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Kush R Desai
NPI 1194906560
$1,000,896.18
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
30 companies · $66K in 2025
The $66K reported for 2025 was more than what 98% of Vascular & Interventional Radiology providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $537).
See the full distribution for Vascular & Interventional Radiology
Payments by year
General and research payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $46K · 2020: $69K · 2021: $171K · 2022: $288K · 2023: $178K · 2024: $183K · 2025: $66K.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Consulting Fee: $233K · Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program: $154K · Travel and Lodging: $19K · Food and Beverage: $11K · Honoraria: $11K · Compensation For Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker For A Medical Education Program: $600.
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| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $232,562.21 |
| Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program | $153,635.00 |
| Travel and Lodging | $19,360.80 |
| Food and Beverage | $10,529.28 |
| Honoraria | $10,500.00 |
| Compensation For Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker For A Medical Education Program | $600.00 |
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. Research payments are listed separately below. Product names cover 2023-2025.
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cook Incorporated | $231,558.62 | 2019-2025 | Zilver Vena, Zilver Ptx, Cook Celect |
| Philips North America LLC | $162,824.70 | 2019-2025 | (6554) Peripheral Vascular Undivided, (6554) Periph Vasc Undiv, (9520) Igt Devices Undivided |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $153,880.26 | 2019-2025 | Ekosonic, Venous Wolf, Angiojet Ultra 5000a |
| Penumbra, INC. | $139,521.69 | 2019-2025 | Indigo System, Ruby Coil, Penumbra System |
| Medtronic, INC. | $114,042.75 | 2021-2025 | Abre, Concertotm, In.Pact Admiral |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, INC. | $76,140.66 | 2019-2025 | Product In Development, Gore Viabahn Vbx Balloon Expandable Endo, Gore Viabahn Endoprosthesis |
| Tactile Systems Technology INC | $39,341.74 | 2019-2025 | Flexitouch Plus, Entre Plus, Flexitouch Plus |
| Bard Peripheral Vascular, INC. | $29,208.04 | 2019-2025 | Venovo, Rotarexs 6 F X 135 Cm, Lutonix Drug Coated Balloon |
| Shockwave Medical, INC | $12,700.00 | 2020-2023 | Shockwave Ivl System With The Shockwave C2 Coronary Ivl Catheter |
| Terumo Medical Corporation | $12,117.83 | 2020-2025 | Navicross, R2p Misago, Hydropearl |
| Medtronic Vascular, INC. | $6,548.26 | 2019-2020 | |
| Siemens Medical Solutions USA, INC. | $6,139.71 | 2024 | |
| Cook Medical LLC | $5,017.68 | 2019-2025 | Cook, Zilver Ptx, Zilver Vena |
| Cordis US Corp. | $2,501.48 | 2023 | Venous Pta |
| Servier Affaires Medicales | $2,152.00 | 2024 |
Show all 29 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbott Laboratories | $1,406.44 | 2023 | Diamondback Peripheral, Jeti Peripheral Catheter |
| Asahi Intecc USA, INC. | $1,289.10 | 2021-2023 | Asahi Ptca Guide Wire |
| Surmodics, INC. | $1,274.85 | 2022-2023 | Pounce Venous Thrombectomy System |
| Vesper Medical | $1,022.52 | 2021 | |
| Argon Medical Devices, INC. | $651.90 | 2019-2025 | Cleaner, Clot Management |
| Cardinal Health 200 LLC | $536.64 | 2020 | |
| Mercator Medsystems, INC. | $474.07 | 2022-2023 | Bullfrog |
| Inari Medical, INC. | $195.41 | 2023 | Ct Thrombectomy System Kit, Flowtriever Catheter, S |
| Avantec Vascular Corporation | $137.78 | 2023-2024 | |
| Kerecis Limited | $135.69 | 2021-2023 | Kerecis Omega3 Surgiclose, Kerecis Omega3 Marigen, Kerecis Omega3 Graftguide |
| Organogenesis INC. | $27.02 | 2023 | Puraply |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, INC. | $20.62 | 2019 | |
| Angiodynamics, INC. | $16.58 | 2020 | |
| Covidien LP | $12.14 | 2020 |
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
$4,532.00 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.
$0.01 in ownership or investment interests, as reported to CMS. These are holdings a clinician or an immediate family member has in a company, not payments received.
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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.