, INC. $21.78 2023 Definity
Livanova USA, INC. $19.89 2023 Tandemlife
Lundbeck LLC $18.46 2019
Boston Scientific Corporation $17.86 2023 Watchman Access System
Scpharmaceuticals INC. $16.62 2023
Sobi, INC $16.24 2021
Csl Behring $15.72 2019
Akcea Therapeutics, INC. $15.05 2020
Optos, INC. $13.65 2025 Oct Ophthalmoscope, Panoramic Ophthalmoscope, Nfc-700
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals, LTD. $13.48 2023 Arcalyst
Novo Nordisk INC $12.95 2023 Rybelsus, Ozempic
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals INC. $12.04 2022

3 companies reported research payments only; those appear in the research section below.

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Vikram J Arora

$270,675.53

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, INC.
Context
The $36K reported for 2025 was more than what 98% of Cardiovascular Disease providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $433).

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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.