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Karthik D Mekala
NPI 1669739942
$35,421.99
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
41 companies · $6,851 in 2025
The $6,851 reported for 2025 was more than what 86% of Interventional Cardiology providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $1,092).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $8,536 · 2020: $2,974 · 2021: $3,729 · 2022: $4,980 · 2023: $4,313 · 2024: $4,039 · 2025: $6,851.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Travel and Lodging: $7,608 · Food and Beverage: $6,368 · Honoraria: $1,200 · Education: $27.33.
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| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $7,608.18 |
| Food and Beverage | $6,367.57 |
| Honoraria | $1,200.00 |
| Education | $27.33 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angiodynamics, INC. | $6,938.27 | 2020-2025 | Angiovac, Alphavac, Auryon Laser System 100-120 Vac |
| Penumbra, INC. | $4,886.51 | 2019-2025 | Indigo System |
| Philips North America LLC | $4,562.95 | 2019-2025 | Igt Devices Undivided, Peripheral Vascular Undivided |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $3,598.36 | 2019-2025 | Versacross Access Solution, General - Balloon Catheters, Watchman Access System |
| Medtronic, INC. | $2,153.73 | 2021-2025 | Ellipsys Vascular Access System, In.Pact Admiral, Corevalve Evolut R |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, INC. | $2,045.01 | 2019-2024 | Gore Viabahn Vbx Balloon Expandable Endo, Excluder Conformable Aaa Endoprosthesis With Active Control |
| Inari Medical, INC. | $1,671.11 | 2022-2024 | Flowtriever Catheter, S, Ct Thrombectomy System Kit |
| Abbott Laboratories | $1,420.39 | 2019-2025 | Jeti All In One Non-Sterile Kit, Esprit, Diamondback Peripheral |
| Chiesi USA, INC. | $1,308.24 | 2022-2024 | Juxtapid |
| Medtronic Vascular, INC. | $955.33 | 2019-2020 | |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $914.79 | 2019-2025 | |
| Shockwave Medical, INC | $867.82 | 2023-2025 | Shockwave Ivl System With The Shockwave C2 Coronary Ivl Catheter, Shockwave Ivl System With The Shockwave C2 Coronary Ivl Catheter |
| Cardiovascular Systems INC. | $820.94 | 2019-2022 | |
| Abiomed | $614.80 | 2019-2025 | Impella |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $420.64 | 2019-2024 |
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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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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.