Physician profile

Luis Cerda

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) · Albuquerque, NM

NPI 1780944702

$20,720.32

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

21 companies · $2,639 in 2025

The $2,639 reported for 2025 was more 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)
Education$5,500.00
Travel and Lodging$4,602.28
Food and Beverage$4,208.06
Gift$8.74

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
Intuitive Surgical, INC. $9,206.93 2023-2025 Da Vinci Surgical System
Atricure, INC. $3,557.77 2019-2025 Synergy Ablation System, Epi-Sense Guided Coagulation System With Visitrax, Atricure Cryoice Cryosphere Cryoablation System
Medtronic Vascular, INC. $2,052.95 2019-2020
Baxter Healthcare $1,823.44 2021-2025 Preveleak, Perclot
Abiomed $1,224.07 2019-2025 Impella
Davol INC. $787.18 2024-2025 Arista Ah Flexitip, Progel Applicator Spray Tips
Medtronic, INC. $641.29 2021-2023 Corevalve Evolut R
Gilead Sciences, INC. $258.36 2024-2025 Epclusa
Abbott Laboratories $240.16 2021-2025 Epic
Stryker Corporation $228.26 2019-2025 Spy-Phi System, Na
Lemaitre Vascular, INC. $179.24 2024-2025 Xenosure Biologic Patch, Hydro Lemaitre Valvulotome, Artegraft Vascular Graft
Haemonetics Corporation $139.44 2022-2024 Teg6s Hemostasis System
Ethicon US, LLC $134.92 2019-2022
Olympus Corporation of The Americas $55.00 2023 Single Use Suction Valve (Sterile)
Becton, Dickinson and Company $51.70 2024 Progel Applicator Spray Tips
Show all 21 companies
CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Getinge USA Sales, LLC $47.39 2020
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. $21.82 2022
Angiodynamics, INC. $19.50 2020
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $18.25 2024 Tagrisso
Molnlycke Health Care US, LLC $17.22 2023 Avance, Mepilex Border Ag
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $15.43 2022

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Luis Cerda

$20,720.32

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Intuitive Surgical, INC.
Context
The $2,639 reported for 2025 was more 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.