Physician profile
Dale Mueller
NPI 1598799942
$10,847.11
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
36 companies · $1,152 in 2025
The $1,152 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $796).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $810 · 2020: $2,192 · 2021: $1,405 · 2022: $1,082 · 2023: $2,559 · 2024: $1,647 · 2025: $1,152.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Food and Beverage: $4,351 · Travel and Lodging: $1,007.
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| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $4,351.07 |
| Travel and Lodging | $1,006.92 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abiomed | $2,667.05 | 2020-2025 | Impella |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, INC. | $1,654.38 | 2020-2023 | Gore Tag Thoracic Endoprosthesis, Gore Tag Thoracic Branch Endoprosthesis |
| Intuitive Surgical, INC. | $1,590.84 | 2019-2020 | |
| Ethicon INC. | $646.73 | 2020-2021 | |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $644.59 | 2021-2025 | Sapien 3 Ultra Resilia, Konect Resilia, Edwards Sapien 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve |
| Medtronic, INC. | $624.25 | 2021-2025 | Endurant Iis |
| Getinge USA Sales, LLC | $529.24 | 2021-2023 | Vasoview Hemopro 2 |
| Atricure, INC. | $431.28 | 2019-2025 | Atriclip Laa Exclusion System, Synergy Ablation System, Atricure Cryoice Cryoablation System (Cryo2) |
| Endologix LLC | $350.75 | 2019-2025 | |
| Abbott Laboratories | $309.37 | 2021 | |
| Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $172.18 | 2021-2025 | Imfinzi |
| Becton, Dickinson and Company | $166.03 | 2025 | Hemosphere |
| Clearflow INC. | $145.92 | 2019 | |
| Depuy Synthes Sales INC. | $98.72 | 2019-2025 | Matrixrib, Matrixneuro, Synthecel |
| Cvrx, INC. | $93.49 | 2021-2023 | Barostim Neo System |
Show all 36 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medtronic Vascular, INC. | $89.60 | 2019-2020 | |
| Lsi Solutions INC | $83.11 | 2021-2023 | Cor Knot |
| Davol INC. | $75.95 | 2020-2025 | Progel Applicator Spray Tips |
| Baxter Healthcare | $63.44 | 2021-2024 | Preveleak |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. | $62.67 | 2019-2022 | |
| Silk Road Medical, INC. | $53.46 | 2022 | |
| Kls-Martin L.P. | $44.47 | 2019-2022 | |
| Lemaitre Vascular, INC. | $34.63 | 2023 | Anastoclip Gc 8cm (Medium), Hydro Lemaitre Valvulotome |
| Access Pro Medical, LLC | $27.82 | 2023 | Matriderm |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $22.15 | 2019 | |
| Kci USA, INC. | $21.61 | 2021 | |
| Organogenesis INC. | $18.81 | 2024 | |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, INC | $17.86 | 2019 | |
| Olympus America INC. | $16.18 | 2020 | |
| Angiodynamics, INC. | $15.24 | 2021 | |
| Aesculap, INC. | $14.03 | 2019 | |
| Tela Bio, INC. | $13.77 | 2023 | Ovitex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (Ovitex) |
| Ekos Corporation | $13.08 | 2019 | |
| Bard Access Systems, INC. | $11.90 | 2019 | |
| Misonix INC | $11.30 | 2019 | |
| Shockwave Medical, INC | $11.21 | 2021 |
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.