Physician profile

John L Murray

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) · Knoxville, TN

NPI 1730614736

$2,220.19

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

26 companies · $1,076 in 2025

The $1,076 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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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)
Food and Beverage$2,175.19
Education$20.00

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.

CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Atricure, INC. $372.19 2020-2025 Atriclip Laa Exclusion System, Atricure Cryoice Cryosphere Cryoablation System, Synergy Ablation System
Zoll Services LLC (A/K/A Zoll Lifecor Corp) $355.02 2023-2025 Lifevest
Abiomed $259.95 2023-2025 Impella
Medtronic, INC. $232.56 2024-2025 Corevalve Evolut R, Aurora Ev-Icd Mri Surescan, Signia
Smoky Mountain Surgical LLC $124.87 2024-2025
Baxter Healthcare $122.57 2023-2025 Preveleak
Ethicon US, LLC $121.15 2024-2025 Surgiflo Hemostatic Matrix, Vistaseal, Echelon; Endopath
Octapharma USA, INC. $72.59 2024-2025 Balfaxar, Fibryga
Abbott Laboratories $70.04 2025 Epic
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $62.02 2023-2025 Mitris Resilia Mitral Valve, Inspiris Resilia Aortic Valve
Genentech USA, INC. $60.82 2023-2024 Tecentriq
Intuitive Surgical, INC. $52.84 2024
C. R. Bard, INC. & Subsidiaries $45.95 2023-2024
Lsi Solutions INC $25.38 2024 Cor-Knot
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $24.81 2024 Tagrisso
Show all 26 companies
CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Lemaitre Vascular, INC. $24.50 2024 Cardiocel
La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company $23.94 2024 Giapreza
Davol INC. $23.57 2025 Arista
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. $22.78 2025 Sternalock
Csl Behring $20.00 2024 Kcentra
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $19.65 2024 Keytruda
Stryker Corporation $19.40 2024 Spy-Phi System
Bolton Medical INC $17.47 2024 Treo Abdominal Stent-Graft System
Artivion, INC. $16.35 2025 Amds-Ascyrus Medical
Kls-Martin L.P. $15.18 2024
Angiodynamics, INC. $14.59 2024 Alphavac

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

John L Murray

$2,220.19

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2020-2025
Top company
Atricure, INC.
Context
The $1,076 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.