Physician profile

Wilfredo Crespo-Velez

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) · Corpus Christi, TX

NPI 1952408585

$4,041.75

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

14 companies · $398 in 2025

The $398 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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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$747.50

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
Getinge USA Sales, LLC $1,188.99 2020-2025 Acrobat-I Stabilizer, Vasoview Hemopro 2, Acrobat-I Stabilizer
Silk Road Medical, INC. $1,165.04 2021
Covidien LP $548.49 2019
Medtronic Vascular, INC. $304.01 2020
Atricure, INC. $189.52 2022-2025 Atricure Cryoice Cryoablation System (Cryo2), Atricure Cryoice Cryosphere Cryoablation System, Atriclip Laa Exclusion System
Abiomed $157.42 2022
Lemaitre Vascular, INC. $123.97 2022-2023 Artegraft Vascular Graft, Pruitt F3 Carotid Shunt
Esperion Therapeutics, INC. $104.81 2021
Bolton Medical INC $95.29 2024 Relay Thoracic Stent-Graft With Plus Delivery System
Bard Access Systems, INC. $84.66 2019
Boston Scientific Corporation $22.64 2023 Imager II
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $21.05 2023 Konect Resilia
Abbott Laboratories $20.45 2022
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $15.41 2022

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Wilfredo Crespo-Velez

$4,041.75

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Getinge USA Sales, LLC
Context
The $398 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.