Physician profile

Malcolm T Foster

Interventional Cardiology · Knoxville, TN

NPI 1861482556

$413,287.42

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

74 companies · $90K in 2025

The $90K reported for 2025 was more than what 98% of Interventional Cardiology providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $1,092).

See the full distribution for Interventional Cardiology

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.

View as a table
Payment typeAmount (2023-2025)
Consulting Fee$85,462.50
Compensation For Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker For A Medical Education Program$59,450.00
Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program$40,115.50
Travel and Lodging$28,499.96
Food and Beverage$20,280.54
Education$96.81

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
Abbott Laboratories $95,346.50 2019-2025 Xact, Optis, Amplatzer Talisman
Shockwave Medical, INC $85,723.05 2021-2025 Shockwave Ivl System With The Shockwave C2 Coronary Ivl Catheter, Shockwave Ivl System With The Shockwave C2 Coronary Ivl Catheter
Penumbra, INC. $51,286.19 2019-2025 Indigo System, Ruby Coil
Amgen INC. $39,609.96 2019-2025 Repatha, Repatha
Amarin Pharma, INC. $38,404.92 2019-2023
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, INC $29,263.92 2019-2023 Xarelto
Angiodynamics, INC. $19,431.88 2021-2025 Alphavac, Angiovac, Nanoknife
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $18,523.70 2019-2025 Brilinta, Farxiga, Wainua
Esperion Therapeutics, INC. $16,423.91 2020-2025 Nexletol
Boston Scientific Corporation $2,871.03 2019-2025 Watchman Flx, Avvigo Guidance System, Watchman
Ancora Heart, INC. $2,862.69 2023-2025 Accucinch
Merit Medical Systems INC $2,849.07 2019-2022
Abiomed $1,556.31 2019-2023 Impella
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $1,147.77 2019-2025
Zoll Services LLC (A/K/A Zoll Lifecor Corp) $1,145.12 2019-2025 Lifevest
Show all 63 companies
CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Inari Medical, INC. $793.47 2019-2024 Ct Thrombectomy System Kit, Flowtriever Catheter, S
Heartflow, INC. $727.13 2023-2025 Ffrct
Silk Road Medical, INC. $530.23 2022-2023 Enroute Transcarotid Stent, Enroute Transcarotid Neuroprotection System
Pfizer INC. $527.55 2019-2025
Cvrx, INC. $365.13 2023-2025 Barostim Neo System
Medtronic, INC. $348.71 2021-2025 Acist Rxi System, Hawkone, Abre
Philips North America LLC $322.06 2022-2025 (Ck4) Mcot, Coronary Other
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $302.97 2019-2025 Camzyos, Eliquis
Novo Nordisk INC $290.78 2019-2025 Ozempic, Rybelsus
Atricure, INC. $284.76 2024
Cardiovascular Systems INC. $255.65 2019-2023
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, INC. $192.64 2020-2024 Jardiance
Imperative Care, INC $174.94 2024 Symphony Catheter
Biosense Webster, INC. $164.02 2024-2025 Carto 3
Ablative Solutions, INC. $125.46 2020-2023
Scpharmaceuticals INC. $99.24 2024-2025
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $93.25 2022-2023 Verquvo
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, INC. $85.57 2019-2025 Evkeeza
Cardinal Health 200 LLC $81.37 2019
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, Plc $76.95 2024 Arcalyst
Medtronic Vascular, INC. $75.14 2019
Astellas Pharma US INC $75.00 2019
Baxter Healthcare $72.05 2023 Hillrom - Carnation Ambulatory Monitor
Cardiva Medical, INC. $71.41 2024-2025 Cardiva Vascade Mvp Xl Vvcs 10-12f, Cardiva Vascade Mvp Vvcs 6-12f
Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC $68.40 2019-2022
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $54.61 2020-2025 Sapien 3 Ultra Resilia
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, INC. $51.80 2019-2023 Uptravi, Opsumit
Celonova Biosciences, INC. $49.32 2020
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals INC. $48.57 2022-2025
Preventice Services, LLC $47.75 2021
Teleflex LLC $37.75 2024 Guideliner
Endovascular Engineering INC. $37.57 2024-2025 Helo Thrombectomy System
Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC $30.71 2022
Ge Healthcare $29.86 2022
Thrombolex, INC. $25.70 2025 Bashir Endovascular Catheter
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, INC. $25.09 2023 Inpefa
W. L. Gore & Associates, INC. $24.59 2023 Gore Cardioform Septal Occluder
Ethicon US, LLC $22.42 2024 Vistaseal, Stratafix
Daiichi Sankyo INC. $20.86 2021
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals, LTD. $17.96 2023 Arcalyst
Biotronik INC. $16.86 2019
Arbor Pharmaceuticals, INC. $15.56 2019
Convatec INC. $15.42 2019
Gilead Sciences, INC. $14.49 2019
Shield Therapeutics INC $13.56 2024
G Medical Diagnostic Services, INC. $13.10 2024 Cardiac Monitoring Suite
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, INC. $12.61 2020
Irhythm Technologies, INC. $11.36 2019

11 companies reported research payments only; those appear in the research section below.

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

Shockwave Ivl System With The Shockwave C2 Coronary Ivl Catheter $85KIndigo System $36KXact $29KOptis $19KAmplatzer Talisman $15KAlphavac $10KAngiovac $8,758Ruby Coil $6,844Repatha $4,188Xarelto $3,947Accucinch $2,863Acculink $2,178Brilinta $1,050Ffrct $727Watchman Flx $668Leqvio $665Lifevest $477Ct Thrombectomy System Kit $386Flowtriever Catheter, S $386Enroute Transcarotid Neuroprotection System $383Enroute Transcarotid Stent $383Barostim Neo System $365Avvigo Guidance System $321Emboshield Nav6 $305Epi-Sense Guided Coagulation System With Visitrax $285Entresto $210Eliquis $200Nanoknife $185Symphony Catheter $175Cardiomems $167Carto 3 $164Camzyos $160Ultreon $151Thoratec Heartmate 3 Lvas Implant Kit $148Farxiga $138Watchman $126Watchman Access System $100Furoscix $99.24Arcalyst $94.91(5044) Mcot $89.73Verquvo $89.48Ozempic $81.52Auryon Laser System 100-120 Vac $79.29Nexletol $74.40Hillrom - Carnation Ambulatory Monitor $72.05Amplatzer Amulet $70.28Vyndaqel $66.70Synergy $64.03Cardiva Vascade Mvp Xl Vvcs 10-12f $45.39Acist Rxi System $41.29Xience Sierra $40.34Guideliner $37.75Helo Thrombectomy System $37.57Aveir $37.02Pressurewire $32.36Evkeeza $29.77(Ck4) Mcot $29.11General - Structural Heart $27.65Cardiva Vascade Mvp Vvcs 6-12f $26.02Bashir Endovascular Catheter $25.70Inpefa $25.09Hawkone $25.06Sapien 3 Ultra Resilia $24.65Gore Cardioform Septal Occluder $24.59Mitraclip $23.84Mini Trek $23.17Stratafix $22.42Vistaseal $22.42Mylux Patient Kit With Mobile Device $22.35Abre $21.68Impella $21.52Vascepa $19.58Rybelsus $17.74Paxlovid $16.83Nurtec Odt $16.83Wainua $16.29Protege Rx $16.14Uptravi $15.36Opsumit $15.36Coronary Other $15.35Kerendia $14.70Accrufer $13.56Jardiance $13.30Cardiac Monitoring Suite $13.10Dragonfly Opstar $9.35Xience Skypoint $8.77Merlin@Home $7.79Nc Trek Neo $3.09

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.

If you want to bring it up

Most clinicians are glad to talk about this. A respectful way in:

These are normal questions. A good clinician will welcome them.

Share this page

Payment summary

Malcolm T Foster

$413,287.42

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Abbott Laboratories
Context
The $90K reported for 2025 was more than what 98% of Interventional Cardiology providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $1,092).

https://glasscript.com/doctor/84544/malcolm-t-foster

Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025. Payments are legal and often routine.

Keep an eye on this page

Get an email when the next June refresh changes this page. No account needed.

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.