Physician profile

Paul Stafford

Cardiovascular Disease · Shreveport, LA

NPI 1396735759

$8,207.72

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

34 companies · $2,095 in 2025

The $2,095 reported for 2025 was more than what 84% of Cardiovascular Disease providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $433).

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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.

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Payment typeAmount (2023-2025)
Food and Beverage$2,867.44
Travel and Lodging$813.42
Education$158.99

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
Boston Scientific Corporation $4,529.67 2019-2025 Ingevity+, Accolade Sr, Lux-Dx Insertable Cardiac Monitor
Medtronic, INC. $647.76 2021-2025 Corevalve Evolut R, Selectsecure, Symplicity G3
Pfizer INC. $582.50 2019-2025
Zoll Services LLC (A/K/A Zoll Lifecor Corp) $292.13 2020-2025 Lifevest
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $288.94 2019-2025 Eliquis, Camzyos
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, INC. $243.53 2019-2025 Opsumit, Uptravi
Abiomed $227.20 2019-2023 Impella
Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC $219.29 2019-2023
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, INC $190.19 2019-2020
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $131.93 2022-2025 Verquvo, Winrevair
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, INC. $104.90 2019-2022
Amgen INC. $102.07 2019-2024 Repatha
Atricure, INC. $66.53 2019
Itamar Medical INC $58.55 2022-2023 Watchpatone
Medtronic Vascular, INC. $58.09 2019-2020
Show all 34 companies
CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Cvrx, INC. $46.73 2023-2024 Barostim Neo System
Kestra Medical Technology Services, INC. $44.02 2024-2025 Assure Wcd
Recor Medical INC $42.03 2024-2025 Paradise Renal Denervation System, Paradise Ultrasound Renal Denervation System
Astellas Pharma US INC $41.45 2019-2020
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, Plc $35.60 2024 Arcalyst
Philips North America LLC $31.72 2023-2025 Ecc Solutions
Lundbeck LLC $24.27 2019
Abbott Laboratories $24.08 2025 Diamondback Coronary
Braemar Manufacturing, LLC $18.45 2019
Daiichi Sankyo INC. $18.30 2023 Injectafer
Akcea Therapeutics, INC. $18.23 2020
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals INC. $17.29 2024
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, INC. $16.76 2019
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, INC. $16.20 2025 Voquezna
Endologix LLC $16.13 2022
Arbor Pharmaceuticals, INC. $14.39 2019
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals, LTD. $14.06 2023 Arcalyst
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, INC. $13.35 2023 Inpefa
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, INC. $11.38 2019

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Paul Stafford

$8,207.72

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Boston Scientific Corporation
Context
The $2,095 reported for 2025 was more than what 84% of Cardiovascular Disease providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $433).

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

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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.