Physician profile
Brian Ganzel
NPI 1447206826
$5,574.79
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
34 companies · $205 in 2025
The $205 reported for 2025 was less 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.
General payments by year: 2019: $2,479 · 2020: $146 · 2021: $1,052 · 2022: $238 · 2023: $684 · 2024: $771 · 2025: $205.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Food and Beverage: $1,470 · Travel and Lodging: $190.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $1,470.42 |
| Travel and Lodging | $190.05 |
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.
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medtronic Vascular, INC. | $2,107.04 | 2019 | |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $1,466.98 | 2019-2025 | Mitris Resilia Mitral Valve |
| Abbott Laboratories | $358.19 | 2022-2023 | Epic |
| Atricure, INC. | $257.73 | 2021-2024 | |
| Cook Medical LLC | $220.05 | 2024 | Zenith Spiral-Z |
| Stryker Corporation | $118.74 | 2020-2023 | Spy-Phi System |
| Abiomed | $98.66 | 2023-2025 | Impella |
| Corcym INC | $95.66 | 2024-2025 | Perceval |
| Kestra Medical Technology Services, INC. | $85.47 | 2024 | Assure Wcd |
| Lsi Solutions INC | $73.29 | 2022-2024 | Cor Knot, Cor-Knot |
| Smith+Nephew, INC. | $61.79 | 2022-2024 | Pico 7, Renasys Touch, Pico 14 |
| Teleflex LLC | $53.08 | 2023 | Manta, Quikclot |
| Biom'Up France Sas | $50.85 | 2020 | |
| Getinge USA Sales, LLC | $46.15 | 2023-2025 | Vasoview Hemopro 2, Vasoview Hemopro 2 |
| Medtronic, INC. | $45.93 | 2021-2024 | Penditure |
Show all 34 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter Healthcare | $44.64 | 2020-2025 | Perclot |
| Blue Surgical LLC | $41.91 | 2024-2025 | |
| Depuy Synthes Sales INC. | $41.33 | 2024 | Zipfix, Matrix |
| Csl Behring | $41.10 | 2023-2024 | Kcentra |
| La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company | $29.02 | 2019 | |
| Mallinckrodt Enterprises LLC | $28.43 | 2019 | |
| Angiodynamics, INC. | $26.00 | 2023 | Angiovac |
| Werfen USA LLC | $23.44 | 2021 | |
| Cerus Corporation | $20.77 | 2023 | Intercept Blood System For Platelets |
| Elutia, INC. | $19.07 | 2020 | |
| Kls-Martin L.P. | $17.04 | 2021 | |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. | $14.30 | 2023 | Sternalock |
| Trevena, INC. | $14.02 | 2021 | |
| Biomerieux INC | $14.00 | 2024 | Vidas Nephrocheck |
| Ambu INC. | $13.05 | 2022 | |
| Avanos Medical | $12.86 | 2019 | |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $12.60 | 2022 | |
| Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $11.68 | 2021 | |
| Zoll Services LLC (A/K/A Zoll Lifecor Corp) | $9.92 | 2021 |
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.
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- "Is there a generic or alternative to this medication, and would it work as well for me?"
- "What made you choose this particular treatment for my situation?"
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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.