Physician profile
Vinod Gupta Kumar
NPI 1730142993
$9,257.97
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
35 companies · $571 in 2025
The $571 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Cardiovascular Disease provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $433).
Payments by year
General and research payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $678 · 2020: $162 · 2021: $6,393 · 2022: $426 · 2023: $816 · 2024: $212 · 2025: $571.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Food and Beverage: $1,599.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $1,599.08 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angiodynamics, INC. | $5,665.39 | 2021-2025 | Auryon Laser System 100-120 Vac |
| Medtronic, INC. | $1,509.70 | 2021-2025 | Venaseal, Accurian |
| Amgen INC. | $217.22 | 2019-2025 | Repatha |
| Abbott Laboratories | $194.83 | 2019-2022 | |
| Bard Peripheral Vascular, INC. | $175.95 | 2023-2025 | Lutonix Drug Coated Balloon, Venclose Maven Catheter, Rotarexs 6 F X 135 Cm |
| Catheter Precision, INC. Fka Ra Medical Systems, INC. | $164.75 | 2019 | |
| Cardiovascular Systems INC. | $154.86 | 2019-2023 | Diamondback Peripheral |
| Medtronic Vascular, INC. | $143.36 | 2019-2020 | |
| Esperion Therapeutics, INC. | $108.82 | 2021 | |
| Nevro Corp. | $80.47 | 2023 | Senza |
| Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, Plc | $79.63 | 2024 | Arcalyst |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $69.75 | 2020-2024 | Varithena Administration Pack |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $67.34 | 2020-2022 | |
| Philips North America LLC | $60.36 | 2019 | |
| Irhythm Technologies, INC. | $57.28 | 2021-2024 | Zio Xt Patch, Zio Monitor |
Show all 34 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $53.85 | 2022 | |
| Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $51.63 | 2020-2022 | |
| Zoll Services LLC (A/K/A Zoll Lifecor Corp) | $37.40 | 2022-2024 | Lifevest |
| Gilead Sciences, INC. | $33.08 | 2019 | |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $33.06 | 2022 | |
| Becton, Dickinson and Company | $31.70 | 2023-2025 | Rotarexs 6 F X 135 Cm |
| Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, INC. | $28.32 | 2024 | Inpefa |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $24.88 | 2023 | |
| Alnylam Pharmaceuticals INC. | $23.34 | 2021 | |
| Getinge USA Sales, LLC | $22.51 | 2020 | |
| Tactile Systems Technology INC | $22.43 | 2022 | |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, INC. | $22.04 | 2019 | |
| Merit Medical Systems INC | $20.61 | 2025 | Maestro Microcatheter |
| Surmodics, INC. | $20.00 | 2023 | Pounce Thrombectomy System, Sublime 014 Rx Pta Balloon Dilatation Catheter, Sublime Radial Access 018 Rx Pta Dilatation Catheter |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, INC | $19.32 | 2021 | |
| Pfizer INC. | $17.40 | 2019 | |
| Smith+Nephew, INC. | $17.12 | 2023 | Grafix Pl |
| Infobionic, INC | $16.42 | 2020 | |
| Novo Nordisk INC | $13.15 | 2021 |
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
$187.21 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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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.