Physician profile

Mark Kearns

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) · San Diego, CA

NPI 1033683719

$7,364.44

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

11 companies · $1,754 in 2025

The $1,754 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 and research 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$1,432.42
Consulting Fee$900.00
Travel and Lodging$886.16

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. Research payments are listed separately below. Product names cover 2023-2025.

CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Medtronic Vascular, INC. $2,857.14 2020
Abiomed $2,360.47 2019-2025 Impella
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $1,282.26 2020-2024 Mitris Resilia Mitral Valve
Atricure, INC. $443.91 2022-2023
Paragonix Technologies, INC. $162.73 2024 Liverguard, Sherpapak, Pancreaspak
Abbott Laboratories $159.37 2020-2023 Thoratec Heartmate 3 Lvas Implant Kit
Xvivo Perfusion INC. $33.71 2022
Baxter Healthcare $25.11 2025 Preveleak
Angiodynamics, INC. $22.82 2023 Angiovac
Medtronic, INC. $16.92 2024 Penditure

1 company reported research payments only; those appear in the research section below.

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.

Research and ownership

$968.60 in research payments reported 2019-2025. Research payments are often institution-directed and tied to clinical trials: they are reported under a clinician's name but frequently go to a hospital or research organization, and usually reflect participation in medical research.

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Payment summary

Mark Kearns

$7,364.44

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Medtronic Vascular, INC.
Context
The $1,754 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.